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How-to: Mapviewer Integration with OBIEE 11g (11.1.1.6 and higher)
I've seen quite a few articles on OTN and Google which outline how to configure Mapviewer for your 11g solution. The problem is that many of these articles are:1) overly complex2) out of dateWith the...
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How-to: Apply OBIEE 11g Bundle Patch Set (11.1.1.6.4)
If you've been following the patch set history for Oracle Business Intelligence 11g, you'll notice that Oracle releases various OBIEE patches on a fairly regular basis - anywhere from every quarter to...
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FYI: OPMNCTL Failed to Start Managed Process After Maximum Retry Limit on...
If you've happened to glance at Oracle Technical Network, it appears that alot of practitioners are encountering an issue when upgrading their 11g platform to the newest 11.1.1.6.4 version if they're...
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FYI: Error while running Upgrade Assistant OBIEE 11g - UPGAST-00055
When migrating our legacy OBIEE 10g webcat and RPD to Oracle's new 11g platform, we often don't have the privilege of using a GUI based operating system for assembly & system test as most...
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How-to: OBIEE 11g Start up/Shut Down & Script in Solaris/Linux
'Start BI Services'This simple, easy to use process for starting & stopping Weblogic & OBIEE 11g in Windows is something many developers take for granted. In personal development and proof of...
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FYI: Log could not be retrieved - nQSError: 43113, nQSError: 10058
I've noticed something a little surprising with the OBIEE 11g upgrade assistant & opatch tool. After you apply a patch set (e.g. 11.1.1.6.4), core BIServer components become 'locked' or a default...
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How-to: Apply OBIEE 11g Bundle Patch Set (11.1.1.6.6)
Late last year (December 2012) Oracle gave us the pleasure of releasing their newest OBIEE 11g patchset - OBIEE 11.1.1.6.6 and just when you finished got comfortable with version 11.1.1.6.4!The guide...
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How-to: OBIEE 11g Javascript Integration using Action Framework (Browser Script)
One of the powerful features of Oracle's Business Intelligence 11g platform is a concept called 'Action Framework' or 'Actionable Intelligence'. It's useful because for the first time in OBIEE you can...
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FYI: Maximizing Your Oracle Support and Oracle Documentation for OBIEE 11g
When most OBIEE Architects and Developers encounter a problem or road block, their first solution (assuming they don't know how to resolve the issue) is to use google to search for error codes,...
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How-to: Impersonate or Act As Other Users (e.g. End Users) in OBIEE 11g
In a typical Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE) 11g environment, potential defects or data discrepancies arise that will require the production support team to investigate or research the potential...
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FYI: Overview on Object Level Security, Application Roles, and Inheritance in...
In Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE) 11g, Oracle has fundamentally changed how we map users to various security privileges.In OBIEE 10g, Object Level Security was enforced using the USER session...
View ArticleFYI: User able to log-in even with Invalid (or no) password in OBIEE 11g
With the release of Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE) 11g, the 'old' (read: OBIEE 10g) way of authenticating users has been deprecated, mainly - authenticating a user's credentials via the...
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How-to: Automatic Repository Deployment and Promotion Process OBIEE 11g
A typical deployment process an OBIEE 11g repository will follow in most production environments resembles the following:The development zone represents a series of developer machines modifying a...
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How-to: Direct Database Request Configuration OBIEE 11g
The ability to execute SQL statements directly against the data warehouse, also known as 'Direct Database Requests' is not new to OBIEE 11g. Usually used a last resort, the direct database request has...
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How-to: Enable Case Insensitive User Name Log-in with OBIEE 11g
In my previous article 'OID Authentication with Groups Stored in a Database Table' we discussed how to configure OBIEE 11g to authenticate against an LDAP directory (OID, MSAD) when group credentials...
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How-to: Data Visualization with External Javascript Libraries (D3)
One of the great features of Oracle's Business Intellgience 11g foundation is the ability to integrate external applications via an API call or through the use of javascript libraries. In a previous...
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How-to: Hadoop Integration with OBIEE 11g
The newest release of Oracle Business Intelligence 11.1.1.7 shows Oracle's continued efforts in trying to integrate its Oracle Business Intelligence Platform with big data technologies such as Hadoop...
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FYI: Troubleshooting Security with the Oracle BI Security Diagnostics Helper
The hundreds of BI Security notes on Oracle Support, the countless blogs dedicated to OBIEE 11g security configuration, the myriad of configuration scenarios, test conditions, and troubleshooting steps...
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How-to: Image Referencing with OBIEE 11g
In a typical OBIEE engagement, the client may want to utilize out of the box or custom images within various dashboards and reports. This requirement leads to many open questions, including:Where are...
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How-to: Automatically Refreshing Dashboards in OBIEE 11g via iFrame Bursting-...
With production costs associated to flat screen LCD/plasma/LED TVs dropping into the 100s of dollars over the past few years, these TVs are no longer relegated to the home theater space. Now...
View ArticleFYI: GoURL Primer with OBIEE 11g
The Oracle BI Presentation Services Go URL command is for use in incorporating specific Oracle Business Intelligence results into external portals or applications. The Go URL is used when you add a...
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How-to: Bridge Tables and Many to Many Relationships Demystified in OBIEE 11g
Bridge tables - entire books have been devoted to this concept, countless blogs write about it, and organizations offer entire classes dedicated to demystifying this idea. Ralph Kimball, creator of...
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How-to: Automated Web Catalog Deployment in OBIEE 11g
In a previous article I covered the process of how to automatically migrate the repository from a developer environment to production. Equally important is the process of migrating the web catalog....
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How-to: Upgrade Usage Tracking OBIEE 10g to OBIEE 11.1.1.x
Oracle has provided plenty of documentation on how to upgrade your OBIEE 10g environment to their new 11g platform. They've even outlined the process of configuring a new instance of Usage Tracking on...
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How-to: OID Authentication with Groups Stored in an External Database Table -...
As more firms seek to consolidate their technology stack while expanding their analytics capabilities, it makes more and more sense to transition your OBIEE 10g analytics solution to Oracle's new 11g...
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