11g - Automatic Deployment of Web Catalog

Hi,
I need a way of automatically deploying a new web catalog for OBIEE 11.1.1.5. Has anyone had any experience of doing this before and can offer some advice?
Presumably I'd need to 'lock and edit' the deployment, then copy in the new webcat files, then unlock again... all using a script.
Answers on a postcard, please!
Thanks.

User,
I have plenty of thoughts on this and I'll point you in what I think to be the right direction.
I wrote a post, http://www.artofbi.com/index.php/2011/03/obiee-11g-patching-capabilities-fusion-middleware-enhancements/, which talks about some new command-line capabilities in OBIEE 11g. The one you want to look at is how to access the catalog manager's command line functionality which may be one of the only two solutions possible for your automation requirements.
1.) Locate the path of your catalog manager runcat.cmd as I highlight in the blog post. From a command-line prompt run the command, runcat -help to see the help menu for this executable. You will see there are functions for diff,creatPatch,applyPatch, etc. Take this as a starting point for your automation.
2.) The OBI Web Services (http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E21764_01/bi.1111/e16364/methods.htm#CHDHEHAG) do provide a decent amount of web catalog interaction that could potential help you to automate some tasks but that depends on your full requirements which I don't know.
Outside of those two options you are probably looking at using the antiquated but still viable solution of opening up two web catalog managers and doing the do.
We crave points around here so if this was helpful or the correct answer please kindly award points.
Cheers,
Christian
http://www.artofbi.com

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