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1. Explain the Architecture of OBIEE

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3.How can you sort in Reports in OBIEE

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Click on modify and then click on sort
(order by icon) on the relevant column
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4.How we can do different types of

narrative Reports in OBIEE?
By clicking modify request and Narrative
View and by giving @1 for the first
column result and @2 for the 2nd
column and so on and we can also give
a heading for No Results by clicking the
Narrative view.
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8.How OBIEE Developer cancreate

report from two subject areas?
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9.How we can Port changes for
dashboards, reports, rpd from
development to production?
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For the RPD we can use the Merge

option in Admin Tool and for
dashboards and reports we can use
Content Accelerator Framework.
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variables in OBIEE 11g? explain
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There are two types of variables in
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b. Session variable:
session variable are of two types:
system variable and non system
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system variable and non system

variable.
System variable uses NQ_SESSION.
Examples of non system variables are
user defined filters.
11.How will you enable or disable
caching in the system level and table
level?
In the NQSConfig.ini file use ENABLE
under CACHE Section for System Level
For tables, if we want to enable the
cache at table level , open the repository
in offline mode This should be different
from the current repository and click
enable or disable the cache .
12.How will you go about adding
additional column to the repository in
the presentation layer?
Check if the table is already existing if so
add in physical layer ,then click on BMM
and then Presentation layer, then reload
server metadata ,then it will be visible to
all users.
13.How will effect the changes for a
report , if for certain users only the
column heading in the report should
be changed?
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be changed?
Using session variables for that user.
14.What is a table alias in OBIEE 11g?
Where and how will you create it?
Table alias is used for creating self joins.
Table alias can be created by right
clicking the table in the physical layer
then click alias.
15.Have you created Hierarchy in
OBIEE 11g. if so where and how?
Yes, we can create hierarchy in BMM
Layer of OBIEE in dimensions for the
dimension tables. This can be done by
right clicking the dimension table and
click create dimension and then we can
manually define the hierarchy and its
levels.
16.What is Level Based Metrics? How
we can create it?
Level-base metrics means, having a
measure held at a certain level of the
dimension. Examples Monthly Total
Sales or Quarterly Sales
To create a level based measure, create
a new logical column based on the
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a new logical column based on the

original measure .Drag and drop the
new logical column to the appropriate
level in the Dimension hierarchy.
17.What are the different layers of
OBIEE 11g Repository?
Physical Layer,
Business Model
Mapping Layer
Presentation Layer.
18.What is Authentication? How many
types of authentication.
Authentication is the procedure by
which a system confirms, through the
use of a user
a. Operaing system authentication
b. External table authentication
c. Database authentication
d. LDAP authentication
19.What is a bridge table ?
If we want to connect two tables where
there is no relationship we can use a
thrid bridge table for connecting them
which will have same columns in both
tables.
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20.How Time based triggered report

can be generated?
Using Scheduler ibots we can generate
time based triggered report.
21.What is ibot?
Ibot is an arrangement agent, used to
arrange reports to be sent across many
devices such as email, pager, mobile,
other devices etc
22.What are different types of joins
that are possible in OBIEE RPD?
1. Complex Join it uses multiple
conditions, such as A.ROW_WID =
B.ROW_WID AND / OR A.A_WID =
B.B_WID
2. Natural Join
23.How we can have two different
columns from two different tables or
subject areas?
Using confirmed dimensions,we can
fetch many metrics across various facts,
but the join should be of same level of
data detail.
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24.How can we use saved filters and

where we will save the filters?
Shared Folders-XYZ Folder- It have two
folders
a. Prompts
b. Reports
25.Have you worked in dashboard?
when we run a dashboard? how will
we stop the dashboard report run
automatically?
By clicking on the cancel button, we can
stop a exact report placed on the
dashboard.
26.Define surrogate key.
A surrogate key is an artificially
generated key, usually a number. A
surrogate key, in the level aggregate
table, simplifies this join and removes
unnecessary columns from the fact
table, resulting in a smaller-sized fact
table.
27.Define repository in terms of Siebel
Analytics.
1. Repository stores the Meta data
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1. Repository stores the Meta data

information. Siebel repository is a file
system ,extension of the repository file.
rpd.
META DATA REPOSITORY
2.With Siebel Analytics Server, all the
rules needed for security, data
modeling, aggregate navigation, caching,
and connectivity is stored in metadata
repositories.
3.Every metadata repository can store
many business models. Siebel Analytics
Server can access many repositories.
28.Explain the end to end life cycle of
Siebel Analytics?
Siebel Analytics life cycle
1. Collect Business Requirements
2. Recognize source systems
3. Plan ETL to load to a DW if source
data doesnt exist.
4. Build a repository
5. Build dashboard or use answers for
reporting.
6. Define security
7. Based on performance, decide an
aggregations and/or caching
mechanism.
8. Testing and QA.
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29.How does Siebel Architecture

works? Explain the three layers.
There are five parts of Siebel
Architecture.
1. Clients
2. data sorces
3. Siebel analytics Web Server data
sorces
4. Siebel analytics scheduler
5. Siebel analytics server
o Metadata represents the analytical
Model which is created using the siebel
Analytics Administration tool.
o Repository divided into three layer
1. Physical Signifies the data Sources
2. Business copies the Data sources
into Facts And Dimension
3. Presentation Specifies the users
view of the model ; rendered in Siebel
answer.
30.If we have 3 facts and 4 dimension
and we need to join would you
recommend joining fact with fact? If
no than what is the option?
In the BMM layer,we can create one
logical table (fact) and add the 3 fact
table as logical table source.
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31.What is connection pool and how

many connection pools did we have in
our last project?
: connection pool is needed for each and
every physical database.
o It contains material about the
connection to the database, not the
database itself.
o We can use either shared user
accounts or pass-through accounts Use: USER and PASSWORD for pass
through .
o We can have many connection pools
for each group to avoid waiting
32.Define JDK and why do we need it?
Java Development Kit (JDK), is a software
package that contains the minimal set of
tools needed to write, compile, debug,
and run Java applets.
33.Oracle doesnt recommend Opaque
Views because of performance
considerations, so why/when do we
use them?
An opaque view is a physical layer table
that contain select statement. An
opaque view should be used only if
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opaque view should be used only if

there is no other option.
34.Can we migrate the presentation
layer to a different server.
No we cant migrate the presentation
layer to a different server rather we
have to migrate the whole web & rpd
files
35.How we can identify the dimension
tables and how we can decide them
during the Business/Data modeling?
Dimension tables contain descriptions
about data analysts which is used as
query in the database. Every table
contains a primary key that contains one
or more columns; each row in a table is
uniquely identified by its primary-key
value or values
36.Why do we have multiple LTS in
BMM layer?What is the purpose?
To improve the performance and query
response time we have multiple LTS in
BMM.
37.What is the full form of rpd?
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There is no full form for rpd as such, it is

just a repository file which is known as
Rapidfile Database.
38.How we can disable cache for only
2 particular tables?
We can disable cache in the physical
layer, by right clicking on the table there
we can have the option which define
cacheable
39.How we can split a table in the rpd
given the condition. ( the condition
given was Broker and customer in the
same table) Split Broker and
customer.
We have to make a dubbed table in the
physical layer.
40.What type of protocol did we use in
SAS?
TCP/IP type protocol.
41.Can we have multiple data sources
in Siebel Analytics?
Yes, we can have multiple data sources
in Siebel Analytics.
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in Siebel Analytics.
42.How we can deal with case
statement and expressions in siebel
analytics?
By using expression builder we can
create case statement whenthen.. end
.
43.What do you know about
Initialization Blocks?
o Init blocks are used for instantiating a
session when a user logs in.
o To make dynamic variable we have to
create IB to write sql statement.
44.Explain query repository tool?
o It is utility of OBIEE /Seibel Admin tool
o allows us to examine the repository
metadata tool
o It Examine relationship between
metadata objects like which column in
the presentation layer maps to which
table in physical layer
o for example: search for objects based
on name,type.
45.How can you bypass siebel
analytics server security ?
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analytics server security ?

It can by-passed by setting
authententication type in NQSCONFIG
file in the security section
as:authentication_type=bypass_nqs.instanceconfig.xml
and nqsconfig.ini are the 2 places
46.Where we can add new groups and
set permissions? Explain what is R?
We can add groups by going to
manage>security>add new groups> We
can give permissions to a group for
query limitation and filter conditions.
47.What are the things we can do in
the BMM layer?
We can do Aggrigation navigation ,level
base matrics, time series wizard, create
new logical column, comlex join.
48.Where are passwords for userid?
Passwords for userid are in siebel
analytics server repository .
49.Define pipeline.
Pipelines are the stages in a particular
contract, valuation, economics etc.
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50.What are the Key Configuration

Files in OBIEE?
The key configuration files in OBIEE 11g
are NQSConfig.ini, NQSCluster.ini,
odbc.ini, instanceconfig.xml
51. Give a brief introduction of OBIEE?
Oracle BI Enterprise Edition (sometimes
simply referred to as Oracle Business
Intelligence) provides a full range of
business intelligence capabilities that
allow you to:
Collect up-to-date data from your
organization
Present the data in easy-to-understand
formats (such as tables and graphs)
Deliver data in a timely fashion to the
employees in your organization
52. What Is the Oracle BI Presentation
Catalog?
The Oracle BI Presentation Catalog
stores the objects, such as analyses,
dashboards, and KPIs, that you and
other users create using Oracle BI EE.
Users have their own personal folder
(My Folders), where they can store the
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(My Folders), where they can store the

objects that they create. The objects in a
personal folder can be accessed only by
the user who created and saved the
content into that folder. Users can add
sub-folders to their personal folders to
organize their content in the way that is
the most logical to them.
You can also store objects in shared
folders where other users or groups can
access the objects. A combination of
business logic security,catalog object
security, and data level security
determines who has the ability to view
data and objects, edit objects, and
delete objects from the catalog. Your
administrator creates and maintains the
catalogs shared folder structure.
53. What is OBIEE 11G?
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise
Edition (OBIEE) 11g is the most
significant release of OBIEE since 2006.
54. Explain the main features of OBIEE
11G?
Oracle Business Intelligence is now
more integrate with the Oracle Fusion
Middleware software family.
Oracle WebLogic Server replaces Oracle
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Oracle WebLogic Server replaces Oracle

Application Server and Oracle
Containers for Java (OC4J).
Oracle Business Intelligence 11g
Installer replaces the installer that was
used in previous versions of Oracle
Business Intelligence. It can perform
software installation and configuration
steps in the same process or separately
in their own processes
This release add the following
administration command-line utilities:
Oracle WebLogic Server scripting tool
(WLST) for managing the Oracle
WebLogic Server domain.
OPMN and the opmnctl commands for
the Oracle Process Manager and
Notification Server.
A database repository must be created
before installation of the components
with the Repository Creation Utility
(RCU) tool
Log centralization via the web log viewer
In addition, Oracle Business Intelligence
is now deployed in a clustered
configuration by default. Because of
this, the default ODBC DSN for the
Oracle BI Server points to the Cluster
Controller by default, rather than to the
Oracle BI Server
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55. Explain Oracle Business

Intelligence Applications?
An Oracle BI application consists of prebuilt, industry-specific Oracl e BI
interactive dashboards and Oracle BI
reports that are built using industry best
practices and address key functional
areas within an organization. Oracle BI
applications are integrated with
operational applications to provide
business metrics in reports, in context
with an organizations business function
and industry.
Oracle BI applications include Extract
Transform Load (ETL) routines to
extract, transform, and load data into
the Oracle Business Analytics
Warehouse.
Security in Oracle BI:
OBIEE allows a high degree of control
over access to elements in Oracle BI
applications. The security mechanism
comprises Business logic object security,
Presentation Catalog object security and
Data level security.
Drilling Down in Oracle BI:
In OBIEE, you can drill down from a
dashboard or report to an actual item in
the database. For example, if you work
in sales, you can drill down to the city
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in sales, you can drill down to the city

level within a sales report, and observe
that there is a large sale pending in
Paris. If you are using an Oracle Siebel
operational application, you can then
drill down on the pending sale and go
directly to that opportunity in the Oracle
BI application.
56. Define repository in terms of
OBIEE?
Repository stores the Meta data
information.The extension of the
repository file is .rpd.With OBIEE
Server, all the rules needed for
security,data modeling, aggregate
navigation, caching, and connectivity is
stored in metadata repositories. Each
metadata repository can store multiple
business models. OBIEE Server can
access multiple repositories
Repository is divided into three layer,
Physical Represents the data Sources
Business model the Data sources
into Facts and Dimension and apply
business logic
Presentation Specifies the users view
of the data rendered in OBIEE answers
client
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57. What is the end to end life cycle of

OBIEE?
OBIEE life cycle:
Gather Business Requirements
Identify source systems
Design ETL to load data to the Data
Warehouse
Build a repository
Build dashboards and reports
Define security (LDAP or External table)
Based on performance, decide on
aggregations and/or caching
mechanism.
Testing and QA.
58. What is the purpose of Alias
Tables?
An Alias table is a physical table with the
type of Alias. It is a reference to a
physical table, and inherits all its column
definitions and some properties from
the physical table. A logical table source
shows how the logical objects are
mapped to the physical layer and can be
mapped to physical tables, stored
procedures and select statements. An
alias table can be a reference to any of
these logical table source types.
Alias Tables can be an important part of
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Alias Tables can be an important part of

designing a physical layer. The following
is a list of the main reasons to create an
alias table:
To reuse an existing table more than
once in your physical layer (without
having to import it several times)
To set up multiple alias tables, each
with different keys, names, or joins
To help you design sophisticated star
or snowflake structures in the business
model layer. Alias tables are critical in
the process of converting ER Schems to
Dimensional Sachems.
59. What is Authentication? How many
types of authentication do we have in
OBIEE?
Authentication is the process by which a
system verifies a user with the help of a
user ID and password. It checks if user
has the necessary permissions and
authorizations to log in and access data.
There are 4 main types of
Authentication in OBIEE:
Operating system authentication
External table authentication
Database authentication
LDAP authentication
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60. What is aggregate navigation? How

do you configure the Aggregate tables
in OBIEE?
Aggregate tables store pre-computed
results, which are measures that have
been aggregated (typically summed)
over a set of dimensional attributes.
Using aggregate tables is a very popular
technique for speeding up query
response times in decision support
systems.
Ex: If you observe that most of the
queries are fired on aggregated values
like yearly or monthly data rather that
day level data then to speed up the
report we can create an aggregate table
containing month level and year level
data and map it to the respective logical
table and set the aggregation levels in
the content tab of LTS.
61. Difference between a session and
repo variable?
Session variables are similar to dynamic
repository variables in that they obtain
their values from initialization blocks.
Unlike dynamic repository variables,
however, the initialization of session
variables is not scheduled. When a user
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variables is not scheduled. When a user

begins a session, the Oracle BI Server
creates new instances of session
variables and initializes them.
A repository variable has a single value
at any point in time. Repository
variables can be used instead of literals
or constants in Expression Builder in the
Administration Tool. The Oracle BI
Server substitutes the value of the
repository variable for the variable itself
in the metadata.
Unlike a repository variable, there are as
many instances of a session variable as
there are active sessions on the Oracle
BI Server. Each instance of a session
variable could be initialized to a
different value.
62. What kind of sources can be
connected to OBIee?
OBIee can be plugged on Relational
Databases, Cubes or Flat files, with the
following constraints :
The sources must be modeled as star
schemas or snowflakes schemas in
order to have an efficient and safe
behavior.
In case of multiple sources directly in
OBIee used together, be aware that
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OBIee used together, be aware that

OBIee will conduct the needed joins
itself, and OBIee is not a database.
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