How to set various Web Intelligence Timeouts

In this post I will list a number of timeout settings that can be modified throughout a Business Objects XI R2 Enterprise deployment, that can alter the time limits associated with running Web Intelligence reports.

Application: Central Management Console

Navigate to: Home > Servers > Web Intelligence Report Server > Properties

Description: The Connection Time Out property dictates the number of minutes before an idle connection to the Web Intelligence Report Server will be closed.

Note: The value should be equal to what is set for the –RequestTimeout switch (i.e. CORBA timeout).

How to shut down a BusinessObjects Enterprise System

This article details how to shut down a Business Objects Enterprise XI (Release 2) system without losing any data. If your deployment consists of a multiple server cluster, this document will show you remove one server at a time, perform maintenance and then bring the server back on line without every making your deployment unavailable to your users. SAP BusinessObjects Article