This preface describes changes to the Oracle BI Publisher data model designer.
This section includes new features and changes for Oracle BI Publisher 12c (12.2.1.1.0).
Content Server as a Data Source
You can set up connections to the Content Server data source on the Administration page and then use in multiple data models. See Creating a Data Set Using a Content Server.
BI Publisher REST API Support
Use the BI Publisher REST API to programmatically run and manage reports. Click REST API in the BI Publisher page of Oracle Help Center.
New features and changes for Oracle BI Publisher 12c Release 1 (12.2.1) include:
Generate Explain Plan from SQL Data Set
Best Practices Information
Generate Explain Plan from SQL Data Set
For data sets generated by SQL queries issued against the Oracle Database, you can now generate an Explain Plan to provide valuable information about the efficiency of your query. See Generate Explain Plan.
Best Practices Information
Poorly constructed data models can result in out-of-memory exceptions. Use these best practices guidelines to help you tune your data models for more efficient memory usage. See Performance Best Practices.