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Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 12c - Second Edition

By : Adrian Ward, Christian Screen, Haroun Khan
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Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 12c - Second Edition

By: Adrian Ward, Christian Screen, Haroun Khan

Overview of this book

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) 12c is packed full of features and has a fresh approach to information presentation, system management, and security. OBIEE can help any organization to understand its data, to make useful information from data, and to ensure decision-making is supported by facts. OBIEE can focus on information that needs action, alerting users when conditions are met. OBIEE can be used for data analysis, form production, dashoarding, and workflow processes. We will introduce you to OBIEE features and provide a step-by-step guide to build a complete system from scratch. With this guide, you will be equipped with a good basic understanding of what the product contains, how to install and configure it, and how to create effective Business Intelligence. This book contains the necessary information for a beginner to create a high-performance OBIEE 12c system. This book is also a guide that explains how to use an existing OBIEE 12c system, and shows end users how to create.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 12c - second Edition
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Connecting to Oracle BI server data sources


Yes, Oracle BI server can be used as a data source to create a data set in the BI Publisher. A newcomer to the Oracle BI might think that since the Oracle BI server RPD is accessible via Presentation services and an ODBC connection, then BI Publisher should be able to access the RPD subject areas, just as Oracle BI can. This logic is only partially correct. BI Publisher does not currently have the ability to cherry pick Oracle BI subject area elements as if using the Analysis Ad-Hoc Editor. BI Publisher has two options to reference the Oracle BI server data. The first is to select an analysis request developed in the Analysis Ad-Hoc Editor and save to the Presentation Catalog. Typically, this will be an analysis request created specifically for the purpose of being consumed in a BI Publisher report. That report is usually saved in a folder location close to the BI Publisher report that ultimately leverages the said data. The second option is to...