Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013

Business Analyzer
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Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 2
What’s in this manual...................................................................................................................................2
Symbols and conventions ............................................................................................................................2
Send us your documentation comments ...................................................................................................3

Chapter 1: Installation ..................................................................................................................... 5

System requirements ....................................................................................................................................5
Before you begin ...........................................................................................................................................5
Installing Business Analyzer .......................................................................................................................5
Installation package overview ....................................................................................................................6
Creating an installation package ................................................................................................................7
Starting Business Analyzer..........................................................................................................................8

Chapter 2: Configuration .............................................................................................................. 9

Selecting user settings for Business Analyzer ..........................................................................................9
Selecting report settings for Business Analyzer .....................................................................................10
Assigning reports to contacts .................................................................................................................... 11

Chapter 3: Using Business Analyzer ................................................................................ 13

Business Analyzer overview .....................................................................................................................13
Business Analyzer actions for reports......................................................................................................14
Displaying reports in Business Analyzer ................................................................................................15
Filtering reports in Business Analyzer.....................................................................................................15
Reloading reports in Business Analyzer..................................................................................................15
Lync action for Business Analyzer ...........................................................................................................15

Chapter 4: Maintenance .............................................................................................................. 17

Changing the Report Service Web Service URL in Business Analyzer...............................................17
Enabling a log file for Business Analyzer................................................................................................18
Copying Business Analyzer report and contact settings ......................................................................18
Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................................................................19

Index ................................................................................................................................................................... 21

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INTRODUCTION
Introduction
You can use Microsoft Dynamics® GP Business Analyzer to have access reports
from your desktop. You take actions on the reports and easily share information
with others.

Check for current instructions

This information was current as of May 8, 2014. The documentation may be
updated as new information becomes available. Check the Documentation
Resources for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Web site http://go.microsoft.com/
fwlink/?LinkId=247465 for the most current documentation.

This introduction is divided into the following sections:

• What’s in this manual

• Symbols and conventions
• Send us your documentation comments

What’s in this manual

This manual provides guidelines for installing and using the Business Analyzer
desktop application. The manual is divided into the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, “Installation,” describes how to install the Business Analyzer

desktop application.

• Chapter 2, “Configuration,”describes how to set up Business Analyzer for use.

• Chapter 3, “Using Business Analyzer,” describes how to use Business Analyzer.

• Chapter 4, “Maintenance,” describes how to change the Report Service Web

URL and enable a log file for Business Analyzer.

Symbols and conventions

This documentation uses the following symbols and conventions to make specific
types of information stand out.

Symbol Description
The light bulb symbol indicates helpful tips, shortcuts and
suggestions.

The warning symbol indicates situations you should be especially

aware of when completing tasks.

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Send us your documentation comments

We welcome comments regarding the usefulness of the Microsoft Dynamics GP
documentation. If you have specific suggestions or find any errors in this manual,
send your comments by e-mail to the following address: [email protected].

To send comments about specific topics from within Help, click the Documentation
Feedback link, which is located at the bottom of each Help topic.

Note: By offering any suggestions to Microsoft, you give Microsoft full permission to use
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Chapter 1: Installation
Use this information to install Business Analyzer on your desktop. The following
information is discussed.

• System requirements
• Before you begin
• Installing Business Analyzer
• Creating an installation package
• Starting Business Analyzer

System requirements
The following is a list of system requirements if you want to use Business Analyzer
on your desktop. For current system requirements for Microsoft Dynamics GP and
Business Analyzer, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=263763.

Depending on the operating system that you are using, you can use the Add or
Remove Programs control panel or the Programs and Features control panel to
verify whether required components are installed on your computer. If a
component isn’t installed, you can download the component from http://
www.microsoft.com.

Before you begin

Before you install the Business Analyzer, you must install and configure Reporting
Services 2008, Reporting Services 2008 R2, or Reporting Services 2012, and then
deploy Microsoft Dynamics GP Reporting Services reports. To deploy reports to
reports library in SharePoint, you must install SharePoint and create a reports
library before deploying reports.You also must set up security for Reporting
Services reports using Report Manager or Microsoft SharePoint.

Installing Business Analyzer

Use this procedure to install Business Analyzer on your desktop.

To install Business Analyzer:

1. From the Microsoft Dynamics GP installation media, double-click the Setup.exe
file.

2. If one or more of the following components isn’t installed on your computer,

the Microsoft Dynamics GP Release Bootstrapper Setup window opens and you
can choose to install the missing component or components.

• Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4
• Microsoft Lync 2010 SDK Runtime

3. Choose Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Analyzer, and then choose Install.

4. Mark the option to accept the terms of the End-User License Agreement, and
then choose Next.

5. In the SQL Server Reporting Services Server Location window, enter the Report
Server Web Service URL.

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This is the location of the report server site that hosts the web service. You can
view the Report Server Web Service URL in the Reporting Services
Configuration Manager. The URL should follow this general syntax:

SQL Server Location example

SQL Server 2008 http://<servername>/ReportServer
SQL Server 2008 R2
SQL Server 2012 using the Native
report server mode
SQL Server 2012 using the SharePoint http://<servername>/SharePoint site/_vti_bin/
Integrated report server mode ReportServer

6. If you are using multiple Microsoft Dynamics GP instances on a single SQL

Server Reporting Service instance, you can mark the My reports were deployed
to a subfolder option and enter the name of the subfolder. .

7. If you are using SharePoint, mark the My Report Server is configured in the
SharePoint Integrated mode option and enter the URL of the library.

The URL should follow this general syntax:

http://<servername>/Reports/ReportsLibrary

8. Choose Next.

9. In the Ready to Install window, choose Install.

10. In the Installation Complete window, choose Exit.

Installation package overview

You can use a client installation package to install Microsoft Dynamics GP Business
Analyzer on additional computers without having to physically go to each
computer and use the Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Analyzer installation
wizard. When you create an installation package, the installation package stores the
files required to install a Business Analyzer installation.

You cannot create an installation package on a computer that already has Microsoft
Dynamics GP Business Analyzer installed on it.

When creating the installation package, you’ll select the shared network location
where the installation package will be created, enter the location for the report
server web service URL, and the reports library if you are using SharePoint.

The installation package must be created in a shared network location that each
client computer has access to. The location where Business Analyzer will be
installed must be a valid location for each client computer.

After the installation package is created, it can be run from the shared network
location to install Business Analyzer without the user having to make install
decisions. A progress window shows how the process is progressing.

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How Business Analyzer is installed on the client computer using the installation
package depends on the tools and applications that you use. You can send an e-mail
with a link to the installation package. The user can click the link to install Business
Analyzer. Or, you can create a deployment package using a software distribution
tool, such as Systems Management Server so that Business Analyzer is
automatically installed after the user logs on to their computer.

Creating an installation package

You can use an installation package to install Business Analyzer on your client
computers. An installation package contains all the information required to install
Business Analyzer.

To create an installation package:

1. Create a shared network location or verify that the client computers have access
to a shared network location.

1. From the Microsoft Dynamics GP installation media, double-click the Setup.exe

file.

2. Choose Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Analyzer, and then click Create

Installation Package.

3. In the Installation Location window, enter or select the folder where the
installation package will be created. It is recommended that you use a Universal
Naming Convention (UNC) path or a mapped drive letter that is common
across all targeted machines. The network location must be accessible from any
computer that will have Business Analyzer installed on it using the installation
package.

Choose Next.

4. In the SQL Server Reporting Services Server Location window, enter the Report
Server Web Service URL.

This is the location of the report server site that hosts the Web Service. You can
view the Report Server Web Service URL in the Reporting Services
Configuration Manager. The URL should follow this general syntax:

SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2

http://<servername>/ReportServer

SQL Server 2012

http://<servername>/Site/_vti_bin/ReportServer

5. If you are using multiple Microsoft Dynamics GP instances on a single SQL

Server Reporting Service instance, you can mark the My reports were deployed
to a subfolder option and enter the name of the subfolder. .

6. If you are using SharePoint, mark the My Report Server is configured in the
SharePoint Integrated mode option and enter the URL of the library. The URL
should follow this general syntax:

http://<servername>/Reports/ReportsLibrary

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7. Choose Next.

8. In the Ready to Install window, choose Install.

9. The Installation Progress window appears, where you can view the status of the
installation.

10. In the Create Installation Package Complete window, choose Finish.

The installation package is installed in the shared network location you

specified. The installation package stores the files that are required to install a
custom configured Microsoft Dynamics GP installation, such as
BusinessAnalyer.exe and BusinessAnalyer.exe.config.

11. How Business Analyzer is installed on the client computer using the installation
package depends on the tools and applications that you use. You can send an e-
mail with a link to the installation package. Or, you can create a deployment
package using a software distribution tool such as Systems Management Server
so that Business Analyzer is automatically installed after the user logs on to
their computer.

Starting Business Analyzer

To start Business Analyzer, choose Start >> Programs >> Microsoft Dynamics >>
Business Analyzer.

The Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Analyzer Configuration window is displayed

the first time that you start in to Business Analyzer. For information about setting
up Business Analyzer for use, see Chapter 2, “Configuration.”

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Chapter 2: Configuration
Use the following information to select user preferences to view reports, select
which report to display in Business Analyzer, and assign reports to contacts in
Microsoft Lync using the Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Analyzer Configuration
window. The Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Analyzer Configuration window is
displayed the first time that you start in to Business Analyzer.

This following information is discussed:

• Selecting user settings for Business Analyzer

• Selecting report settings for Business Analyzer
• Assigning reports to contacts

Selecting user settings for Business Analyzer

The User Information page in the Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Analyzer
Configuration window allows you to define your user preferences for reports. You
can select your role, how often reports should be refreshed, and the size of the
reports displayed in Business Analyzer.

To select user settings for Business Analyzer:

1. Open the Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Analyzer Configuration window.
From the Business Analyzer window, choose Options.

The Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Analyzer Configuration window appears

automatically the first time that you start in to Business Analyzer.

2. Select the role that is closest to your job responsibilities.

3. After selecting or changing your role, a message appears, asking if you want to
load default reports for the selected role. Choose Yes.

4. Select how often reports should change when viewing a slide show.

5. Select how often the reports should be refreshed in Business Analyzer.

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6. Select the default size that reports should be displayed in dashboard mode.

7. To select which report to display in Business Analyzer, select Report

Information. For more information about selecting report settings, see Selecting
report settings for Business Analyzer. To save you changes and close the window,
choose OK.

Selecting report settings for Business Analyzer

The Report Selection page in the Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Analyzer
Configuration window allows you to define which reports you want to display in
Business Analyzer. You can arrange the order of the reports that appear in Business
Analyzer. You also can add or remove multiple reports.

The Reports Available list has tree views that you can use to select the reports to
display in Business Analyzer. You can select reports by company, series, reports,
and charts and KPIs. The tree view has the following levels depending on the Show
Detailed Folder View option.

The Show Detailed Folder View option is marked.

- Company
- Series
- Report
- Charts And KPIs

The Show Detailed Folder View option is unmarked.

- Series
- Report
- Charts And KPIs

You can choose the + symbol next to a level to view additional levels in the tree
view. You can collapse and expand portions of the tree.

To select report settings for Business Analyzer:

1. Open the Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Analyzer Configuration window.
From the Business Analyzer window, choose Options.

2. Select Report Information.

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Default reports appear in the Reports Selected list if you loaded the default
reports assigned to the role you selected in the User Information page.

3. If the Show Detailed Folder View option is marked, reports in the Reports
Selected list display their folder location in the report server. If this option is
unmarked, the report names grouped by series.

4. In the Reports Available list, select the report or the reports that you want to
display in Business Analyzer and choose Insert.

5. You can select a report from the Reports Selected list and then complete one of
the following actions.

• Choose Move Up or Move Down to rearrange the order that the reports are
displayed in Business Analyzer. You can move multiple reports.

• Choose Remove to remove the report that you selected from the Reports
Selected list. You can select to remove multiple reports

• Choose Defaults to mark the default reports in the Reports Available list for
your role. You can then choose Insert.

• Choose Edit to open the Microsoft SQL Server Report Builder window,
where you can edit the selected report. You must be using Report Builder
2.0 or Report Builder 3.0 to modify SQL Server reporting services reports.

6. To assign contacts to reports, you must choose Apply before you can choose the
Assignments button to open the Manage Unified Communication/Reports
Assignments window. You must be using Lync for this button to be available.

To save you changes and close the window, choose OK.

Assigning reports to contacts

Use the Manage Unified Communication/Reports Assignments window to assign
contacts in Microsoft Lync to reports.

To assign contacts to reports:

1. Open the Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Analyzer Configuration window.
From the Business Analyzer window, choose Options.

2. Select Report Information.

3. In the Reports Available list, select a report or the reports that you want to
display in Business Analyzer and choose Insert.

4. Choose Apply.

5. In the Reports Selected list, select the reports or reports that you want to assign
to contacts.

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6. Choose Assignments.

7. Select display information in the Selected reports list tree view by contact or by
report.

8. Select to display a group of contacts or all contact groups in the Selected reports
list.

9. Select a contact or all contacts.

10. The information displayed in the Selected Reports list depends on your
previous selections.

11. Depending on your previous selections, you can assign reports to contacts or
reports to contacts.

To select all contacts or reports displayed in the list, choose Select All.

12. Choose OK to save your changes and close the window.

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 Chapter 3: Using Business Analyzer
You can use Business Analyzer to help you make business decisions by viewing
Microsoft Dynamics GP reports from your desktop. You can take actions on the
reports and share report information with others.

This following information is discussed:

• Business Analyzer overview

• Business Analyzer actions for reports
• Displaying reports in Business Analyzer
• Filtering reports in Business Analyzer
• Reloading reports in Business Analyzer
• Lync action for Business Analyzer

Business Analyzer overview

You can use Business Analyzer to select and view SQL Server Reporting Services
reports in Microsoft Dynamics GP from your desktop. To view reports, you must
have security access to the Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services reports in
Report Manager or Microsoft SharePoint.

You can perform actions for reports in Business Analyzer, such as editing the report
in Report Builder or selecting the company or companies you want to view reports
from. You can assign contacts in Lync to reports so you can share report data with
people that you commonly work with.

The following areas make up Business Analyzer.

Business Analyzer menu

Report actions

Primary report area

Secondary report area

Report slide show

Primary report area

Displays the main report or reports for you to view. A main report is typically a
single report. You can have more than one report displayed in the area. The report
actions are available for each report within the primary report area.

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Secondary report area

Displays the secondary report or reports for you to view. Secondary reports are
typically multiple reports. You may have more than one report displayed in the
area. You can click a report in the secondary report area to display the report in the
primary report area.

Business Analyzer menu

Use this menu to select how to display reports in Business Analyzer by choosing the
Window Mode from the menu. You can use filters to display only the reports that
you want to view. Choose Reload Reports to update You also can update reports.

Choose Options to open the Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Analyzer

Configuration window, where you can define your user settings, select which
reports to display in the application, and to add contacts to or remove contracts
from reports in Lync.

Report actions
Use report actions that are available for each report within the primary report area.
When you place the cursor over a report, the action buttons are displayed. For more
information about the report actions, see Business Analyzer actions for reports on
page 14.

Report slide show

View the previous or next report in the secondary report area. You also can start or
pause a slide show of your reports. How often the reports change when viewing a
slide show depends on your selection in the User Information pane in the Microsoft
Dynamics GP Business Analyzer Configuration window.

Business Analyzer actions for reports

The following actions are available for each report within the primary report area.
When you place the cursor over a report, the action buttons are displayed.

Icon Name Description

Show Report Information Opens a window that displays the name of the company, the date and time the report
was generated, and the location of the report. You can click the report information
window to keep the window open.

Note: If you were assigned to only the browser role in Report Manager, the company
name is not displayed.
View Report Opens the report in Report Viewer or in Microsoft SharePoint, depending on how the
report server was set up. By viewing the report, you can generate the report using
various parameters. For example, if chart you are viewing is using columns to display
information, you can change the chart type and generate the report with lines.
Edit Report Opens Microsoft SQL Server Report Builder, where you can modify a report.

Before you can modify a report, you must have access to modify the report.

Copy Report Image Copies an image of a report to the clipboard so you can share the report by pasting the
report in an email or another application. To copy a report to Lync, you must save the
report image to a file, and then copy the file into a conversation.

Change Date Allows you to generate the report using a different date; based on different date tokens.
You also can enter a custom date.

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Icon Name Description

Start Communication Allows you to share report data with people that you commonly work with.

Add Contact to Report Opens the Manage Unified Communication/Reports

Assignments window, where you can assign contacts in Lync to reports. You also can
remove contacts.

Select Other Contact Opens the Send an Instant Message window, where you can
select a contact. Click OK to start a conversation with the contact.
Select Company Displays a list of companies that you can select to view reports for. Reports that are
displayed in Business Analyzer are from the company or companies that you select.

Displaying reports in Business Analyzer

To select how to display reports in Business Analyzer, choose Window Mode from
the Business Analyzer menu. You can display reports in Split Mode, Dashboard
Mode, or Full Screen.

If you select Dashboard Mode, all the reports are displayed in the primary report
area. If you select Split Mode, one report is displayed in the primary report area,
while the remainder of the reports are displayed in the secondary report area.

Filtering reports in Business Analyzer

You can use filters to display only the reports that you want to view. You can
display reports for multiple companies and reports from a specific series. You can
filter reports by choosing Filter Reports from the Business Analyzer menu.

The Sample company will appear in the company list. The system administrator can
hide the TWO, Inc. folder in SQL Server Reporting Services.

Reloading reports in Business Analyzer

To update reports, choose Reload Reports from the Business Analyzer menu. For
example, if you change the date on a report, you can update the information on the
report.

Lync action for Business Analyzer

You can select an action from Lync to add contacts to reports displayed in Business
Analyzer or to remove contacts from reports. To display the action, you must start
Lync, sign in to your Lync account on the same computer as Microsoft Dynamics
GP, and have messenger addresses entered in the Internet Information window for
your customers, sales people, vendors, and employees.

If you have installed Business Analyzer while you were signed in to Lync, be sure to sign out
of and sign in to Lync so you can select the Manage Business Analyzer Contacts action in
Lync.

In the Lync window, you can right-click on a contact name or group name to display
a list of actions. If you are participating in an instant message conversation, you also
can right-click on a contact name in the Conversation window to display a list of
actions.

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You can select the Manage Business Analyzer Contacts action to open the Manage
Unified Communication/Reports Assignments window.

In the Manage Unified Communication/Reports Assignments window, you can

add contacts to reports or remove contacts from reports. For more information, see
Assigning reports to contacts.

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Chapter 4: Maintenance
This documentation contains information about changing the Report Service Web
URL and enabling a log file for Business Analyzer.

This following information is discussed:

• Changing the Report Service Web Service URL in Business Analyzer

• Enabling a log file for Business Analyzer
• Copying Business Analyzer report and contact settings
• Troubleshooting

Changing the Report Service Web Service URL in

Business Analyzer
If you change your report server or change the reporting services configuration, use
the Configuration option in Program Maintenance to update your the Report
Service Web Service URL.

To change the Report Service Web Service URL in

Business Analyzer:
1. Start the Program Maintenance wizard. You can use one of the following
methods.

• If you are using Windows Server 2008, open the Control Panel and double-
click Programs and Features. Select Microsoft Dynamics GP Business
Analyzer. Click Configuration to open the Program Maintenance window.

—or—

• If you’re using Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server

2012, open the Control Panel and double-click Uninstall a program. Select
Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Analyzer. Click Configuration to open the
Program Maintenance window.

2. In the SQL Server Reporting Services Server Location window, enter the Report
Server Web Service URL.

This is the location of the report server site that hosts the web service. You can
view the Report Server Web Service URL in the Reporting Services
Configuration Manager. The URL should follow this general syntax:

SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2

http://<servername>/ReportServer

SQL Server 2012

http://<servername>/Site/_vti_bin/ReportServer

3. If you are using SharePoint, mark the My Report Server is configured in the
SharePoint Integrated mode option and enter the URL of the library.

The URL should follow this general syntax:

http://<servername>/Reports/ReportsLibrary

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4. Click Next.

5. In the Repair window, click Repair.

6. In the Repair Complete window, click Exit.

Enabling a log file for Business Analyzer

Use the following procedure to enable a BusinessAnaylizerTrace.log file for
Business Analyzer.

1. Make a backup of your BusinessAnalzyer.exe.config file. The

BusinessAnalzyer.exe.config file is located at C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Dynamics\Business Analyzer\<GP version>.

2. Open the BusinessAnalzyer.exe.config file using a text editor, such as Notepad.

3. Add the following section below </startup>.

<appSettings
<add key="DebugMode" value="true"/>
</appSettings>

4. Save and close the BusinessAnalzyer.exe.config file.

The BusinessAnaylizerTrace.log file is generated after an error occurs in

Business Analyzer.

The file is stored at:

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Temp

Copying Business Analyzer report and contact

settings
You can copy the Business Analyzer report settings and contact settings from one
computer to another. You can copy each settings file separately or copy the entire
Users folder. If you want to copy each settings file separately, use the following
information.

Name of the file name that has report settings

user.config
File location for report settings
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\BusinessAnalyzer.exe_StrongName_dbkvc1tvkowngq
w211bkcbtsd0gffm4b\<GP version>\user.config

Name of the file that has contact settings

MicrosoftDynamicsGPBusinessAnalyzerClient.xml
File location for contact settings
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\BusinessAnalyzer\MicrosoftDynamicsGPBusiness
AnalyzerClient.xml

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Troubleshooting
This section includes information about issues that might occur when you use
Business Analyzer.

Error loading server

If you start Business Analyzer and you receive an error that there is an error loading
the server, verify the following information.

• Verify that the Report Service Status is Started in the Reporting Services
Configuration Manager. If the service has stopped, click the Start button.

• Verify that the Report Server Web Service URL is correct. You can compare the
Report Server Web Service URL in the Reporting Services Configuration
Manager. with the URL location in the BusinessAnalyzer.exe.config file or the
SQL Server Reporting Services Server Location window in the Program
Maintenance wizard.

• Verify that your users can access the Report Server Web Service URL (Native
mode) or access the Reports Library URL (SharePoint Integrated mode).

404: The webpage cannot be found.

After choosing the Edit Report action, you received an error that the webpage could
not be found. One of the following conditions might have caused the error to occur.

• The report server and the Microsoft SharePoint site are using different ports.
• One server is using a host header and other is not.
• One server is using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and the other is not.

To use the Edit Report action, complete the following steps.

1. Use the Reporting Services Configuration Manager to change the Reporting

Server Web Service URL.

2. Use the SharePoint Central Administration web site to update your Reporting
Services integration.

3. Update the Business Analyzer settings for all users. See Changing the Report
Service Web Service URL in Business Analyzer on page 17 for more information.

Could not connect to configuration report. Some

functionality will be disabled. See the documentation for
more information.
One of the following conditions might have caused the error to occur.

• Reports are not deployed or the configuration report is deleted.

• There is no connectivity.
• The Report Server is not available.

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Index report action (continued)
view report 14
report actions, described 14
B report server, error loading 19
Business Analyzer Report Service Web Service URL,
areas 13 changing 17
before you install 5 report slide show, described 14
creating an installation package 7 reports
installation 5 default reports 9
log file 18 filters 15
selecting to display reports 10 reloading 15
starting 8 selecting to display 10
system requirements 5 user settings 9
troubleshooting 19 role, selecting 9
Business Analyzer menu, described 14
S
C secondary report area, described 14
Change Date icon, report action 14 Select Company icon, report action 15
configuration, changing the Report Show Report Information icon, report
Service Web Service URL 17 action 14
Copy Report Image icon, report action 14 Start Communication icon, report action
15
D symbols, used in manual 2
documentation, symbols and conventions system requirements, Business Analyzer 5
2
T
E troubleshooting
Edit Report, webpage cannot be found 19 error loading server 19
Edit Report icon, report action 14 webpage cannot be found 19

F U
filters, displaying reports 15 user preferences, setting 9
user settings, for reports 9
I
icons, used in manual 2 V
installation View Report icon, report action 14
before you install Business Analyzer
5 W
Business Analyzer 5 webpage cannot be found,
creating an installation package 7 troubleshooting 19
installation packages Window modes, displaying reports 15
creating for clients 7
overview 6

L
log file, enabling 18
Lync
actions for Business Analyzer 15
displaying actions in 15

P
primary report area, described 13

R
report action
add contact to report 15
change date 14
copy report image 14
edit report 14
select company 15
select other contact 15
show report information 14
start communication 15

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