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by Shiva Molabanti

In OBIEE 11G, The instanceconfig.xml file stores the Oracle Business Intelligence Presentation Services configuration settings. Many configuration settings are available in EM and those should be controlled within EM only unless if we disabled centralConfigurationEnabled option. If any particular setting is not available in EM then we should make changes directly in instanceconfig.xml file. There are many situations where we need to change the default OBI configuration settings to a new value.

Tags: OBIEE, Shiva Molabanti, Oracle, Oracle BI, Blog

by Pavan Nanjundaiah & by Jeremiah Johnson

Tags: Webinar, Business Intelligence, Video, Jeremiah Johnson, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Manufacturing Analytics, Examining OBIA 11g, Pavan Nanjundaiah, Blog

by Ashok Das

Another article in Ashok's series where he examines Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) Knowledge Modules (KM).  For an basic introductory overview, check out 'What is an ODI Knowledge Module (KM)?'

Tags: OBIEE, Ashok Das, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Tutorial, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Blog

by Prabu Varatharaju

What is Snapshot data?

Snapshot data is a copy of business data preserved at some point-in-time. In some cases we may not be able to recover older snapshot data from the current data sets because we need to preserve snapshots at regular (scheduled) intervals for historical analysis.

Tags: Data Warehousing, Financial Analytics, Oracle E-Business Suite, Prabu Varatharaju, Informatica, Business Intelligence, Tutorial, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Blog

by Shiva Molabanti

"If a column is deleted from a RPD, what reports will be affected?" 

In general every OBIEE Application user/developer needs to know the origin of the data displayed on reports. The general questions that everyone looks for answers to understand their application are:

Tags: OBIEE, Shiva Molabanti, Data Lineage, Impact Analysis, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Tutorial, Oracle BI, Blog

by Sridhar Kasthuri

A key component to any Business Intelligence (BI) Architecture is the Extract, Translate and Load (ETL) process. The ETL process is typically scheduled on a daily basis and is capable of data movement from legacy systems into a data warehouse. It is also used to facilitate the work of the database administrators who connect different branches of databases as well as integrate or change the existing databases.

Tags: Data Warehousing, Oracle, Informatica, Business Intelligence, Sridhar Kasthuri, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Blog

by Myles Gilsenan

As part of KPI's web series on Examining Oracle BI Applications 11g, Myles Gilsenen examines what is new in the Budgetary Control area Oracle's Financial Analytics 11.1.1.7.1.

Tags: Financial Analytics, Business Intelligence, Video, Myles Gilsenan, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Fixed Asset Analytics, Blog

by Myles Gilsenan

As part of KPI's web series on Examining Oracle BI Applications 11g, Myles Gilsenen examines what is new in the Employee Expenses area Oracle's Financial Analytics 11.1.1.7.1.

Tags: Financial Analytics, Business Intelligence, Video, Myles Gilsenan, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Fixed Asset Analytics, Blog

by Pavan Nanjundaiah

As part of KPI's web series on Examining Oracle BI Applications 11g, Pavan Nanjundaiah examines what is new in Oracle's Financial Analytics as it relates to Holds & Discounts. Areas of discussion include:

Tags: Financial Analytics, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Video, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Pavan Nanjundaiah, Blog

by Shiva Molabanti

The Oracle Data Integrator platform integrates into the broader Fusion Middleware platform and becomes a key component of this stack. Oracle Data Integrator provides it's run-time components as Java EE applications, enhanced to fully leverage the capabilities of the Oracle WebLogic Application Server. Oracle Data Integrator components include the FMW exclusive features for Enterprise-Scale Deployments, high availability, scalability, and hardened security. 

Tags: Shiva Molabanti, Oracle, Tutorial, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Blog