What is so Special About Data Visualization for Oracle’s OBIEE 12c?

The eagerly awaited version of OBIEE 12c has been released by Oracle (following 10g and 11g versions). This version successfully surpasses 11g OBIEE in more ways than one. OBIEE 12c version is exceptional with many new improved features in installation, analysis and other dashboard attributes, Meta data development, Oracle BI publishing, API and integration to name a few.

The latest Oracle version of OBIEE (Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition) 12c was released during February 2016. Many new things have been added to 12c such as the modernized and updated UI. Other important aspect that has been developed is the new data visualization aptitude, which has been re-designed to become a (on-prem) component rendering effective cloud service. All OBIEE 11g users have to shell out special license payment to get a 12c up-gradation.

History of OBIEE

OBIEE is definitely not a brand new software app; it has been used even during the 90’s decade by nQuire. Later it was an essential part of Siebel known as Siebel Analytics. It was then adopted by Oracle and renamed as OBIEE. Continuous evolution and adjustments have refined the software, so that it is in perfect tuning with the latest technological advancements.

OBIEE Foundation

The foundation of OBIEE has supported BI Cloud service for a long period. And with the advent of data visualization features, OBIEE is at par with other superior components such as Qlick View and Tableau. For example, a learning student can select some random columns for inspection and request the OBIEE tool to perform data visualization accordingly to find the best possible solution. The tools works with the help of several advanced features such as brushing, outliner selection, overlapping and other enhancements. Students, programmers and businessmen have been able to operate on OBIEE software without requiring help from IT experts.

Let us examine some prime features of Data Visualization Capability and its importance to OBIEE:

• Easy to Use- OBIEE users can analyze data by overlapping it on a geographical map, similarly dashboard visuals can be deciphered by choosing outliners. Thus, it is relatively simple and easy to use.

• Uploading Mash Up- OBIEE new data visualizations make it possible for business users to conduct online uploading of their data and produce a report along with other enterprise files or data. This technique is also known as data mash-up. Whether making an ETL process or uploading of new files and data sets; users can self-perform all tasks without involving any IT professional.  

• Simple export- Exporting and migrating data sources minus connection to the pool folder information. New updated RPD is shown without altering the ‘target system connection’ pool details.

Try New Mash-Ups

1) OBIEE helps to explore new things and find unique solutions for business users, especially in a varying business scenario. An analyst working for an insurance firm can visit FEMA website to gather data on floods or earthquakes to mash-up the data against their insurance policies. The analysts can overlap the FEMA datasheet with company data to check the results.

2) Another classic example is of an analyst working for an agricultural company, who can download rainfall weather reports and mash-up data against his own company’s production output to view the impact of rains on the fields and agricultural produces.

All those wanting to migrate from OBIEE 11g to OBIEE 12c can find installation guidelines with support online websites and expert reviews. OBIEE 12 c installation is done by migrating relevant file data to the new place by using BI toolkit. BI migratory tool generates singular cohesive arti-fact (with RPD, security codes and web cat import) into the 12c BI surrounding.