Chapter 1:Introduction to OBIEE

What is OBIEE?
OBIEE 11g New Features

OBI Analysis A Quick Glimpse

Subject Areas

OBI Queries

Data Sources

The BI Domain

BI Domain Architecture

OBIEE System Components, Logging, and Configuration

Enterprise Manager Fusion Control (EM)

BI Integration with Other Products

Finding OBIEE Documentation

Starting and Stopping BI Services

Starting and Stopping BI Components

Logging in to BI Analytics

Lab Exercises

Chapter 2: The Repository and Sample Application

The BI Administration Tool

Opening the Repository File (RPD) Offline Mode

Opening the Repository File (RPD) Offline Mode contd

Opening the Repository Online Mode

The OBI Layers

Swapping the Repository

The OBIEE Sample Application

The Sample App The Dashboard Pages

The Sample App The Simple Demo

The Sample App Reverse Engineering It

The Sample App Installed Users

Reverse Engineering the Sample App Repository

Creating a New Repository

Your New Repository

Creating a New Catalog

Lab Exercises

Chapter 3: Working with Data Sources

Database Objects
Creating a Database Connection Pool

Using Variables with Connection Pools

Connection Scripts

Configuring a Connection Pool for Write-Back

Using TNSNAMES.ORA

Importing the Metadata

Creating Database Objects, Connection Pools and Physical Objects in One Step!

Using XML as a Data Source

XML Connection Properties

Physical Tables Based on XML Data Sources

Using Wildcards in the XML Data Source

XML Schema and Data Types

Lab Exercises

Chapter 4: The Physical Layer

Introduction to the Physical Layer

The Physical Layer Diagram

Diagram Display Options

Physical Schemas and Catalogs

Dynamic Schema Names

Working with Physical Tables

Table Aliases

Table Alias Behavior

Opaque Views

Table Properties

Obtaining Row Counts

Viewing Table Data

Table Hints

Physical Table Columns

Physical Primary Keys

Physical Foreign Keys

Creating Physical Joins through the Table Editor

Creating Physical Joins through the Diagram

Creating Physical Joins through the Joins Manager

Working with Many-to-Many Relationships Bridge Tables

Working with Display Folders

Lab Exercises

Chapter 5: Logical Tables and Joins

Overview of the Business Model and Mapping Layer

Creating a New Business Model

Creating the Subject Area (Presentation Layer)

Duplicating a Business Model

Seeing the Layer Relationships

Viewing the Keys and Logical Joins

About Logical Joins

Using Driving Tables

Adding Logical Columns

Enabling Write-Back on Columns

Adding Logical Display Folders

Labs

Chapter 6: Logical Dimensions

About Logical Dimensions

Dimension Types

Level-Based Hierarchies

Creating a Level-Based Dimension

The Grand Total Dimension Level

Adding Dimension Levels

Associating Attributes with Levels

Setting the Keys

Dimensions are Associated with Logical Tables!

The Preferred Drill Path

Level-Based Measure Calculations

Time Dimensions

Parent-Child Dimension Hierarchies

Parent-Child Relationship Tables

Adding the Parent-Child Relationship Table to the Model

Time Series Functions

AGO, TODATE, and PERIODROLLING Examples

Lab Exercises

Chapter 7: The Presentation Layer

About the Presentation Layer

Subject Areas

Splitting up Subject Areas

Presentation Columns and Naming

Implicit Fact Columns

Presentation Table Properties

Presentation Hierarchies

Setting Permissions

Identity Manager

Permission Reports

Folders and Subfolders

Lab Exercises

Chapter 8: Multi-User Development and Source Control

Multi-User Development (Before 11.1.1.6)

The New Source Control Management System New in 11.1.1.6

Setting Up Your System for SVN

Setting up Users and Groups

Save your RPD as MDS XML

Create Source Control Configuration File

Using SVN with Source Control

Lab Exercises

Chapter 9: Managing Variables

Introduction to Variables
Session Variables

System Session Variable Reference

Setting Non-System Session Variables

Creating New Variables

Initialization Blocks

Associating Variables with Initialization Blocks

Viewing Current Variable Values

Testing Session Variables From Filters

SQL-Based Non-System Session Variables

Referencing the Session Variable

Repository Variables

Example Dynamic Repository Variable

Testing Repository Variables with Filters

Presentation Variables

Predefined Presentation Variables

Referencing a Presentation Variable from a Title View

Prompts and Presentation Variables

Testing the Analysis Prompt

Presentation Variables in Conditional Formatting

Referencing a Variable with Conditional Formatting

Column Prompts

The Prompts Editor

Column Prompts in Action

Lab Exercises

Chapter 10: OBIEE Security Concepts

Authentication and Authorization concepts

Application Policies and Application Roles

Users, Groups, and Roles

Default Application Roles

Creating a New Application Role

Application Role Policies

Creating Application Groups

Associating Application Groups with Roles

Associating Users with Application Groups

Testing Your New User

Setting Object P