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Rittman Mead Training - Cognizant Technology Solutions

4: OBIEE 11g Actionable Intelligence

Thursday 7 October 2010

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Questions This Presentation Will Answer

• What is Action Framework?• What are the new features in Action Framework 11g?• How to use Action Framework?• Calling simple & complex processes using Action Framework







Agenda

• Action Framework Basics• Action Framework Architecture• Action Framework Types‣ Invoke‣ Navigate

• Simple Action Framework Calls‣ Navigate to BI report‣ Navigate to Webpage URL passing parameters

• Advanced Action Framework Calls‣ Navigate to Web Service‣ Navigate to BI EE reports through SOA web service







Closed Loop Analytics







Action Framework - In BI EE 10g

• Did not exist as a separate framework• iBots did most of External process calls‣ Java Calls‣ Web Service calls to BPEL etc‣ Java & VB Scripts

• Majority of actions through Javahost• Very limited actions from reports‣ Report to report navigation‣ Java Script calls‣ HTML URL calls

• Web Services‣ Only one web service‣ Multiple-end point web service







Action Framework - In BI EE 11g

• Exists as a separate framework• AES or Action Execution Service‣ Makes most of Action calls

• Define once and available everywhere - Pervasive• Actions available in‣ Reports‣ Dashboards‣ Agents (iBots)‣ Scorecards‣ ...etc

• 2 types‣ Invoke‣ Navigate







Action Framework - Invoke

• Invoke a Web Service‣ Simple Web Service calls‣ Complex Web Service calls

• Invoke a Java Method‣ Using EJB‣ Calling methods in Java processes

supported but not recommended• Invoke a Browser Script• Invoke a HTTP Request







Action Framework - Navigate

• Navigate to a BI Report‣ Was part of BI Metadata in 10g‣ Now part of Action Framework

• Navigate to an URL passing parameters‣ Example Google Maps

• Navigate to EPM Content‣ Passing parameters from WA, HFR to BI EE ‣ Passing parameters from Planning to BI EE

• Navigate to Peoplesoft/Ebusiness Suite Forms‣ Action Links in 10g







Simple Action Links - Labs

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Action Framework - Simple Action Links

• Labs to cover 3 tasks‣ Navigate from one report to another passing more than 1 parameter‣ Navigate from one report to a URL passing parameters‣ Publish an Action link in the dashboard







Simple Action Links - BI Report Navigation

Region Name Season Revenue

Region Name Season Measure 1 Measure 2 Measure 3 Measure 4

Parameter Passed

Report 1

Report 2







Action Framework - BI Report Navigation

• Create Report 1 (Seasonal Revenue Report)‣ Region‣ Store‣ Revenue








• Create Report 2 (Regional Store Survey Summary)‣ Region‣ Store‣ Customer Satisfaction Score‣ Customer Satisfaction Target‣ Staff Satisfaction Score‣ Staff Satisfaction Target








• Define Action Links on Report 1














Simple Action Links - URL Navigation

Region Name Season Revenue

Parameter Passed

Report 1

Google Maps







Action Framework - URL Navigation

• Create Report 1 (Seasonal Revenue Report)‣ Region‣ Region - Action Link‣ Store‣ Revenue








• Enable Action‣ Create Action‣ Pass parameters








• Drill on Report







Simple Action Links - Actions from Dashboards

• Create Action‣ Navigate to URL with dynamic parameters‣ Publish action in Dashboard‣ Invoke action from Dashboard







Simple Action Links - Labs








Advanced Action Links - Labs








Action Framework - Advanced Action Links

• Labs to cover 2 tasks‣ Expose BI EE Web Services for SOA‣ Invoke BI EE Web Services for SOA from Dashboards








• Steps Involved‣ Create Action User‣ Set Credentials in Credential Framework‣ Setup Config files (make it available from Weblogic)‣ Create Action

- Invoke BI EE SOA Web Service‣ Publish Action in Dashboard‣ Execute Action








• Create Action User








• Create 5 keys in Credential Framework‣ keystore-csf-key - Used by Oracle Web Services Manager‣ enc-csf-key - Used by Oracle Web Services Manager‣ sign-csf-key - Used by Oracle Web Services Manager‣ JNDIUser - Used for enabling BI EE SOA browsing web service‣ wsil.browsing - Used for enabling BI EE SOA browsing web service








• Setup Config Files‣ ActionFrameWorkConfig.xml‣ wss_username_token_policy.xml‣ ActionSAMLPolicy.xml








• Create Action‣ Invoke BI EE Webservice for SOA‣ Navigate to existing report‣ Configure Parameters








• Create Action‣ Trap & Display output








• Publish & Invoke Action in Dashboard‣ Save & Publish Action‣ Execute Action







Advanced Action Links - Labs








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