Display the search page by clicking the Secure Enterprise Search for Oracle BI Click Login and enter your login information for Oracle BI EE. Click Search.

Managing Objects in the Oracle BI Presentation Catalog 13-7 Searching Using Full-Text Catalog Search You can use the full-text catalog search, which uses a search page that displays in a separate browser window, to perform an in-depth search for a business intelligence object. For more information, see How Can I Search for Objects? and What Results are Returned from a Full-Text Catalog Search? To search using the full-text catalog search: Use the following procedure to search for objects.

1. Display the search page by clicking the Secure Enterprise Search for Oracle BI

menu on the Oracle BI EE Home page, if one is available. Otherwise, in a new browser window, enter the URL for the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search page. If you are unsure of the URL, then contact the administrator.

2. Click Login and enter your login information for Oracle BI EE.

You must log in to see search results of those objects that you have permission to see. If you do not log in, then you are likely to see nothing in the search results, because it is likely that no objects in the catalog are visible to unnamed users. 3. In the box, enter the text for which you want to search. For example, to find analyses that include the Sales measure column, enter sales in the box. Note that above the box are a list of links the provide groups that can help limit the search results.

4. Click Search.

Object-Specific Tasks The tasks that you can perform for an object that you select from the Catalog pane are determined by both the selected object’s type for example, a dashboard or KPI and the permissions that were set for the object. The list of available tasks is displayed in the Tasks pane , which is located within the Catalog page or from the object’s More link. Figure 13–1 shows the available tasks for the analysis that was selected from the catalog. This graphic illustrates that the tasks that the user can perform for the selected analysis are: Open, Edit, Print, Export, Create Agent, Add to Briefing Book, Delete, Copy, Rename, Create Shortcut, Properties, and Permissions. 13-8 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Figure 13–1 Tasks Pane within the Catalog Page In most cases, you can open or copy an object. However, if you selected an analysis, then you can create an agent for the analysis or export the analysis. If you selected a dashboard, then you can publish the dashboard or archive it, depending upon the permissions that were assigned to the object. Exporting Reports, KPIs, and Analysis Prompts Data To leverage your data and use it in other applications, you can export report, KPI, and analysis prompt values and data as a PDF, MHTML, XLS, and CVS file. To export data: 1. In the global header, click Catalog. The Catalog page is displayed.

2. Search for the object to export. For more information about searching, see