Browsers and BOE Reports

If you are using the Chrome browser and your Dashboard pages include SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise (BOE) reports, you are presented with a shield icon in the browser address bar each time you start the application. This creates an extra step to tell the browser to run the content.

You can decide to allow the running of insecure content per session or by default.

• Allow the running of insecure content per session

  When you open ITBA in Chrome and the shield icon appears in the top right corner of your application:

  1. Click the shield.

     

  2. In the dialog box that opens, click Load unsafe script:

     

  You can now view BOE reports in Dashboard pages.

• Allow the running of insecure content by default

  To run BOE reports in Dashboard pages in Chrome, you must set Chrome to allow the running of insecure content by default by adding the --allow-running-insecure-content parameter to the start up of the shortcut.

  1. Create a Chrome shortcut on the desktop by right-clicking and dragging the Chrome browser from the Windows> Start menu to the desktop, and select Create shortcuts here.

     You now have a Chrome shortcut on the desktop.

  2. Right-click the shortcut and select Properties.

  3. In the Target field, add --allow-running-insecure-content at the very end of the string that is already there.

  4. Click the Change Icon … button

  5. Replace the current directory string with the following: %SystemDrive%\HPBA\installation\misc\launcher.ico. Then click OK. Click OK again to change the Icon to the ITBA launcher icon. Then click Apply to apply all of the changes.

  6. In your desktop, double-click the shortcut icon to start the Chrome browser. Then click and select Settings.

  7. In the On Startup section, select Open a specific page or set of pages and click Set pages.

  8. In the URL box enter the URL for Business Analytics, for example: https://<Fully Qualified Domain Name>:<port>/ba. Then click OK to save the changes.

  9. Close the Browser and then restart it to test the changes. You should be presented with the application logon screen.

  10. Log in and test to make sure that the BOE reports are displayed without the security icon.

If you are using the Internet Explorer browser and your Dashboard pages include SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise (BOE) reports, extra steps are needed to make sure the browser runs the content.

• Allow the running of insecure content per session

  Click the Show all content button.

  

• Allow the running of insecure content by default

  1. In Internet Explorer, go to Tools (Click the Gear icon or press Alt to reveal the Menu bar) > Internet Options.

     Alternatively:

     • Windows XP: Click Control Panel > Network > Internet Connections
     • Windows Vista and Windows 7: Click Control Panel > Network and Internet > Internet Options.
  2. Click the Security tab.

  3. Select and highlight the Internet option (if not selected by default).

     

  4. Click Custom level in the Security level for this zone section.

     

  5. Under Miscellaneous, locate Display mixed content setting, and click Enable.

     

  6. Click Yes when asked to confirm to change the settings for this zone.
  7. Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.

If you are using the Firefox browser and your Dashboard pages include SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise (BOE) reports, extra steps are needed to make sure the browser runs the content.

• Allow the running of insecure content per session

  1. Click the shield.

     

  2. Select Disable protection for now.

     

• Allow the running of insecure content by default.

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Enter about:config in the address bar and click Enter.
  3. Using the Search box, search for a setting called security.mixed_content.block_active_content.

  4. When found, double-click it. Its value automatically changes from True to False.

     

  5. Restart the Firefox browser.