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Install Client Tools

To install Client Tools

1. Run cabiinstall.exe from the root directory of your product distribution.
2. Accept the license agreement and continue.
3. Select Y to install samples or N to not install samples, then continue.
4. Select the location to store the response file, or skip the option by choosing N.
5. Click Install to launch the installation program.

   Note: If you are installing from a DVD and the Autoplay is enabled for your DVD-ROM drive, the Autorun program will start automatically. The Please Choose Setup Language displays.

6. Select the language for the installation from the pull-down list provided.

   You have a choice of the following languages for setup:

   • Chinese Simplified
   • Chinese Traditional
   • Danish
   • Dutch
   • English
   • French
   • German
   • Italian
   • Japanese
   • Korean
   • Norwegian
   • Polish
   • Portuguese (Brazil)
   • Russian
   • Spanish
   • Swedish
   • Thai
7. Click the Create log file during installation check box if you want to create an installation log file.

   The log file is saved under the following directory:

   <INSTALLDIR>\BusinessObjects Enterprise 12.0\Logging.
   

8. Click OK.

   The Welcome to the BusinessObjects Enterprise Installation Wizard displays after you specify a language for the installation.

9. Click Next to proceed with the installation.

   Note: Click Cancel to abort the installation

   If you are installing BusinessObjects Enterprise on Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher, a message displays. Click OK to continue with the installation.

   The License Agreement screen displays.

10. Select I accept the License Agreement and click Next.

    The Choose Language Packs screen displays.

11. Select the Language Packs you want to install with the client tools click Next.

    The language packs currently available for installation include:

    • English
    • French
    • Japanese
    • German
    • Spanish
    • Italian
    • Chinese Simplified
    • Chinese Traditional
    • Korean
    • Dutch
    • Swedish
    • Portuguese (Brazil)

    Note: English is a required language and is automatically selected. Click the All Languages check box to select all the available language packs.

    The Directory Selection screen displays.

12. Enter the installation directory for the client tools in Destination Folder or accept the default selection and click Next.

    The Select Features screen displays.

13. Click the icon for a feature you want to select or deselect under the BusinessObjects Enterprise Client Tools node. When you have finished making your selections click Next.

    You can do any of the following:

    • Specify that the selected feature are installed on the local hard drive.
    • Specify that the selected feature and its subfeatures are installed on the local hard drive.
    • Specify that a selected feature and its subfeatures are not installed.

    

    The feature and only the subfeatures you select are installed on the local hard drive you specified in the Setup program.

    

    The feature and all its subfeatures are installed on the local hard drive you specified earlier.

    

    The feature or subfeature is either unavailable or will not be installed.

    1. Click Disk Cost to calculate if sufficient disk space is available for your selected features.

       A separate screen displays indicating storage space available on the local computer and mapped network drives. Drives that do not have enough disk space for the currently selected features are highlighted. Click OK to close to return to the Select Features screen. The Start Installation screen displays.

14. Click Next.

    The installation process begins and is complete when the following screen displays:

    BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Client Tools have been successfully installed.

15. Click Finish to exit the installation.