Uninstalling BusinessObjects Enterprise from Windows

Note.gifThe steps below will remove all BusinessObjects Enterprise components from the system, except for the SQL Anywhere system database. To uninstall the SQL Anywhere system database, refer to the SQL Anywhere documentation. To uninstall a service pack, fix pack, or other post-install update, refer to the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Update Install and Deployment Guide for Unix.

It is recommended that you back up reports, documents and system information before uninstalling BusinessObjects Enterprise. For more information on backing up your system see “Managing and Configuring Servers” in the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Administrator's Guide.

To uninstall BusinessObjects Enterprise from your system:

1.    Go to Start > Programs > BusinessObjects XI 3.1 > BusinessObjects Enterprise > Central Configuration Manager.
The CCM console is displayed.

2.    Right-click to highlight all listed servers and select Stop.
For more information on stopping servers see “Managing and Configuring Servers” in the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Administrator's Guide.

3.    Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.

4.    Select BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1.

5.    Click Remove.
The "Add or Remove Programs" dialog prompts to confirm that you want to remove BusinessObjects Enterprise.

6.    Click Yes.
The system is reconfigured, and you are returned to "Add or Remove Programs".

Your BusinessObjects Enterprise installation may have included an installation of the Web Application Container Service (WACS). WACS is also removed during the uninstall process.

Note.gif Only web applications deployed on a Tomcat server installed through the BusinessObjects Enterprise installer are automatically removed. You will manually have to remove web applications deployed on other servers.

The installer removes only the files that it originally installed. Folders or files created after the installation, for example log or report files, are not uninstalled by the uninstallation process.