Implementing Silent Installation of SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025

Administrators can also choose to run an SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 installation silently. The main benefit is that they can build and customize their own reference file containing all installation option parameters. Once created and customized, it can be used in a command line to start the silent installation.

Response file:

• This type of installation is called a silent installation.
• This can be used either for the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 installation or for the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 Client Tools installation.

Command Lines For a Silent Installation:

• A response file is a text file with installation option parameters in key-value format. When using a response file to give installation options, the installation program is run from the following command line, as an example.
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  -r <RESPONSE_FILE> parameter, where  <RESPONSE_FILE> is the name of the response file.

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• The response file contains multiple installation options, with one installation option per line.
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• Some command-line switch parameters can be used in the command line:
  1. -w <FILENAME>: Writes a response file to <FILENAME>, containing the options selected from the installation wizard.
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     setup.exe -w "C:\response.ini"

  2. -r <FILENAME>: Reads installation options from a response file named <FILENAME>.
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     setup.exe -r "C:\response.ini"

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