Scheduling Oracle OBIEE reports using Tidal scheduler 5.3.1.X

Hi,
Is it possible to schedule OBIEE reports using the Tidal Scheduler? I have reviewed the documentation for Oracle Adapter/Application Adapter, and didn't find any information there. However, I did find some references with scheduling OBIEE reports using Ibots. Can I Ibots be called from the commandline? I would appreciate any information on this topic.
Thanks,
Derrick Au

Derrick,
At the current time we do not have an Oracle Business Intelligence adpater and the Product Manager has indicated that this is not currenlty on the Product Road Map. I am from what I am reading on the internet it appears that Ibots can be ran from the commandline. I will check with our Professional Services group to see if they have a solution connector that allows OBIEE to be ran through TIDAL.
Thanks,
Kenneth Kuchynka
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