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Although the PAM document is the official source for any SAP-related platform support, the
SAP Community Network topic, Supported Platforms/PARS for SAP Business Objects
(
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/articles?rid=/webcontent/uuid/e01d4e05-6ea5-2c10-1
bb6-a8904ca76411 ) provides a good overview of SAP BusinessObjects releases and
supported platforms.
Sizing for optimum performance
Adequate system sizing is essential for successfully running an SBOP BI solution. Therefore,
SAP includes SBOP BI in its Quick Sizer tool. Based on the number of users who are
planning to use the SBOP BI applications, the Quick Sizer tool provides an SAP Application
Performance Standard (SAPS) number and the memory necessary to run the applications.
IBM can then provide the correct system configuration that is based on these numbers. The
Quick Sizer tool is available at
http://service.sap.com/quicksizer (registration required).
Also, the SAP BusinessObjects BI 4 - Companion Guide is available on the SAP Quick Sizer
landing page at
http://service.sap.com/quicksizer (registration required). To download the
guide, open the web page and click Sizing Guidelines

Solutions & Platforms

SAP
BusiessObjects. This guide explains the sizing process in detail using a
sizing example.
Landscape design
For general considerations about how to design an SBOP BI landscape, see the Master
Guide (registration required), available at:
http://service.sap.com/~sapidb/011000358700001237052010E/xi4_master_en.pdf
There are six different reference architecture landscapes available that demonstrate how to
implement an SBOP BI solution that is based on the type of enterprise resource planning
(ERP) and data warehouse solution you are using.
The architecture documents are in the Getting Started with SAP BusinessObjects BI
Solutions topic on the SAP Community Network (
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-27193 ) in the
Implementation and Upgrade section.