Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Summary of the Oracle Business Intelligence Upgrade Process

• 1.1 Upgrade Overview
• 1.2 Flow Chart of the Oracle Business Intelligence Upgrade Process
• 1.3 Table Describing the Steps in the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Upgrade Process
• 1.4 Table Describing the Steps in the Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Upgrade Process
• 1.5 Table Describing the Steps in the Oracle Real-Time Decisions Upgrade Process

2 Supported Starting Points for Oracle Business Intelligence Upgrade

• 2.1 Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Supported Starting Points
• 2.2 Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Supported Starting Points
• 2.3 Upgrading Oracle Real-Time Decisions

3 Oracle Business Intelligence for 10g Users

• 3.1 Components of the Oracle Business Intelligence
• 3.2 Oracle Business Intelligence 11g Installation Types
• 3.3 Oracle Business Intelligence 11g Logical Architecture
• 3.4 Oracle Business Intelligence and Oracle WebLogic Server
• 3.5 Oracle Business Intelligence Directory Structure
  • 3.5.1 Changes to Oracle Business Intelligence Directory Structure
• 3.6 What Gets Upgraded?
  • 3.6.1 Administration Files and Scheduler Schema Upgrade Flow
  • 3.6.2 Report Catalog Upgrade Flow
  • 3.6.3 Security Model Mapping for Oracle BI Publisher Upgrade
• 3.7 Comparing the Oracle Business Intelligence 10g and 11g Security Models

4 Upgrading Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition

• 4.1 Task 1: Understand the Starting Points for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Upgrade
• 4.2 Task 2: Decide Upon an Oracle Business Intelligence Topology
• 4.3 Task 3: Run RCU to Create the Destination BIPLATFORM Schemas
• 4.4 Task 4: Install and Configure Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g
• 4.5 Task 5: Upgrade the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition RPD and Web Catalog
• 4.6 Task 6: Upgrade the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Scheduler Schema
• 4.7 Task 7: Perform Any Required Post-Upgrade Configuration Tasks
• 4.8 Task 8: Verify the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Upgrade

5 Upgrading Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher

• 5.1 Task 1: Understand the Starting Points for Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Upgrade
• 5.2 Task 2: Decide Upon an Oracle Business Intelligence Topology
• 5.3 Task 3: Run RCU to Create the Destination BIPLATFORM Schemas
• 5.4 Task 4: Install and Configure Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher 11g
• 5.5 Task 5: Upgrade the Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Repository
• 5.6 Task 6: Upgrade the Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Scheduler Schema
• 5.7 Task 7: Perform Any Required Post-Upgrade Configuration Tasks
• 5.8 Task 8: Verify the Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Upgrade

6 Upgrading Oracle Real-Time Decisions

• 6.1 Task 1: Understand the Starting Points for Oracle Real-Time Decisions Upgrade
• 6.2 Task 2: Examine Oracle RTD and Other System Configuration Settings
• 6.3 Task 3: Run RCU to Create the Destination BIPLATFORM Schema
• 6.4 Task 4: Install and Configure Oracle Real-Time Decisions 11g
• 6.5 Task 5: Copy and Reconfigure Data from 3.0.0.1 System to 11g System
• 6.6 Task 6: Reapply Oracle RTD and Other System Configuration Settings
• 6.7 Task 7: Upgrade the Oracle Real-Time Decisions Artifacts
• 6.8 Task 8: Perform Any Required Post-Upgrade Configuration Tasks
• 6.9 Task 9: Verify the Oracle Real-Time Decisions Upgrade

7 Oracle Business Intelligence Post-Upgrade Tasks and Considerations

• 7.1 Post-Upgrade Tasks and Considerations for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
  • 7.1.1 Agents are Not Scheduled
  • 7.1.2 Post-Upgrade Configurations
  • 7.1.3 Ensure all Data Source Paths and System Variables are Accurate
  • 7.1.4 Upgrading a Cluster
  • 7.1.5 Upgraded RPDs and Web Catalog
  • 7.1.6 Authentication for External Users
• 7.2 Post-Upgrade Tasks and Considerations for Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher
  • 7.2.1 Restart the Managed Server
  • 7.2.2 Upgrading the File-Based Repository to the BI Web Catalog

A Oracle Business Intelligence Upgrade Assistant Screens

• A.1 Upgrade Assistant Screens for an Oracle BI EE RPD and Web Catalog Upgrade
  • A.1.1 Welcome Screen
  • A.1.2 Specify Operation
  • A.1.3 Specify Source Details
  • A.1.4 Specify WebLogic Server
  • A.1.5 Examining Components
  • A.1.6 Upgrade Summary
  • A.1.7 Upgrading Components
  • A.1.8 Upgrade Complete
• A.2 Upgrade Assistant Screens for Oracle BI EE Scheduler Schema Upgrade
  • A.2.1 Welcome
  • A.2.2 Specify Operation
  • A.2.3 Specify Source Database
  • A.2.4 Specify Target Database
  • A.2.5 Specify Schema Name
  • A.2.6 Examining Components
  • A.2.7 Upgrade Summary
  • A.2.8 Upgrading Components
  • A.2.9 Upgrade Complete
• A.3 Upgrade Assistant Screens for an Oracle BI Publisher Repository Upgrade
  • A.3.1 Welcome Screen
  • A.3.2 Specify Operation
  • A.3.3 Specify Source Details
  • A.3.4 Specify Destination Details
  • A.3.5 Specify WebLogic Server
  • A.3.6 Examining Components
  • A.3.7 Upgrade Summary
  • A.3.8 Upgrading Components
  • A.3.9 Upgrade Complete
  • A.3.10 Specify Source Details
  • A.3.11 Specify Destination Details
• A.4 Upgrade Assistant Screens for Oracle BI Publisher Scheduler Schema Upgrade
  • A.4.1 Welcome
  • A.4.2 Specify Operation
  • A.4.3 Specify Source Database
  • A.4.4 Specify Target Database
  • A.4.5 Specify Schema Name
  • A.4.6 Examining Components
  • A.4.7 Upgrade Summary
  • A.4.8 Upgrading Components
  • A.4.9 Upgrade Complete

B Possible Changes in Oracle BI Enterprise Edition Appearance and Behavior After Upgrade