Dashboard on iPad linking to mobile WebI Report

[j_pick]

Hello Everyone,

We would like to create a mobile Dashboard which has OpenDocument URLs pointing to Web Intelligence Reports. As a desktop optimized Dashboard this is no problem. When you select the link a new browser window opens up and shows the selected report.

On the iPad we open the mobile optimized Dashboard from within the SAP BI Mobile App. When you select the link, Safari will be started, trying to access the Report via browser. Is there any possibility to set the link or the Dashboard to open the selected WebI report within the app?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Jason

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Jason,

You will find the answer at page 50 :

http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/boexir4/en/44x_mobiOS_admin_en.pdf

The only problem with this approach, when you publish your Xcelsius in both mode, Desktop and Mobile, in the Desktop version, the link is not working as expected.(due to the iPAD specific code)

I would like to say thank you to David Labelle(agileDSS) that point me to the right direction !

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I know this post is made over ½ year ago, but is the any description of David Labelle's / your findings?

I believe I am experiencing the same issue. It is using BI 4.0 SP7 in both Dashboards and on the server (and 5.0.13 for the BI App on iPad). When using the sapbi:// link, it works fine on the iPad, but when using desktop, the prompts are not working. If using OpenDocument http link instead, it works on the desktop, but on the iPad it "minimizes" the BI App and opens the browser (which is not desirable).

I have tested using 4.1. with only http link, and here the iPad doesn't open browser (but does the same as when using sapbi:// link on 4.0). So in 4.1. it works on both mobile and desktop, without using the sapbi:// link. Unfortunately upgrading to 4.1 for production system is not an option in the near future, so I am looking for another solution, or at least some sort of explanation.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Unfortunately the Opendoc syntax is different in ipad and in desktop. In Ipad it has to use the code to instantiate the BI mobile app which is a standard practice in Ios environment to show the report.

So as in desktop mode Opendoc is browser driver and in Ipad its app driven you can not have the same file used in both mode. The only option you have now is to maintain two separate version one with mobile and other with deskhtop(which is obviously not great for maintenance )

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Morten,

SAP fixed the issue in 4.1 that's why it is working in 4.1 and not 4.0.

As a workaround in 4.0 you can do the following.

Use a component that is NOT supported by the IPAD to insert a value in a specific cell.

Then you can dynamically switch the syntax of your OpenDoc depending of the value of this cell.

(If the value is not present, you are on the IPAD and if the value is there you are on a desktop)

My 2¢

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Morten,

As said by David Labelle, you can use the Source Data component for the above functionality, You drag and drop a Source Data component, map it to a value say 1, and use a destination cell say A4,

Now you can give Dynamic Visibility to a URL button which uses the http:// Link and link it to the cell A4, and another URL button underneath it containing in the URL for sapbi://, this should solve the problem!

Thanks,

Fazith Ali.

[jones_joseph]

For mobile , you should use below syntax. You should not use OpenDocumentURL.

sapbi://OpenDoc/?Type=webi&iDocID=XXX&reportPartKey=&reportPageNumber=0&reportIndex=&isInstance=N&prompt=&sectionPathByName=<section_name>&useInstance=last

This works fine 4.0. If you give server details, it asks you to provide login details again.

[Former Member]

Hi Jason,

I'm also looking for a solution.

Regards,

Gino

[Former Member]

You will find the answer at page 50 :

http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/boexir4/en/44x_mobiOS_admin_en.pdf

The only problem with this approach, when you publish your Xcelsius in both mode, Desktop and Mobile, in the Desktop version, the link is not working as expected.(due to the iPAD specific code)

I would like to say thank you to David Labelle(agileDSS) that point me to the right direction !

[Former Member]

+1 Jason,

I too am looking for a way to do this. Does anyone have an answer?

BI4 SP5 no patch. BI Mobile 4.4.18.11.

Webi to Webi is of course fine, but Dashboard (Xcelsius) to Webi just opens Safari as Jason says.

I've tried with and without the server name, 'New Window' and 'This Window'.