Guide for running

Oracle Business Intelligence Reports

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- Click on the Business Intelligence link

- Go to VIRG.VANDERBILT.EDU

Sign In using your

VUNetID and Epassword

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Note: if working off campus or not

connected to a Vanderbilt

University network you will need

to connect to the Vanderbilt

University VPN using PulseSecure

in order to access the login

screen.

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Once logged in, the tool opens to

the Home Page.

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Click Catalog to see

Folders and Reports

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Expand Shared Folders by

clicking on the Triangle.

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- Folder structure similar to BI Launch Pad

- Access is the same as BI Launch Pad

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Navigate to a folder and click on the folder

name to see a list of reports.

- BI Publisher

Sorts A-Z at bottom of report list.

- Answers

Sorts A-Z at top of report list.

Reports created in

Answers

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Click Open to run a report.

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Required Prompts

- Preceded by asterisk

Optional Prompts

- Contains text “All Column Values”

- Or can be Blank

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Once all required prompts are

populated, click continue

Multiple ways to select prompt values

- Type prompt value directly in box

- Scroll down list and select a value

- Use Search feature

- Use semicolons (;) to separate ID lists

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Data appears

Change Prompts and click

Apply for different result sets

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Click on gear for print and

export options

BI Publisher

Reports

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Click Open to run a report.

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Required Prompts

- Preceded by asterisk

Optional Prompts

- Contains text “All”

- Or can be Blank

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Once all required prompts are

populated, click Apply

Multiple ways to select prompt values

- Scroll down list and select a value

- Use Search feature

- Use comma (,) to separate ID lists

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Data appears

Change Prompts and click

Apply for different result sets

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Click on gear for print and

export options

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Click on Catalog to return to

the list of folders and reports

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Use Favorites for quick access

to most often used reports.

Need Help?

EmailVIRG-REPORTING@LIST.VANDERBILT.EDU

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