Write Back in OBIEE

Hi All,
Is there any document about write back?
I need to understand how I can use this in my reports.
Thanks,
Poojak

Hi Pooja,
I have learned , how to use the OBIEE writeback from this article. Please award points if find useful.
http://oraclebizint.wordpress.com/2007/09/20/oracle-bi-ee-101332-write-back-option-budgetingplanning/
let me know if any questions.
Thanks and Regards
S

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Write Back from OBIEE 11g to multiple tables in DB

Hi All,
We have requirement to write-back from OBIEE 11g to multiple tables in DB.
1) Inserting a new row in report. Inserting record into multiple tables through OBIEE?
2) In report we have fields like Region Id, Product Id, Date, Quantity. Region Id, Product Id, Date are dimension fields and Quantity is Fact measure while inserting row in report does OBIEE checks Refrential Integrity Constraint during Write Back on DB.
Let me know if you need more details on this. Thanks in Advance.
Regards,
Rajkumar.

Hi,
1) With regard to inserts into multiple tables, try using multiple insert tags (I haven't tried it) but I think it should work.
2) I don't think OBIEE would check referential integrity , but DB would and give you appropriate response.
Let us know how you got on...
Thanks & Regards

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Hi everyone,
Questions about write back from OBIEE (11.1.1.7) into Essbase (EPM 11.1.2.3).
First of all, did anyone manage to do it ?
Secondly, what are the constraints ? (number of cells updated limited, only level 0 of the Essbase database can be updated, only existing data can be updated or things like that ?)
Thirdly, what are the best practices regarding OBIEE or Essbase security when we implement write back ?
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Hi,
writing to Essbase from OBIEE exist for many years...
In the past it was doing via a JSP page but since last year it's supported directly with a simple UPDATE statement.
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WRITE BACK IN OBIEE 11g

Hi ,
Colud you please clearify the error "The system not able to read the WRITE BACK template.Please contact your system Administrator.
for that, I folled this Document.
http://rajeshthomas.blogspot.in/2012/08/writeback-analysis-in-obiee-11g-part-1.html
Regards,
Akurathi

hi,
check the writeback xml code,there might be some syntactical errors and column numbers in the insert/update statements.You should check the enable writeback check box for all the columns which you used in the writeback template.
mark if helpful/correct..
thanks,
prassu

Write back in OBIEE 11g : unable to check "enable write back"

Hi all!
I have a table on presentation, i want to make a table in analysis with function "Write back". But in criteria, when i choose "column properties" --> "write back" tab --> i can not check "Enable write back". I have granted privileges "write back" to user
Please tell me how to configure to make it.
Thanks so much.
Edited by: OBIEE.vn on Jan 6, 2011 7:54 PM

Guys,
In OBIEE 11g You need to make sure that you mark the logical columns in your Repository RPD as "Writeable". Otherwise the ability to write to these columns is not allowed for WriteBack functionality.
Cheers,
Christian
http://www.artofbi.com

Write back - how OBIEE decides insert or update action ?

Hello
I have a question regarding write-back.
I have both an insert and update statement in my template file.
I want to give the users ability to insert new rows and update existing ones.
I am able to do both, but sometimes the insert/update behavior is not consistent. That is, instead of updating the record, it creates a new row itself in the database (and sometimes the reverse also is true).
Anyone has ideas on how OBIEE decides whether it is an insert or update action?
thanks in advance

Hi,
I have implemented writeback in Obiee 10g version
It's working fine
Please refer my correct code
3) Add XML File to this path C:\OracleBI\web\msgdb\customMessages\WriteBack.xml and
C:\OracleBIData\web\msgdb\WriteBack .xml path.
File Name: WriteBack.xml
<?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">
<update>UPDATE db_summary SET comments='@{c1}' WHERE location='@{c2}'</update>
<insert>INSERT INTO db_summary {comments} VALUES '@{c1}' </insert>
</writeBack>
</XML>
</WebMessage>
<WebMessage name="WriteBackNew">
<XML>
<writeBack connectionPool="Connection Pool">
<update>UPDATE report_comments SET comments='@{c1}' WHERE username='@{c0}'</update>
<insert>INSERT INTO report_comments {comments} VALUES ('@{c1}') </insert>
</writeBack>
</XML>
</WebMessage>
</WebMessageTable>
</WebMessageTables>
Note: It’s all are case sensitive and red lined letters are give as above. After that restart all the OBIEE Server (Java Host, OC4J, BI Server etc.)
Note1: As Button Text in Presentation Layer :system="WriteBack" and
As Template Name in Presentation Layer : <WebMessage name="WriteBackNew">
For more refer my blog link
http://obieeelegant.blogspot.com/2010/12/write-back-steps-1-go-to-repository.html
Thanks
Deva

Write Back Error OBIEE 11g

I am facing the following error massege in writeback funtionality.
I checked the value ,connection pool,writable,read/write permissions but not resolved the issue.
"An error occurred while writing to the server. Please check to make sure you have entered appropriate values. If the problem persists, contact your system administrator."
Any help about that ?

Hi,
http://satyaobieesolutions.blogspot.in/2013/03/write-back.html -- recheck your configuration following this link step by step with screen shots.
http://satyaobieesolutions.blogspot.in/2012/06/obiee-10g11g-writeback-capabilities.html
http://satyaobieesolutions.blogspot.in/2012/06/excel-data-source-writeback-in-obiee.html Note : The Problem Occurred two ways,
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

Red box "Write Back Error" OBIEE 11.1.1.6.0

Hi, are there anyone here succeed setup writeback in obiee 11.1.1.6.0 windows or linux system?
I have tried every tutorials on the internet, but always stuck in red box "Write Back Error" and don't have any clue in the log files.
thanks.

hi Devarasu, thanks for reply, I have done all your instruction but still no luck, red box with "write back error" always appear. Do you know how can I track it down? Or should I patch or upgrade to 11.1.1.6.2 BP1 ?

Write Back implementation in OBIEE 11G

Hi,
i have created new table for implemetation of write back using obiee 11g.
i have finished confirutation for that.but i am getting " THE SYSTEM NOT ABLE TO READ THE WRITE BACK TEMPLATE.PLEASE contact your system administrator.
Could you please clearify this issue
Regards,
Akurathi

Hi Cristian,
You must use '' at script when call some column value. (use '@1' instead of @1)
Tip.. note you can use your "WebMessage Name" (from your script, like "filling", "machine_filing") into your analisys.
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Write Back - Change size of displayed textbox

Hi
I'm using write back in OBIEE 10. As I know we can define the size of the input box in means that no one is able to add more text than allowed. But even if I allow 2000 characters the text box is shown as a single line input box.
Is there a possibility to change the size of the displayed text box especially to allow more than a single line?
Thank you

Hey,
You will somehow need to hack the OBI CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) when the the writeback (table view) is present so that instead of a textbox HTML element, it displays a TEXTAREA HTML element. There is currently no other way to achieve this.
You can read more about HTML input types here,
http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_forms.asp
and
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http://www.artofbi.com

11g write-back drop down box

Hi, I have enabled write back in OBIEE 11g dashboard. I would like to know if it is possible to create a drop down box within the write-back enabled column?

I realize this is a very old thread, but I was hoping there was a way to do this.
I would like to enable write-back to an a table we use to track running processes. I would like to be able to update the status to either 'COMPLETE' or 'INCOMPLETE'. The programs can change theses statuses to anything meaningful, but I only want those two values as options for write-back.
Is this even possible?

Write Back

Hi All,
OBI being a reporting application, I am abit confused about the write back functionality, Can anyone throw some light on any real time business use of this write back in OBIEE? Why we will be ins/upd doing data here in OBI rather than the OLTP doing the same?
Thanks Shravan

Hi Shravan,
Here is a good scenario. Lets say you are using external table to do some security or customizations to obiee reports. You are populating the values in table into session variables and using them at various places in obiee. Now, there is no source for the custom table. Someone has to manually sit there and maintain this table. In production, people that are mainting this table might be HR guy who dont have any technical knowledge on how to select table, insert or update data. In this case, you will build a write back report, with list of prompts that a user can select for each column to populate into the table, or update the existing rows.
Hope this answers your question. Please award points if helpful
Thanks,
-Amith.

Write Back Error in OBIEE 11.1.1.7.150120

Hello everybody,
i have a problem with the writeback capabilities of OBIEE 11.1.1.7.150120.
After the Migration from 10g to 11g i would like to customize the write back in 11g. I go like Oracle BI Practice: OBIEE 11g Configure Writeback this, but getting an OBIEE error:
"Write Back Error
An error occurred while writing to the server. Please check to make sure you have entered appropriate values. If the problem persists, contact your system administrator."
The table does not have any constraint. I would like to insert for example the value "2".
In my table properties i fill in "filling".
My ...\bifoundation\OracleBIPresentationServicesComponent\coreapplication_obips1\analyticsRes\customMessages\writeback.xml looks like that:
<?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="filling">
<XML>
<writeBack connectionPool="Connection Pool">
<insert> </insert>
<update>update analyticmodel.last_runtimes set laru_exec = @1, laru_runtime_start = sysdate </update>
</writeBack>
</XML>
</WebMessage>
<WebMessage name="machine_filling">
<XML>
<writeBack connectionPool="Connection Pool">
<insert> </insert>
<update>update analyticmodel.machine_filling set mf_mach_id = @{c0}</update>
</writeBack>
</XML>
</WebMessage>
</WebMessageTable>
</WebMessageTables>
Thank you very much
Best regards
Christian

Hi Cristian,
You must use '' at script when call some column value. (use '@1' instead of @1)
Tip.. note you can use your "WebMessage Name" (from your script, like "filling", "machine_filing") into your analisys.
Hope this help
Felipe Idalgo

OBIEE 11g write back to Essbase and run calc script feature

Hi,
I have a requirement to write back into Essbase Cube and run calc script from OBIEE dashboard.
From what i have search on google, we must deploy additional Java Script into weblogic, but that is before OBIEE 11.1.1.6.
I have 2 question:
- Does OBIEE 11.1.1.6 already supported native write-back to Essbase and running calcscript?
- Anyone has example of the custom java-script for write back and running calcscript?
And another, if there are requirement like this, is it better to install Essbase Add-in on Microsoft Excel and do the what-if analysis there, then just display the report on OBIEE dashboard? (based on user-friendliness and the complexity on maintenance)
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
Even I am trying to achieve the same thing as you have mentioned but think that it is not possible to achieve easily in obiee 11.1.1.6, though we do have a work around to perform a writeback in Essbase cube using JAPI as mentioned below.
Also we can call Hyperion reports from OBIEE using Action Links and also pass parameters to the same but dont know if it runs calculation script.
Below link could be useful for you for write back workaround.
http://oraclebizint.wordpress.com/2009/05/25/oracle-bi-ee-10-1-3-4-1-writebacks-to-essbase-using-japi-and-custom-html-part-1/
Let me know in case you have found out anything else related to same.
Thanks,

Getting error during write back operation in OBIEE

Hi Experts
I have implemented the Write back operation in OBIEE . My xml code is
<?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="NEW">
<XML>
<writeBack connectionPool="Connection Pool">
<insert> </insert>
<update>UPDATE ACCT_DIM SET HIPC_FLAG='@{c5}' WHERE ACCT_SR_KEY=@{c0} </update>
</writeBack>
</XML>
</WebMessage>
</WebMessageTable>
</WebMessageTables>
But i am getting error when i will click on Write Back Button.
An error occurred while writing to the server. Please check to make sure you have entered appropriate values. If the problem persists, contact your system administrator.
Odbc driver returned an error (SQLExecDirectW).
Error Details
Error Codes: OPR4ONWY:U9IM8TAC:OI2DL65P
State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 27024] The EXECUTE PHYSICAL statement must specify a physical SQL statement to execute. (HY000)
SQL Issued: EXECUTE PHYSICAL CONNECTION POOL "Connection Pool"
Please suggest me how to remove this error.
Thanks In advance
Rehards
Sunil

Hi experts
This is my xml code but i am not able to update records in my database. is there any changes required in this xml.
<?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="new">
<XML>
<writeBack connectionPool="Connection Pool">
<insert> </insert>
<update>UPDATE ACCT_DIM SET HIPC_FLAG='@{c4}' WHERE ACCT_SR_KEY=@{c0} </update>
</writeBack>
</XML>
</WebMessage>
</WebMessageTable>
</WebMessageTables>
My table name in database is ACCT_DIM and i am updating HIPC_FLAG in my table.
I am getting error:
An error occurred while writing to the server. Please check to make sure you have entered appropriate values. If the problem persists, contact your system administrator.
Odbc driver returned an error (SQLExecDirectW).
Error Details
Error Codes: OPR4ONWY:U9IM8TAC:OI2DL65P
State: HY000. Code: 10058. NQODBC SQL_STATE: HY000 nQSError: 10058 A general error has occurred. nQSError: 27024 The EXECUTE PHYSICAL statement must specify a physical SQL statement to execute. (HY000)
SQL Issued: EXECUTE PHYSICAL CONNECTION POOL "Connection Pool"
Thanks in advance
Regards
Sunil

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