Post-Installation Tasks Installing the Lineage in an OBIEE Server

9 1. Start the OBIEE Lineage wizard as described in Section 19.2.3.1, Installing and Starting the OBIEE Lineage Wizard . The wizard displays a sequence of screens, in the order listed in Table 19–2 . 2. Follow the instructions in Table 19–2 . If you need additional help with any of the installation screens, click Help to access the online help. Note: With OBIEE 10g it is not possible to automatically export the web catalog content; As a consequence, you need to perform manually an export of the web catalog content. See Section 19.4.2, Exporting the OBIEE Web Catalog Report to a Text File for more information. You will provide the location of this export file to the wizard. Note: You can also use the refresh lineage script instead of the OBIEE Lineage wizard. See Section 19.5.3, Automating Lineage Refresh for more information. Table 19–2 Instructions for Exporting Metadata from OBIEE and Refreshing Lineage No. Screen When Does This Screen Appear? Description and Action Required 1 Welcome Screen Always Click Next to continue. 2 Select Action Screen Always Select Export Metadata from OBIEE and Refresh Lineage . Click Next to continue. 3 OBIEE Repository Connection Information Screen If Install Lineage in OBIEE Server or Export Metadata from OBIEE and Refresh Lineage is selected on the Select Action screen Provide the connection information to the OBIEE Repository for extracting Metadata: ■ Oracle Home : Specify the Oracle Home directory for the OBIEE installation. You can click Browse to select an existing directory in your system. For example: C:obiee11gOracle_ BI1 ■ RPD File Location : Enter the location of your BIEE Repository RPD file. ■ User : Enter the OBIEE repository administrator user name. This field is only mandatory for OBIEE 10g and is disabled for OBIEE 11g. ■ Password : Enter the OBIEE repository administrator password. Click Next to continue. 10 Product TitleBookTitle as a Variable 4 OBIEE Web Catalog Connection Information Screen If Install Lineage in OBIEE Server or Export OBIEE Metadata and Refresh Lineage is selected on the Select Action screen. If using OBIEE 10g, This screen only allows selection of a Web Catalog Export File . Provide the connection information to extract metadata from the OBIEE Web Catalog OBIEE 11g, or provide the location to a web catalog export OBIEE 10g: ■ OBIEE Version : Enter the OBIEE version. This version is selected from RPD previously selected. ■ Web Catalog Location : Enter the location of the OBIEE web catalog from which the metadata is exported. If using OBIEE 10g, this field is replaced with a Web Catalog Export File field. Select the web catalog export file created manually using the procedure described in Section 19.4.2, Exporting the OBIEE Web Catalog Report to a Text File . ■ OBIEE Instance Home : Enter the home directory of your OBIEE Instance. For example: C:\OBIEE\Middleware\instances\insta nce1. If using OBIEE 10g, this field is disabled. ■ Web Catalog Folder Name : Enter the name of the web catalog folder that needs to be exported. For example: shared. If using OBIEE 10g, this field is disabled. Click Next to continue and install the lineage artifacts. Table 19–2 ContinuedInstructions for Exporting Metadata from OBIEE and Refreshing Lineage No. Screen When Does This Screen Appear? Description and Action Required