Regarding problems in OBIEE-BIP

Question

Hi
We are finding problem in generating a XML Data file from OBIEE-BIP similar to the one generated by Bi Publisher Xml Data Template.
The problem here(OBIEE-BIP) are:
1. The queries executed in OBIEE-BIP can not be linked between, as we do it in the traditional
XML Publisher.
2. The XML data file generated here in OBIEE-BIP is flat. Data is not organised hierarchically in
this xml.
Example: Master-child data in
XML Publisher
<Data>
<Header>
<Id>001</Id>
<Lines>
<Line>
<Id>L001</Id>
<Dists>
<Dist>D001</Dist>
<Dist>D002</Dist>
<Dist>D003</Dist>
</Dists>
</Line>
<Line>
<Id>L002</Id>
<Dists>
<Dist>D011</Dist>
<Dist>D012</Dist>
<Dist>D013</Dist>
</Dists>
</Line>
<Line>
<Id>L003</Id>
<Dists>
<Dist>D021</Dist>
<Dist>D022</Dist>
<Dist>D023</Dist>
</Dists>
</Line>
</Lines>
</Header>
</Data>
OBIEE-BIP
<Rowset>
<Row>
<Id>001</Id>
<Line>L001</Line>
<Dist>D001</Dist>
</Row>
<Row>
<Id>001</Id>
<Line>L001</Line>
<Dist>D002</Dist>
</Row>
<Row>
<Id>001</Id>
<Line>L001</Line>
<Dist>D003</Dist>
</Row>
<Row>
<Id>001</Id>
<Line>L002</Line>
<Dist>D011</Dist>
</Row>
<Row>
<Id>001</Id>
<Line>L002</Line>
<Dist>D012</Dist>
</Row>
<Row>
<Id>001</Id>
<Line>L002</Line>
<Dist>D013</Dist>
</Row>
<Row>
<Id>001</Id>
<Line>L003</Line>
<Dist>D021</Dist>
</Row>
<Row>
<Id>001</Id>
<Line>L003</Line>
<Dist>D022</Dist>
</Row>
<Row>
<Id>001</Id>
<Line>L003</Line>
<Dist>D023</Dist>
</Row>
<Rowset>
Designing a RTF template for displaying 'Repeated Master-child information' using the XML generated by OBIEE-BIP is very much less feasible. Because the hierarchical releation ship is not maintained in the OBIEE-BIP XML output.
We want to know how these requirements can be achieved using OBIEE-BIP. Could you please reply as early as possible.
Things which we have done
- We designed RPD file with all necessary information and links between tables.
- We designed OBIEE - BIP data model where we wrote the queries and get the XML Data information from
OBIEE- BIP.
- Here we are unable to create inter-dependant queries in OBIEE-BIP.
Thanks
Sachin Sethi

Answer 1

To achieve what you'd like to do, you will need to use Data Templates as a data source. The data template can then reference the JDBC connection to the BI Server. Using data templates will allow you to solve both of your problems (non-flat result sets and linked queries).
Using Answers as a data source or using SQL against the BI Server will always result in a flat XML structure getting generated.
Bryan
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