Retirement of Internet Explorer browser- Alternative for Applet mode

[Srinivas Perumandla]

Dear BO Users, 

I would like to share the Knowledge base document which was prepared for the ITS Service Center team to help users in using Microsoft Edge browser's IE mode as an alternative for IE browser for Applet mode. Please reply to me if you have any questions. 

Issue

Microsoft is retiring the Internet Explorer web browser on June 15, 2022, and deactivating it on all Windows workstations. Deactivation will take place after June 15, 2022. If you try to launch Internet Explorer after the update, you will automatically be redirected to Microsoft Edge. Business Objects Applet mode works only in Internet Explorer as of now, and power users who use Applet mode for various tasks such as complex subqueries or copying report blocks from BI launchpad to Excel will need to use Microsoft Edge as the alternative for IE browser. 

Resolution

To use Microsoft Edge as the alternative for IE browser in Business Objects:

1. Open a Microsoft Edge browser, on the top right , select … (settings and more)-> Settings ->Default browser
2. Select Allow from the dropdown
3. Click “Add” to the Internet Explorer mode pages
4. Add BO website https://businessintelligence.dsc.umich.edu/BOE/BI 

Note : The setting expires in 30 days by default and users need to update this setting every 30 days. 

Additional Information

Future plan for browser support : 

ITS DISC- BO team is planning to upgrade Business Objects to the latest version 4.3 during Oct 22 which doesn’t have Applet mode and most of the features supported by Applet mode will work in the new version without extra settings. This new version is supported by browsers such as Chrome, Microsoft Edge , Firefox and Safari. Please raise a ticket and submit to ITS- BusinessObjects team if you have any questions. 

https://its.umich.edu/help/browser-support

Thanks,

Srinivas Perumandla

SAP Business Objects Admin

ITS/DISC 

Mobile : 415 579 7301