EPM Add-in for Microsoft Office Support Package 38 / Patch XX Installation Procedure

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Document Version: 10.0 Support Package 38 / Patch XX – July 2020

EPM Add-in for Microsoft Office Support Package 38 / Patch XX Installation Procedure

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1 About this Support Package / Patch. . . . 3 2 To install the EPM Add-in for Microsoft Office Support Package 38 / Patch XX. . . .4

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1 About this Support Package / Patch

This Support Package / Patch corrects problems detected in version 10.0 of SAP BusinessObjects EPM Add-in for Microsoft Office.

This document contains technical details on installing the Support Package.

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To consult all SAP BusinessObjects EPM Add-in for Microsoft Office product documentation, go to the SAP Help portal.

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2 To install the EPM Add-in for Microsoft Office Support Package 38 / Patch XX

Context

You want to install the EPM add-in Support Package 38.

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If certain redistributables that need to be installed or updated are not, the installation of the EPM add-in may not be completed. A user with administrator privileges must perform the installation or update before launching the setup of the EPM add-in.

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You can upgrade the EPM add-in to Support Package 38 only from Support Package 34. If you want to upgrade the EPM add-in to Support Package 38 only from an earlier version, please do not try the upgrade by double-clicking the Support Package 38 setup. Simply uninstall the current version of the EPM add-in and then install the Support Package 38, just as described in the procedure below.

Procedure

1. Uninstall the EPM Add-in for Microsoft Office from the Windows control panel.

2. On SMP, open the SBOP EPM ADDIN10.0 NET4&ABOVE component.

3. Download and extract the contents of the .zip package for Support Package 38 / Patch XX.

4. Execute the appropriate setup, depending on your Microsoft Office version, and install it as indicated in the EPM Add-in for Microsoft Office Installation Guide.

a. If your computer is running a 32-bit version of Microsoft Office, execute the EPM_Add-in_x32.exe file.

b. If your computer is running a 64-bit version of Microsoft Office, execute the EPM_Add-in_x64.exe file.

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If you are working with models for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP NetWeaver or SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for the Microsoft Platform, execute the .exe file on the server.

Updating to the next patch or support package (for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation)

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○ The update feature does not function between any version up to EPM add-in Support Package 26 Patch 03 and Support Package 27. The update will function again starting from the next patch of Support Package 27.

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○ The update feature does not function as of Support Package 27 for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for the Microsoft Platform.

If you are working with models for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP NetWeaver, once the EPM add-in is installed on the server, depending on the update policy defined on the server side, users will then be able to install the next Support Package / Patch on their client machine.

The following options are possible:

○ To be notified whenever an update is available, select the Notify me when updates are available option in the User Options. When connecting to a Planning and Consolidation server, a message appears every time an update is available.

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If you do not want to be notified about updates, you can either choose the Do not show this message again option in the message box that appears or deselect the Notify me when updates are available option in the User Options. These two options are synchronized, meaning that when the first one in the message box is checked, the user option is automatically unchecked.

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The Notify me when updates are available option takes effect and the Do not show this message again option is displayed only for updates that are defined as "user update" on the server side. For updates that are defined as "auto update" on the server side, without specifying anything on your side, when connecting to a Planning and Consolidation server, a message appears every time an update is available, asking you whether you want to install it now or later.

○ When updates are mandatory, (defined as "force update" on the server side), a message appears on your local machine, prompting you to install the update. If you do not install the update, you cannot use the EPM add-in.

○ You can verify at any time whether or not updates are available. To do so, when using a connection to a Planning and Consolidation server, select EPM About Check for Updates .

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For the BPC version for SAP NetWeaver, refer to the Prerequisites for Installing EPM Add-in for Microsoft Office from SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP NetWeaver section of the main installation guide.

Next Steps

Amyuni PDF Converter 5.5 is provided in the setup of the EPM add-in as of Support Package 28 Patch 01.

When you execute the EPM add-in setup, the file "PDF Converter Printer Driver.zip" is copied in your installation folder.

If you want to install Amyuni PDF Converter 5.5, please do the following before launching the installation:

● Uninstall the version of Amyuni PDF Converter that is currently installed on your machine.

● In the FPMXLClient.dll.config file, set to "true" the key "UseAmyuni".

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To install Amyuni PDF Converter 5.5, unzip "PDF Converter Printer Driver.zip" and double-click the file

"install.exe". Once installed, the virtual printer is called "SAP EPM Amyuni PDF Converter".

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PDF conversion is used for the book publication functionality. If you do not install Amyuni PDF Converter, Microsoft Excel handles the PDF conversion.

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