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Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 12c - Second Edition

By : Adrian Ward, Christian Screen, Haroun Khan
Book Image

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

Checking the 11g system and files


Before attempting an upgrade, ensure that you have the necessary files and the correct administrator details for the following:

  • 11g RPD

  • 11g Presentation Catalog

You should also be running at least the following OBIEE versions and have filesystem permissions on both:

  • 1.1.7 OBIEE: Your current running version must be at least this version. Any version below this cannot be upgraded to 12c

  • Your new 12c system

You should also consider the following before the upgrade:

  • Check that the new 12c system has the correct database connectivity setup for the newly upgraded 11g RPD. For example, on an Oracle database, this would mean configuring the TNSNames.ora file on the new system. Remember that 12c utilizes its own TNSnames.ora file rather than requiring a separate Oracle client installation.

  • If you have other customizations on your current 11g implementation, you may need to reapply these. This may include CSS files to change the look and feel of the frontend, or enhanced...