Getting Started With Oracle BI Applications Configuration Manager
To configure Offerings and Functional Areas, you must log in to Oracle BI Applications Configuration Manager. To help administrators perform tasks easily, this tool includes User Assistance, Help, Documentation, and other resources.
Logging In to Oracle BI Applications Configuration Manager
You use Oracle BI Applications Configuration Manager to set up and manage several aspects of the Oracle Business Intelligence Applications environment, and to manage and monitor functional configurations for Oracle BI Applications Offerings.
- In the Sign In dialog, log in with your user credentials to display the main Oracle BI Applications Configuration Manager page.
If you cannot access Oracle BI Applications Configuration Manager, contact your security administrator to check whether your user account is associated with the appropriate duty role. For more information see About Users and Roles in Oracle BI Applications Configuration Manager.
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To navigate the application, use the Tasks bar on the left-hand side of the Welcome page.
The options that are displayed in the Tasks bar are dependent on the privileges that your role is granted.
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To display Help for the Overview page, click Help, then Configuration Manager Help. You can also display context-sensitive Help for a dialog by clicking the question mark icon displayed next to the dialog name or field name.
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To log out of Oracle BI Applications Configuration Manager, click the drop-down menu next to your name at the top right corner of the page, then click the Sign Out.
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Viewing Help Content
Oracle BI Applications Configuration Manager provides Help and User Assistance features.
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Context-sensitive Help - Click the Help icon on any dialog to view context-sensitive Help for that dialog. When the context-sensitive Help is displayed, use the Table of Contents, Index, and Search facilities to locate User Assistance on other areas of the product.
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To maximize the text pane in the Help window, choose Maximize Reading Pane from the View menu. Alternatively, use the Collapse Pane arrow (shown in the screenshot) to hide the left hand tabs, or use the vertical sizing bar (above the Collapse Pane arrow) to reduce the width of the tabs. -
Inline Help, such as mouse-over tool-tips - Hold the cursor over an object to view a tool-tip for that object.
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For convenience, the same help content that is available in the UI is also available as a guide: Oracle Business Intelligence Applications Functional Configuration Reference.