Business Intelligence Server on Windows

This document describes the minimum configuration requirements when installing a SAFE X3 Business Intelligence server on a Microsoft Windows server.

Category	Configuration requirements
Operating system	Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Note: Since release 2025 R1/V12.0.37, if you are using Windows Server 2012 or 2016, you need to upgrade to Windows Server 2019, 2022, or 2025.
.Net Framework	Microsoft .Net Framework version 3.5. On Windows 2008, you need to manually install the latest update of the .Net Framework 3.5 package. Since Windows Server 2012, .Net Framework 3.5 is now a Feature on Demand. The administrator only needs to enable the .Net Framework 3.5 feature.
Business Intelligence Platform	SAP BusinessObjects BI platform 4.2 64 bits SP8 Patch 6.
Minimum Hardware Requirements	Refer to the BI 4 Sizing Companion Guide accessible from http://www.sap.com/bisizing.
Database access	If your Sage X3 Application server is based on an Oracle database installation, you need to install the Oracle Client 12cR2 or 19c 64 bits software on the server. This layer is necessary for the BO software to communicate with the Sage X3 Oracle database. It is also necessary to install the Oracle Client 12cR2 or 19c 32 bits software. This layer is necessary for the BO client tools software to generate BO universes.
Others	A SAFE X3 ADXADMIN administration runtime must be installed on the server. A JDK or Java Runtime Environment (version 8) must be installed.