1 What's New in This Version

This section summarizes the adapters that are supported in this version of Oracle Business Intelligence Applications.

1.1 What's New In Oracle Business Intelligence Applications Version 7.9.4?

The following list shows the main changes in Oracle Business Intelligence Applications Version 7.9.4:

• Adapters:

  • New Adapter for Oracle E-Business Suite R12.

  • Enhanced Universal Adapter to support all available Analytics Applications.

• Dimensions:

  • Ledger Dimension

    This dimension represents Ledger or Set of Books details and can be used to analyze many relevant measures.

  • Company Dimension (Updated)

    With the introduction of the Ledger dimension to capture Set of Books related detail, the Company dimension represents Legal Entity. (In previous releases, the Company dimension represented Set of Books detail.)

• Documentation. The Oracle Business Applications Installation and Configuration Guide has the following improvements:

  • A high level road map for installation, configuration, and customization steps (for more information, see Section 2.4, "Roadmap To Installing, Configuring, and Customizing Oracle BI Applications").

  • A new streamlined structure, based on the following new parts:

    • Part 1 - Getting Started

    • Part 2 - Pre-Installation and Installation Steps

    • Part 3 - Customization and Security in Oracle BI Applications

    • Part 4 - Configuring Your Analytical Applications

    • Part 5 - Appendices

  • The content in each chapter in Part 4 - Configuring Your Analytical Applications has been categorized as required before a full data load or as additional configuration for controlling your data set, and is further broken down into source system.

• Languages:

  • 11 new languages (for a complete list of new languages, see System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Business Intelligence Applications)

• Order Management and Fulfillment:

  • Support for COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) and Margin Analysis of ATO (Assembled To Order) Orders.

  • Support for COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) and Margin Analysis of PTO (Packaged To Order) Orders.