BI Publisher 11

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Copyright 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Integrating BI Publisher with Oracle BI

Enterprise Edition


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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to: Explain how BI Publisher integrates with Oracle BI EE

Create a BI Publisher report based on a BI analysis by

using web services

Create a BI Publisher report by using the metadata in thePresentation Catalog

Add a BI Publisher report to a dashboard


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Revisiting the BI Foundation Suite Model

BI Publisher: Resides in the

Foundation Suite layer

Installs as part of

Oracle BI EE Plus Provides the option to

install BI Publisher

onlyFoundation Suite

Layer


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Integrating with Oracle BI EE

Integrates on three levels: BI Server semantic layer integration through a JDBC

connection

Presentation Services integration through:

Analytics

Dashboards

Security integration


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Configuring a JDBC Connection to BI Server

The JDBC connection provides direct access to the semantic

layer.


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Configuring Presentation Catalog Integration

Perform these steps:1. On the Administration

page, select Server

Configuration.

2. Select the Catalog type.

3. Enter the required detail

for Server Version and

Connection Protocol.

4. Test the connection.

5. Optionally, upload thecurrent BI Publisher

repository to the

Presentation Catalog.

6. Restart BI Publisher.


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Configuring Presentation Services Integration

Perform these steps:1. On the Administration page, select Oracle BI Presentation

Services.

2. Enter the required detail for server protocol, server version,

server hostname, port, administrator username andpassword, URL suffix, and session time out.



Navigating Oracle BI EECreate a new

object.

Search theCatalog.

Filtered access

to your catalog

content



Navigating Oracle BI EE

Create BI Publisher

objects fromPublished

Reporting.

My Reports > New

(from the Catalog)

Download Analyzerfor Excel and

Template Builder for

Word



Creating Objects from the Global Header

Published

Reporting

New (global

header) > BI

Publisher object



Creating a Data Model and Report Based on an

Oracle BI Analysis

1. Add an Oracle BI Analysis data set.2. Define XML tag and display names.

3. Test and save sample XML data.

4. Create a report.

5. Select a layout and build your BI Publisher report.6. Save and view your report.



Step 1: Adding an Oracle BI Analysis Data Set

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Step 2: Defining XML Tag and Display Names

Change the XML tag

and display names.



Step 3: Testing and Saving Sample XML Data

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Step 4: Creating a Report for the Analytic Data

Source

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Step 5: Selecting a Layout and Building Your BI

Publisher Report

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Step 6: Saving and Viewing Your Report

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Adding a BI Publisher Report to an Oracle BI EE

Dashboard

1. Log in to Oracle BI EE and edit your dashboard.2. Add a BI Publisher report to your dashboard.

3. Run the dashboard.



Step 1: Logging in to Oracle BI EE and Editing

Your Dashboard

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Step 2: Adding a BI Publisher Report to Your

Dashboard

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Step 2: Adding a BI Publisher Report to Your

Dashboard

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Step 3: Running Your Dashboard

Click Run.

The BI Publisher

report appears on

your dashboard.



Creating a Data Model and Report Based on a BI

Server SQL Query: Process Overview

1. Add a SQL Query data set.2. Select the objects for the query.

3. View and save the results.



Step 1: Adding a SQL Query Data Set

Create a SQL Query

data set and open

Query Builder.

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Step 2: Selecting the Objects for the QueryThese are the

tables stored in

the PresentationCatalog.

Selected column

This is therepository (.rpd)

used for the data

source.


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Step 2: Selecting the Objects for the Query

Add a condition.

Add a sort type

and sort order.


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Step 3: Viewing the Results and Saving the Query

Enter a prompt

value.

Results.


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Creating a Data Model and Report Based on a BI

Server SQL Query: Example

Build the report.

Add it to the

dashboard.


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Integrating BI Publisher Security: Roles and

Groups

Review the

groups to which

you belong.


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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: Explain how BI Publisher integrates with Oracle BI EE

Create a BI Publisher report based on a BI analysis by

using web services

Create a BI Publisher report by using the metadata in thePresentation Catalog

Add a BI Publisher report to a dashboard


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Practice 11: Overview

This practice covers the following topics: Reviewing the Server Configuration > System

Maintenance page

Creating a BI Publisher report based on an Oracle BI

Analysis and adding this report to an Oracle BI EE

Dashboard

Creating a BI Publisher report based on an Oracle BI

Server SQL data set and adding this report to an Oracle BI

EE Dashboard


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Quiz: Overview

This quiz examines your knowledge of the concepts discussedin the lesson.


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Quiz

BI Publisher integrates with Oracle BI EE on several levels.(Select all that apply.)

a. Direct access to BI Servers semantic layer through JDBC

b. Security integration

c. Integration with BI Presentation Server through webservices


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Quiz

All BI Publisher reporting objects must be created within BIPublisher.

a. True

b. False


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Quiz

You do not need to create joins when basing a query on objectsthat are stored in the Presentation Catalog.

a. True

b. False

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