Hi,
I am on SP4 Patch1 and i tried the new BI Launchpad Customization Feature described here http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/boexir4/en/xi4_oem_customization_en.pdf.
There is a chapter about customizing the webapplication by just changing template.zip and the underlying jar files.
I followed the steps 1 to 9
1. Locate template.zip in your SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform installation
package at: \Collaterals\Tools\CustomizationTemplate.
2. Extract the contents of template.zip to a working folder.
template.zip contains the branding bundles, for example, \SAP BusinessObjects Enter
prise XI 4.0\warfiles\webapps\BOE\WEB-INF\eclipse\plugins\com.businessob
jects.webpath.InfoViewBranding.jar
3. Unpackage the BI launch pad branding bundle com.businessobjects.webpath.InfoView
Branding.jar.
jar xf com.businessobjects.webpath.InfoViewBranding.jar
4. Customize the default favicon that is displayed in the browser URL bar for BI launch pad.
The BI launch pad branding bundle contains a sample favicon. Copy \web\sample\images\fav
icon.ico up one level to \web\images\favicon.ico.
5. Repackage com.businessobjects.webpath.InfoViewBranding.jar containing your new
favicon, and include it in template.zip.
To repackage the web and META-INF folder contents back into com.businessobjects.web
path.InfoViewBranding.jar:
jar cf com.businessobjects.webpath.InfoViewBranding.jar web META-INF
6. Create a subfolder called \OEMZips at: \dunit\product.businessobjects64.oemzips-
4.0-core-nu
7. Add template.zip to the \OEMZips folder.
Your customized zip file is now at: \dunit\product.businessobjects64.oemzips-4.0-
core-nu\OEMZips\template.zip
8. Install and deploy BOE.war to your Java application server using one of the following options:
-Use the bundled Tomcat server Selected during the installation process.
Performed after the installation program completes. Use the
WDeploy tool.
-Use your own supported Java application
server
Use setup.exe (Windows) or setup.sh (Unix) to start the installation process.
9. After successful installation and deployment, test your changes by accessing BI launch pad:
http://<web server name>:<port>/BOE/BI
but on step 8 it tells to use setup.exe to run the installation.
My question is - am i able to make my customizations after my installation ? Usually i want to test it and don't know exactly in advance ?!?
Has anybody done this customization with the new template.zip methodology and can help me out ?
I tried various things - like copying the com.businessobjects.webpath.InfoViewBranding.jar files in my BOE Webapp, but i did not see any changes.
If i change the settings in my BOE Webapp folder under let's say webpath.InfoViewApp (for example my favicon) this works fine, but as soon as i install a new patch all my customization is gone.
I hope somebopdy can help me.
Best regards
Manfred