Configuring OracleBI
Discoverer 10g
Oracle Application Server:
Business Intelligence
Management &
security
HTTP Server,
J2EE, &
Web services
Portal
Wireless
Caching
Business
Intelligence
Integration
Deploying Oracle Business
Intelligence
You can deploy Oracle Business Intelligence
in two ways:
As a stand-alone installation: Without
associating it with OracleAS
Infrastructure
As an associated installation: A stand-
alone installation associated with
OracleAS Infrastructure
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Stand-alone BI Installation Versus
Associated BI Installation
Stand-alone BI Associated BI installation
installation contains: additionally contains:
Discoverer Plus: Identity Management:
Relational and OLAP Single Sign-On
Discoverer Viewer SSL functionality
Portlet Provider (not Portlet Provider: via
operational) Portal
OC4J Metadata Repository
Oracle HTTP Server (MR)
OPMN Connection
Application Server management:
Control Private and Public
OracleAS Web Cache
Additional Administrative Tasks
Associating BI installation with OracleAS
Infrastructure
Configuring OracleBI Discoverer
Enabling Web cache for Discoverer
Viewer
Creating and managing the Discoverer
Catalog for Discoverer Plus OLAP users
Editing Discoverer preferences
Associating BI Installation with
OracleAS Infrastructure
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Associating BI Installation:
Configuring Identity Management
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Associating BI Installation:
Configuring Metadata Repository
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Reassociating BI Installation with
a Different OracleAS
Infrastructure
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Configuring OracleBI Discoverer:
Component-Related Settings
Configuring OracleBI Discoverer:
Administration Settings
Configuring OracleBI Discoverer:
Logging In to Application Server
Control
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Configuring OracleBI Discoverer:
Selecting Components
Discoverer Plus: Configuration
Settings
Configuring Discoverer Plus: Logo,
Look and Feel, and Java Plug-in
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Configuring Discoverer Plus:
Communication Protocols and Logging
Discoverer Viewer: Configuration
Settings
Configuring Discoverer Viewer:
Caching
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Configuring Discoverer Viewer:
Printing and E-Mail Options
Configuring Discoverer Viewer:
Delay Times and Logging
Configuring Discoverer Viewer:
Changing the Look and Feel
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Configuring Discoverer Viewer:
Changing the Layout
Discoverer Portlet Provider:
Configuration Settings
Configuring Discoverer Portlet
Provider: Sessions
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Configuring Discoverer Portlet Provider:
Generic Parameters and Logging
Configuring OracleBI Discoverer:
Creating Public Connections
Configuring OracleBI Discoverer: Private
Connections and Services Logging
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What Is the Discoverer Catalog?
The Discoverer Catalog is a repository for
Discoverer Plus OLAP.
It can be used by BI Beans applications.
It requires
q Oracle Database 9.2.0.5 or
10.1.3 with the OLAP patch.
It is owned by the D4OSYS user.
It is different from the OLAP Catalog.
Discoverer Catalog, EUL, and OLAP
Catalog
Discoverer Plus Relational uses the EUL.
Discoverer Plus OLAP accesses:
Workbooks and related objects from
the Discoverer Catalog
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Data from the OLAP Catalog
EUL Discoverer Plus Relational
OLAP Catalog
Discoverer Catalog Discoverer Plus OLAP
Installing the Discoverer Catalog
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Managing the Discoverer Catalog
Use Application Server Control to manage the
Discoverer Catalog.
It involves managing access privileges for
users or roles.
You can export or import the Discoverer
Catalog for backup or migration.
Managing the Discoverer Catalog:
Logging In
Managing the Discoverer Catalog:
Authorizing Users and Roles
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Managing the Discoverer Catalog:
Exporting the Catalog
The catalog is exported as a PXIF.
The exported file contains information about:
Folder organization
Object definitions
Privileges
Managing the Discoverer Catalog:
Importing the Catalog
Import to restore a backup or to migrate.
Importing overwrites existing objects
with the same name.
Objects in the exported file and the
target Discoverer Catalog must have
access to the same OLAP schemas and
metadata.
Objects definitions are imported, but user
definitions are not.
End-User Requirements to Use
Discoverer Plus OLAP
A database account
The D4OPUB role assigned (to access the
catalog)
The OLAP_USER role ((to access OLAP
measures)
Access to the OLAP data
Ability to create private connections
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What Are Discoverer Preferences?
Discoverer preferences are settings that
define the Discoverer environment.
There are two types of Discoverer
preferences:
System preferences (set during
installation)
User preferences (saved in the
pref.txt file)
Editing Discoverer Preferences
Some Useful Preferences
Timeout
QueryTimeLimit
RowFetchLimit
MaxVirtualDiskMem
CacheFlushPercentage
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