Note 1049712

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　　You are facing a problem in the BI 3.50\7.00\7.X Frontend and you want to apply a patch on an installation server or on a workstation.

Other terms
　　FEP, SP, Patches for NetWeaver 2004s Business Explorer frontend.

Reason and Prerequisites
　　Due to an error in the Business Explorer frontend tools, the application of the latest BW/BI Frontend Patch (FEP) or Support Packages (SP) from the SAP Service Marketplace was recommended.

Solution

• WHERE can I GET a BW/BI Frontend SP or FEP from?
  Detailed description is available in note 1091323
  

• HOW to APPLY a BW/BI Frontend SP or FEP?
  There are two ways how you can provide BW/BI Frontend Tools on your workstation with a Frontend SP/FEP. They depend on how you did the installation (cf. SAP Front End Installation Guide).
  

　　
The two methods HOW to APPLYare described here in detail:

1. You have installed SAP Front End using an installation server.

a) Apply the SAP Front End patches onto the installation server:

　　Start "..\setup\NwSapSetupAdmin.exe" from your installation server. Click the toolbar button "Patch Server" to start a wizard.
　　Click "Next" to continue. Browse to a valid BW/BI Frontend SP/Patch you have downloaded. Click Next and follow the instructions.
　　A detailed description of this process can be found in the "Installation Server Help.chm" on your installation server setup\-folder under the chapter "Patching the installation server".

b) After you have updated your installation server you can start updating SAP GUI on your workstation by running
\\<Path to your installation server share>\setup\NwSapSetup.exe /update [/silent   noDLG]
This will update the SAP GUI on your workstation.

　　

2. Stand-alone PC:

　　You have installed SAP Frontend directly from DVD / CD, or your installation server is not available anymore.
　　The Front End patches are self-installing. Simply run the downloaded EXE-file by double-clicking and follow the instructions.