Connection problem at physical layer

Hi,
i have an Oracle 11g database and I'm trying to connect and create a physical layer using OBIEE 10g. However, the database tables are not shown after the connection creation. Any reasons why?
Thank you.

Hi Geri,
Are you able to connect to the database?
If you are connected you do not see any table? Any table or a specific table? Does the user who connects to the database from Oracle BI EE enough rights to see the tables?
Thanks
Daan Bakboord
http://obibb.wordpress.com

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I have two tables Departments and Employees in the physical layer of admin tool. When i am trying
to create foreign keys at physical diagram its giving error.
Scenario:
Departments
===========
Department_id (PK)
Manager_id (FK)
Employees
========
Employee_id (PK)
Department_id (FK)
Manager_id (FK)
1. Manager_id of Departments table references Employee_id of Employees table
2. Department_id of Employees table references Department_id of Departments table.
3. Manager_id of Employees table references Employee_id of Employees table.
I have done 1st one. After 2nd one i have tested for consistency check, the following error is coming:
[38015] Physical tables "Oracle DB Connection".."HR"."EMPLOYEES" and "Oracle DB Connection".."HR"."DEPARTMENTS" have multiple joins.
Delete new foreign key object if it is a duplicate of existing foreign key.
How to solve this?
How to do 3rd one also?
Please clarify.
regards
chandra kanth
Edited by: Chandra kanth on 08-Dec-2011 01:47

Hi,
I have created two alias tables (E1 Employees, D1 Departments) for Employees, Departments tables.
I have created foreign key joins as follows:
D1 Departments:
EMPLOYEES.EMPLOYEE_ID = "D1 DEPARTMENTS".MANAGER_ID
E1 Employees:
EMPLOYEES.EMPLOYEE_ID = "E1 EMPLOYEES".MANAGER_ID
and it is consistent also. Please let me know whether the above approach is right or not.
regards
chandra kanth.

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i am using two connection pool which have different dsn connection information (both are directed to different database name or database server)..
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how do i set the different connection pool for different tables?
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thnx Stijn..
yupe that i know...
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hi!
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Cannot view data on physical layer on Oracle BI administration tool

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I have connect in odbc using the schema username and password and it was successful.
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Please help,
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Edited by: hanson on Sep 16, 2009 7:15 AM

Hi,
I'm confused about the last bit, you did a database import to get the tables into the RPD, which worked, but now they are not showing in the phsyical layer of the rpd? They should be there under a database with the name of the ODBC/OCI that you used when you imported them.
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Enough is enough.
I have an ipod touch and I am having difficulty connecting it to my pc via usb 2.0.
I have searched the entire web and came across many cases similar or the same as mine. It's time for apple to face the fact that there is something wrong with either the apple mobile service or the apple usb drivers or the itunes software that causes connectivity problems with win xp.
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2) The ipod touch does not support disk mode so you can't see it under "my computer" and this is not a problem.
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5) The five R's are irrelevant with this situation.
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Here's what needs investigating:
1) There may be a problem with the apple mobile service running on win XP.
2) There may be a problem with the apple usb driver and win XP or older motherboards.
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Hi,
I have modelled with the following tables in BMM layer.
Dimension tables: Regions,Countries,Departments, locations, Employees, jobs, job history
Fact table: HR Facts (measured columns like salary, max salary, min salary, commission)
The model is consistent with the following warnings:
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I could not able to trace the problem where exactly is to be fixed.
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Hi,
Thanks for the information. Ideally that works out without any hierarchies. But the problem with which i was facing is somewhat different.
Let me explain the problem scenario exactly:
I have an employee, region tables in physical layer. Employee table has SALARY Column. Region table dont have any
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REGIONS that does not join to any fact source.
What is the problem exaclty?
regards
chandra kanth.

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