July 22, 2015

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by: FrankDavis

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Categories: BI Publisher, Tips

So it seems that by default, BI Publisher uses CSS style sheets as opposed to inline CSS when generating reports in HTML format. This is perfectly fine as the reports render fabulously in our favorite browsers. However, in certain popular browser-based email services like Gmail, Hotmail, and so on… not so fabulous.. I first noticed […]

July 20, 2015

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by: Kathryn Watson

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Categories: OBIEE, Tips, Weblogic

If you work with OBIEE 11g in an administrative role, one of the most debilitating issues you can experience is an Admin Server that fails to start. A large majority of OBIEE configuration and management tasks take place within the WebLogic Server Administrative Console and Enterprise Manager; when the Admin Server is down, neither tool […]

July 14, 2015

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by: Phil Goerdt

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Categories: Tips

The Problem Not long ago, Stewart approached me to help him prepare an Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment that he could use for an ODTUG KScope hands-on lab. He sent me the original virtual machine and I got working on importing it into one of our S3 buckets. Usually, this is a pretty easy process (and well documented — thanks […]

July 14, 2015

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by: FrankDavis

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Categories: BI Publisher, Tips

Overview: Working with a bursting BIP report to be sent out to X number of recipients. The bursting job never completes and stays in ‘Job processor completed’ status indefinitely. Looking at the job details, N number of recipients’ reports are created and delivered. M number, however, are stuck in ‘Rendering Report Document’ statuses. The BIP […]

July 12, 2015

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by: Kathryn Watson

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Categories: ODI, Tips

If you’ve ever looked at the ODI Menu Bar or File menu, you’ve seen that there are two separate save options: Save and Save All. Big deal, right? Everyone knows the difference between Save and Save All. (If you don’t, Save will save only one object at a time, the active object you have open/are […]

July 9, 2015

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by: Kathryn Watson

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Categories: ODI, Tips

ODI 12c Studio slow to respond? Receiving low or out of memory warnings? ODI 12c Studio crashing? With an out-of-the-box ODI 12c installation, the memory allocated to ODI Studio is generally too low to handle complex tasks — multiple modifications on a complex mapping, regenerating multiple scenarios, prolonged development sessions, etc. When completing such complex tasks over […]

June 9, 2015

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by: Kathryn Watson

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Categories: OBIEE, Tips

If you’ve ever developed an OBIEE Repository (RPD) in which you’ve configured a multi-table Logical Table Source (LTS), you’ve likely been plagued by the following warning: There are physical tables mapped in Logical Table Source “Logical Table Source Name” that are not used in any column mappings or expressions. If you’re a Type-A OBIEE Developer […]

April 4, 2015

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by: KevinMcGinley

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Categories: ORACLE BICS

If you’ve been following this series, you’ll know that in Part 01 of my day-in-the-life (DITL) I worked on getting my first data set loaded and in Part 02 I learned the ins-and-outs of loading additional data into the same table. In both articles, my data comes from Square, which is my wife’s POS system for her store. In […]

March 25, 2015

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by: Stewart Bryson

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Categories: Tips

Anytime I’m speaking or presenting on either AgileAnalytics or continuous integration/continuous delivery, I usually insert a “Shadow IT Wants Your Soul!” slide complete with an image of Batman lurking in the shadows. For one… I’m a super-hero fan, and there’s always room for Batman. But secondly, and this time seriously: the folks setting the pace for analytics and BI […]

March 13, 2015

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by: KevinMcGinley

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Categories: ORACLE BICS, Tips

Welcome to Part 02 in a series of day-in-the-life (DITL) posts about using Oracle BI Cloud Service (BICS) in a real-world setting, with no filters and lots of mistakes! In Part 01, I wrote about loading my wife’s point-of-sale data from Square as the basis for an application I wanted to build. After a few challenges around […]