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1.1 January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Oracle BI By Bakboord - 2011 in review (2012-01-02 13:12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Registration for the 2012 RM BI Forum in Atlanta, GA and Brighton, UK May 2012 is
now open! (2012-03-08 17:58) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hit the Packts Oracle Packtpot (2012-03-09 13:18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) 11.1.1.6.0 (2012-03-12 11:31) . 7
Upgrading from 10g to 11g (Update) (2012-03-14 13:30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Oracle Endeca Information Discovery (EID) (2012-03-22 15:18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.3 April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Oracle TimesTen for Oracle Exalytics (2012-04-18 15:31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g: A Hands-On Tutorial
(2012-04-19 13:03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Patching in Oracle BI 11g 11.1.1.6 (2012-04-26 12:48) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.4 May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rittman Mead BI Forum Notes - Day I (2012-05-08 12:06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
RM BI Forum Notes - Kevin McGinley (Masterclass) (2012-05-09 09:34) . . . . . . . . . 14
RM BI Forum Notes - Oracle Keynote (2012-05-09 11:10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
RM BI Forum Notes - Day 2 (2012-05-10 20:14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
RM BI Forum Notes - Keynote - Debra Lilley (2012-05-11 10:25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
RM BI Forum Notes - Day 3 (2012-05-11 15:41) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
RM BI Forum Notes - Wrap-up (2012-05-14 13:53) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1.5 August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Integrating Oracle eBS R12 and Oracle BI 11g (2012-08-16 09:22) . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Simulate Oracle eBS to Oracle BI login via SQL (2012-08-16 10:26) . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Logout Link disappearing in Oracle BI 11g / Oracle eBS R12 integration (2012-08-20 12:38) 24
1.6 October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Setup Oracle BIA 7963 - Data Security (2012-10-18 12:30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Navigating from Oracle BI 11g to Oracle eBS R12 (2012-10-25 12:30) . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Solving ORA-01722 - Invalid Number while navigating from Oracle BI 11g to Oracle eBS
R12 (2012-10-29 12:25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
OBIEE 11g - Error selecting Coreapplicationin Oracle Enterprise Manager (ADF FACES-
60097, ADF FACES-60096) (2012-10-30 12:11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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2012
1.1 January
Oracle BI By Bakboord - 2011 in review (2012-01-02 13:12)
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
[1]
Heres an excerpt:
The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 70,000
times in 2011. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 3 days for
that many people to see it.
[2]Click here to see the complete report.
I made another PDF-backup which you can download [3]here.
1. file://localhost/2011/annual-report/
2. file://localhost/2011/annual-report/
3. http://obibb.wordpress.com/obibb-pdf-backup/
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1.2 March
Registration for the 2012 RM BI Forum in Atlanta, GA and Brighton, UK May 2012
is now open! (2012-03-08 17:58)
The Registration for the 2012 RM BI Forum in Atlanta, GA and Brighton, UK May 2012 is now open!
Thanks to the guys over at Rittman Mead I got the opportunity to speak at the Rittman Mead BI Forum
2012 in Brighton. I will do an [1]Ignite-style session; Oracle BI Applications: Can we make it worth the
Purchase?
The agenda for Rittman Mead BI Forum 2012 will be as follows.
Day 1 (Tuesday): Optional OBIEE 11g Masterclass with Kevin McGinley
Day 2 (Wednesday): BI Forum Day 1
Day 3 (Thursday): BI Forum Day 2
Day 4 (Friday): Optional, Free BI Developer (NDA) Day in Conjunction with Oracle BI Product
Development
Check for more details[2] here.
Hope to see you in May!!
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignite_(event)
2. http://ht.ly/9x5vR
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Hit the Packts Oracle Packtpot (2012-03-09 13:18)
I have been doing some reviewing in the past for [1]Packt Publishing. They have informed me about the
fact that Packt is running a campaign for Oracle books in March.
Check out [2]Packts Oracle Packtpot: Exciting discounts on Oracle books/e-books throughout March2012!
There is also a a [3]Press Release that highlights this campaign.
If you want to win a years free access to the [4]Oracle PacktLib library, simply answer the follow-
ing question.
In which US city is the annual Oracle OpenWorld Conference held each year?
1. A) Las Vegas, Nevada
2. B) San Francisco, California
3. C) Atlanta, Georgia
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Tweet your answers to [5]@Packt OracleFMW using the hash tag #PacktPot, all correct answers will be
entered into a prize draw and the winner will be announced on Twitter at the end of the month.
Follow Packt on [6]Twitter for Packt news and content on all things Oracle Fusion Middleware [7]@Packt
Oracle FMW
Good Luck!!
1. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/review-oracle-siebel-crm-8-installation-and-management/
2. http://bit.ly/y4lshw
3. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/oracle-collaborate-campaign-press-release.doc
4. http://packtlib.packtpub.com/oracle-library/subscription
5. https://twitter.com/#!/Packt_OracleFMW
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7. https://twitter.com/#!/Packt_OracleFMW
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) 11.1.1.6.0 (2012-03-12 11:31)
Although Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) 11.1.1.6.0 has already been released a
few weeks ago, I thought I would be nice to write some sort of wrap-up post with some interesting links
to documents and various websites.
The latest version of Oracle BI 11g is available on [1]OTN as well as on [2]eDelivery.
Of course you should start by reading the [3]documentation. The [4]11.1.1.6.0 docs have been duplicated
compared to 11.1.1.5.0. Maybe because there is an additional part reserved for Oracle [5]Exalytics. As
always there is a lot of buzz around the Oracle BI Blogosphere. [6]Christian has a nice up-to-date
Link Library with a list of interesting websites with regards to 11.1.1.6 documentation and functionality
posts/docs/etc.
Some interesting documents
[7]Maintenance Release Guide (List of Bugs Fixed)
[8]Oracle BI 11g - Certication Matrix
[9]Upgrade Advisor: Oracle BI 11g from 11.1.1.5.0 to 11.1.1.6.0 (Id - 1434253.1)
Oracle BI 11.1.1.6.0 opens the door for Oracle [10]Exalytics. When you want to get more information
about Oracle Exalytics, check the following sites;
[11]Peak Indicators - All You want to ask about Oracle Exalytics [12]
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[13]Rittman Mead - A ve part series about Oracle Exalytics
Happy Upgrading!
Related articles
[14]Oracle Exalytics: When Late Is Better Than Never (informationweek.com)
[15]Oracle releases Exalytics to take on SAPs HANA (infoworld.com)
1. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi-enterprise-edition/downloads/bi-downloads-1525270.html
2. https://edelivery.oracle.com/
3. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi-enterprise-edition/documentation/index.html
4. http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/bi.htm
5. http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/bi.1111/e24706/toc.htm
6. http://hekatonkheires.blogspot.com/2012/02/obiee-11.html
7. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/bugs_fixed_in_11_1_1_6_0_by_prod_comp.xls
8. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/bi-11gr1certmatrix-166168.xls
9. https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=show&type=NOT&id=1434253.1
10. http://www.oracle.com/us/solutions/ent-performance-bi/business-intelligence/exalytics-bi-machine/
overview/index.html
11. http://www.peakindicators.com/index.php/knowledge-base/111-exalytics-frequently-asked-questions-faq
12. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/oracle-exalytics-in-memory-machine.png
13. http://www.rittmanmead.com/2012/02/oracle-exalytics-week-the-case-for-exalytics/
14. http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/info_management/232601513?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All
15. http://r.zemanta.com/?u=http%3A//www.infoworld.com/d/business-intelligence/
oracle-releases-exalytics-take-saps-hana-187361&a=77639101&rid=000000d1-614f-000F-0000-00000000043d&e=
5e007557b79c2fad340ab7033d00a00c
Christian Berg (@Nephentur) (2012-03-12 11:42:49)
Hi Daan, Yes, the link library is up-to-date with regards to 11.1.1.6 documentation and functionality posts/docs/etc.
I havent included all the dierent Exalytics posts and docs since I wanted to keep the base product seperated
from Exalytics...maybe Ill make an additional link library for that one. Cheers, Christian
Daan Bakboord (2012-03-12 12:01:49)
Hi Christian, I have updated the post. Thanks for commenting! Cheers, - Daan
Upgrading from 10g to 11g (Update) (2012-03-14 13:30)
In preparation of an Oracle BI Applications (OBIA) upgrade to OBIA 7.9.6.3, I have been running
the Oracle BI 11.1.1.6 [1]Upgrade Assistant. Just to see whether we could expect (serious) issues. On
the other hand I was curious how the Oracle BI 10g Security Groups would upgrade to the Oracle BI
11g Application Roles. Application Roles are managed via the the Enterprise Manager (Policy Store -
[2]system-jazn-data.xml). Actually [3]Rittman Mead are running a 5-part series on Oracle BI 11g Security
at the moment.
The Oracle BI Application Security is congured as [4]follows in Oracle BI 10g. The responsibilities
in Oracle eBS are created as groups in Oracle BI. After upgrading to 11g these groups are created as
Applications Roles. If you check the in the Oracle BI 11g Weblogic Console, you would see that the
responsibilities are also created as groups. These groups are created for Authentication (conrming the
identity of a user) purposes. The Application roles are created for the Authorization (specifying access
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rights).
I have been blogging about the [5]upgrade from 10g to 11g earlier. There doesnt seem to be any
major dierence in the Upgrade Assistant in 11.1.1.6. You basically have to follow the same steps as in
the previous versions.
After the upgrade I ran the Consistency Checker. A few Warnings caught my eye. I havent seen
those before so I guess they are introduced in Oracle BI 11g.
> NQSError 39051 (Warnings) - Application Role ***** is not dened in the Enterprise Manager.
There are 2 options to solve these errors:
Remove the Application Role from ....
.... the Policy Store via the Enterprise Manager
.... the Reporsitory (RPD) via the Identy Manager in the Oracle BI Administration Tool.
> NQSError 39062 (Warnings) Initialization Block ***** uses Connection Pool *****.***** which
is used for report queries. This may impact query performance.
Its common practice to create an additional Initialization Block for Session variables. Check [6]Nicolas
blog for more details on the Oracle BI Connection Pools.
Cheers.
1. http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/bi.1111/e16452/apndx_screens.htm#FUGBI274
2. http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/bi.1111/b32121/pbr_conf012.htm#RSPUB75339
3. http://www.rittmanmead.com/2012/03/an-obiee-11g-security-primer-introduction/
4. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/oracle-bi-applications-security/
5. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/upgrading-from-10g-to-11g-repository-and-webcat/
6. http://gerardnico.com/wiki/dat/obiee/connection_pool
Oracle Endeca Information Discovery (EID) (2012-03-22 15:18)
I attended two Oracle conferences over the last few weeks. There was a [1]Oracle Technology Conference
2012 in Brussels and a [2]Exalytics Launch Power Premiere in Utrecht. At both these events there was
special attention for [3]Endeca. Oracle Endeca Information Discovery (EID) to be precise. Oracle Endeca
is an addition to the already existing Oracle BI Foundation (Oracle BI EE, Scorecarding, Essbase, etc.).
The traditional Oracle BI is mainly focused on Structured Data. With the acquisition of Endeca, Oracle
added functionality to index and analyse both structured as well as unstructured data. This adds the
possibility to come to new insights which you do not have to model upfront.
Triggered by the authors of [4]Endeca123.com I decided to download Endeca myself and play around
with it. The rst steps are easy as 1-2-3 and within the hour you can have your rst Endeca Sample
Application up and running. Just download the [5]Endeca Quickstart from the Oracle Software Delivery
Cloud and start playing around.
It will be interesting if and how Oracle will integrate Endeca into their standard oerings. Will Oracle BI
11g replace the dashboarding capabilities? How would you model the unstructured data poart into the
Oracle BI Repository? Will Oracle Data Integrator replace the [6]CloverETL tool. Lets see where this is
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heading.
Cheers.
1. http://www.oracle.com/webapps/events/ns/EventsDetail.jsp?p_eventId=142643&src=7295872&src=7295872&Act=
228&evite=228
2. http://www.oracle.com/us/solutions/ent-performance-bi/business-intelligence/exalytics-bi-machine/
overview/index.html
3. http:
//www.oracle.com/us/solutions/ent-performance-bi/endeca-info-discovery-1494658.html?ssSourceSiteId=opn
4. http://www.endeca123.com/
5. https://edelivery.oracle.com/EPD/Download/get_form?egroup_aru_number=14534036
6. http://www.cloveretl.com/
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1.3 April
Oracle TimesTen for Oracle Exalytics (2012-04-18 15:31)
One of the most important subjects regarding Oracle Exalytics is Oracle TimesTen.
[1]
Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database is a memory-optimized relational database that provides ap-
plications with extremely fast response time and very high throughput as required by many applications
in a wide range of industries (Oracle)
If you want to make good use of Oracle Exalytics, knowledge of the Oracle TimesTen In-Memory
Database is an absolute must.
Start your journey here;
[2]Overview
[3]Download on OTN
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[4]Online documentation
[5]Licensing
Good Luck!
[6]
1. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/oracle-exalytics-in-memory-machine.png
2. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/products/timesten/overview/index.html
3. http://oracle.com/technetwork/database/timesten/downloads
4. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/timesten/documentation
5. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/timesten/documentation/licensing-info-1478940.pdf
6. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/oracle-exalytics-in-memory-machine.png
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Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g: A Hands-On Tutorial
(2012-04-19 13:03)
The buzz started a few weeks ago on Twitter. A few guys belonging to the Premier League of the Oracle
BI Community are in the course of writing a [1]book on Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
11g.
The authors of the forthcoming book are;
[2]Christian Screen
[3]Haroun Khan
[4]Adrian Ward
I am proud for being invited to do some reviewing. Now I know for a fact that these guys have manged
to put together a step-by-step guide which should give you enough in-depth knowledge of everything the
Oracle BI Suite 11g has to oer you.
The Book and eBook are expected in August 2012. Youd better pre-order now!!
1. http://www.packtpub.com/oracle-business-intelligence-enterprise-edition-11g/book
2. http://www.packtpub.com/authors/profiles/christian-screen
3. http://www.packtpub.com/authors/profiles/haroun-khan
4. http://www.packtpub.com/authors/profiles/adrian-ward
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Patching in Oracle BI 11g 11.1.1.6 (2012-04-26 12:48)
Last week the [1]announcement came that there has been a Patch (13742915) released for Oracle BI EE
11.1.1.6.1. This Patch can be dowloaded via [2]Oracle Support (Login required).
If you want to apply the Patch, you have to perform a few steps. These steps can dier, de-
pending on which steps you may or may not already have executed.
Start by downloading the Patch rst.
Download Patch 13742915

1. Navigate to Patches & Updates

2. Search for Patch 13742915
3. Select the required OS (I installed on Windows 64-bit)
4. Dowload the Patch
When the Patch has been dowloaded, go to your Oracle BI environment for the installation of
the Patch. The following steps have to be performed.
Patch Installation for server

1. Stop all BI Services, including BI Server, BI Administration Tool, BI Javahost, BI Scheduler

(Start->Programs->Oracle BI->Stop BI Services)
2. Backup ORACLE HOME\bifoundation\server
3. Backup ORACLE INSTANCE\bifoundation\OracleBIServerCo mponent\coreapplication
obis1\repository
4. Apply Patch using Opatch (See below)
5. Start all BI Services
6. Test the Patch
7. If needed, rollback the Patch (See below)
Apply Patch using Opatch

Note: Make sure all BI Services have stopped

Check Oracle Support; OBIEE 11g: How to Apply Patches Using Opatch (Id - 1220799.1)
1. Verify whether you have (the latest) version of [3]Opatch installed
a) If needed install a new version of the Opatch utility (See below)
Make sure ....
... the ORACLE HOME variable exists > set ORACLE HOME=MIDDLEWARE HOME\Oracle
BI1
-
Side-note from Oracle: You are setting ORACLE HOME for this command-prompt session only.
This is set to only facilitate patch application/rollback/inventory, etc.
Do not make this a permanent environment variable as it will aect other Oracle Products running
on your system which may need a permanent ORACLE HOME environment variable.
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... the OPATCH-directory is in your PATH > set PATH= %PATH %;ORACLE HOME\OPatch
2. Read through the README.txt
3. Download the Patch to the PATCH TOP directory (in my case; Z:\Oracle\FMW\OracleBIAdm
in\PATCH TOP)
4. CD to Patch directory (in my case; Z:\Oracle\FMW\OracleBIAdm in\PATCH TOP\13742915)
5. Apply Patch
a) run opatch apply (without quotes)
If you are running a 64-bit OS: Windows64bit / Linux 64bit / AIX 64bit
b) run patch apply -jre %ORACLE HOME %/jdk/jre (without quotes)
6. OPatch succeeded
7. Verify the succesful installation
a) run opatch lsinventory (without quotes)
If you are running a 64-bit OS: Windows64bit / Linux 64bit / AIX 64bit
b) run opatch lsinventory -jre %ORACLE HOME %/jdk/jre (without quotes)
8. OPatch succeeded
Note: All BI Services can be started
Rollback the Patch using Opatch

1. CD to Patch directory (in my case; Z:\Oracle\FMW\OracleBIAdm in\PATCH TOP\13742915)

2 Rollback Patch
a) run opatch rollback -id 13742915 (without quotes)
If you are running a 64-bit OS: Windows64bit / Linux 64bit / AIX 64bit
b) run opatch rollback -id 13742915 -jre %ORACLE HOME %/jdk/jre (without quotes)
How to install the Opatch utility

1. Navigate to Patches & Updates

2. Search for Patch 6880880
3. Select the required OS (I installed on Windows 64-bit)
4. Dowload the Patch
5. Extract the zip le directly under the ORACLE HOME (MIDDLEWARE HOME\Oracle BI1).
6. Backup ORACLE HOME\OPatch
7. Make sure no directory ORACLE HOME\OPatch exist
8. Unzip the OPatch downloaded zip into the ORACLE HOME directory
9. check the version of the OPatch utility
a) ORACLE HOME\OPatch
b) run opatch version (without quotes)
Good Luck!
1. https://blogs.oracle.com/proactivesupportEPM/entry/obiee_11_1_1_62
2. https://supporthtml.oracle.com/
3. http://www.orafaq.com/wiki/Opatch
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1.4 May
Rittman Mead BI Forum Notes - Day I (2012-05-08 12:06)
Today the fourth Rittman Mead BI Forum has started. Unfortunately I wasnt able to join from the
beginning because of an accident somewhere along the (rail)road to [1]Brighton.
The coming days will be full of all things related to the Oracle BI Stack. Today has started with
a Orcle BI 11g Masterclass provided by Kevin McGinley. Tonight Oracle wil joins us for a keynote.
The next two days will be packed with all kinds of presentations. Friday the forum will end with a BI
Developer (NDA) session about the Oracle BI Developments. Check the full schedule on the Rittman
Mead [2]website.
I will try to take notes througout the following days. So please check back to stay connected. You
could also follow [3] #biforum on Tweetchat.com to get real-time updates.
To be continued
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RM BI Forum Notes - Kevin McGinley (Masterclass) (2012-05-09 09:34)
Day I of the Rittman Mead BI Forum 2012 started of with a Masterclass provided by [1]Kevin McGinley.
Het took us on a journey along the Oracle BI Action Framework, Oracle Scorecards and Strategy
Management, Oracle Mobile, Oracle BI 11g Customizations.
Some notes about the subjects covered:

There is a whole world next or behind Oracle BI 11g; Oracle BI Action Framework. Not all
evenly well documented!! Even more interesting to explore.

Consider OSSM - Oracle Scorecards and Strategy Management as a 3th (next to reports - BI
Publisher and Analysis - Oracle BI Answers) way to deliver data to your end-user.
OSSM provides features Oracle BI Publisher / Answers cannot deliver.
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Using OSSM for traditional Oracle BI
Its the new kid on the blog so it needs some more ne tuning and there is a lot (more) to learn.
Probably not so much a technical challenge as it is at the cultural / process side

Mobile Application
Trends to 33 % Mobile BI in 2012
Is Oracle BI Mobile a real mobile app or is it just a web GUI presented via a mobile device (iPad / iPod)?
Compared to 3th party tools like [2]RoamBI / [3]SurfBI, they tend to have more mobile functionality.
Whether the analytical capabilities are better remains to be seen. Both applications (including some
demo content) are to be downloaded from Apple Appstore.

Customization in Oracle BI 11g at the client-side or the server-side. There is more then one
way to skin a cat. Start [4]here.
Customization means backup and document each le and modications to these le. These way you
should be safe in case of an upgrade.
Check [5]here for an impression of the various customizations you could apply to an Oracle BI
11g application.
More to come
1. http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinmcginley
2. http://www.roambi.com/
3. http://www.surfbi.com/
4. http://bit.ly/JduRi4
5. http://opencheckbook.itd.state.ma.us/analytics/saw.dll?Dashboard
RM BI Forum Notes Wrap-up Oracle BI By Bakboord (2012-05-14 13:55:06)
[...] RM BI Forum Notes Kevin McGinley (Masterclass) (obibb.wordpress.com) [...]
RM BI Forum Notes - Oracle Keynote (2012-05-09 11:10)
Day I of the Rittman Mead BI Forum 2012 ended (besides a delicious meal) with a Keynote provided by
Oracle (Alan Lee and Mike Durran). First Alan thanked us for being Oracle BI evangelistic. I guess a
thanks back is well in place for a great product (portfolio).
Nothing spectacular to announce. I guess luckily for us, because it has been a busy year ;-).
A few notes:
Oracle BI will be Oracle (Business) Analytics
Next to the Oracle BI Foundation products like Endeca, Big Data (is this a product or a process),
Engineered Systems (Big Data Appliance, Exadata, Exalytics) have been covered. Especially the last two
products were subject to discussion. How do Exadata and Exalytics work together? We were presented
with a Exalytics demo. Do you need to now where the data is coming from (TimesTen Oracle BI Cache)
or is the fact that the data is retrieved very fast enough? This discussion will continue when Mike Durran
does his presentations. Personally I would like to now where the data is coming from an I wasnt the only
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one.......
More to come
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[1]Oracle TimesTen for Oracle Exalytics (obibb.wordpress.com)
[2]Oracle Endeca Information Discovery (EID) (obibb.wordpress.com)
1. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2012/04/18/oracle-timesten-for-oracle-exalytics/
2. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/oracle-endeca-information-discovery-eid/
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RM BI Forum Notes - Day 2 (2012-05-10 20:14)
Day 2 of the Rittman Mead BI Forum is the rst of the two core days lled with 1 hour and 10 minute
presentations.
A few notes related to the 1 hour presentations. These notes by far do not cover everything that
has been presented, but should give you a indication and possibly a starting point for further investigation.
******
[1]Anthony Heljula - Oracle BI 11g Security
F******cking complicated because of the 10g security model support. Inheritance of security on dierent
levels (groups and catalog groups) versus application roles within 11g
Policies versus priviliges (Front-End)
Oracle eBS - BISQLGroupProvider - 1428008.1 on [2]Oracle Support
GUIDs help to secure (application roles and users) your Oracle BI environment
Troubleshooting Oracle BI Security

[3]Adam Ferrari - Oracle #Endeca Information Discovery - Simplicity of Search combined with Power of
Analytics
OEID is all about nding correllation between all the data (structured as well as unstructured)
Oracle BI can lead to question which only can be answered by tools like Endeca. The outcome of these
Endeca answers can lead to a new structured model (new KPI) in Oracle BI. Proven answers to known
questions versus Fast answers to new questions
Front-end demo - quickly drag and drop your own application
Datamodelling versus linking data based on key-value pairs

Ayse Oztop - Oracle Scorecarding & Strategy Management (OSSM)

A Scorecard is a Companys Communication Vehicle
Smart KPI - Relevance is subjective and therefore hard to determine
The Oracle BI Foundation provides an integrated solution for Scorecarding & Strategy Management and
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therfor both Oracle BI EE and OSSM use the same metadata and can be linked to eachother

Adam Seed - James Cole - John Holield

How to re-use an existing Oracle BI environment using a Reporting Pack (Oracle Publisher, Brieng
Books, Oracle BI Oce, Downloadable Dashboards)
Use Firebug to explore the Oracle BI Environment, which makes cusotmizations easier.
More to come.
Related articles
[4]Oracle Endeca Information Discovery (EID) (obibb.wordpress.com)
1. https://twitter.com/#!/aheljula
2. https://support.oracle.com/CSP/ui/flash.html
3. https://twitter.com/#!/AJFerrari
4. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/oracle-endeca-information-discovery-eid/
RM BI Forum Notes Wrap-up Oracle BI By Bakboord (2012-05-14 13:55:12)
[...] RM BI Forum Notes Day 2 (obibb.wordpress.com) [...]
RM BI Forum Notes - Keynote - Debra Lilley (2012-05-11 10:25)
The second day of the Rittman Mead BI Forum ended with an Keynote provided by [1]Debra Lilley. She
showed us the role Oracle BI (Applications) will play in [2]Fusion Applications.
A few notes. These notes by far do not cover everything that has been presented, but should give
you a indication and possibly a starting point for further investigation.
******
Fusion Applications less new Functionality as opposed to a lot of new (aquired) Technology in the
Fusion Middleware
(Role-Based) End User experience > getting the right information in the right time
Integrating Apps and BI makes pre-aggregation and (balance) predictions possible at the time transactions
are entered
Informatica & ODI side-by-side in the Fusion BI Architecture? There seems to be no single answer (yet)
BI View Objects on top of the Fusion Applications including Essbase
The importance of the Metadata Store
After this Keynote we had a little drink in the [3]Rittman Mead oce and a very nice dinner in the
[4]Havana restaurant.
More to come
1. https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/Debra%20Lilley
2. http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/fusion/overview/index.html?origref=http://www.oracle.
com/us/corporate/press/173456
3. http://twitpic.com/9j99nf
4. http://www.havana.uk.com/
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RM BI Forum Notes Wrap-up Oracle BI By Bakboord (2012-05-14 13:55:19)
[...] RM BI Forum Notes Keynote Debra Lilley (obibb.wordpress.com) [...]
RM BI Forum Notes - Day 3 (2012-05-11 15:41)
Day 3 of the Rittman Mead BI Forum is the second of the two core days lled with 1 hour and 10 minute
presentations.
A few notes related to the 1 hour presentations. These notes by far do not cover everything that
has been presented, but should give you a indication and possibly a starting point for further investigation.
******
Adam Bloom - Oracle BI 11g Diagnostics and Logging
Three places for logging; BI, Enterprise Manager and Weblogic
There is a whole lot of logging. Check the documentation to nd your way.
Check JRockit
Rotation and location can be managed
ExecutionIds should make it easy to link the various logles together and nd the cause of the problem
A clean set of logs > DocId 1434514.1 on [1]Oracle Support

[2]Emiel van Bockel - Agile going all the BI way

People and Information engineerd to work together
Information cycle > from data to information to knowledge back to data again
Adding sense to data
Agile is the abilty to react to change with focus and total control
Communication is the key - Post-IT
Begin with the end in mind - learning

[3]Mike Durran - Exalytics (Analytics without Limits)

Inniband for Networking excellence
Check the Times-Ten documentation on OTN
Oracle SQL Developer to check on source databases, the RCU schemas & Summary Statistics and Times-
Ten
1 TB becomes 400 GB eective mememory due to the perm and temp space for Times-Ten (800 GB total,
equally devided)
Essbase for faster planning
Certied to run Oracle BI Applications
Summary Advisor to identify hotspots based on Usage Tracking information

[4]Michael Wilcke - From spreadsheets to dashboards

Understand the Business - Never believe a customer but try to understand him / her
Set Expectations and live up to them
The Information Network - Connecting Oracle BI Dashboards
Information Integration by Conforming Dimensions
Insist on Decisions - Commitment
More to come
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1. https://support.oracle.com/CSP/ui/flash.html
2. https://twitter.com/#!/bifacts
3. https://twitter.com/#!/mikedurran
4. http://ch.linkedin.com/in/michaelwilcke
RM BI Forum Notes Wrap-up Oracle BI By Bakboord (2012-05-14 13:55:15)
[...] Oracle eBS RM BI Forum Notes Day 3 [...]
RM BI Forum Notes - Wrap-up (2012-05-14 13:53)
Last week I have tried to give you an impression about the Rittman Mead BI Forum 2012. They managed
to provide us with a four day program packed with all things related to Oracle BI. Two core days with
various presentations. Various in subject; Oracle BI, agile, Fusion Apps, Endeca, etc., etc. But also
various in style; Keynotes, one hour presentations and 10-minute (TED/Ignite) presentations. Next to
that the possibility of a Masterclass by Kevin McGinley and a NDA session by Oracle.
I was one of the lucky few, who was able to join all four days. Four days, packed with information and a
basis for a lot of inspiration. Where to start!?
The Rittman Mead BI Forum is a good place to network and to exchange ideas. It was good to
see a lot of known faces again. On top of that I have met some new people also.
A big thank you to Mark Rittman, Jon Mead and their crew. Also a big thanks to Oracle for join-
ing and for being so open about the Oracle BI developments and their visions and roadmaps. Thanks
all for joining and sharing. Thats what makes the Rittman Mead BI Forum such a great event to be at.
Hope to see everyone next year.
For a foto-impresssion, check [1]Flickr.
Tommorow the US version of the Rittman Mead BI Forum will start. If you would like to stay in-
formed, you should check the [2]Tweetchat.
Stay on the lookout for the pdfs which will probably placed on the Rittman Mead website. There
will denitely be some good stu to have a look at!!
Related articles
[3]RM BI Forum Notes - Kevin McGinley (Masterclass) (obibb.wordpress.com)
[4]Rittman Mead BI Forum Notes - Day I (obibb.wordpress.com)
[5]RM BI Forum Notes - Day 2 (obibb.wordpress.com)
[6]Rittman Mead BI Forum Notes - Day 3 (obibb.wordpress.com)
[7]RM BI Forum Notes - Keynote - Debra Lilley (obibb.wordpress.com)
[8]RM BI Forum Notes - Oracle Keynote (obibb.wordpress.com)
1. http://t.co/C7YQUtM0
2. http://t.co/laoDgE3a
3. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/rm-bi-forum-notes-kevin-mcginley-masterclass/
4. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/rittman-mead-bi-forum-notes-day-i/
5. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/rm-bi-forum-notes-day-2/
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6. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/rm-bi-forum-notes-day-3/
7. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/rm-bi-forum-notes-keynote-debra-lilley/
8. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/rm-bi-forum-notes-oracle-keynote/
Saichand Varanasi (2012-05-14 14:34:36)
Nice and thanks for the updates
Daan Bakboord (2012-05-14 15:07:12)
Hi Saichand, You are welcome. Hope it helps. Thanks for reading my blog and making comments. - Daan
1.5 August
Integrating Oracle eBS R12 and Oracle BI 11g (2012-08-16 09:22)
I have made a [1]blogpost in the past about integrating Oracle eBS R12 and Oracle BI 10g. In the course
of an upgrade of Oracle BI Applications (OBIA) to OBIA 7.9.6.3, I came to the subject of integrating
Oracle eBS R12 and Oracle BI 11g. Of course you should start with the [2]documentation. Next to that,
Oracle provides a note on [3]Oracle Support (ID 1343143.1). A lot of integration steps are equal to the
10g version.
In short:
There are two sides (Oracle eBS & Oracle BI) where you need to make some preparations.
Oracle eBS:
You need to dene the link from to Oracle eBS to Oracle BI. This functionality hasnt changed and I
have described that process [4]here. Combined with the FND: Oracle Business Intelligence Suite EE base
URL-prole option in Oracle eBS, you now are ready to navigate from Oracle eBS to Oracle BI.
Oracle BI:
Now the Oracle eBS side is ready, youll have to prepare Oracle BI for accepting login requests from
Oracle eBS. This parts diers a little from 10g. The changes in the Repository are still the same and
consist of validation of the ICX-cookie in the Oracle eBS Connection Pool and the Authentication via
Session variables. You can choose to either authenticate via the GROUP- system variable or directly via
the new 11g ROLES-system variable.
After that you need to change the Oracle BI conguration;
authenticationschemas.xml (ORACLE HOME/bifoundation/web/display)
[5] [6]
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[7]
instancecong.xml (ORACLE
INSTANCE/cong/OracleBIPresentationServicesComponent/coreapplicat ion obips1)
[8] [9]
Note: Dont get mislead by the following sentence; <!This Conguration setting is managed by Ora-
cle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control>. You must adjust these settings directly in the
instancecong.xml itself.
This should (all) be sucient to log into Oracle BI via a selected responsibility in Oracle.
In a following post I will cover the subject of applying Data Security in Oracle BI, based on the Oracle
eBS Responsibility.
1. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/integrating-oracle-ebs-and-oracle-bi-ee-part-i/
2. http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/bi.1111/e16364/ebs_actions.htm#CJADIFBA
3. https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/ui/km/DocumentDisplay.jspx?_afrLoop=554928375146425&id=1343143.
1&_afrWindowMode=0&_adf.ctrl-state=103mymztio_97
4. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2010/08/05/integrating-oracle-ebs-and-oracle-bi-ee-links/
5. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/authenticationschemas_xml_schemakeyvariable1.jpg
6. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/authenticationschemas_xml_schemakeyvariable1.jpg
7. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/authenticationschemas_xml.jpg
8. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/instanceconfig_xml.jpg
9. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/instanceconfig_xml.jpg
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Setup Oracle BIA 7963 Data Security Oracle BI By Bakboord (2012-10-18 12:34:19)
[...] Integration Oracle eBS and Oracle BI [...]
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Simulate Oracle eBS to Oracle BI login via SQL (2012-08-16 10:26)
There is an interesting (for me at least) topic on [1]OTN about integrating Oracle eBS security into
Oracle BI. It is a topic about getting Oracle eBS HR-Security to work in Oracle BI. Robin Moat has a
[2]blogpost about; Validating EBS-BI authentication, without BI. He refers to an My Oracle Support
article ([3]758392.1), which provides some (additional) troubleshooting details.
When I want to simulate Oracle eBS to Oracle BI login via SQL, I use some SQL-statements /
scripts, to see what happens or at least should happen. If I need to know which HR-Orgs I could expect
based on the Oracle eBS HR-Security I use the following scripts;
Query User - Responsibility Rol
Check which responsibilities a user has within Oracle eBS.
[sourcecode language=sql]
select fu.user id
, frv.responsibility id
, fa.application id
, frv.responsibility key
, frv.responsibility name
from apps.fnd responsibility vl frv
, applsys.fnd application fa
, applsys.fnd request groups frg
, apps.fnd user resp groups all furga
, applsys.fnd user fu
where fa.application id = frv.application id
and TRUNC ( SYSDATE ) between fu.start date
and NVL ( fu.end date
, to date ( 31-DEC-4712
, DD-MON-YYYY ) )
and fu.user id = furga.user id
and TRUNC ( SYSDATE ) between furga.start date
and NVL ( furga.end date
, to date ( 31-DEC-4712
, DD-MON-YYYY ) )
and furga.responsibility id = frv.responsibility id
and frv.request group id = frg.request group id(+)
and fu.user name like :p user name
and frv.responsibility name like :p responsibility name
order by frv.responsibility name
[/sourcecode]
Excecute Apps Initialize
Run the Apps Initialize script to get the session in context of the user / responsibility combina-
tion of your choice, based on the previous query.
[sourcecode language=sql]
BEGIN
apps.fnd global.apps initialize(user id, resposnsibility id, resposnsibility application id, security
group id);
END;
[/sourcecode]
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Validate the Context
Check the output of the previous step
[sourcecode language=sql]
select fnd global.resp id
, fnd global.resp appl id
, fnd global.security group id
, fnd global.resp name
, fnd global.user id
, fnd global.employee id
, fnd global.user name
, ( select distinct responsibility key
from fnd responsibility
where responsibility id = fnd global.resp id )
responsibility key
from DUAL
[/sourcecode]
Validate HR-Security
If all the above steps have completed like expected, you are able to check the query within the
Oracle BI Initialization Block (IB) related to HR-Security. In my case its IB; HR Organization. This
IB has the following query;
[sourcecode language=sql]
SELECT
DISTINCT HR ORG
,TO CHAR(SEC DET.ORGANIZATION ID)
FROM
(
SELECT
HR ORG,
ASG.ORGANIZATION ID
FROM
FND USER RESP GROUPS URP
,FND USER USR
,PER SECURITY PROFILES PSEC
,PER PERSON LIST PER
,PER ALL ASSIGNMENTS F ASG
WHERE
URP.START DATE < TRUNC(SYSDATE)
AND (CASE WHEN URP.END DATE IS NULL THEN TRUNC(SYSDATE) ELSE TO
DATE(URP.END DATE) END) >= TRUNC(SYSDATE)
AND USR.USER NAME = VALUEOF(NQ SESSION.USER)
AND USR.USER ID = URP.USER ID
AND TRUNC(SYSDATE)
BETWEEN URP.START DATE AND NVL(URP.END DATE, HR GENERAL.END OF TIME)
AND PSEC.SECURITY PROFILE ID = FND PROFILE.VALUE SPECIFIC(PER SECURITY
PROFILE ID, URP.USER ID, URP.RESPONSIBILITY ID, URP.RESPONSIBILITY APPLICA-
TION ID)
AND PER.SECURITY PROFILE ID = PSEC.SECURITY PROFILE ID
AND PER.PERSON ID = ASG.PERSON ID
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AND ASG.PERSON ID = USR.EMPLOYEE ID
AND TRUNC(SYSDATE) BETWEEN ASG.EFFECTIVE START DATE AND ASG.EFFECTIVE
END DATE
AND URP.RESPONSIBILITY ID = DECODE(FND GLOBAL.RESP ID,
-1, URP.RESPONSIBILITY ID,
NULL, URP.RESPONSIBILITY ID,
FND GLOBAL.RESP ID)
UNION
SELECT DISTINCT HR ORG,
ORGANIZATION ID
FROM PER ALL ASSIGNMENTS F ASG,
FND USER USR
WHERE ASG.PERSON ID = USR.EMPLOYEE ID
AND USR.USER NAME = VALUEOF(NQ SESSION.USER)
AND TRUNC(SYSDATE) BETWEEN ASG.EFFECTIVE START DATE AND ASG.EFFECTIVE
END DATE
AND ASG.PRIMARY FLAG = Y
) SEC DET
[/sourcecode]
You should replace the VALUEOF(NQ SESSION.USER) part with either the user or fnd global.user
name.
Now you are able to see whether the Initialization Block is working like expected and retrieves
the same values as it does in Oracle eBS. If you can conform these steps and the the Security isnt
working, its probably because one of the related IBs doesnt retrieve (all) the necessary values.
This whole post assumes that the [4]integration is setup correctly.
Good Luck.
1. https://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2416106&start=0&tstart=0
2. https://rnm1978.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/validating-ebs-bi-authentication-without-bi/
3. https://supporthtml.oracle.com/ep/faces/secure/km/DocumentDisplay.jspx?id=758392.1&h=Y
4. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/integrating-oracle-ebs-r12-and-oracle-bi-11g/
genebernice (@genebernice) (2012-08-21 07:48:08)
To maintain more security and authentication in our organization data base, i would like integrate oracle ebs and
oracle bi via sq l. [1]Hierarchy
1. http://www.hierarchystructure.com/
Logout Link disappearing in Oracle BI 11g / Oracle eBS R12 integration
(2012-08-20 12:38)
We have successfully [1]integrated Oracle BI 11g with Oracle eBS R12. We log into Oracle BI 11g via
Oracle eBS R12. One of the additional requirements is to have a Log out Link in Oracle BI 11g which
takes us back to Oracle eBS R12. Therefor we have added the following to our instancecong.xml
[sourcecode language=xml]
<!Adding Logout Link>
<SchemaExtensions>
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<Schema name=EBS-ICX logonURL=http://<Oracle eBS R12
Server:port>/OA HTML/OA.jsp?OAFunc=OAHOMEPAGE logoURL=http://<Oracle eBS R12
Server:port>/OA HTML/OA.jsp?OAFunc=OAHOMEPAGE/>
</SchemaExtensions>
<!Adding Logout Link>
[/sourcecode]
This works like expected, but every time we do a restart of the BI service, the instancecong.xml
gets backed up and replaced a new instancecong.xml, without the Log out Link.
This problem is related to the following BUG; [2]14249563 on My Oracle Support. The good news is
that it will be xed in 11.1.1.7. The bad news is that at present the only workaround is to manually re-set
the link.
1. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/integrating-oracle-ebs-r12-and-oracle-bi-11g/
2. https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/Dashboard?_adf.ctrl-state=kpsrf8w3_157
1.6 October
Setup Oracle BIA 7963 - Data Security (2012-10-18 12:30)
Customer wants to secure their data based on things like Ledger, Company, Operating Unit, etc. All
users who login via Oracle eBS should inherit (based on the current responsibility) the same security
settings in Oracle BI. The following is a possible solution.
Environment
Oracle eBS R12.1.1
Oracle BI EE 11.1.1.6.0
Oracle BIA 7.9.6.3
Setup
The setup consists of a few dierent parts
[1]Integration Oracle eBS and Oracle BI
Data Security
Data Security
The Data Security is based on dierent Roles and a Prole Option assigned to the responsibilities
in Oracle eBS
Oracle eBS
Create BI Type User-prole option
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Assign BI Type User-prole option to Responsibility
Assign Responsibility to User
Each Responsibility has either a specic BI Type User-prole option or a BI Type User-prole option
on Site level. A view (xx obia user groups v) in Oracle eBS holds the prole option information.
[sourcecode language=sql]
select fpov.level value responsibility id
, fpov.level value application id application id
, OBIA
|| fpov.prole option value autorisatierol code
, .meaning autorisatierol
from applsys.fnd prole option values fpov
, apps.fnd prole options vl fpo
, apps.fnd lookups
where fpo.prole option id = fpov.prole option id
and fpo.application id = fpov.application id
and fpov.prole option value = .lookup code
and .lookup type = BI TYPE GEBRUIKER
and fpo.prole option name = XXBI TYPE GEBRUIKER
and fpov.level id = 10003
[/sourcecode]
Oracle BI
In Oracle BI, there is a Initialization Block which populates the; ROLES Session Variable
[sourcecode language=sql]
select ( select sector
from apps.xx obia user groups v
where responsibility key = VALUEOF(NQ SESSION.OLTP EBS RESP KEY)
and responsibility id = valueof ( nq session.oltp ebs resp id ) )
|| ;
|| ( select autorisatierol code &quot;ROLES &quot;
from apps.xx obia user groups v
where responsibility key = VALUEOF(NQ SESSION.OLTP EBS RESP KEY)
and responsibility id = valueof ( nq session.oltp ebs resp id ) )
|| ;
|| ( select responsibility key &quot;ROLES &quot;
from apps.xx obia user groups v
where responsibility key = VALUEOF(NQ SESSION.OLTP EBS RESP KEY)
and responsibility id = valueof ( nq session.oltp ebs resp id ) )
&quot;ROLES &quot;
from DUAL
[/sourcecode]
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Oracle Enterprise Manager (EM)
In the EM all the dierent Application Roles, related to the Data Security are created.
There are a few dierent Application Roles;
Out-of the box
Data Security
eBS Prole
Out-of-the-Box
BIAdministrators
Administration privileges.
BIAuthors
Create, use or consume content.
BIConsumers
Use / consume content,
Every authenticated user.
BISystem
Component connections between products.
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Data Security & eBS Prole
Oracle BI Administrator (Identity Manager)
In the Identity Manager, the Business Model Filters are applied to the Data Security Applica-
tion Roles
The Business Model Filters are based on the Initialization Blocks. Some out-of-the-box, others
custom.
This setup should be sucient to apply Data Security to all queries, which query the Logical
Tables with the Business Model Filters applied to it.
Note: Application roles data lters wont apply for users with BI Administrator role.
By denition the BIAdministrator application role is granted the oracle.bi.server.manageRepositories
permission, which is equivalent to the 10g Administrator user who also had unrestricted access. Hence,
data lters wont aect users with BIAdministrator Role. (source: Oracle Support)
Related articles
[2]Integrating Oracle eBS R12 and Oracle BI 11g (obibb.wordpress.com)
1. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/integrating-oracle-ebs-r12-and-oracle-bi-11g/
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2. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/integrating-oracle-ebs-r12-and-oracle-bi-11g/
Navigating from Oracle BI 11g to Oracle eBS R12 (2012-10-25 12:30)
One of the interesting features of Oracle BI 11g is the [1]Action Framework. This feature makes it possible
to e.g. navigate from Oracle BI 11g to Oracle eBS R12. When you have a look at the dierent Oracle
BI(A) presentations from Oracle you will see a slide regarding Action Links Insight to Action.
[2]
It looks like this is standard Out-of-the-Box functionality. This is partly true. You should have at
least the Oracle BI 11g & Oracle eBS R12 [3]integration in place. Next to that there is some additional
conguration / implementation required.
Oracle BI conguration
Enable Action Link to Oracle eBS (ActionFrameworkCong.xml)
Navigate to the following location
ORACLE MIDDLEWARE HOME/user projects/domains/bifoundation
domain/cong/fmwcong/biinstances/coreapplication
Edit the ActionFrameworkCong.xml
[4]
After you have modied the ActionframeworkCong.xml le, you have to restart the Managed Server in
Weblogic that is hosting your Oracle BI EE environment.
Oracle BI Connection Pool
Edit / Add a Connection Pool entry in the Oracle BI Administration Pool. This Connection Pool will be
used to connect to Oracle BI Applications
Note
I - the Application Role must have privileges to execute direct database requests against the Ora-
cle eBS Connection Pool.
II - for the Application Role (responsibility) to successfully invoke a Navigate to E-Business Suite
action, the target Oracle eBS function must be accessible from the users current Oracle eBS Context.
Identify Oracle eBS Form Parameter
If you want to navigate to a query the form you are navigating to, you should identify the Oracle
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eBS Form Parameter. This can be achieved by the following steps.
1. Log into Oracle eBS and select the Form you want to navigate to
2. Identify the name of the Form and the Function which calls this Form
Navigate to the Forms Personalization Screen via Help, Diagnostics, Custom Code, Personalize
[5][6][7]
Forms
Function
[8]
We will use the name of the Form to identify the possible parameters of this Form. In this case;
[9] APXINWKB. The Function Code will be used later on when creating the actual Action Link.
You can download the related .fmb-le from the Oracle eBS Application Server in the following lo-
cation; $AU TOP/forms/NL. The NL-part refers to the language.
When you open the .fmb-le in Oracle Forms, you should be able to locate the parameters
[10]
Action Link
Now everything is in place to create the actual Action Link.
Create Action Link
Create the Action Link via New, Action, Navigate to E-Business Suite
[11]
Edit Action Link
Now we must edit the specic Action Link details
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[12]
This consists of;
The Function Code (AP APXINWKB SUMMARY VIEW)
The Oracle BI Connection Pool (Oracle EBS OLTP Connection Pool - Action Framework)
Parameter(s) > INVOICE ID
With this Action Link it is possible to call this link directly end ll in the Invoice Id yourself.
Another option is to make the Action Link part of an Oracle BI Answers Request.
Edit Oracle BI Answers Request
Select and edit a column in an Oracle BI Answers Request. Navigate to the Interaction Tab. Here we
can add / edit an (existing) Action Link.
[13]
I have chosen to use a Invoice Number with an Action Link which uses a hidden (Invoice Id) col-
umn to navigate to Oracle eBS. This way I do not have to show the Invoice Id in the Oracle BI Answers
Request. Still I can use the Invoice Id as a parameter in the Oracle eBS Form.
Its a little bit of work, but still its a nice feature.
- Daan
1. http://bit.ly/XNRbay
2. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/oracle-bia-action-links-insight-to-action.png
3. http://obibb.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/integrating-oracle-ebs-r12-and-oracle-bi-11g/
4. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/oracle-bi-action-framework-ebusinessuiteconfig1.png
5. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/oracle-ebs-forms-personalization.png
6. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/forms-parameter-apxinwkb-personalize.png
7. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/forms-parameter-apxinwkb-personalize.png
8. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/oracle-ebs-forms-personalization1.png
9. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/oracle-ebs-forms-personalization1.png
10. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/forms-parameter-apxinwkb-invoice-id.png
11. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/oracle-bi-answers-new-action-navigate-to-oracle-ebs.png
12. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/oracle-bi-answers-edit-action-navigate-to-oracle-ebs.png
13. http:
//obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/oracle-bi-answers-action-link-example-navigation-to-oracle-ebs1.png
Daan Bakboord (2012-11-08 13:49:36)
Hi Sandeep, Thanks for the feedback. I have updated the post. - Daan
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Daan Bakboord (2012-11-08 12:33:18)
Hi Sandeep, After you have modied the ActionframeworkCong.xml le in ORACLE MIDDLEWARE
HOME/user projects/domains/bifoundation domain/cong/fmwcong/biinstances/coreapplication, you have to
restart the Managed Server in Weblogic that is hosting your Oracle BI EE environment. Good Luck, - Daan
Sandeep Saini (2012-11-08 13:30:12)
Thanks Dan. Restarting the managed server solved the problem. Thanks a bunch. Regards, Sandeep
Sandeep Saini (2012-11-08 08:35:26)
I followed all the steps but still Navigate to E business Suite link does not appear in OBIEE 11G. SSO is
congured and i am able to login through EBS to OBIEE and users have access to execute direct database request.
Is there any other conguration that needs to be done.
Daan Bakboord (2012-11-08 10:07:31)
Hi Sandeep, Have you checked Oracle Support; Doc Id 1457278.1? - Daan
Sandeep Saini (2012-11-08 11:07:19)
Hi Dan, I checked the doc 1457278.1 . I entered the ebusinesssuite tag after accounts tag. However there
are two ActionframeworkCong,xml . Should i make changes in both the les ? Do we need to restart
any OBI services after making the changes ? ActionframeworkCong.xml path : a) ORACLE MIDDLE-
WARE HOME/Oracle BI1/bifoundation/admin/domaincong b)ORACLE MIDDLEWARE HOME/user
projects/domains/bifoundation domain/cong/fmwcong/biinstances/coreapplication I am on OBIEE 11.1.15
version. Regards, Sandeep
Solving ORA-01722 - Invalid Number while navigating from Oracle BI 11g to Oracle
eBS R12 (2012-10-29 12:25)
[1]
In a previous [2]blog post, I covered how to navigate from Oracle BI 11g to Oracle eBS R12. While
setting this up, I had some challenges to overcome. One of them was the following. When I clicked the
column with the Action Link, the following error showed up;
[3]
The Oracle eBS Server was available, so that couldnt be the problem. Checking the logle(s)
showed that there was a ORA-01722 error involved.
The question at this point is; Which query is throwing a Invalid Number-error. Thanks to
[4]Robin I got the idea to Sql Trace the Connection Pool which is being used for the Action Link.
[5]
Via the generated Trace Files I was able to identify the problem - query. It turned out to be
the query which constructs the Url to navigate to Oracle eBS.
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[sourcecode language=sql]
select fnd run function.get run function url
( cast
( fnd function.get function id ( AP APXINWKB SUMMARY VIEW ) as number )
, cast ( 200.00 as number )
, cast ( ***** as number )
, cast ( 0.00 as number )
, INVOICE ID=*****
, null ) as action link
from DUAL
[/sourcecode]
A quick check in SQL*Plus gave the same error. The problem is in the Cast functions and the
NLS NUMERIC CHARACTERS-settings.
An easy;
[sourcecode language=sql]
ALTER SESSION SET NLS NUMERIC CHARACTERS = ., ;
[/sourcecode]
..... solved the problem in SQL*Plus.
In Oracle BI, I added the Alter Session-Statement in the Connection Pool which is being used
for the Action Link.
[6]
Problem Solved.
- Daan
1. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/servererror-navigation.png
2. http://wp.me/pVzHx-k2
3. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/servererror-navigation.png
4. http://rnm1978.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/instrumenting-obiee-for-tracing-oracle-db-calls/
5. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/oracle-ebs-oltp-connection-pool-action-framework.png
6. http://obibb.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/
oracle-ebs-oltp-connection-pool-action-framework-alter-session-statement.png
OBIEE 11g - Error selecting Coreapplication in Oracle Enterprise Manager
(ADF FACES-60097, ADF FACES-60096) (2012-10-30 12:11)
When we logged into Oracle Enterprise Manager (EM) and select Coreapplication in the left pane , we
encouter the error; ADF FACES-60097 : For more information, please see the servers error log for an
entry beginning with: ADF FACES-60096: Server Exception during PPR, #1
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This seems like a known bug so we followed the steps in Doc Id [1]1363602.1. Unfortunately that
didnt solve the problem.
Oracle Support advised us to increase the logging for the EM as shown in Doc ID [2]1464333.1. This re-
sulted in Error Logging in one of the AdminServer-diagnostic Log Files. A Fatal Error occurred reading this
le: FMWhome/user projects/domains/lnbisfoundation domain/sysman/mds/partition1/ai/bi/fragm-
ents/mdssys/cust/user/webl ogic/deployment.jspx.xml
Investigating the structure of this le turned out that for some reason this le was empty (zero bytes).
Removing the le and restarting the environment did the trick for us. The le got recreated and Coreap-
plication could be selected again.
- Daan
1.
https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/ui/km/SearchDocDisplay.jspx?_afrLoop=383309722234089&recommended=
true&type=DOCUMENT&id=1363602.1&_afrWindowMode=0&_adf.ctrl-state=1bqm1xse8i_109
2.
https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/ui/km/SearchDocDisplay.jspx?_afrLoop=383440459530683&recommended=
true&type=DOCUMENT&id=1464333.1&_afrWindowMode=0&_adf.ctrl-state=1bqm1xse8i_130
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