In the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog, click the System DSN tab, and

Importing Metadata and Working with Data Sources 4-3 such as import. In some cases, client components must be installed on the computer where the JavaHost is located. This section contains the following topics: ■ Setting Up ODBC Data Source Names DSNs ■ Setting Up Oracle Database Data Sources ■ Setting Up Oracle OLAP Data Sources ■ Setting Up Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database Data Sources ■ Setting Up Essbase Data Sources ■ Setting Up Hyperion Financial Management Data Sources ■ Setting Up SAPBW Data Sources ■ Setting Up Oracle RPAS Data Sources Setting Up ODBC Data Source Names DSNs Before you can import from a data source through an ODBC connection, or set up a connection pool to an ODBC data source, you must first create an ODBC Data Source Name DSN for that data source on the client computer. You reference this DSN in the Import Metadata Wizard when you import metadata from the data source. You can only use ODBC DSNs for import on Windows systems. To set up an ODBC DSN on Windows: 1. Open the Windows Control Panel by selecting Start Settings Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Data Sources ODBC.

2. In the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog, click the System DSN tab, and

then click Add. 3. From the Create New Data Source dialog, select the driver appropriate for your data source, and then click Finish. The remaining configuration steps are specific to the data source you want to configure. Refer to the documentation for your data source for more information. ODBC DSNs on Windows systems are used for both initial import, and for access to the data source during query execution. On UNIX systems, ODBC DSNs are only used for data access. For information about setting up ODBC data sources on UNIX, see Chapter 15, Setting Up Data Sources on Linux and UNIX. Note: See also the following related topics: ■ If the Oracle BI Server is running on a non-Windows platform, see Chapter 15, Setting Up Data Sources on Linux and UNIX for additional instructions. ■ See Chapter 5, Working with ADF Business Component Data Sources for information about setting up ADF Business Component data sources. ■ See System Requirements and Certification for information about the data source versions supported by Oracle Business Intelligence. 4-4 Metadata Repository Builders Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Setting Up Oracle Database Data Sources You should always use OCI when importing metadata from or connecting to an Oracle Database. Before you can import schemas or set up a connection pool, you must add a TNS names entry to your tnsnames.ora file. See the Oracle Database documentation for more information. When you import metadata from an Oracle Database data source or set up a connection pool, you can include the entire connect string for Data Source Name, or you can use the net service name defined in the tnsnames.ora file. If you choose to enter only the net service name, you must set up a tnsnames.ora file in the following location within the Oracle Business Intelligence environment, so that the Oracle BI Server can locate the entry: ORACLE_HOME\network\admin Setting Up Oracle OLAP Data Sources Before you import from an Oracle OLAP data source, ensure that the data source is a standard form Analytic Workspace. In addition, the JavaHost process must be running to import from Oracle OLAP data sources, for both offline and online imports. Setting Up Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database Data Sources Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database is a high-performance, in-memory data manager that supports both ODBC and JDBC interfaces. These preconfiguration instructions assume that you have already installed TimesTen; see Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database Installation Guide for more information. To set up TimesTen data sources:

1. On the computer where TimesTen has been installed, create a Data Manager DSN