Connecting to the BI launch pad
Our first practical step will be to log in to the BI launch pad environment using the common Internet Explorer web browser.
Getting ready
We want to access the BI launch pad and view which reports are displayed in our main home screen window.
How to do it...
Open a web browser that is installed on your computer and type the SAP BI4 server URL in the address bar.
Usually, the server URL is http://ServerName:8080/BOE/BI.
On the login page that will appear, we will choose the authentication type Enterprise, as shown in the following screenshot, and enter our username and password that are usually supplied by the SAP BI4 administrator:
After successful login, we will reach the main home screen, which by default displays four ...
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