What's New in Oracle BI for Developers

What’s New in Oracle BI for Developers
B I W A C o n f e r e n c e – J a n u a r y 2 0 1 7

2/5/2017 2www.datavail.com
The latest versions of OBIEE have been released for on-premise implementation, through SaaS via
Oracle BI Cloud Service, and on the desktop with Data Visualization. This session gives OBIEE Architects
and Developers exposure and direction on where to best spend their time on investigating new
features and enhancements with the newest releases, and how they may apply those to their real-
world business use cases. Participants will get a heads-up on upgrades, migrations, regression testing,
new features, and lifecycle management. At the end of this session, attendees will have a fresh set of
insights on new features for OBIEE developers that they can immediately take advantage of through
new releases of OBIEE.
Abstract

• Datavail
Christian Screen – VP, Oracle Analytics Practice Director
• Innovator in analytics and data warehousing design, best
practices, and delivery
• More than 15 years of technology implementation, project
management, decision support and Data Warehouse
experience to Art of BI.
• Co-author of the first book on Oracle Business Intelligence 11g
• Managed, been engaged in, and successfully delivered several
of the most complex implementations of Oracle BI, Oracle BI
Analytics Applications (OBIA), Hyperion Planning, and Hyperion
Essbase, anywhere in the world.
Presenter
@artofbi

• Introductions
• Discuss Legacy Development Options for Oracle BI
• Discuss the Average Oracle BI Administrator and Developer
• Becoming an OBIEE Developer - (Redefining the OBIEE Developer)
• Top 5 OBIEE Developer Items
• Oracle BI 11g tools for Developers
• Oracle BI 12c tools for Developers
• Q & A
Agenda

Datavail Company Overview
• All major platforms: SQL,
Oracle, DB2, MySQL, Mongo
• Comprehensive development
& operational services
• 24x7 in-office delivery
• US & Global models
• Reactive and proactive services
Database
Operations
• Microsoft SSRS, SSIS, SSAS
• PowerBI
• Oracle OBIEE, BICS, Golden Gate
• Informatica
• Oracle Data Integrator
• ETL development and operational
run
• EBS / PeopleSoft
• Hyperion
• SharePoint
• ServiceNow
• Custom development
– Microsoft .NET
– Oracle APEX
We are data specialists:
databases, analytics, and application data
integration
13+ Years delivering
data services
300+ customers with
average client retention
of 7 years
Managed services,
projects, and staffing
1 2 3
Analytics, Visualization
& Integration
Application
Management

Datavail BI & Analytics Overview
Datavail is the largest provider of data and
database administration (DBA) services in
North America with more than 600
technology professionals (analysts, DBAs,
developers and consultants).
We offer 24×7 managed services and
project consulting in database
administration, Hyperion, BI/Analytics, Data
Warehousing, and Enterprise Performance
Management.
Our expert consulting team specializes in
integrations, implementations, and
upgrades for applications across the Oracle
stack, including:

OBIEE Legacy
Development Options

Has the Oracle BI Administration Tool
always been enough?
Oracle BI Tools of the Past

Use Tools Per Your Technology Role
• Administrator
• Report Developer
• Metdata Modeler
• ETL Developer

Developer as an Umbrella Term
• Can a Weblogic administrator stand alone in an OBIEE and
Hyperion world?
• Does a report developer need more tools than provided?
• What place does a Java developer have in Oracle BI?
• What about DevOps?
(also, being referred to as AppOps)

Remember the
OBIEE 11g
Developer Tools

What OBI Tools Do You Use? And Why?
• OBIEE 10g had very few externalized tools to make use of for
programmatically working with the OBIEE system
• OBIEE 11g increased functionality exposing .EXE (Windows OS) only
tools for use in attempting to programmatically integrate third-party
systems or administer the OBIEE system

Holy Grail: RPD Automation & Patching
• Patching each environment to have only the OBIEE RPD Changes is
integral to storing only the deltas between builds
• Using output as an XML file that will also be stored in the OBIEE Git
SCM
• Commands from OBIEE Client/Server Tools
• comparerpd
• patchrpd
• validaterpd
• biserverxmlexec
• nqscmd

Ex: XML SCM to RPD Binary Automation
• Scripting and Automation
• There are many different scenarios for complex
situations or many developers.
• Basics are taking the MDS XML and convert back to
binary so a CI Server can “Validate”. Patch as needed
thereafter.
MDS XML Folders
OBIEE Git Repository
OBIEE Dev ServerOBIEE Test Server
fail
Return Response of
Failure and Issue
pass
OBIEE RPD to
Temp Snapshot
OBIEE RPD +
Artifacts Snapshot

Compared to MicroStrategy Holy Grail LCM
• Scripting and Automation through System Manager
• One tool w/ multiple components and code interfaces

Top 6 OBIEE 12c
Developer Tools &
Changes

Top Developer Tools for Oracle BI 12c
1. Command Scripts Centralized Across OS’s
2. OBI Web Services
3. High Availability Configuration Toolset
4. BI Cloud Service
– SQL Developer & Data Sync Tool (REST)
5. DVT - Validation Tool
6. BAR File

Top Developer Challenges for Oracle BI xx
1. No depth of understanding for OBIEE
2. Lack of programming skills
3. Lack of caring (or too busy)
4. No architecture leadership
5. No standards
6. Lack of OBIEE API/Programmatic
Extensibility

OS Specific OBIEE
Command Scripts

Centralizing Command Scripts Across OS’s
• OBIEE 12c is a game-changer for
automation development
• New script locations
• C:OracleOBIEE12cHomeuser_
projectsdomainsbibitoolsbin
• Centralized regardless of OS

OBI Server Tools Compared to the OBI Client Tools
• Still only Windows OS specific
with the OBI 12c client tools
• OBI 12c full server allows for
the same logic but across
OS’s

Lifecycle Management Centralized
• Starting and Stopping the OBI
System and Server no longer a
challenge
• WebLogic start and other WLST
script still reside in similar location,
C:OracleOBIEE12cHomeuser_pr
ojectsdomainsbi

Patching XML Should be Executed Mainly Via CLI
• Compare RPDs
• Capture environment specific
deltas such as connection pool
passwords
• Use biserverxmlexec to create a
patch XML file
• Use patchrpd to merge the patch
XML file to next target
environment
"%BI_HOME%/biserverxmlex
ec" -P Admin123 -I
%PATCH_XML% -B
%SOURCE_RPD% -O
%OUTPUT_RPD%

Web Services for Developers
• Don’t confuse OBI Web Services with the OBI Metadata Services
• New Metadata Service allows RPD metadata data changes such as
Patching on the fly.
“For example, a developer who wants to update the server repository with new
metadata, doesn't have to open Administration Tool or restart the server with a
modified repository. The developer can use a stored procedure to directly apply
the patch XML created from two different versions of the repository.”

Metadata Services for Developers
• Don’t confuse OBI Web Services with the OBI Metadata Web
Services
• New Metadata Service allows RPD metadata data changes such as
RPD patching on the fly.
• Use JDBC in Java apps

OBIEE Web Services for Developers
• For active connectivity for read and write of web catalog mainly
• Different service types allow for different integrations
• Updated per each version to reflect new features or enhancements
• AnalysisExportViews Service
• ConditionService Service
• HtmlViewService Service
• iBotService Service
• JobManagementService Service
• KPIAssessmentService Service
• MetadataService Service
• ReportEditingService Service
• SAWSessionService Service
• SchedulerService Service
• ScorecardAssessmentService Service
• ScorecardMetadataService Service
• SecurityService Service
• UserPersonalizationService Service
• WebCatalogService Service
• XMLViewService Service

High Availability Re-Configured
• OBI 12c gives OBI administrators and network
admins more control and ease of deployment

High Availability Re-Configured
• Copy over main configuration files to secondary node
• Set up clustering
• Execute pack (source server), copy to target, and unpack on target server
• Start the server.
• Done!

OBIEE Developers –
Reach for the Clouds

Cloud is on the move for OBIEE Developers
• Cloud interface uses REST protocol with
authentication key
• Retrieves or pushes data/metdata via JSON
• Make use of standard applications such as SQL
Developer to assist connectivity with developer
GUI integration
• Potentially connect to a CI system to run SQL for
validation of result, or boundary exceptions to
approve code version before moving to
production server
• CURL, anyone?
• [ Larry Video on Virtual PC / Cloud ]

CURL – A great place to start for REST
• CURLing your way to OBIEE REST API interactions

More OBIEE Developer Tools
• SQL Developer Cloud
Connection
• Data Sync Tool

Developer Tools
• Syncing to Oracle Database
Cloud Service
• After lift and shift
• Use SQLDeveloper CLI
• REST API
• APEX is an option here

OBIEE Baseline
Validation Tool (BVT)

Regression Testing to the Rescue!
• OBI 12c release giving anytime
validation of data, web catalog,
logical sql, and visualizations of
reports and dashboards
• Compare two compatible OBIEE
versions (11g to 12c, 12c to 12c)
• Provides confidence in migrations or
upgrades of OBI

Baseline Verification Steps
1. Install or run the JAR file
2. Define the “Baseline”
• Single report or set of reports or whole catalog
• A standard set is for litmus tests is usually good
3. Edit the config file
4. Generate a baseline result and target result
5. Update thresholds
6. Execute BVT for comparisons baseline to target
7. Review
Warning: Can take a
long time depending
on content depth

Baseline Verification Results
• Results depends on what you are
comparing
• Data, Logical Query, etc.
• Comparison output in HTML reports
style for easy review

What is the BAR?
• OBI 12c and Oracle BI Cloud Service container for all
BI artifacts required for a consistent deployment
between two environments
• .BAR file extension

Moving the BAR
• Export all content to a .bar extension file
• Import .bar to target environment
• Excellent for Dev-to-Test and Test-to-Production
migration scenarios

Demonstration
• Review new Oracle BI tools
• Review on-premise to cloud integration tools
• Major strategy for OBIEE Developers going forward

OBIEE 12c
Lifecycle
Management
(LCM)

OBIEE 12c Movement After Upgrading
• Caveats After Upgrade
• Web Catalog may be warped/corrupted
• Security Issues
• Application Roles don’t sync to RPD any longer, so create new ones in both places if
needed for security, etc.
• New upload, download, refresh, storage, and migration processes
Life Cycle Management
(LCM)

OBIEE 12c LCM
• BAR
• Uses WLST in offline mode to accept commands
• ExportServiceInstance
• ImportServiceInstance
• All command line interface right now. WLST can be used remotely in online mode

OBIEE 12c LCM
• BAR
• ExportServiceInstance
• exportServiceInstance('/u01/Oracle/Middleware/Oracle_Home/
user_projects/domains/bi', 'ssi', '/u01/workDir', '/u01/exportDir',
applicationName=None, applicationDesc=None,
applicationVersion=None, includeCatalogRuntimeInfo=false,
includeCredentials=None)

OBIEE 12c LCM
• BAR
• ImportServiceInstance
• importServiceInstance('/scratch/mydir/oraclehome/user_projects/domai
ns/bi', 'demosvc1',
'/scratch/mydir/orahome/bi/bifoundation/samples/sampleapplite/test/Sa
mpleAppLite1.bar', importRPD=true, importJazn=false,
importWebcat=false, includeCredentials=‘Test123’)
• Keep in mind the reset needed to empty.bar or SampleAppLite.bar files
http://docs.oracle.com/middleware/1221/biee/BIESG/configrepos.htm#BIESG9320

OBIEE 12c LCM
• BAR
• ResetServiceInstance
• resetServiceInstance('/oraclehome/user_projects/domains/bi',
'ssi')
Beware!

OBIEE 12c LCM
• Upload and Download RPD
• data-model-cmd.sh uploadrpd -I repository.rpd -SI bi -U weblogic -S
server1.example.com -N 7777 -SSL
• data-model-cmd.sh downloadrpd -I repository.rpd -SI bi -U weblogic -
S server1.example.com -N 7777 -SSL
datamodel.sh instead of data-model-cmd.sh since Oracle BI 12c version 12.2.1.2

Summary
• Summary of what you just heard/saw is to move to using programmatic
features to enable easier management of your Oracle BI work.
• Start using Oracle BI 12c LCM
• Begin having your developers become “developers” using OBIEE tools to
the fullest for maximum efficiency
• Optimize the LCM Process for your organization – save time and reduce
errors/issues

• Ask questions now or raise one later
Questions?

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