Back up and Restoration of BIAR file for BO XI 3.

Back up and Restoration of BIAR file for BO XI 3.1

18/08/2009

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NARESH VENKATA NOOKALA
naresh.nookala@tcs.com

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What is a BIAR file?

Business Intelligence Archive Resource (BIAR) files are a packaging tool for
managed content in a Business Objects Enterprise system. They can be used
to archive folders and objects in the Enterprise repository so that they can be
easily transferred to a different location. This is useful for making backups,
and moving BI applications from a development environment to a production
environment.
The BIAR file can store the following objects

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)

Users & Groups

Folders
Events
Repository objects
Universes
Calendars
Objects(reports)
Custom Access Levels
Server Groups

Pre requisites to take back up of BO XI 3.1 application objects

a) BO XI 3.1 client required to be installed on a windows machine, because Import

wizard is the tool to take back up and that would work only in windows
environment.
b) The Windows login id should have administrative privileges on the windows
machine.
c) BO XI 3.1 Administrator id credentials have to be mentioned in the Import wizard
for the import to be proper.

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Steps to take BOXI 3.1 backup in to a BIAR file

1) Open Import wizard on any windows machine which is in same network in which
Windows machine and Production BO server are present.

Figure 1: Running Import wizard

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2) Click Next and Specify the source Environment Details.

Figure 2: Selecting Source Environment

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3) Click Next and Specify Destination Environment.

Figure 3: Selecting Destination Environment

4) Select the kind of objects that has to be imported.

Note: Select Import calendars if any calendars are defined for scheduling the
reports. Other wise the scheduling information set in the source system
wont be reflected in destination system.

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5) The wizard would guide through the remaining steps.

Figure 4: Selecting Objects

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6) Select Users & Groups that has to be imported

Figure 5: Selecting Users and groups

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7) Select custom access levels that has to be imported

Figure 6: Selecting Custom Access Levels

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8) Select folders and reports that has to be imported

Figure 7: Selecting Folders and Objects

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9) Select connections that has to be imported

Figure 8: Selecting Voyager and Qaaws Connections

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10) Select the import options for universes

Figure 9: Selecting Universes and Connections

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11) The universes corresponding to the selected reports have to be shown checked by
default.

Figure 10: Selecting Universe Folders and Universes

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12) Select the import options for repository objects

Figure 11: Selecting repository object options

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13) Select the import options for publications

Figure 12: Selecting options for publications

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14) Click Finish to start the import.

Figure 13: Ready for Import

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15) Click View Detail Log to see the status of import whether all objects are imported
properly or not.

Figure 14: Viewing the Import Log

16) If all objects are imported properly to the BIAR file then save that BIAR file in
some location with some time stamp and can be used for restoration if needed.

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Restoration of BO XI 3.1 objects from BIAR file

1)

Start the import wizard to import objects from <BIAR file Name>.BIAR to
destination BO XI 3.1 server.

Figure 15: Selecting Source Environment for restoration

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2)

Click next and specify the destination environment.

Figure 16: Selecting Destination Environment for restoration

3)

Loading of BIAR file.

Figure 17: BIAR File Loading

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4)

Wizard would guide through the remaining steps as described above for the
backup procedure.

Recommendations
I.

A regular back up of BO XI 3.1 application is recommended in form

of a BIAR file during development phase and a weekly backup
frequency when there are relatively less changes happening in
further phases and in production.

II.

Backup and restoration procedures are recommended to be

performed when there is no user activity on the application.

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