Administering the Web Intelligence Servers

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to identify the Web Intelligence Processing Server configuration settings.

Web Intelligence Processing Server

A Major Server For Processing Requests for Web Intelligence Documents

The Web Intelligence Processing Server is a dedicated server for processing incoming requests to view data in a Web Intelligence document. This server is running on the application layer side and can be cloned for high-availability.

Definition:

Web Intelligence Processing Server is important for generation, interactivity, and distribution of Web Intelligence reports.
Administrators need to ensure proper configuration and the server status is Running and Enabled.

The following are the functions of the Web Intelligence Processing Server:

Generating Web Intelligence documents.
Retrieve document creation requests from the Web Application Server.
Communicates with the Input File Repository Server to get a copy of the Web Intelligence document (WID) and the universe definition.
Returns the historical instance of the WID from the Output File Repository Server.

Web Intelligence Service Category

Web Intelligence Services Of the Web Intelligence Processing Server

The Web Intelligence Processing Server is used for designing and consuming web intelligence documents published on SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025.

Definition:: When you create, save, schedule, and view a Web Intelligence document, several servers handle different parts of the request.
Note
The following links identify each service: (Service categories).

The Web Intelligence Processing Server is embedded with several services by default. Each of these services has some properties that can be adjusted by administrators (for instance, idle document timeout).

Web Intelligence Core Service:

Idle Document Timeout property refers to the duration of inactivity after which a user session with a Web Intelligence document will be automatically terminated for security and resource management purposes.
Administrators can adjust this timeout setting to balance security considerations with user experience.
If a user is inactive for the specified period, the system will automatically log them out to prevent unauthorized access.

Web Intelligence Common Service:

Enable document cache property enables Web Intelligence Processing Server to cache and reuse query results and report components to enhance performance.
Cached documents can be reused by multiple users, reducing the need to re-execute queries and speeding up report rendering.

Summary

The Web Intelligence Processing Server is crucial for generating, managing interactivity, and distributing Web Intelligence reports, requiring proper configuration and an active status.
Key functions of the Web Intelligence Processing Server include creating Web Intelligence documents, handling requests from the Web Application Server, interfacing with the Input File Repository Server for documents and universe definitions, and retrieving historical instances from the Output File Repository Server.
The Idle Document Timeout setting determines the inactivity period after which a user session is automatically terminated to enhance security and resource management.
Administrators can configure the Idle Document Timeout to balance security and user experience, ensuring sessions are logged out if inactive for the specified duration.
Enabling document cache on the Web Intelligence Processing Server allows for the reuse of query results and report components, enhancing performance by reducing the need to re-execute queries.

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