Release Highlights for the RA Business Objects Agent v4

New Features Only in Major and Minor Versions of All Automic Software by Broadcom

Broadcom recommends that you always install the latest Service Pack or Hotfix. Both contain valuable corrections and bug fixes between Major and Minor Releases, where new features and enhancements are introduced.

• Major Release: This is the main version of a software release. It is identified by the first segment of the entire version number (such as the 10 in 10.0.0).
• Minor Release: This includes new features, modifications and corrections that may contain major changes such as database modifications. It is identified by the second segment of the entire version number (such as the 2 in 11.2.0).
• Service Pack: This is a patch for a release and contains corrections for errors. New features or modifications are not included. Service packs are identified by the third segment of the entire version number (such as the 2 in 10.0.2).
• Hotfix: This is a minor sub-release to remove malfunctions and defects. Hotfixes are indicated by an HF number after the version number (such as the 1 in 10.0.2 HF 1).

Getting the Latest Information

Documentation, release notes, and other information is often updated after software is released. This list describes where to find the most recent information for Broadcom's Automic software releases:

• Bug fixes, known issues, and workarounds: Automic Download Center

• Product documentation:

  • Applications Manager Documentation
  • All other Automic Hosted Documentation
  • Broadcom Technical Documentation

• Compatibility for Automic software components, versions, and sub-components: Automic Compatibility Checker

• Broadcom product support: Support Site

V4.0.0

Upgrading from v1 or v2 od the RA Business Objects Agent

To upgrade to the RA Business Objects Agent v3 Agent, you must create a new RA Business Objects Agent Web Service Connection object, export your existing RA Business Objects Agent Jobs, edit the export file to change the technical name, and import the RA Business Objects Agent Jobs back in.

Important Required Agent Setup: Putting Required .jar Files in Place

The RA Business Objects Agent requires you to put certain .jar files in place when you:

• Install the RA Business Objects Agent
• Upgrade the RA Business Objects Agent
• Upgrade the RA Agent core

You get them from the RA Business Objects Agent .zip file and your SAP BO installation.

What's New: Support for the Automic Web Interface

The RA Business Objects Agent has been redesigned and is now supported for the Automic Web Interface, which is available for Automation Engine v12 and above.