“Sample Sales Reengineering in OBIEE 11g” Part III

This is one of our documents from “OBIEE for Beginner’s” series. The document shows how to rebuild the sample sales rpd, reports and dashboard shipped with OBIEE10g. The Sample Sales RPD, Reports and Dashboard is designed such a way that it covers all the import features of OBIEE. The document contents the BEST technique to learn OBIEE Repository Building. Join our professional training program to learn OBIEE from the experts.

History:

Version Description Change Author Publish Date0.1 Initial Draft Hitesh Mankar 10th Jan 20110.1 1st Review Amit Sharma 10th Jan 2011

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Table of Contents

“Sample Sales Reengineering in OBIEE 11g” Part I

1. Understanding the Data Model

• Dimension and Fact Tables details

• Relationship Diagram

2. Building Physical Layer

• Importing Metadata from Sources

• Creating Alias Tables

• Creating Physical Model

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3. Building BMM layer

• Creating Logical Dimension Table

• Creating Logical Table Sources (Multiple)

• Creating Dimension Hierarchies

• Creating Simple Measures

• Creating Repository Variables

• Creating Time series Measures

• Creating Rolling Measures

• Creating Level Based Measures

• Creating Derived Measures

• Creating Business Model Diagram

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4. Building Presentation Layer

• Creating Presentation Catalogues

• Creating Presentation Tables

• Creating Presentation Columns

5. Testing and Validating Repository

• Configuring RPD

• Creating Request

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• View Logical Query

3. Building Presentation Layer

3.1) Creating New Presentation Catalogue/New Subject Area: - There are two ways to create a Presentation Catalog.

1. Manually

2. Drag and Drop.

1. Manually:- Right Click into blank Presentation layer Select New Subject Area Enter a name for Subject Area or Presentation Catalog Click OK and check presentation layer.

3.2). Creating Presentation Tables

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3.3). Creating Presentation Columns.

3.3.1) Select a Presentation table and Right Click Select New ObjectPresentation Column.

3.3.2). Deselect Use Logical Column NameEnter a new column name Click on Browse button to map the new presentation column with existing logical column.

3.3.3) Select Logical Table and expand it Select a logical column Click on Select Button to make this selection for mapping.

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3.3.4). Now check out the Logical column to view the mapping and edit button.

3.3.5). Click on ok and check out the new column into presentation layer.

3.3.6). Use Set Icon property to set icon for presentation tables and columns to differentiate and highlight tables and columns.

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4). Check Global Consistency

Click on File from Menu Option Select Check Global Consistency.

5). Publish Repository

5.1). Go to StartAll Programs Oracle Business Intelligence Start BI Services and enter credentials of web logic server.

5.2). Start Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control using the url http://bispobi:7001/em Login.

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5.3).Expand Business IntelligenceClick on coreapplication Select OverviewClick Stop from Manage System.

5.4) Select Deployment Lock and Edit Configuration.

5.5). Now Select Repository From below tabs Click on Browse from repository file to select a new rpd to configure

5.5) After selecting rpd file click on Apply Active Changes.

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5.6) Select Overview Click on Start or restart.

5.7). Start Oracle Business Intelligence Analytics using this url http://bispobi:9704/analytics to login into presentation server.

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5.8). Click on New Select Analysisselect a schema.

5.9). Expand the subject Area Expand the tables to compare all the tables and columns from presentation layer of OBI Administration Tool.

5.10). Select columns from the tables to create a request into criteria.

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5.11). Click on result to see the result of the request and verify it that it’s your desired result.

5.12). Inspect the query to see the logical query is generated.

Click on Administration from tight top in Oracle Business IntelligenceClick on Manage Sessions.

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5.13) Check out the current logical query from manage sessions.

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