Oracle BI Answers is the Oracle BI interface used to query your organization's data. The results of your request can be saved, organized, shared, and integrated with other content. This chapter provides an overview of Oracle BI Answers and provides the basic procedures used to create, modify, and administer requests. It contains the following topics:

• Overview of Oracle BI Answers
• Example of an Oracle BI Answers Start Page
• Using Oracle BI Answers to Create, Modify, and Save Requests
• Embedding an Oracle BI Request in an Oracle BI Dashboard
• Accessing and Working with an Oracle BI Request in Microsoft Excel
• Integrating an Oracle BI Request with Microsoft Excel's Internet Query Feature
• Combining Oracle BI Request Criteria Using Set Operations
• Examining or Editing the Logical SQL Generated for an Oracle BI Request
• Executing a Direct Database Request in Oracle BI Answers
• Using Variables to Display Values in Request Results, Dashboards and iBots