<Insert Picture Here> Oracle BI 11.1.1.5.0 (PS1) New Features Summary May 19, 2011
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Oracle BI 11.1.1.5.0 Themes Oracle BI Mobile Oracle BI Server Data Sources / Platform Support Ease of Use Updated Sample BI Application Install enhancements Innovation Oracle BI Publisher Oracle Scorecard and Strategy Management Oracle BI Map Views Integration/Upgrade Oracle Real-Time Decisions (RTD) Oracle Essbase Oracle BI 10g and Oracle BI Applications Upgrade 3
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Oracle BI Mobile 11.1.1.5.0 Built on OBIEE Foundation Employs an embedded Dashboard approach Supports Analyses, Dashboards, Publisher Reports, Action Framework, Scorecards, Alerts, Catalog Search Zero training to interact with data on mobile devices Gestural interactions, Orientation recognition, and Layout optimizations for tablet and smartphone platforms Technical Will be Available from Apple itunes App Store Devices supported: iphone 3GS, 4, ipad Hybrid Application Employs Webkit layout engine Wrapped in a native ios shell OBIEE Security Model (SSL and SSO) 5
<Insert Picture Here> Oracle BI Server Data Sources / Platform Support 6
New Oracle BI Server 11.1.1.5 Data Sources Support added for Oracle OLAP, SAP BW, and MS Analysis Services, Oracle TimesTen, Oracle RetekRPAS Oracle BI EE natively understands hierarchies, dimensions, metrics, etc. for additional multidimensional data sources Dramatically improved metadata import and development experience compared to 10g Incremental update of metadata supported Substantially improved UI experience multidimensional style look and feel with inplace hierarchy drilling, custom groups, etc. For SAP BW: Introducing new BAPI adapter for Windows and Linux, 32 and 64 bit 7
Oracle BI 11.1.1.5 Native Oracle OLAP Integration Better Together with Oracle BI, Oracle OLAP, and Exadata Oracle BI utilizes OLAP aware SQL and function shipping Simple cube metadata import Oracle BI understands cube structure 8
Improved Documentation for Multidimensional Sources Documentation in Repository Builder s Guide 9
Oracle BI EE 11.1.1.5.0 Server OS Support Win-32 (Windows Server 2003 & 2008) Native Win-64 (Windows Server 2003, 2008, & 2008 R2) Linux-32 (RH4, RH5, OEL4, OEL5, SUSE10, SUSE11) Native Linux-64 (RH4, RH5, OEL4, OEL5, SUSE10, SUSE11) ExaLogic X2-2 - Oracle Linux 5 Solaris SPARC (Solaris 10) AIX 7.1 IBM WebSphere is planned for a subsequent release, NOT 11.1.1.5 No 32-bit on 64-bit compatibility All Server OS platforms in subsequent 11.1.1.5 drops HP 11.31 Solaris x64 (Solaris 10) For illustration only. Please refer to the current, official platform matrix on OTN 10
Oracle BI Platform 11.1.1.5.0 Support Expansion All Languages Browsers IE7, and IE8 BI Publisher in IE8 standards mode and not BIDI support for IE7 Firefox 3.5+ Safari 4.x and 5.x Windows Client tools ( on 32-bit XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, Win7) 32 bit BI Client Developer Tool for client access Admin Tool, Catalog Manager, BIP Office Plug-ins, BI Office Plug-in BI Server Data Sources Oracle 10g & 11g Teradata 12 & 13/13.10 SQL Server 2005 & 2008 DB2 9.1, 9.5 & 9.7 Essbase 9.3.3 & 11.1.2+ HFM 9.x, 11.1.1.x, & 11.1.2 Fusion ADF BCs Oracle OLAP Oracle TimesTen SAP B/W 7 Microsoft SSAS 2005 & 2008 Oracle RetekRPAS RCU database Oracle 10g & 11g, SQL Server 2005 & 2008, DB2 9.7 Application Servers WebLogic Apps Server 10.3.5 only Portals WebCenter WebCenter 11.1.1.4+ and JDeveloper 11.1.1.4+ Security via FMW Active Directory 2003 & 2008 CA SiteMinder 6 OpenLDAP 2.3.37 Sun Java System Directory Service 6.3 Novell edirectory 8.8 Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition 11.1.1.3+ Mobile Support Mobile Application Support (ios 4.2.1+) Office Support Microsoft Office 2010 For illustration only. Please refer to the current, official platform matrix on OTN 11
Oracle BI EE Certification Matrix Please see http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi-enterpriseedition/bi-11gr1certmatrix-166168.xls http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi-enterpriseedition/ 12
<Insert Picture Here> Ease of Use 13
BI Server 11.1.1.5.0 Administration Tool Simplification and Ease of Use BI Server metadata web service Remote read/write of BI Server metadata SOAP, WSDL, SAML standards Utilizes the XUDML language (BI Server XML API) Data model diagrams revamped True ERD-style presentation and interaction Auto-layout Consistency checker enhanced Ensures more reliable merges and queries Upgrade guide for fixing errors no longer allowed Command-line utility for automation 64-bit Admin Tool Supports larger BI models Client installer 32-bit Admin Tool, 32- or 64-bit Windows Smaller stack footprint (Simple Install) Unit test sandbox fits on 32-bit machine 14
Oracle BI Sample Application 11.1.1.5 Rich sourcing federation, advanced calculation examples 15
Oracle BI Sample Application 11.1.1.5 Oracle Data Mining Integration Examples 16
Oracle BI Sample Application 11.1.1.5 Custom Formatting Examples 17
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Oracle BI Map Views Support for Google Maps as Background maps Google Maps can be used as background maps in Map Views MapViewer now supports Google Maps tiles as a built-in map tile layer UI for defining Google Maps based tile in MapViewer Appears as background map in OBIEE Map Data Administration Can be used seamlessly as background map Useful for displaying rich background maps Useful if geo-data is mostly in Long/Lat coordinates Must obtain a Google Maps API key for your application Still require spatial data for geometries from NAVTEQ or other provider if you want to display shapes (for e.g. country boundaries) 19
Oracle BI Map Views Examples San Francisco background map, served from Oracle elocation Server San Francisco background map, served from Google Maps State formats & Bar graphs created by OBIEE Background map served from Google Maps 20
Oracle Scorecard and Strategy Management General UI Refinements Parallel processing of views in dashboards New KPI Builder Custom KPI Attributes Advanced Scoring Search in Dimension Bar Dashboard and Hierarchical Prompt Support Support Mobile 21 ** Patent Pending
Oracle BI Publisher 11.1.1.5.0 Reports and Layouts Layout Editor List object Pivot Table enhancements Formula Dialog enhancements Excel Template Builder and enhancements Native Excel (XLSX) output Interactive output performance enhancements 22
Oracle BI Publisher 11.1.1.5.0 Data Models Local Excel Data Source EBS Data Source Enhancements XML in CLOB via SQL Bursting Definition: Parameter Support XML, Webservices support 23
<Insert Picture Here> Integration & Upgrade 24
Oracle Real Time Decisions 11g Overview Integration RTD RPD for Analysis & Reporting of RTD Predictive Models Learning Data Eligibility & Scoring Rules Editors available as embeddable ADF component (in support of Fusion CRM applications) RTD Informant, RTD Advisors and RTD Batch Web Services available as JDev extensions JRF Based Web Services Common Installer Enterprise Manager integration, Interoperability, Oracle Diagnostic Logging based Logging Security Secured Web Services via Oracle Web Services Manager (OWSM ) Enforcing policies on JAXWS Web Services using JRF Globalization Decision Center globalization for the following languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) 25
Oracle RTD Business Intelligence The RTD Model Snapshot Enables BI Access Enables offline customer centric reporting of predictive insights discovered by RTD Combines Process Intelligence from RTD with Data Intelligence from Data Warehouses, OLTP systems Facilitates custom reporting directly from RTD models Batch extract, Not real time Provides a facility for RTD user to export RTD models stored in binary into a relational database for ad hoc reporting outside of RTD Includes counts of events, predictiveness values, and correlations Supports all BI tools including OBIEE In 11g RTD Model Snapshot tables integrated in the BI Platform Schema 26
Oracle RTD Business Intelligence The Model Snapshot Enables BI Access Foundation - Model snapshot data exported from the RTD then utilized by standard reporting and business intelligence products and techniques Instance - RTD RPD created to expose model insights into OBIEE 27
Oracle BI 11.1.1.5.0 and Oracle Essbase 11.1.2.1 Enhanced Integration Single-Click configuration of BI Server and EPM SSO Connection pool setting No need for manual configuration of EPM registry Essbase Studio BI Server Business Model Support Provides Studio the ability to read and re-use BI Server dimensions and hierarchies for Cube construction Extended BI Server support for Essbase versions 11.1.2.1, 11.1.1.3.5 28
Installation and Upgrade Greater flexibility and improved installation experience Optimized Simple install with lower memory footprint Integration with My Oracle Support for updates as part of installation Support for existing Metadata Services Schema (MDS) Extend an existing WLS Domain In-place upgrade from 11.1.1.3 to 11.1.1.5 29
Oracle BI 10 Upgrade Numerous bug fixes identified by 11.1.1.3 early adopters and BI Applications development New documentation chapters on process and level setting expectations Typical recommended upgrade phases: 1. Education 2. Complete all existing 10g development cycles and roll to production 3. 10g parity on 11g 4. Base 11g feature uptake 5. Advanced 11g features uptake and new requirements 30
Oracle BI Applications 7.9.6.3 New Release Concurrent with 11.1.1.5 Full suite of pre-built CRM and ERP Analytics offerings Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, E-Business Suite Built for and certified with OBIEE 11.1.1.5 Adopts 11g presentation features Presentation hierarchies, sliders, master-detail linking, cascading prompts Adopts 11g security model Role-based, not group-based Unlock new capabilities for BI Apps customers Geospatial, scorecard, mobile support, systems management Additional important certifications, including: Informatica 9.01 HF2 Teradata 13.10 Additional bug fixes and ETL optimizations 31
Uptake of 11.1.1.5 by BI Applications Customers Integration Two approaches: Upgrade to BI Applications 7.9.6.3 Certifies 11.1.1.5, out of the box support for 11g capabilities Recommended choice for net new implementations and existing BI Apps customers needing 11.1.1.5 capabilities alike Platform-only upgrade for existing BI Apps deployments Fully supported with OBIEE 11.1.1.5 but not without challenges Good option for heavily customized deployments with strong need for 11.1.1.5 features 32
Oracle BI 11.1.1.5.0 Summary Oracle BI Mobile BI Server Data Sources/Platform Support Ease of Use New SampleApp Install enhancements Innovation Publisher Strategy and Scorecard MapViews Integration/Upgrade RTD Essbase Upgrade BI Applications 33
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