This chapter provides MDS XML reference information for presentation elements. Presentation elements typically correspond to objects in the Presentation layer of the Oracle BI repository, or in other words, the objects that appear in the left-hand pane of the Oracle BI Administration Tool.
This chapter contains the following topics:
The presentation catalog element corresponds to the subject area object in the Presentation layer.
The presentation catalog tag includes the following attributes:
Table 4-1 Presentation Catalog Tag Attributes
| Attribute Name | Description |
|---|---|
|
isExportKeys |
If set to true, indicates that logical keys for this subject area are exposed to other applications. |
|
isAutoAggr |
If set to true, indicates that auto aggregation is enabled. Auto aggregation is the process by which the Oracle BI Server infers the GROUP BY from the attributes projected in the query. Typically, auto aggregation is always enabled for queries against the Presentation layer. |
|
hasDispName |
Indicates whether this subject area has a custom display name. |
|
dispName |
The value of the custom display name, if one exists for this subject area. |
|
hasDispDescription |
Indicates whether this subject area has a custom description. |
|
dispDescription |
The value of the custom description, if one exists for this subject area. |
|
containerRef |
References the container for this presentation catalog. |
|
subjectAreaRef |
References the business model for this subject area. |
|
defaultFactColRef |
References the implicit fact column for this subject area, if one has been set. This column is used to specify a default join path between dimension tables when there are several possible alternatives or contexts. |
The presentation catalog tag includes the following child elements:
Table 4-2 Presentation Catalog Child Elements
| Element Name | Description |
|---|---|
|
Alias |
Lists any aliases that have been defined for this subject area. Aliases are created when presentation objects are renamed to ensure that any references to the old names still work in logical SQL queries. Each alias has an attribute called |
|
RefTables |
References the presentation tables that belong to this subject area. Each presentation table is contained in a sub-element called |
|
VisibilityFilter |
Contains the expression specified to control the visibility of this object in Answers and BI Composer. This element corresponds to the Hide object if field in the Administration Tool. The expression is contained in two sub-elements called |
<PresentationCatalog …
isExportKeys=""
isAutoAggr=""
hasDispName=""
dispName=""
hasDispDescription=""
dispDescription""
containerRef=""
subjectAreaRef=""
defaultFactColumnRef="">
<Description />
<Alias name=""/>
<RefTables>
<RefPresentationTable presentationTableRef="" …/>
<RefPresentationTable presentationTableRef="" …/>
</RefTables>
<VisibilityFilter>
<ExprText …/>
<ExprTextDesc …/>
</VisibilityFilter>
</PresentationCatalog>
<PresentationCatalog mdsid="m80d0301d-0fa4-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
name="Inventory Org Real Time"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns="http://www.oracle.com/obis/repository/"
hasDispName="false"
hasDispDescription="false"
subjectAreaRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/BusinessModel/Core_0021f84a-07d0-0000-
714b-e31d00000000.xml#m0021f84a-07d0-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
defaultFactColumnRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/LogicalTable/Fact _u0150 InvOrg _u
0150 Dummy Fact for dimension browsing_80d55585-07f3-0000-714b-e31d00000000.
xml#m80d5558b-07d6-0000-714b-e31d00000000">
<Description>
<![CDATA[ Provides information about inventory organization. ]]>
</Description>
<Alias name="Oracle Inventory Real Time" />
<Alias name="OTBI - Oracle Inventory" />
<RefTables>
<RefPresentationTable refId="m80d0301d-0fa4-0000-714b-e31d00000000-m80d0301f-
0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
presentationTableRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/PresentationTable/Inventory
Organization 80d0301f-0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80d0301f-0fa8-0000-
714b-e31d00000000" />
<RefPresentationTable refId="m80d0301d-0fa4-0000-714b-e31d00000000-m80d030b7-
0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
presentationTableRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/PresentationTable/Subinventory
_80d030b7-0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80d030b7-0fa8-0000-714b-
e31d00000000" />
<RefPresentationTable refId="m80d0301d-0fa4-0000-714b-e31d00000000-m80d031aa-
0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
presentationTableRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/PresentationTable/Locator_
80d031aa-0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80d031aa-0fa8-0000-714b-
e31d00000000" />
<RefPresentationTable refId="m80d0301d-0fa4-0000-714b-e31d00000000-m80d65acb-
0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
presentationTableRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/PresentationTable/Fact _u0150
InvOrg _u0150 Dummy Fact for dimension browsing_80d65acb-0fa8-0000-714b-
e31d00000000.xml#m80d65acb-0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000" />
</RefTables>
</PresentationCatalog>
The presentation table element corresponds to the presentation table object in the Presentation layer.
The presentation table tag includes the following attributes:
Table 4-3 Presentation Table Tag Attributes
| Attribute Name | Description |
|---|---|
|
hasDispName |
Indicates whether this presentation table has a custom display name. |
|
dispName |
The value of the custom display name, if one exists for this presentation table. |
|
hasDispDescription |
Indicates whether this presentation table has a custom description. |
|
dispDescription |
The value of the custom description, if one exists for this presentation table. |
|
containerRef |
References the presentation catalog for this presentation table. |
The presentation table tag includes the following child elements:
Table 4-4 Presentation Table Child Elements
| Element Name | Description |
|---|---|
|
Alias |
Lists any aliases that have been defined for this presentation table. Aliases are created when presentation objects are renamed to ensure that any references to the old names still work in logical SQL queries. Each alias has an attribute called |
|
PresentationColumn |
References the presentation columns that belong to this presentation table. For details, see Section 4.3, "MDS XML Elements: Presentation Column." |
|
RefHierarchies |
References the hierarchies for this presentation table. Each hierarchy is contained in a sub-element called |
|
VisibilityFilter |
Contains the expression specified to control the visibility of this object in Answers and BI Composer. This element corresponds to the Hide object if field in the Administration Tool. The expression is contained in two sub-elements called |
|
RefContentFolders |
References any child presentation tables that have been designated for this presentation table. Child presentation tables appear as nested folders in Answers and BI Composer. Note that the folders only appear to be nested - they are not actually nested in terms of drill-down, and the qualified names of the objects remain the same. Each child presentation table is contained in a sub-element called |
The syntax here includes the summary child element entry for the presentation column element. The full syntax for the presentation column element appears in Section 4.3, "MDS XML Elements: Presentation Column."
<PresentationTable …
hasDispName=""
dispName=""
hasDispDescription=""
dispDescription=""
containerRef="">
<Description />
<Alias name="" />
<PresentationColumn />
<RefHierarchies>
<RefPresentationHierarchy presentationHierarchyRef="" …/>
<RefPresentationHierarchy presentationHierarchyRef="" …/>
</RefHierarchies>
<VisibilityFilter>
<ExprText …/>
<ExprTextDesc …/>
</VisibilityFilter>
<RefContentFolders>
<RefPresentationTable presentationTableRef="" …/>
</RefContentFolders>
</PresentationTable>
<PresentationTable mdsid="m80ebeef8-0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
name="Class"
iconIndex="93"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns="http://www.oracle.com/obis/repository/"
hasDispName="false"
hasDispDescription="false"
containerRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/PresentationCatalog/OTBI HCM Stock
Details_80ebeef7-0fa4-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80ebeef7-0fa4-0000-714b-
e31d00000000">
<Alias name="Dim - Class" />
<PresentationColumn mdsid="m80ebefb7-0faa-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
name="Class"
hasDispName="false"
hasDispDescription="false"
overrideLogicalName="false"
logicalColumnRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/LogicalTable/Dim _u0150 Class_
80dc7e5c-07f3-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80dbc57a-07d6-0000-714b-
e31d00000000">
</PresentationColumn>
<PresentationColumn mdsid="m80ebefb9-0faa-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
name="ClassType"
hasDispName="false"
hasDispDescription="false"
overrideLogicalName="false"
logicalColumnRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/LogicalTable/Dim _u0150 Class_
80dc7e5c-07f3-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80dbc580-07d6-0000-714b-
e31d00000000">
</PresentationColumn>
<RefHierarchies>
<RefPresentationHierarchy refId="m80ebeef8-0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000-
m80ebeef9-0fbc-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
presentationHierarchyRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/PresentationHierarchy/
Class_80ebeef9-0fbc-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80ebeef9-0fbc-0000-714b-
e31d00000000" />
</RefHierarchies>
</PresentationTable>
The presentation column element corresponds to the presentation column object in the Presentation layer.
The presentation column element is not a top-level element - it appears as a child element of the presentation table element.
The presentation column tag includes the following attributes:
Table 4-5 Presentation Column Tag Attributes
| Attribute Name | Description |
|---|---|
|
overrideLogicalName |
Indicates whether the presentation column has been configured to always use the logical column name. This option corresponds to Use Logical Column Name in the Administration Tool. A |
|
hasDispName |
Indicates whether this presentation column has a custom display name. |
|
dispName |
The value of the custom display name, if one exists for this presentation column. |
|
hasDispDescription |
Indicates whether this presentation column has a custom description. |
|
dispDescription |
The value of the custom description, if one exists for this presentation column. |
|
logicalColumnRef |
References the logical column upon which this presentation column is based. |
The presentation column tag includes the following child elements:
Table 4-6 Presentation Column Child Elements
| Attribute Name | Description |
|---|---|
|
Alias |
Lists any aliases that have been defined for this presentation column. Aliases are created when presentation objects are renamed to ensure that any references to the old names still work in logical SQL queries. Each alias has an attribute called |
|
VisibilityFilter |
Contains the expression specified to control the visibility of this object in Answers and BI Composer. This element corresponds to the Hide object if field in the Administration Tool. The expression is contained in two sub-elements called |
<PresentationColumn … overideLogicalName="" hasDispName="" dispName="" hasDispDescription="" dispDescription="" logicalColumnRef=""> <Description /> <Alias name="" /> <VisibilityFilter> <ExprText …/> <ExprTextDesc …/> </VisibilityFilter> </PresentationColumn>
<PresentationColumn mdsid="m80ebefb7-0faa-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
name="Class"
hasDispName="false"
hasDispDescription="false"
overrideLogicalName="false"
logicalColumnRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/LogicalTable/Dim _u0150 Class_
80dc7e5c-07f3-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80dbc57a-07d6-0000-714b-
e31d00000000">
</PresentationColumn>
The presentation hierarchy element corresponds to the presentation hierarchy object in the Presentation layer.
The presentation hierarchy tag includes the following attributes:
Table 4-7 Presentation Hierarchy Tag Attributes
| Attribute Name | Description |
|---|---|
|
hasDispName |
Indicates whether this presentation hierarchy has a custom display name. |
|
dispName |
The value of the custom display name, if one exists for this presentation hierarchy. |
|
hasDispDescription |
Indicates whether this presentation hierarchy has a custom description. |
|
dispDescription |
The value of the custom description, if one exists for this presentation hierarchy. |
|
containerRef |
References the presentation table for this presentation hierarchy. |
|
logicalDimensionRef |
References the logical dimension upon which this presentation hierarchy is based. |
The presentation hierarchy tag includes the following child elements:
Table 4-8 Presentation Hierarchy Child Elements
| Element Name | Description |
|---|---|
|
PresentationLevel |
References the presentation levels for this presentation hierarchy. For details, see Section 4.5, "MDS XML Elements: Presentation Level." |
|
Alias |
Lists any aliases that have been defined for this presentation hierarchy. Aliases are created when presentation objects are renamed to ensure that any references to the old names still work in logical SQL queries. Each alias has an attribute called |
|
RefDisplayColumns |
For parent-child hierarchies only. This element references the columns designated to be used for display for this parent-child hierarchy. Each display column is contained in a sub-element called |
|
VisibilityFilter |
Contains the expression specified to control the visibility of this object in Answers and BI Composer. This element corresponds to the Hide object if field in the Administration Tool. The expression is contained in two sub-elements called |
The syntax here includes the summary child element entry for the presentation level element. The full syntax for the presentation level element appears in Section 4.5, "MDS XML Elements: Presentation Level."
<PresentationHierarchy …
hasDisplayName=""
displayName=""
hasDispDescription=""
dispDescription=""
containerRef=""
logicalDimensionRef=""/>
<Description />
<Alias name="" />
<PresentationLevel />
<RefDisplayColumns>
<RefPresentationColumn presentationColumnRef="" …/>
<RefPresentationColumn presentationColumnRef="" …/>
</RefDisplayColumns>
<VisibilityFilter>
<ExprText …/>
<ExprTextDesc …/>
</VisibilityFilter>
</PresentationHierarchy>
<PresentationHierarchy mdsid="m80bee414-0fbc-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
name="Product - Category"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns="http://www.oracle.com/obis/repository/"
hasDispName="false"
hasDispDescription="false"
containerRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/PresentationTable/80beb309-
0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80beb309-0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
logicalDimensionRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/Dimension/80beaf01-
07e3-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80beaf01-07e3-0000-714b-e31d00000000">
<PresentationLevel mdsid="m80bee419-0fbe-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
name="Category" hasDispName="false" hasDispDescription="false"
containerRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/PresentationHierarchy/80bee414-0fbc-
0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80bee414-0fbc-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
logicalLevelRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/Dimension/80beaf01-07e3-
0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80beafc1-07e9-0000-714b-e31d00000000">
<RefDisplayColumns>
<RefPresentationColumn refId="m80bee419-0fbe-0000-714b-e31d00000000-
m80beb2a7-0faa-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
presentationColumnRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/PresentationTable/80beb309-
0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80beb2a7-0faa-0000-714b-
e31d00000000" />
<RefPresentationColumn refId="m80bee419-0fbe-0000-714b-e31d00000000-
m80beb2a9-0faa-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
presentationColumnRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/PresentationTable/80beb309-
0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80beb2a9-0faa-0000-714b-
e31d00000000" />
</RefDisplayColumns>
</PresentationLevel>
<PresentationLevel mdsid="m80bee41a-0fbe-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
name="Product" hasDispName="false" hasDispDescription="false"
containerRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/PresentationHierarchy/80bee414-0fbc-
0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80bee414-0fbc-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
logicalLevelRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/Dimension/80beaf01-07e3-
0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80beafc3-07e9-0000-714b-e31d00000000">
<RefDisplayColumns>
<RefPresentationColumn refId="m80bee41a-0fbe-0000-714b-e31d00000000-
m80beb295-0faa-0000-714b-e31d00000000" presentationColumnRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/PresentationTable/80beb309-
0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80beb295-0faa-0000-714b-
e31d00000000" />
<RefPresentationColumn refId="m80bee41a-0fbe-0000-714b-e31d00000000-
m80beb297-0faa-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
presentationColumnRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/PresentationTable/80beb309-
0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80beb297-0faa-0000-714b-
e31d00000000" />
</RefDisplayColumns>
</PresentationLevel>
</PresentationHierarchy>
The presentation level element corresponds to the presentation level object in the Presentation layer.
The presentation level element is not a top-level element - it appears as a child element of the presentation hierarchy element.
The presentation level tag includes the following attributes:
Table 4-9 Presentation Level Tag Attributes
| Attribute Name | Description |
|---|---|
|
hasDispName |
Indicates whether this presentation level has a custom display name. |
|
dispName |
The value of the custom display name, if one exists for this presentation level. |
|
hasDispDescription |
Indicates whether this presentation level has a custom description. |
|
dispDescription |
The value of the custom description, if one exists for this presentation level. |
|
containerRef |
References the presentation hierarchy to which this presentation level belongs. |
|
logicalLevelRef |
References the logical level upon which this presentation level is based. |
The presentation level tag includes the following child elements:
Table 4-10 Presentation Level Child Elements
| Element Name | Description |
|---|---|
|
Alias |
Lists any aliases that have been defined for this presentation level. Aliases are created when presentation objects are renamed to ensure that any references to the old names still work in logical SQL queries. Each alias has an attribute called |
|
RefDrillTo |
References the levels for cross-dimension drill-down operations, as in the case of a Region dimension with a City level that can have a "drill to" level Year in the Time dimension. |
|
RefDisplayColumns |
References the columns that have been designated to be used for display for this presentation level (on drill-down). Each column is contained in a sub-element called |
|
VisibilityFilter |
This child element is not used. |
<PresentationLevel … hasDisplayName="" displayName="" hasDispDescription="" dispDescription="" containerRef="" logicalLevelRef=""/> <Description /> <RefDrillTo> <RefPresentationLevel presentationLevelRef="" …/> <RefPresentationLevel presentationLevelRef="" …/> </RefDrillTo> <RefDisplayColumns> <RefPresentationColumn presentationColumnRef="" …/> <RefPresentationColumn presentationColumnRef="" …/> </RefDisplayColumns> <Alias name="" /> </PresentationLevel>
<PresentationLevel mdsid="m80de558f-0fbe-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
name="Position Type"
hasDispName="false"
hasDispDescription="false"
containerRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/PresentationHierarchy/HR Positions_80de
558d-0fbc-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80de558d-0fbc-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
logicalLevelRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/LogicalLevel/Position Type_002e58f1-
07e9-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m002e58f1-07e9-0000-714b-e31d00000000">
<RefDisplayColumns>
<RefPresentationColumn refId="m80de558f-0fbe-0000-714b-e31d00000000-
m80de5584-0faa-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
presentationColumnRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/PresentationTable/HR
Position_80de558c-0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80de5584-0faa-0000-
714b-e31d00000000" />
<RefPresentationColumn refId="m80de558f-0fbe-0000-714b-e31d00000000-
m80de5585-0faa-0000-714b-e31d00000000"
presentationColumnRef="/oracle/bi/server/base/PresentationTable/HR
Position_80de558c-0fa8-0000-714b-e31d00000000.xml#m80de5585-0faa-0000-
714b-e31d00000000" />
</RefDisplayColumns>
</PresentationLevel>