Using the Dashboard Using the Lineage in OBIEE Dashboards

22 Product TitleBookTitle as a Variable Figure 19–6 Hierarchical Column Lineage This image shows the hierarchical column lineage.

19.6.5 Using Contextual Lineage

You can create contextual lineage link using the LineageRequestColumns on any dashboard. This contextual lineage link will open a dashboard showing the lineage for a given request. To create contextual lineage:

1. Edit a Dashboard.

2. Insert a Text object with the following code:

pfont class=Nav onclick=JavaScript:GoNavExevent, lineage_requests_ folderLineageRequestColumns,,Target Column,Catalog,your_request_ folder,Target Column,Table Name,your_request_name;img src=reslin.gif alt=Navigate Metadata Lineagenbsp;Metadata Lineagefont In this code, you must set the following items according to your configuration: ■ lineage_requests_folder is the folder containing the LineageRequestColumns request. This folder is the folder into which the OBIEE Lineage Requests have been deployed. ■ your_request_folder is the folder containing the request for which you want to display the lineage. ■ your_request_name is the name of the request for which you want to display the lineage. For example, if the lineage requests are installed in the sharedODI folder, and you want to view lineage for the sharedODI Customer DemoCustomer Per Countries Chart request, the code will be: pfont class=Nav onclick=JavaScript:GoNavExevent, sharedODILineageRequestColumns,,Target Column,Catalog,sharedODI Customer Demo,Target Column,Table Name,Customer Per Countries Chart;img src=reslin.gif alt=Navigate Metadata Lineagenbsp;Metadata Lineagefont

3. Before saving your code, make sure that Contains HTML Markup is selected in

the Text Properties editor as shown in Figure 19–7 . 23 Figure 19–7 Text Properties Editor This image shows an example of Text Properties editor for adding a contextual lineage link. This text will create a link on the dashboard that opens the column lineage for the given request.

4. Click OK.

The Metadata Lineage object is added to the dashboard as shown in Figure 19–8 .