BO V4.1 universe load Value 'CountNoEmpty' is not legal

[lsumner]

WIS 00000 error when trying to do anything (check integrity/query) from the Information design Tool, or simply loading into web intelligence tool. A file is referenced in the error which does not exist on my machine: filename.blx

I loaded a V4.3 LCMBIAR file into V4.1 (test is whether or not this universe can ever work on an earlier version due to software restrictions between clients)

Any insight highly appreciated on both what this error means and the idea of between versions etc

[ayman_salem]

Working with a higher version (4.3) BI universe in a lower version (4.1) will never work properly.

So DO NOT try and always use the lower in the higher version.

[lsumner]

Hi Ayman

Thanks for you response.

The problem is that a client has been supplied a V4.3 universe, and downstream processes (other software) does not process this, but it does process up to V4.2. The timeframe for the downstream software to be compatible is unknown. So I am trying to find a solution here. Is it truly impossible? If I could just know one concrete change between versions which makes this impossible to tell the client it would really help me out. I do not use BO myself and am a complete novice!

Is there a release notes or something that I can refer to in order to tell them?

Thanks agian

Laura

[ayman_salem]

See What's New on the SAP help pages

Here's what's new in IDT (in 4.3 compared to 4.2)

https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_BUSINESSOBJECTS_BUSINESS_INTELLIGENCE_PLATFORM/09fe9f205ee047d48d58665...

and (in 4.2 SP3 compared to 4.1)

https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_BUSINESSOBJECTS_BUSINESS_INTELLIGENCE_PLATFORM/09fe9f205ee047d48d58665...

[lsumner]

Hi Lakshmi,

Thank you for the repsonse.

Unfortunately the links you pasted all lead to this:

So this issue to definitely due to version incompatibility? Is CountNoEmpty a version 4.3 object? Would this potentially work with V4.2? Do you have any other advice? There are downstream compatibility issues with using 4.3 so I was hoping that it would be backwards compatible. Some more info would really help me, thank you!

Laura

[vishalakshmi]

Hello Laura,

Cause

• This issue is caused by a defect in the product. (Version incompatability)

Solution

This issue is fixed in the patches listed in the "Support Packages & Patches" section below.
Due to different internal processes, the "Support Packages & Patches" section of the SAP Note will be populated as below:

• for fixes delivered in "Support Packages": immediately (even if the "Support Package" is planned to be released several months later)
• for fixes delivered in "Patches": ONLY once the "Patch" is released AND available on SMP (not before)

For Business Intelligence Platform maintenance schedule and strategy see the Knowledge Base Article 2144559 in References section.

Please refer to the below link:

https://me.sap.com/notes/3316481/E

Thanks,

Lakshmi.