Upgrading To OBIEE 12C - Key Things Your Need To Know About

KEY THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT UPGRADING TO OBIEE 12CBOXFUSION CONSULTING

LONDON: MARCH, 2016

1. New features for end users

2. Enhanced architecture

3. Upgrade procedure

AGENDA

NEW FEATURES FOR END USERS

• Oracle ALTA UI

• Visual Analyser

• Data Mashup

• Advanced Analytics

• Fewer elements and cleaner designs• Minimal UI chrome with fewer nested borders and lines• Multi-device support with flowing page layout• New icon system complements clean page design

ORACLE ALTA UI

• Provides Tableau-like functionality based on OBIEE's RPD• Allows rapid creation of highly visual analyses based on a simple

drag and drop mechanism• Generates analyses automatically using the visualisation it

considers to best suit the selected data• Requires an additional license

VISUAL ANALYSER

• Allows users to upload their own data and join it to an existing subject area

• Both Facts and Dimensions can be extended

DATA MASHUP

ADVANCED ANALYTICS

ENHANCED ARCHITECTURE

• Comparison 11c vs 12c

• Easier Installation and Configuration

• BI Application Archive File

• Oracle Baseline Validation Tool

• High Availability / Scale Out

• System requirements

• Key Benefits

11g vs 12cARCHITECTURE COMPARISON

11g

12c Separation of

environment metadata from configuration

EASIER INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATIONCompared to 11g

BI APPLICATION ARCHIVE (BAR) FILE

• One Application = One file

BAR

Catalog (Webcat)

Data Model (RPD)

Security Policy

(Application Roles)

Manifest (Including

List of Dependencie

s)

ORACLE BASELINE VALIDATION TOOL

• A way to instil confidence and significantly reduce time spent on regression testing

• Enables creation of a baseline set of data that can be compared with data from another system

• For regression testing across any two compatible Oracle BI EE environments

• Works within and across 11g and 12c versions of Oracle BI

HIGH AVAILABILITY / SCALE-OUT

• Simple conversion to high availability (HA) involving 30% fewer steps than 11g

• Starting from an Oracle BI installation and the availability of shared storage

Standard BI installation+ Shared storage

HA BI installation

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

System component Minimum requirementProcessor Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)OS Version 2012 or 2012 R2Java Oracle JDK 1.8.0_51+Browser IE 11.*, Chrome 45+, Firefox

31+Database 12.1.0.1+, 11.2.0.4+

• With Microsoft Windows and Oracle database

• Other OS and database• Full certification matrix available at: http://

www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/fusion-middleware/documentation/fmw-1221certmatrix-2739738.xlsx

KEY BENEFITS

Enhanced user experience

Advanced analytics for everyone

Reduced cost of ownership

Quicker installation and configurationAutomated regression testing of lifecycle operations

Simple conversion to High Availability

UPGRADE PROCEDURE

• Upgrade Flow Overview

• Installation Pre-Requisites

• 12c Installation Steps

• The Migration Itself

• Verification With Baseline Validation Tool

• Why upgrade to 12c

• How we can help

UPGRADE FLOW OVERVIEW

• ‘Out-of-Place’ Upgrade• Existing 11g system kept intact and operational

• Upgrade from 11.1.1.7 (latest patch) or 11.1.1.9

INSTALLATION PRE-REQUISITES

• Processor• OS• Java• Database

Ensure that the minimum system requirements are met

• WebLogic Server• Oracle Business Intelligence 12c (2 files)• Oracle Business Intelligence Developer Client Tool

Download installer files from Oracle website

12C INSTALLATION STEPS

Install WebLogic Server 12c

Install Oracle BI

12c

(Optional) Manually run RCU

Run Oracle BI

12c Config Assistant

New serverExisting server

THE MIGRATION ITSELF

BI 11g Production

BI 12c

Upgrade Bundle migration-tool.cmd

bi-migration-tool.jar

Run BI migration

tool to create upgrade bundle

Copy upgrade

bundle to the new server

Import upgrade bundle using migration-tool.cmd

Copy BI migration tool

from 12c system to 11g

system

1

bi-migration-tool.jar 2

Upgrade Bundle

3

RPD, catalog, security

4

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WorkflowVERIFICATION WITH BASELINE VALIDATION TOOL (BVT)

Install BVT

• Shipped with Oracle Business Intelligence Developer Client Tool

Define the

‘Baseline’• Analyse entire catalog• Select particular directory

Edit configurat

ion file

• Analytics URL and login details

• Plug-in activation and configuration

Run the tool

• Generate baseline set of results

• Generate target set of results

• Generate comparison reports

Review comparison reportsVERIFICATION WITH BASELINE VALIDATION TOOL (BVT)

• One report is created for each plug-in enabled

WHY UPGRADE TO 12C

Open new analytics possibilities through powerful new features

Make users more independent, less reliant on IT

Upgrade simpler than previous ones

Proven process through Oracle BI 12c Beta program

HOW WE CAN HELPBOXFUSION’S OFFER

• Installation• Configuration• Report and dashboard development

Full OBIEE 12c installation

• From 11.1.1.7 (latest patch) or 11.1.1.9

• Including regression testing

Standard upgrade to 12c

• Database upgrade• Conversion to High Availability

Additional services if necessary

If keeping up to date with the latest Business Intelligence innovations is a priority for your organisation, call us on +44 203 2834315, to discuss how your organisation can benefit from the new features of Oracle Business Intelligence 12c.

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