BI Publisher with Siebel 8.1 using custom SQL data source

Hello ,
We have Siebel 8.1 implemented with embedded BI Publisher for reporting .
For some custom requirements , we want to connect to other oracle database table and display the results in Siebel reporting environment .
I know this is possible with normal BI Publisher environment . But Since I am new to Siebel , I am not sure it will work with SQL as data source .
Could you please guide me how to do that (if feasible )
Thanks and regards
Amit

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