Sample App v207 Fixes

There are known bugs, and then there are unknown bugs. In the case of the Sample App update that went out (Oracle Business Intelligence Blog: BI EE SampleApp v207 (11.1.1.6.2 BP1) Available on OTN), there were some unknown bugs that went along with the Sample App. These were unknown at the time, but we are happy to say that these are now known, and even better, have been fixed.

How to get or apply those fixes?
The simplest option would be to download and take a look at the PDF-format document that describes these issues, as well as the fixes. V207 Known Issue Fixes

There are four issues for which fixes are described:

1. "Dropdown Content Menu"
2. "Desktop shortcuts for APS and EAS"
3. "BI Server not starting due to expired password" - for my money, this is the most serious issue, and it is categorized as "1 - Severe". It is severe and serious because this error causes the "BI Server and Presentation Services do not start up. WLS Admin Server throws an error". Yes, that serious. The issue itself is caused because the OID password is set to expire after 120 days. The fix for this requires you to open up a terminal window on your virtual machine image and run a series of commands, that basically set the password to never expire.
4. "APEX commentary dashboard"

PDF Document describing the known issues and their fixes

The OID password expiry issue is fairly easy to fix. As you can see, I followed the instructions, and it took less than five minutes to enter the commands shown.

Thank you. Take care, and till the next post, goodbye.

Abhinav

Bangalore, Oct 09, 2012

BI EE SampleApp v207 (11.1.1.6.2 BP1) Available on OTN

The Sample App for Oracle BI EE has proven to be very popular and much appreciated by everyone - both within and outside Oracle.

An updated version of the Sample Application is now available for download from the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) here.

The Sample App has been updated, and is now available as a downloadable Virtual Box Virtual Image (VM). The VM has Oracle BI EE 11.1.1.6.2 BP1, Oracle Database 11.2.0.3.0 (with Apex, OLAP, ODM & ORE), Oracle TimesTen 11.2.2.3.0, Oracle Essbase 11.1.2.1, Oracle Internet Directory, and other Oracle software installed and configured.

What this means is this - download the Virtual Box image, deploy it, and you could be up and running in less than half an hour.

Sample App for Oracle BI EE page on OTN

It does not really get any simpler than this.

The downloadable image is approximately 22GB in size. In this day and age of 1 Terabit per second broadband and all, 22GB is a mere trifle.

Disclaimer:
The SampleApp contents and its example custom codes, including but not limited to, any example custom Java programs, JavaScript, SQL, SQL Loader Scripts, Shell Scripts, R Scripts and reports, are distributed free for demonstrative purposes only. It is neither maintained nor supported by Oracle as a licensed product. Oracle  specifically do not guarantee the accuracy of the results produced by any of these custom utilities. You must accept and comply with OTN License Agreement to use OBI EE SampleApp.

Sample App for 11.1.1.5.0 Now Available

 The latest version of the Sample App, for Oracle BI 11g 11.1.1.5.0, was made available for download from OTN today. As the thousands of people who have downloaded and used the Sample App would know, it is a great way to get introduced to Oracle BI and to see so many of its features in action. It also serves as an excellent tutorial of sorts, since in so many  areas the Sample App makes the fullest use of the product's amazing capabilities. Since some of these features, expectedly, require a person to possess a fair amount of relevant BI and Oracle BI skills, the available examples in the Sample App serve as a useful how-to, thus saving time for the person implementing or using the product.

OBIEE Samples - the landing page for the Sample App on the Oracle Technology Network (aka OTN)

V107 - the latest version of the Sample App, for 11.1.1.5.0

Oracle Business Intelligence (11.1.1.x) Downloads
And the links for the Release Notes, Documentation Library, and Certification Information.
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As a disclaimer, please do take note of the following:
Disclaimer: The SampleApp contents and its code are distributed free for demonstrative purposes only. It is neither maintained nor supported by Oracle as a licensed product.