Oracle Business Intelligence 12c provides new features for end users like the ALTA UI, Visual Analyzer, and advanced analytics. It has an enhanced architecture with easier installation and configuration compared to 11c. The document outlines the upgrade procedure which includes installing 12c, running the migration tool to create an upgrade bundle, importing the bundle on the new 12c server, and verifying the upgrade with the baseline validation tool. Consulting services are available to help with a full upgrade to 12c.

2. KEY THINGS YOU NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT UPGRADING TO
OBIEE 12C
BOXFUSION CONSULTING LONDON: MARCH, 2016

3. 1. New features for end
users
2. Enhanced architecture
3. Upgrade procedure
AGENDA

4. NEW FEATURES FOR END USERS
• Oracle ALTA UI
• Visual Analyser
• Data Mashup
• Advanced Analytics

5. • Fewer elements and cleaner designs
• Minimal UI chrome with fewer nested borders and lines
• Multi-device support with flowing page layout
• New icon system complements clean page design
ORACLE ALTA UI

6. • Provides Tableau-like functionality based on OBIEE's RPD
• Allows rapid creation of highly visual analyses based on a simple drag and drop
mechanism
• Generates analyses automatically using the visualisation it considers to best suit the
selected data
• Requires an additional license
VISUAL ANALYSER

7. • Allows users to upload their own data and join it to an existing subject area
• Both Facts and Dimensions can be extended
DATA MASHUP

8. ADVANCED ANALYTICS

9. ENHANCED ARCHITECTURE
• Comparison 11c vs 12c
• Easier Installation and Configuration
• BI Application Archive File
• Oracle Baseline Validation Tool
• High Availability / Scale Out
• System requirements
• Key Benefits

10. 11g vs 12c
ARCHITECTURE COMPARISON
11g
12c
Separation of environment
metadata from configuration

11. EASIER INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION
Compared to 11g

12. BI APPLICATION ARCHIVE (BAR) FILE
• One Application = One file
BAR
Catalog (Webcat)
Data Model
(RPD)
Security Policy
(Application
Roles)
Manifest
(Including List of
Dependencies)

13. ORACLE BASELINE VALIDATION TOOL
• A way to instil confidence and significantly reduce time spent on regression testing
• Enables creation of a baseline set of data that can be compared with data from
another system
• For regression testing across any two compatible Oracle BI EE environments
• Works within and across 11g and 12c versions of Oracle BI

14. HIGH AVAILABILITY / SCALE-OUT
• Simple conversion to high availability (HA) involving 30% fewer steps than 11g
• Starting from an Oracle BI installation and the availability of shared storage
Standard BI installation
+ Shared storage
HA BI installation

15. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
System component Minimum requirement
Processor Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)
OS Version 2012 or 2012 R2
Java Oracle JDK 1.8.0_51+
Browser IE 11.*, Chrome 45+, Firefox 31+
Database 12.1.0.1+, 11.2.0.4+
• With Microsoft Windows and Oracle database
• Other OS and database
• Full certification matrix available at:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/fusion-
middleware/documentation/fmw-1221certmatrix-2739738.xlsx

16. KEY BENEFITS
Enhanced user experience
Advanced analytics for everyone
Reduced cost of ownership
Quicker installation and configuration
Automated regression testing of lifecycle operations
Simple conversion to High Availability

17. UPGRADE PROCEDURE
• Upgrade Flow Overview
• Installation Pre-Requisites
• 12c Installation Steps
• The Migration Itself
• Verification With Baseline Validation Tool
• Why upgrade to 12c
• How we can help

18. UPGRADE FLOW OVERVIEW
• ‘Out-of-Place’ Upgrade
• Existing 11g system kept intact and operational
• Upgrade from 11.1.1.7 (latest patch) or 11.1.1.9

19. INSTALLATION PRE-REQUISITES
•Processor
•OS
•Java
•Database
Ensure that the minimum system requirements are met
•WebLogic Server
•Oracle Business Intelligence 12c (2 files)
•Oracle Business Intelligence Developer Client Tool
Download installer files from Oracle website

20. 12C INSTALLATION STEPS
Install WebLogic
Server 12c
Install Oracle
BI 12c
(Optional)
Manually run
RCU
Run Oracle
BI 12c Config
Assistant

21. New serverExisting server
THE MIGRATION ITSELF
BI 11g Production BI 12c
Upgrade Bundle migration-tool.cmd
bi-migration-tool.jar
Run BI migration
tool to create
upgrade bundle
Copy upgrade
bundle to the
new server
Import upgrade
bundle using
migration-tool.cmd
Copy BI migration
tool from 12c system
to 11g system
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bi-migration-tool.jar
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Upgrade Bundle
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RPD, catalog, security
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22. Workflow
VERIFICATION WITH BASELINE VALIDATION TOOL (BVT)
Install BVT • Shipped with Oracle Business
Intelligence Developer Client Tool
Define the
‘Baseline’
• Analyse entire catalog
• Select particular directory
Edit
configuration
file
• Analytics URL and login details
• Plug-in activation and
configuration
Run the tool
• Generate baseline set of results
• Generate target set of results
• Generate comparison reports

23. Review comparison reports
VERIFICATION WITH BASELINE VALIDATION TOOL (BVT)
• One report is created for each plug-in enabled

24. WHY UPGRADE TO 12C
Open new analytics possibilities through powerful new features
Make users more independent, less reliant on IT
Upgrade simpler than previous ones
Proven process through Oracle BI 12c Beta program

25. HOW WE CAN HELP
BOXFUSION’S OFFER
•Installation
•Configuration
•Report and dashboard development
Full OBIEE 12c installation
•From 11.1.1.7 (latest patch) or 11.1.1.9
•Including regression testing
Standard upgrade to 12c
•Database upgrade
•Conversion to High Availability
Additional services if necessary
If keeping up to date with the latest
Business Intelligence innovations is
a priority for your organisation, call
us on +44 203 2834315, to discuss
how your organisation can benefit
from the new features of Oracle
Business Intelligence 12c.

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