Resuming Replication if Replication Log Files Are Unavailable

Configuring and Managing Analyses and Dashboards 18-3 The following shows an example setting in the instanceconfig.xml file: WebConfig ServerInstance SubjectAreaMetadata DictionaryURLPrefixdemo1DictionaryURLPrefix SubjectAreaMetadata ServerInstance WebConfig For information about working in the Oracle BI Presentation Services configuration file instanceconfig.xml, see Section 3.4, Using a Text Editor to Update Configuration Settings. 3. Grant the Access to Metadata Dictionary privilege to the appropriate content designers. For information about privileges, see Managing Presentation Services Privileges in Oracle Fusion Middleware Security Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. For details on how content designers can view metadata dictionary information, see Viewing Metadata Information from the Subject Areas Pane in Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition.

18.2.2 Supporting Nested Folders, Navigation, and Drill-Down

The Oracle BI Administrator can set up subject areas in ways that assist content designers who work with analyses. Oracle Fusion Middleware Metadata Repository Builders Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition provides complete information about setting up subject areas. The following list includes features of subject areas that assist content designers: ■ To make selections easy for content designers to discern in the Subject Areas pane when creating analyses, the administrator can set up the Presentation layer in the Oracle BI Administration Tool to give the appearance of nested folders. For example, the administrator can make the Sales Facts folder appear as a subfolder in the Facts folder. ■ When content designers create analyses, they can allow users to go to related analyses and content. If the Oracle BI Administrator sets up dimensions and dimensional hierarchies for the subject area, then users can drill down on data results that are presented in graphs, tables, and pivot tables to obtain more detailed information. There are no specific privilege settings that control access to navigation and drill-down features, which are available to all users. ■ Content designers can create analyses that include columns from a primary subject area and from one or more related subject areas.

18.3 Configuring for Displaying and Processing Data in Views

You can configure various options that change the display and processing of data in views. See also Section 7.3.3, Using Fusion Middleware Control to Set Configuration Options for Data in Tables and Pivot Tables and Section 7.3.4, Using Fusion Middleware Control to Set the Maximum Number of Rows Processed to Render a Table for related information. 18-4 System Administrators Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition This section contains the following topics: ■ Section 18.3.1, Manually Configuring for Data in Views ■ Section 18.3.2, Manually Configuring for Graphs and Gauges ■ Section 18.3.3, Manually Changing Alternating Bar Color

18.3.1 Manually Configuring for Data in Views

You can configure various options that change the processing and display of data in views, as described in the following sections: ■ Section 18.3.1.1, Manually Configuring Cube Settings for Pivot Tables and Graphs ■ Section 18.3.1.2, Manually Configuring Settings for Data in Views

18.3.1.1 Manually Configuring Cube Settings for Pivot Tables and Graphs

You can use settings within the Cube element to affect the display and processing of data in pivot tables and graphs. The settings also take effect for XMLA export. Before you begin this procedure, ensure that you are familiar with the information in Section 3.4, Using a Text Editor to Update Configuration Settings. To manually edit the Cube settings: 1. Open the instanceconfig.xml file for editing, as described in Section 3.6, Where Are Configuration Files Located? 2. Locate the Cube section, in which you must add the following elements: ■ CubeMaxRecords — Specifies the maximum number of records that are returned by an analysis for the view to process. This roughly governs the maximum number of cells that can be populated in a view; unpopulated cells in a sparse view do not count. The default is 40000. ■ CubeMaxPopulatedCells — Specifies the maximum number of cells in a view that can be populated with data from the Oracle BI Server. The default is 120000. 3. Include the elements and their ancestor elements as appropriate, as shown in the following example: ServerInstance Views Cube CubeMaxRecords30000CubeMaxRecords CubeMaxPopulatedCells120000CubeMaxPopulatedCells Cube Views ServerInstance 4. Save your changes and close the file. 5. Restart Oracle Business Intelligence.

18.3.1.2 Manually Configuring Settings for Data in Views

You can configure a similar group of settings that affects the display of data in tables, pivot tables, and graphs. While the settings are mainly the same, you must include the element within each appropriate parent element to override the default setting that applies to that view. For example, the views all use the MaxVisiblePages element. You Configuring and Managing Analyses and Dashboards 18-5 must include that element within each of the Table, Pivot, and Charts parent elements, to override the default value of that setting for each of those view types. Before you begin this procedure, ensure that you are familiar with the information in Section 3.4, Using a Text Editor to Update Configuration Settings. To manually edit the settings that change the display of data in views: 1. Open the instanceconfig.xml file for editing, as described in Section 3.6, Where Are Configuration Files Located? 2. Locate the Table, Pivot, and Charts parent sections, in which you must add the elements that are described in Table 18–1 . 3. Include the elements and their ancestor elements as appropriate, as shown in the following example. ServerInstance Views Table MaxCells10000MaxCells MaxVisiblePages1000MaxVisiblePages MaxVisibleRows500MaxVisibleRows MaxVisibleSections25MaxVisibleSections DefaultRowsDisplayed30DefaultRowsDisplayed Table Pivot MaxVisibleColumns300MaxVisibleColumns MaxVisiblePages1000MaxVisiblePages MaxVisibleRows500MaxVisibleRows MaxVisibleSections25MaxVisibleSections DefaultRowsDisplayed30DefaultRowsDisplayed Pivot Charts MaxVisibleColumns2000MaxVisibleColumns MaxVisiblePages1000MaxVisiblePages MaxVisibleRows2000MaxVisibleRows MaxVisibleSections25MaxVisibleSections JavaHostReadLimitInKB4096JavaHostReadLimitInKB Charts Views ServerInstance Note that this example does not include parameters that might exist in the file, but that are centrally managed by Fusion Middleware Control and cannot be changed manually. 4. Save your changes and close the file. 5. Restart Oracle Business Intelligence. Table 18–1 describes the common elements that affect the display of data in views. If the user exceeds these values, then the Oracle BI Server returns an error message when the view is rendered. 18-6 System Administrators Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition

18.3.2 Manually Configuring for Graphs and Gauges

You can configure various options that change the display of graphs, including funnel graphs, and gauges. These views types are also affected by the settings that are described in Section 18.3.1, Manually Configuring for Data in Views. Table 18–1 Common Elements for Manually Changing the Display of Data in Views Element Description Default Value Applicable Views DefaultRowsDisplaye d Specifies the default number of rows to display in views in analyses and dashboards. This number should not exceed the number that is specified for the MaxVisible Rows element. 25 Pivot Table, Table MaxCells Specifies the maximum number of cells to be displayed in a view. This number should not exceed the product of MaxVisibleColumns times MaxVisibleRows, which is what the system attempts to render. 50000 Pivot Table, Table MaxVisibleColumns Specifies the maximum number of columns to be displayed in a view. 300 Graph, Pivot Table MaxVisibleRows Specifies the maximum number of rows to be displayed in a view. The value of DefaultRowsDisplayed should not exceed this value. For tables and pivot tables, specifies the following: ■ The number of rows that is displayed on the tooltip for the Display Maximum Rows per Page paging control button. ■ The uppermost value to specify for the Maximum Number of Rows to Download and the Maximum Number of Rows Per Page to Include options in Fusion Middleware Control. For information, see Section 7.3.3, Using Fusion Middleware Control to Set Configuration Options for Data in Tables and Pivot Tables. 500 Graph, Pivot Table, Table MaxVisiblePages Specifies the maximum number of view prompts or pages in PDF to be displayed in a view. 1000 Graph, Pivot Table, Table MaxVisibleSections Specifies the maximum number of sections to be displayed in a view. This element does not apply when a slider is in place for a graph. The SectionSliderDefault and SectionSliderLimit elements apply to limit section values when a slider is in place. See Table 18–2 . 25 Graph, Pivot Table, Table JavaHostReadLimitIn KB Specifies the maximum amount of data that is sent to the browser for a single graph. 4096 Graph Configuring and Managing Analyses and Dashboards 18-7 Before you begin this procedure, ensure that you are familiar with the information in Section 3.4, Using a Text Editor to Update Configuration Settings. To manually edit the settings that change the display of graphs and gauges: 1. Open the instanceconfig.xml file for editing, as described in Section 3.6, Where Are Configuration Files Located? 2. Search for the Charts sections, in which you must add the elements that are described in Table 18–2 . 3. Include the elements and their ancestor elements as appropriate, as shown in the following example: ServerInstance Views Charts EmbedFontsTrueEmbedFonts SectionSliderDefault5SectionSliderDefault SectionSliderLimit10SectionSliderLimit DefaultWebImageTypepngDefaultWebImageType FlashCodeBase\\CORPORATE\Download\FlashFlashCodeBase FlashCLSIDE38CDB6E-BA6D-21CF-96B8-432553540000FlashCLSID Charts Views ServerInstance 4. Save your changes and close the file. 5. Restart Oracle Business Intelligence. Table 18–2 Common Elements for Manually Configuring Graphs and Gauges Element Description Default Value EmbedFonts See Section 18.3.2.1, Configuring Fonts for Graphs for details. False DefaultWebImageTy pe Specifies the default type for rendering an image when a format has not been specified in the URL or in the XML file for the view. Valid values are flash, png, and svg. The svg value is not supported in this release, so flash is used if svg is specified. flash SectionSliderDefault Specifies the default number of values that can be displayed on a section slider bar. A section slider displays members of one or more attribute or hierarchical columns as values on a rectangular bar and provides mechanisms to select a value. For more information about defining section sliders in graphs and gauges, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. 5 SectionSliderLimit Specifies the maximum number of values that can be displayed on a section slider bar. 10