13 Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved. Integrating with Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBI EE)

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Objectives After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: Explain the concepts of OBI EE and OBI SE integration with Warehouse Builder Explain the typical steps to transfer the BI metadata into the OBI EE Server Describe the process of deploying metadata to the OBI EE Server

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Lesson Agenda Integrating with Business Intelligence Tools –OBI SE –OBI EE Steps to derive, deploy, and transfer BI Metadata into OBI EE Server

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Business Justification: Tools Integration By implementing business intelligence objects, Warehouse Builder can be integrated with reporting environments seamlessly.

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Integrating with OBI EE Siebel CRM Oracle EBS Other sources PeopleSoft SAP/R3 Database Repository ETL Data objects Data quality Data Warehouse Data Metadata Data sources Oracle Warehouse Builder OBI EE Enterprise Semantic Layer (RPD) OBI SE End user layer OBI EE Server Distribute metadata Data Dashboards Ad hoc reports Oracle BI Data

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Integration with OBI SE (Discoverer) Deploy objects directly into Oracle Business Intelligence Standard Edition (OBI SE) End User Layer (EUL). Benefits: –Completeness: BI design in Warehouse Builder –Productivity: Direct building of reports based on Warehouse Builder design by end users Oracle Discoverer module contains: – Item Folders (module level) – Business Areas –Item Folders (business area level) –Drill Paths –Lists of Values –Alternative Sort Orders –Drills to Detail –Registered Functions

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Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Lesson Agenda Integrating with Business Intelligence Tools –OBI SE –OBI EE Steps to derive, deploy, and transfer BI Metadata into OBI EE Server

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Transfer BI Metadata to OBI EE Server Derive BI metadata in Warehouse Builder Convert the UDML file to the OBI EE repository file Deploy BI metadata Transport the UDML file to the OBI EE Server Generate the UDML file Typical Steps to Transfer BI Metadata to the OBI EE Server

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Transport Type determines how you want to transfer the UDML file to the file system where OBI EE is installed. If the Warehouse Builder repository and the OBI EE are on a single machine, select FILE. This prompts for a directory (rootpath) and file name. The UDML file will be saved to that directory upon deployment. Setting Up the UDML File Location 1 2

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Creating a New Catalog Folder Select the source objects for the Catalog folder

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Deriving the BI Metadata (OBI EE) Design TypeDerived OBISE ObjectDeployed OBI SE Object CollectionCatalog Folder Dimension (star) + Dimension Role to such dimensions Logical Table; Items; Joins; Dimension Drill Path Logical Table; Items; Joins; Dimension; Presentation Table CubeLogical Table; Items; JoinsLogical Table; Items; Joins; Presentation Table Table, View, External Table Logical Table; Items; JoinsLogical Table; Items; Joins; Presentation Table

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Deriving the BI Metadata 1 2 Right-click the module that contains the objects and select Derive. Select the source objects for derivation.

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Deriving the BI Metadata 3 4 Select the target catalog folder to derive the metadata into. Set the Rules for derivation.

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Deriving the BI Metadata Dimensions derive into Logical Tables and Dimension Drill Paths nodes. Cubes derive into Logical tables.

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Deploying the BI Module View Script A UDML file for each object is generated. A master SALES_EE.udml file is generated in the root path you specified while creating the BI location.

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Converting the UDML File for OBI EE The UDML file is converted into an RPD file and then opened in the OBI EE Admin tool. 1.Convert the UDML file to an.rpd file by using the following command: \OracleBI\server\Bin\nQUDMLExec -I source.udml -O tgt.rpd 2.Move this.rpd file into the OBI EE repository directory by using the following command: copy tgt.rpd \OracleBI\server\Repository 3.Configure the OBI EE initialization files. Edit \OracleBI\server\Config\NQSConfig.INI to change the entry under [REPOSITORY]. This is required so that the repository can be used in reporting tools such as Answers or Dashboards.

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Oracle BI Admin and Answers Tool Open the.rpd file in the BI Admin tool. It shows the Presentation, Business, and Physical layers. Log in to Oracle BI Answers tool and create reports.

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Quiz When you deploy the BI module, it generates a.udml file in the root location specified. a.True b.False

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Summary In this lesson, you should have learned how to: Explain the concepts of OBI EE and OBI SE integration with Warehouse Builder Explain the typical steps to transfer the BI metadata into the OBI EE Server Describe the process of deploying metadata to the OBI EE Server

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Practice 13-1 Overview: Derive, Deploy, and Transfer Business Intelligence Metadata into OBI EE Server This practice covers the following topics: Defining a Business Intelligence location to set the UDML file location Creating a new Oracle Business Intelligence module Deriving and deploying the Business Intelligence objects

Copyright © 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved Practice 13-2 Overview: Invoking the Demo titled “Reporting Using the OBI EE Answers” In this practice, you run a demo that illustrates the tasks that you perform in the OBI EE environment after you have generated the.udml file using Warehouse Builder.