FAQ
1) Q: How does Business Scorecard Manager 2005 work with Office SharePoint Server 2007?
A: Business Scorecard Manager 2005 webparts continue to work in Office SharePoint Server 2007, as the new platform is backwards compatible.
Install instructions are available here. Business Scorecard Manager 2005 has been demoed using Office SharePoint Server 2007 beta software since October 2005 (See:
Jeff Raikes Product Announcement Demo).
2) Q: SQL Server 2005 SP1 supports connectivity to SAP BW, can this functionality be used by Business Scorecard Manager 2005?
A: Not in the current version. The provider is written using CLR 2.0; Business Scorecard Manager is written in CLR 1.1 and the provider is not backwards compatible.
3) Q: Why can I connect successfully using Scorecard Builder when it's on the server, but not when it's on an XP machine?
A: Under Workspace->Properties, check to make sure your servername has been defined. By default it's set to "localhost"
4) Q: In the Beta 2 release of Business Scorecard Manager there was the ability to click on a non-leaf dimensional column header and have it expand to show underlying children members, is this supported in the final release?
A: No. This feature was never fully implemented in Beta 2 (it would only work in limited scenarios). Owing to high customer and partner demand for other features, the completion of this feature was postponed to a future version and the partially implemented functionality was removed.
5) Q: How does Business Scorecard Manager 2005 work with 64-bit operating systems and hardware?
A: Business Scorecard Manager 2005 runs on 64-bit operating systems under emulation. While there is not a separate SKU available specifically compiled for 64-bit operating systems, there are no known issues with the product running on 64-bit software at this time. Any issues that may arise on Business Scorecard Manager 2005 running on a 64-bit operating systems that can be reproduced on a 32-bit operating system would be supported by the Business Scorecard Manager 2005 support team. Any issue on a 64-bit operating system that could not be reproduced on a 32-bit operating system would be escalated to the support team for the 64-bit operating system.