Upgrading Sorts Oracle BI Presentation Catalog: Other Upgrade Considerations

1-26 Upgrade Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence – On the New Prompt dialog, the Choice List Width field is set to the default pixel width value that is specified for the DefaultPromptWidth element in the instanceconfig.xml file by default, 120 pixels. – On the Edit Page Settings dialog: The Wrap label to fit option is not selected. The Set width of all prompts to field is set to the default pixel width value that is specified for the DefaultPromptWidth element in the instanceconfig.xml file by default, 120 pixels. ■ In 10g, you could use dashboard prompts against dummy columns to set variables. The data type of the dummy column was often different from the data type of the SQL statement value that populated it. This method worked because all 10g variables were strings. After an upgrade to 11g, the dummy column used for the prompt must have the same data type as the SQL return value. If they are not the same, then run-time data type validation errors occur. No errors occur during the upgrade process because the SQL statement is not run at that time to determine its data type. The potential issue becomes visible in 11g only at runtime when the prompt is executed. At run time, ensure that you validate matching data types for any dummy column prompts that were used to set variables prior to executing them. Oracle recommends that in 11g, you use the new variable prompt type to create and set variables. This usage eliminates the need for a dummy column and any resulting data type inconsistencies.

1.3.2.13 Upgrading Custom Files

Custom files for example, images and help files that were stored locally in previous releases prior to 11g and referenced using the fmap function must be manually copied to the following directory in 11g: ORACLE_INSTANCEbifoundationOracleBIPresentationServicesComponent coreapplication_obipsnanalyticsRes

1.3.2.14 Upgrading Custom Styles and Skins

As a result of the significant changes in architecture and user interface elements in Oracle BI 11g, migration from previous skins and styles to the 11g instance requires new effort. Custom styles and skins are not upgraded. If you used custom styles and skins in 10g, then you should manually re-create them for 11g. Note that certain types of customizations that were possible in 10g using XML template customization are no longer possible in 11g.

1.3.2.15 Upgrading Charts

See Appendix B, Possible Changes in Oracle BI Enterprise Edition Appearance and Behavior After Upgrade for information on the differences when charts are upgraded to graphs in 11g.

1.3.2.16 Upgrading the Agents Folder

During the upgrade, the previously hidden folder named -ibots is renamed Agents, is no longer hidden, and is stored in the My Folders and Shared Folders folders.