This book contains information about Oracle BIP in detail.

It describes the BIP Architecture , Installation and Post Installation Tasks , Performance considerations , Optimization steps and Troubleshooting recommendations.

The following types of reports are covered in depth with screen shots for each step.

• Creating a BI Publisher Report Based on Oracle Database
• Creating an RTF Template with a Table and Chart
• Publishing the Template for a BI Publisher Report
• Formatting the Template Using MS Word Native Features
• Viewing Report Data in BI Publisher Using Templates
• Creating a Report with Parameters and List of Values
• Configuring the BI Publisher Scheduler
• Scheduling and Viewing Saved Output
• Creating BI Publisher Reports Based on Various Data Sources
• Creating a Report Based on Oracle BI Answers Request
• Creating a Report Based on Oracle BI Server Subject Area
• Creating a Report Based on Web Services 110
• Creating a Report Based on HTTP/RSS Data Set
• Creating a Report Based on File Data Set

• Logging In to Oracle BI Publisher: 5
• Setting Preferences 8
• Creating a BI Publisher Report Based on Oracle Database 11
• Creating an RTF Template with a Table and Chart 27
• Publishing the Template for a BI Publisher Report 44
• Formatting the Template Using MS Word Native Features 46
• Viewing Report Data in BI Publisher Using Templates 57
• Creating a Report with Parameters and List of Values 65
• Configuring the BI Publisher Scheduler 78
• Scheduling and Viewing Saved Output 84
• Creating BI Publisher Reports Based on Various Data Sources 93
• Creating a Report Based on Oracle BI Answers Request 93
• Creating a Report Based on Oracle BI Server Subject Area 100
• Creating a Report Based on Web Services 110
• Creating a Report Based on HTTP/RSS Data Set 122
• Creating a Report Based on File Data Set 131
• Actuate vs. BIP – General 141
• Siebel – BIP Integration 142
• BIP User Interface 142
• BIP UI - Navigation 143
• BIP UI - Sample Data File Generation 144
• BIP UI - Report Template Registration 145
• BIP UI - View Association 146
• BIP UI – Purge Administration and My Reports 147
• Siebel – BIP Integration 148
• Installation and Post Installation 148
• XMLP Directory in Siebel 149
• Installer Changes 150
• Configuration – Post Installation 151
• Configuration - Windows 152
• Configuration - Unix 153
• Siebel – BIP Integration 154
• Technical Deep Dive 154
• Siebel BIP Integration Architecture 155
• XMLP Server Component (with JBS) 156
• Load Balancing Scenario 157
• BIP Engine 158
• Interface mechanism between Siebel and BIP Engine 159
• Data Model Changes 160
• Key Issues unblocked 161
• Siebel CRM – BIP 162
• Global Considerations 162
• Globalization 163
• Siebel CRM – BIP 164
• Performance Considerations 164
• Optimization Steps 165
• Siebel CRM – BIP 166
• Troubleshooting Recommendations 166
• Troubleshooting 167
• Artifacts Analysis 169
• Artifact Analysis – Actuate/XMLP 170
• Artifact Analysis – Actuate/XMLP (Contd.) 171
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