Click Next. The Select Metadata Objects screen appears. Select the objects you want to import in the Available list and move them to the Click Finish.
4. Click Next. The Select Metadata Objects screen appears.
5. Select the objects you want to import in the Available list and move them to the
Selected list, using the Import selected or Import all buttons. You can also move objects from the Selected list back to the Available list, using the Remove selected and Remove all buttons. To search for a particular item, enter a keyword in the Find box and then click Find Down or Find Up. Select Show complete structure to view all objects, including those that have already been imported. Deselecting this option shows only the objects that are available for import. When this option is selected, objects that have already been imported appear grayed out.6. Click Finish.
If some objects could not be imported, a list of warning messages appears. In the dialog displaying the messages, you can perform the following actions: – To search for specific terms, click Find and then Find Again. – To copy the contents of the window so that you can paste the messages in another file, click Copy. After you import metadata, you should check to ensure that your database and connection pool settings are correct. In rare cases, the Oracle BI Server cannot determine the exact database type during import and instead assigns an approximate type to the database object. See Setting Up Database Objects and Creating or Changing Connection Pools for more information about working with these objects. It is also a good practice to visually inspect the imported data in the Physical layer, such as physical columns and tables, to ensure that the import completed successfully. About the Map to Logical Model and Publish to Warehouse Screens The Map to Logical Model and Publish to Warehouse screens in the Import Metadata Wizard are reserved for a future release. Check the Oracle Business Intelligence chapter in Oracle Fusion Middleware Release Notes for updates about the functionality in these two screens. 4-14 Metadata Repository Builders Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Importing Metadata from Multidimensional Data Sources You can use the Administration Tool to import metadata from a multidimensional data source to the Physical layer of the Oracle BI repository. The ability to use multidimensional data sources enables the Oracle BI Server to connect to sources such as Essbase, Oracle OLAP, Hyperion Financial Management, Microsoft Analysis Services, and SAPBW SAPBusiness Warehouse to extract data. Data from these sources can be displayed on dashboards. The primary differences between setting up multidimensional data sources and relational data sources are in the Physical layer. The setup in the Business Model and Presentation layers for multidimensional data sources and relational data sources is almost identical. During the import process, each cube in a multidimensional data source is created as a single physical cube table. The Oracle BI Server imports the cube metadata, including its metrics, dimensions and hierarchies. After importing the cubes, you need to ensure that the physical cube columns have the correct aggregation rule and that the hierarchy type is correct. See Working with Physical Hierarchy Objects for more information. It is recommended that you remove hierarchies and columns from the Physical layer if they will not be used in the business model. This eliminates maintaining unnecessary objects in the Administration Tool and might result in better performance. To import metadata from a multidimensional data source: 1. In the Administration Tool, select File, then select Import Metadata. The Import Metadata Wizard appears. Figure 4–2 shows the Import Metadata Wizard. Caution: Manually creating a physical schema from a multidimensional data source is labor-intensive and error prone. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that you use the import method. Note: If you have already defined an existing database and connection pool, you can right-click the connection pool in the Physical layer and select Import Metadata. The Import Metadata Wizard appears with the information on the Select Data Source screen pre-filled. You can also use this method to perform incremental imports. Importing Metadata and Working with Data Sources 4-15 Figure 4–2 Import Metadata Wizard: Multidimensional Data Source Note that the Map to Logical Model and Publish to Warehouse screens in the Import Metadata Wizard are reserved for a future release. Check the Oracle Business Intelligence chapter in Oracle Fusion Middleware Release Notes for updates about the functionality in these two screens.2. In the Select Data Source screen, in the Connection Type field, select the type of
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» Oracle Fusion Middleware Online Documentation Library
» Click OK when you are finished setting preferences.
» Select Set Icon. Oracle Fusion Middleware Online Documentation Library
» Select the appropriate DSN and click OK.
» Click OK. Oracle Fusion Middleware Online Documentation Library
» Without opening a repository, select File Multiuser History.
» In the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog, click the System DSN tab, and
» In the Select Data Source screen, in the Connection Type field, select the type of
» Click Finish. Oracle Fusion Middleware Online Documentation Library
» In the Administration Tool, select File, then select Import Metadata.
» Provide the Data source name for the primary database. Click OK.
» In the Select Data Source screen, select OracleADF_HTTP for Connection Type.
» Select the objects you want to import in the Available list and move them to the Click Finish.
» In the Database dialog, click the Features tab. In the Features tab, use the information in
» Specify or adjust the properties as needed, then click OK.
» In the Persist connection pool area, click Clear. Click OK.
» To add tables to the display folder, click Add. Then, in the Browse dialog, select Click OK.
» Click OK in the Hierarchy dialog.
» Select View Members. Click Query to display results. When finished, click Close.
» Click OK. Select Create Columns for Alias Table. Then, from the sub-list, select the alias
» Type the text of the hint in the Hint field and click OK.
» In the shortcut menu, select Update Row Count. Click Yes to check out the objects.
» If you want to provide a dynamic list of currency options, create a table in your
» Click OK. Click OK or Cancel to close the Dimensions dialog.
» From the right-click menu, select Create Logical Dimension, then select either
» In the Check Out Objects dialog, click Yes to check out the objects that appear in
» If the values for the source are unique, select the option Select distinct values.
» Click OK. To move a table, in the Name list, select the table you want to reorder. Then, use
» In the Finish Script screen, the complete path and file name appears. Click Finish.
» Click OK, then click OK again to return to the Identity Manager.
» On the General tab, in the Data source definition: Database field, ensure that the
» Click OK. Open the user.sh file. You can find this file at:
» Click Select next to Patch File. Browse to select the patch file you want to apply, Click Finish.
» Select Tools, then select Query Repository. Click Query.
» When you have finished mapping columns between the selected physical tables, Click Finish.
» In the Choose Directory dialog, click Browse to locate and select the location Click OK.
» To remove the selected objects, click Yes.
» Repository initialization blocks only In the Schedule area, select a start date and
» In the [Repository|Session] Variable Initialization Block dialog, click Edit Data
» Click Edit Data Target. Click OK.
» Check out the branch project using File Multiuser Checkout. You can check
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