Oracle Fusion Intelligence patch

Question

Hi all,
I want to apply Family pack H for "Oracle fusion intelligence for E-business suite" to our 11.5.10.2 instance. In the metalink doc 406004.1 there is a remark that i am not clear on. it says
"Note: Although Oracle Fusion Intelligence for E-Business Suite Family Pack
H (7.4) is a superset of the previous Oracle E-Business Intelligence Family
Pack G (7.3) in content, DBI only customers do NOT need to apply Oracle
Fusion Intelligence for E-Business Suite Family Pack H (7.4). Family Pack H
(7.4) does not provide DBI customers with any additional functionality".
so what does Oracle mean by DBI only customers do not need to apply this family pack? and that is DBI only customers versus what? what other options do we have?
can you please shed some light on this and explain the difference between DBI and the other options so that i know if i need this patch?
thank you for your help
Ely

Answer 1

Hi Ely,
1) where can you implement DBI? is it from inside APPS?
--> DBI is a set of preconfigured materialized views on various Oracle Apps modules. So yes, DBI is in Oracle Apps.
2) is implementing Oracle BI EE different than DBI or it's DBI implementation plus some additional content that you call Oracle BI EE?
--> You can use Oracle BI EE in combination with DBI. Oracle BI EE is your reporting tool and DBI is your source.
3) is Oracle BI EE implemented from APPS?where?
--> You can use Oracle BI EE standalone or in combination with Oracle Apps. Oracle BI EE together with DBI is called Fusion Intelligence.
3) in case i have an oracle application server 10g with discoverer connected to my APPS instance where i have the seeded EUL implemented, does this fit in any of the scenarios (DBI or Oracle BI EE)? do i need this family pack for BI fusion?
--. You can use Oracle Discoverer as reporting tool on top of DBI. You do not need the family pack for BI fusion in this case.
Hope this helps,
Daan Bakboord