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Hello All !oday we"ll develop our #irst BI Answer Re$uest and convert it into BI Publisher. !his guide will give you step by step to create Answer re$uest process re$uest conver it to BI Publisher and #inally integrate it to %ashboard. Step #1 &oging it to BI Answer to create out #irst Answer Re$uest. 'R&: http:(()nameo#server**analytics(saw.dll+(analytics(saw.dll+ Answers,Sub-ectArea./00Sample/01Sales/00

Step #2 2nce you login to the Server you can see the list o# Sub-ect Areas. Select the sub-ect to start building the #irst Answer Re$uest. In our case I have ta3en sample sales.

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Step#3 Select the dimension members and #acts #rom Sample Sales Sub-ect Area. 4ou can #ind the selected %imension members appear in 5olumns sections.

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Step#4 2nce you select all dimensions and #ilters. !he screen may loo3 li3e this.In the given below screenshot I haven"t selected any #ilter so the 6ilters section is empty. However you could select one by 5trl7Select to place the #ilter in screen. 5lic3 the view button to view how does your re$uest output loo3 li3e. Save the below Answer Re$ues. I have given as Report89:;8 name.

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Step# 5 . In the below screen I have selected<5trl7Select= 5ustomer >ame as 6ilter so it opens 5reate(?dit 6ilter %ialog bo@.Here we can speci#y the 5ustomer name as de#ault #ilter.

Step#6 Answer Auery processed output

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Step#7 4our Answer Re$uest is ready now. Be are going to convert it to BI Publisher. 2pen CS Bord and 5lic3 on 2racle BI Publisher &og 2n Screen. Same as given in below screen.

Step#8 2nce your user and password get authenticated you can see the below screen. Select Oracle BI #rom Bor3space %ropdown and select your BI Answer Re$uest you created.

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Step#9 %ouble clic3 the #ile it will open the SaveAs dialogbo@.

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Step#10 2nce #ile saved to the desired location open BI Publisher.

Step#11 2pen the #older where you saved your #ile<Report89:v8=. 5lic3 view button to view the #ile.

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Step#12: !his will open the Report. &ater I addes the 5ustomer >ame as 6ilter so you can see the customer name as dropdown #ilter. 4ou can notice one thing the !emplate %ropdown is empty now. Be"ll upload the layout and publish it in later screen shots. Select the %ata in ne@t dropdown and clic3 view to generate the DC& #ile #rom Answer Re$uest.

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Step #13 5lic3 the ?@port button to e@port this DC& #ile so that this DCl could be used as source to cerate !emplate.

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Step#14 : >e@t &oad this DC& #ile as %ata Source. Select %ataE*&oad DC& %ata. Be are using simple tabular #ormat in our #irst e@ample to ma3e it simple.

Step#15 >ow we"ll create the !emplate to Publish this report in a given !emplate #ormat. Select !able BiFard as given in screen.

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Step#16 Select !able #rom the list and #ollow the steps given in screen shots

Step#17: Select your desired columns #rom the list.

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Step#18 Speci#y the Group by 2ption to group the Records based on certain criteria<i.e Product 5ategory=

Step#19 Select the sort criteria to order the records based on certain column.

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Step#20 Select what label you want to display to the business. !he two rectangle says the Technical Name ;s Bu ine Name

Step#21 2nce selected it may loo3 li3e this.

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Step#22 !o preview the output select PreviewE*R!6 this will prompt you to save the !emplate be#ore previewing it.!he save the !emplate and give %emo:Report.rt# #ile name. !he #ile has to be in rt! !"rmat "nl#$

Step#23 !he report output loo3 li3e this in tabular #ormat. In the advance tutorials we"ll see how to use custom more complicated template.

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Step#24 Be"ll Publish this !emplate so Business 'sers can see it in %ashboard.

StepH0I 5lic3 %&it 5lic3 ReportE*%ata CodelE*data 4ou can see the %e#ault %ata Source is Oracle BI %% as apposed to any R%BCS.

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Step#26 >ow we"ll upload this template and Business 'sers will see the report in this !emplate #ormat.

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Step#27 Select 'pl"a& Template:()Br"* e Select the #ile we save named as %emo:report.rt# and upload it.

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Step#28 2nce layout got selected its time to select the DC& %ata 6ile. Select 'pload Sample %ataE*Browse and 'pload and upload the DC& #ile we svaed last time<in StepH8J =.

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Step#29 >ame the !emplate +,em" -ep"rt.

Step#30 ;iew the report to ma3e sure the uploaded template iw wor3ing #ile.

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Step#31 >ow we"ll place the BI Publisher report in %ashboard and give #inal view to Business 'sers. &og In to %ashboard.

Step#32 Select %ashboard &in3.

Step#33 %rag and %rop Te/t to Speci#y the Heading !e@t.

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Step#34 Select !e@t Property to Brite Heading in Bold )B*!his is an ?@ample o# BI Publisher Report)(B*

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Step#35 6inally %rag and %rop the BI Publisher Report.

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Step#35 >ow you can Save the %ashboard and view the result in %ashboard.

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