Geospatial Feature in OBIEE 11G

Hi
Please provide a pointer for comprehensive information on Geospatial Feature in OBIEE 11G and its implementation.
Thanks.

Hi,
Have a look at the SampleApp demo set. If you follow this sample installation you will have a basic start set and exploration of also the geo spatial part:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi-foundation/obiee-samples-167534.html
Regards

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Features in OBIEE 11g

Hi,
What are all the newly added features in OBIEE 11g when compared to OBIEE 10g.
Thanks,

Hi,
Go through these...http://www.rittmanmead.com/2010/08/
http://www.rittmanmead.com/2010/07/08/obiee-11gr1-new-user-interface-home-page-and-unified-framework/
http://nerdsofobiee.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/obiee-11g-new-features-launch-event/
http://www.biconsultinggroup.com/images/VideoAlbum/BICG_White_Paper-OBIEE_11g_FAQs.pdf
Regards,
Srikanth

How to implement WriteBack feature in OBIEE 11g?

I have implemented all steps but with no success. Can any one share what are loop holes in implementation the same?

Hi,
Please check the below steps and refer the below links.
http://satyaobieesolutions.blogspot.in/2013/03/write-back.html
http://satyaobieesolutions.blogspot.in/2012/06/obiee-10g11g-writeback-capabilities.html
http://satyaobieesolutions.blogspot.in/2012/06/excel-data-source-writeback-in-obiee.html
1. Problem your XMl Script
2. If null value not present in your columns in your table in database.The ; problem has occured.
please check below steps.
1. Are you using OCI or ODBC in your connection pool? Try it with OCI Call Interface 11g.
2.Remove the commit tag from the XML file.
<postUpdate>COMMIT</postUpdate>
=============================================================================================================
This xml file working for me.
Insert--
A couple of small adjustments got your XML to work here:
<?xml version="1.0"; encoding="utf-8"?>
<WebMessageTables xmlns:sawm="com.siebel.analytics.web/message/v1";>
<WebMessageTable lang="en-us" system="WriteBack" table="Messages">
<WebMessage name="WriteBack">
<XML>
<writeBack connectionPool="Connection Pool">
<insert> INSERT INTO FACT (PRICE,PRODUCT_KEY,REGION_KEY,SALE_UNIT,TIMEKEY,SALES_QUOTA)
values (@{c7},@{c8},@{c9},@{c10},@{c11},@{c5} ) </insert>
<update> </update>
</writeBack>
</XML>
</WebMessage>
</WebMessageTable>
</WebMessageTables>
The <writeBack> tag is written with a lower case "w".
The "connetionPool" needs an upper case "P".
Update--
I think that you have to specify also an SQL statement for the update tag, for example:
<?xml version="1.0"; encoding="utf-8"?>
<WebMessageTables xmlns:sawm="com.siebel.analytics.web/message/v1";>
<WebMessageTable lang="en-us" system="WriteBack" table="Messages">
<WebMessage name="pmet_update">
<XML>
<writeBack connectionPool="PMTCOG">
<insert> select null from dual</insert>
<update> UPDATE XREF_PMET_URL SET URL= '@{c1}' WHERE API='@{c0}'</update>
</writeBack>
</XML>
</WebMessage>
</WebMessageTable>
</WebMessageTables>
The witeback wants for both the tags (<insert></insert> and <update></update>) an SQL Statement.
Hope this help's
Thanks
Satya

Strange Error in OBIEE 11g

Hi Friends,
Currently, i was working in mapping feature in obiee 11g. For that i have added
<li>Necessary <spatial tags> in instanceconfig.xml file.
<li>Created a new datasource in the mapviewer and brought it to the online.
<li> After that i went into analytics page and under the Administration tab--->Manage Map Data-->Import Layers
<li> Soon after pressing it an import layers dialog box has to open, but instead of it for me the following error is occurring
There was an error with the server CallBecause of that, it is not allowing me to select layers. what may be the problem over here.
All izz Well
GTA

GTA,
Did you perform the Map Builder Application part here before Administration tab--->Manage Map Data-->Import Layers
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/mapviewer/downloads/index-100641.html
Refer http://www.rittmanmead.com/2010/08/oracle-bi-ee-11g-map-views-integration-with-mapviewer/
Hope this helps

Hierachy in OBIEE 11g

Hi,
I want to know if there is a peculiar features in OBIEE 11g.
Is it possibile to load all levels of a hierarchy in cache when I start a report or an analysis?
Because I need to drill inside a hierarchy but each time OBIEE makes again the physical query, and it requires about one minute, and this time is too much for me.
thanks.

I dont think it is possible in OBIEE 11g though i never worked on 11g.But your problem seems to be related to cache seeding.
One mothod to do this is to create a detal level report which has all the columns from hierarchy,Schedule it through IBOT so that it runs everyday.In this way cache will be seeded and you will be able to make use of cache.This is caleed cache seeding.
Regards,
Sandeep

Collaboration in obiee 11g

Hi every one,
Recently i came across term collaboration in obiee 11g.
I searched for it and could not find any information on it.
Is it a new feature in obiee 11g or some thing else?
If any one have any additional information or links where i can find some information please pass it on.

I think it basically means that OBIEE provides the functionality to work together with other people, like for example, all the power users that belongs to financial group can have their own folder within shared folders, and create analysis and share with each other by saving them to that folder. This functionality provides the users to collobarate with each other to acheive whatever is needed by sharing /working with each other.

OBIEE 11g - Navigation from Hierarchy Column

Hi Experts,
I have created one Organization Hierarchy (Country --> Region --> State --> City) in the Logical Layer of the rpd and pull that hierarchy with the dimension in the Presentation Layer. In the new analysis I have created dashboard prompt with the Organization hierarchy and created a report showing Total Headcount column and Organization Hierarchy column (using selection steps feature in OBIEE 11g).
Now when I select Region from the dashboard prompt, in the report it is showing me total headcount according to my region selected in the prompt, but when I tried to navigate from the Total Headcount to see the list of employees in that particular region, I am not able to see the list of employees belonging that particular region rather it is showing me the list of total employees at the Country level.
PS - In the navigation report I am prompting Country, Region, State and City from the Organization dimension, but I am not able to prompt Country, Region, State and City from the hierarchy column which is there in the Organization dimension.
Please Help.

Hi,
You need to create the drill down report also using selection steps. I tried the drill down was working fine.
Thanks

OBIEE 11g: How to send email from Analysis (via Action Framework)

Hi,
I have installed OBIEE 11g SampleAppLite in my POC box.
One of the features I want to have is to allow users to send their feedback (email) about a report to the report owner. Can this be done without launching Outlook? I tried to Invoke a Browser Script and found that I can display a form showing Recipient, Subject and Message text fields, but I do not know how to send the email.
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Hi Devarasu,
Thanks for your reply. The link you gave is for sending iBots. But if I do this, users will not be able to send their feedback / comment.

OBIEE 11g Unable to browse multiple value hierarchy for analysis.

Hi All,
We are using OBIEE 11g Value Hierarchy feature to display GL Segment Hierarchies.
-     We have set the hierarchies to be Ragged and Skipped Levels in the RPD Business Model.
-     We have dragged the hierarchies from Business Model to Presentation Layer.
-     When selecting the hierarchies during Analysis, the first hierarchy that is browsed appears correctly. The next hierarchy when browsed just hangs.
For example:
Step 1: Browse Hierarchy1 (Block). The values show correctly.
Step 2: Browse Hierarchy2 (Account). The hierarchy does not open with a blinking circle remaining forever.
Alternatively;
If we selected, Hierarchy 2(Account) first, the hierarchy shows correctly, but when selecting Hierarchy1 (Block) a blinking circle appears and remains for ever without opening the hierarchy.
The nqquery.log shows correct result. My suspicion is that the issue is on the front end presentation services/javascript side.
Is there any additional setup/configuration required to open multiple value hierarchies during analysis.
Thanks and Regards,
Sasi

I have a pretty good guess at the hanging problem, unforntunitly i have no solutions yet.
I having same type of issue, hangs when building filters on for 2nd or 3rd dim table.. I can see obiee fireing off the query to populate the dropdown by running
select distinct on and joining to the fact table and dimensions that the users usually have selecte prior to start creatinng the filters.
It is sort of like doing a intra dimension filter.. Sounds good but if user does not cut way down on number of fact rows by the time 2nd filtered column is selected the generated query to populate the drop down can run and run.
OBI SE Once and discoverer dd not do this, at least not out of the box.

OBIEE 11g: Searching Subject Area for measure names in Answers

Hello,
I have installed OBIEE 11g SampleApp 825 and just exploring the provided set of dashboards.
From the samples, I am performing following steps:
- I selected Edit Dashboard (for 2.1 Simple Demo Dashboard)
- For Column 2, in the Master Detail 1 Compound View, I did Edit Analysis
- which took me into the Answers design interface with 4 tabs (Criteria, Results, Prompts, Adv).
In the Criteria tab, there is the Subject Area pane on the left where it shows the Subject Area this Answers report is built on and a bunch of Folders like Time, Products, Base Facts etc.
Beside the Subject Area pane, is the Selected Columns pane where you drop fields from the folders.
This particular analysis (Product Line Analysis) has three columns: Revenue Analysis, Products Hierarchy and T05 Per Name Year.
Now, I want to find the folder to which the Revenue Analysis measure belongs. So, I started expanding each node/folder in the Subject Area pane and visually searching for "Revenue Analysis"....cannot find it!
How to determine which Subject Area folder a field on the Analysis belongs to? In Oracle Discoverer, only the Folders from which fields are selected are "enabled" so it's easy to navigate straight to that folder. Or again, in Discoverer, you can actually search for a particular field name and it will return all folders that have that field name pattern. While the Search feature on the top row is useful in finding which Analysis/Report match a string, it does not help in identifying relevant Subject Area Folder fields that match a pattern.
Is something similar available in Answers/OBIEE 11g?
Thanks,
Manish
Edited by: mhathi on Oct 21, 2010 8:53 AM

Again answering part of my own question...It was staring me right in the eye and I couldn't see it:-)...When you have a column in the Selected Columns pane, it's source is right there above the field name. If there is no source folder listed, then it might mean it's a formula. For example in my case, the Products Hierarchy column has the word Product above it...that's the folder it belongs to.
Good. But, the follow-on question still remains, how to search for folders containing a particular string, to find say all folders that have columns like %Margin%?
Edited by: mhathi on Oct 21, 2010 9:27 AM

OBIEE 11G - Navigation:How to open in New page/new tab.

Hi All,
When I click on a link in report it opens another report on the same page. Instead I have to open the report in a new page/new tab. Is this feature available in obiee 11g version? If yes, could you please tell me how to make it possible?
Thanks in advance,
Sunita

hi
Use Action Link...to open link in New Window
1.Go to edit Dashboard...
2.Select Action Link from Dashboard Objects.
3.Click the Action Link Properties and Type your Report Name in Link Text Box.
4.Select New Action Button and Go to Navigate to BI Content
5.Choose your Report from your path and click ok button
6.Enable Open Link in New Window(IMP) and click ok.
7.save and check your dashboard page...
thanks,
kavi
Edited by: Kavitha on Jul 12, 2011 12:11 PM
Edited by: Kavitha on Jul 12, 2011 12:12 PM

What's wrong in OBIEE 11g

Everyone is saying how good OBIEE 11g is so I decided to post about what's bad with it, which surprisingly it's lot. This is what I think is wrong with OBIEE 11g:
1) Can't install the client tools only, it requires a full install. It seems they have simplified the installation in 11g but only for developers/sales reps running everything on the same machine on Windows PC. The Client tools even requires new set of schema, nonsense!
2) The "super" new installer that allegedly does everything and simplifies your life does not create the time dimension tables for the Usage Tracking reports.
3) BI Publisher still uses a separate Scheduler. Half-baked integration still there...
4) OEM introduced functionality to configure things from the web but again half-baked integration there, a lot of config parameters still need done directly on config files. If you are going to change this better to change all at one go rather than confusing people with half-done things.
5) Installer requires new schemas to be created in advance. Can't deffer that, can't use an existing schema. This is good for developers running everything on the same machine. Rubbish for enterprises where BI developers are usually not DBAs.
6) Oracle installer now requires a myriad of permissions and packages on Unix to install (i.e. write permissions on /opt/app/oracle). 10g installer was much better and didn't need all that crap.
7) 64 bits OSes only support "Software only" installs, need to be configured manually. WTF? The whole enterprise world is already on 64bits! Nonsense!
8) Still no support for client tools in 64bits OSes.
9) IE6 no longer supported. May be it was unavoidable but most of the enterprise is still in IE6.
10) No choice of J2EE. I don't see the need to force people out of the their choice of J2EE other than pure anti-competitive behaviour.
11) License costs up 130%.
IMHO the above is a big step back, Oracle is missing the point here. Obviously not enough competition on the BI market, Oracle's got too big and too greedy.

Here is an interview with Kurt Wolff, which is one of the original OBIEE developers from the nQuire days:
http://obibb.wordpress.com/2010/08/23/obibb-%E2%80%93-interviews-kurt-wolff/
This is particularly relevant of how I feel about OBIEE 11g so far...
"I don’t really know if there are any new features that are important to me in my current work or not. There may be features that help Oracle sell more product, but that’s different.
Over two years ago I submitted a list of 20 “little” enhancements that, as someone who on a daily basis worked developing analytic apps with OBIEE, I thought would be really beneficial. They were “little” in the sense that I thought the dev team could knock them all out in less than three weeks’ time. Seriously big impact with seriously little work.
Instead, we’re getting what appears to be a major re-write of the product, which raises questions in my mind about compatibility, unlearning, and new bugs. What I know about new features – well, they’re not so compelling. Sure, if you have a need to integrate Essbase with your other data, that’s good. But in my present situation, it’s irrelevant, and I’m planning on taking a lot of time to evaluate the new release before moving ahead with it."

How to Hide a column in OBIEE 11g

Hi,
I am trying to hide a column of presantation layer table in OBIEE 11g. But it is not working.
I am doing the follwoing.
Open the permission tab of the column.
Given no access to Everyone.
Given No access the user/Application Role.
When i go to web, the column is getting displayed in the table list. But, when i select the column and press the result button, it is not giving the result.
It means, by doing the above steps it is restricting the data but visibility of column is already there.
Same way it works for OBIEE 10g. Could you please let me know this feature has been removed from 11g or if it is still there then how we can achieved that.
Thanks in Advance
Niraj

Hi Niraj,
It's a bug in OBIEE 11.1.1.5.
Bug 12352010: RESTRICTED COLUMNS SHOULD NOT SHOW IN SUBJECT AREA
It is fixed in the version 11.1.1.6.
Regards,
Sandeep
Edited by: Sandeep Saini on Mar 28, 2012 12:16 AM

Security question in obiee 11g

Hi,
I have a question on security configuration on what we have in 10 and deploying to 11g.
Q1. how deploy external database security(users, groups) to OBIEE 11g.
we used external database security in 10g. all the users and groups maintained in database and obiee rpd has security groups. repository has group information only so it is deployed groups information to obiee 11g by upgrade assistant but how can it deploy users in external database?
Q2. all the users and roles in LDAP server. in this case how obiee 11g read users and group information?
Thanks
Jay.

Q1. how deploy external database security(users, groups) to OBIEE 11g.
we used external database security in 10g. all the users and groups maintained in database and obiee rpd has security groups. repository has group information only so it is deployed groups information to obiee 11g by upgrade assistant but how can it deploy users in external database?
Solution:
http://www.varanasisaichand.com/2011/09/external-table-authenticationorder-of.html
http://www.rittmanmead.com/2012/03/obiee-11g-security-week-connecting-to-active-directory-and-obtaining-group-membership-from-database-tables/
http://obieeblog.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/obiee-security-enforcement-%E2%80%93-external-database-table-authorization/
Q2. all the users and roles in LDAP server. in this case how obiee 11g read users and group information?
Obiee11g is intergated with weblogic fusion middleware (Console,EM). in that console have feature to enable mulitiple LDAP authentication
while configuring AD via weblogic console we need to give the users and group info
Solution refer:
http://obieeelegant.blogspot.com/2012/01/obiee-11g-integration-with-ldap.html
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/bi.1111/e10543/privileges.htm#BABCDCFE
Thanks
Deva

Annotations (comments) in OBIEE 11g

Hi All,
OBIEE 11g offers annotation functionality which allows users to add comments to KPIs, objectives and initiatives in a Scorecard. I wanted to know if such feature is available for 'Analyisis' as well? Or in other words, can users add comments to the reports they make or view?
Thanks in Anticipation,
Karan

Thanks Deepak.
My client is looking for a functionality that can help their users post comments on the reports (basically a discussion forum kind of an environment). The intent is to promote collaborative decision making. I see that 'annotations' in scorecards come really close to it. So are you suggesting that 'annotations' are limited only to scorecards? I would have loved to see this feature in Reports as well.
Regards,
Karan

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