Installation of Precalculation Server

This page describes how the Precalculation Server is installed on a Precalculation Server Machine. After installation please go on with Creation of Precalculation Server. For that please review Creation of Precalculation Server Instance. At the end of this wikipage you can find information about the deinstallation of Precalculation Server.


1 - Hardware and Software Requirements
Detailed information about Software & Hardware requirements and limitations you can find in notes:
  • 1461398 - BW 7.X(7.20) Precalculation - General Info. & Limitations
  • 1610925 - BW 3.X(7.20) Precalculation - General Info. & Limitations
supported opperating systems:
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
supported Excel versions:
  • Excel 2003
  • Excel 2007 (1259442, 1276981 and 1337054 )
  • Excel 2010
please note:
  • Windows Vista or Windows 7 are not supported.
  • Only SAP BW Precalculation Service Multi Instance can be used with 64bit systems.
  • Virtual machines are supported.


2 - SAP GUI and Frontend
SAP recommends to use latest available patchs for SAP GUI, SAP Front-End and Precalculation Server. On Precalculation Server machine you need to install the BEx Analyzer:
  • 7x workbook precalculation needs BEx Analyzer 7x (Business Explorer / BI AddOn).
  • 3x workbook precalculation needs BEx Analyzer 3x (BW 3.5 Add-On)
Latest patchs and information about installation of SAP GUI and Frontend you can find on wikipages:


3 - Installing Precalculation Service
  • Log on to your host as user with administration rights.
  • Start the Setup Program.
  • Choose Next to run through the screens of the wizard and finish the installation:





4 - Configuration of Precalculation Service
According Recommendation for using Precalculation Server please use SAP BW Precalculation Service Multi Instance.
  • Go to the Services window of your operating system using services.msc in the Run command.
  • To open the properties dialog box double click on service 'SAP BW Precalculation Service Multi Instance'.
  • In the 'Log On' TAB, select "This account" and enter a user with full administrator rights. Then choose the OK pushbutton:


5 - Create Precalculation Server Instance
Please review and follow wikipage Creation of Precalculation Server Instance.




6 - Uninstalling Precalculation Service
  • Make sure the you have deleted the Precalculation Server Instances in backend system by using Tx RSPRECADMIN. For that please review Creation of Precalculation Server Instance
  • Log on to precalculation server machine as user with administration rights.
  • Go to the Services window of your operating system using services.msc in the Run command.
  • Search for the service 'SAP BW Precalculation Service Multi Instance' and stop the service via context menu.
  • Open the Windows Control Panel and click on 'Programs and Features'.
  • Select 'SAP BW Precalculation Service' and press button 'Uninstall/Change' to deinstall the software.
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