Using Oracle BI EE as Part of Oracle Fusion Applications

Oracle Fusion Middleware Metadata Repository Builder's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition contains information about using Oracle BI EE in generic implementations.

This Oracle Fusion Applications Edition version of the guide:

• Contains additional information that only applies when using Oracle BI EE as part of Oracle Fusion Applications.

• Identifies functionality that is supported differently when using Oracle Fusion Applications in Oracle Cloud (Software as a Service (SaaS)) implementations and when using Oracle Fusion Applications in non-Cloud implementations.

Oracle Fusion Applications-Specific Information

This section provides a convenient way to locate the Oracle Fusion Applications-specific information within this guide that only applies when using Oracle BI EE as part of Oracle Fusion Applications.

Fusion Applications-Specific Functionality	Fusion Applications Release in Which Functionality or Information Was Added	Link for More Information
The "Extender for BI Apps" Administration Tool option for using the BI Extender with Oracle BI Applications	11.1.6	"Setting Administration Tool Options"
Implementing ADF data security in the Oracle BI Server	11.1.3	"Setting Up and Using ApplCore Grants for ADF Data Security"
Importing Flex objects (key flexfields and descriptive flexfields) in ADF data sources and propagating them into the data warehouse	11.1.3	"Performing an Initial Import from ADF Data Sources" "Using the BI Extender to Propagate Flex Object Changes"

Oracle BI EE Functionality Supported Differently in Cloud Implementations and Non-Cloud Implementations

This section identifies functionality that is supported differently when using Oracle Fusion Applications in Oracle Cloud (Software as a Service (SaaS)) implementations and when using Oracle Fusion Applications in non-Cloud implementations.

Functionality	Supported in Cloud Implementations	Supported in Non-Cloud Implementations	Link for More Information
Act As	No	Yes	"About Acting for Other Users" in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle Fusion Applications Edition)
Actions	No	Yes	Chapter 10, "Working With Actions" in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle Fusion Applications Edition)
BI Composer	No	Yes	"What Is BI Composer?" in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle Fusion Applications Edition)
BI Mobile	No	Yes	See Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Mobile
Catalog Groups	No	Yes	"Working with Catalog Groups" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Security Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
Catalog Manager	No	Yes	"About Catalog Manager" in Oracle Fusion Middleware System Administrator's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
Custom images	No	Yes	See the following topics in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle Fusion Applications Edition) "Graphics dialog" "Replace Icon dialog: Custom Image tab" "Storing Custom Files Locally and Using the fmap Function to Reference Them"
Customization of the Oracle BI Web Interface (for example, changing logos or changing Cascading Style Sheets (CSS))	No	Yes	"Customizing the Oracle BI Web User Interface" in Oracle Fusion Middleware System Administrator's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
Direct database requests	No	Yes	"Working with Direct Database Requests" in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle Fusion Applications Edition)
Essbase components (including Financial Reporting, Calculation Manager, and Workspace)	No	Yes	"Integration of Oracle BI EE with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System" in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle Fusion Applications Edition)
Full-text catalog search with Oracle SES and Oracle Endeca Server	No	Yes	"Full-Text Catalog Search" in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle Fusion Applications Edition)
Inline prompts	No	No	"Adding Prompts to Analyses" in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle Fusion Applications Edition)
Job Manager	No	Yes	Chapter 3, "Using Oracle BI Scheduler Job Manager" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Scheduling Jobs Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)	No	Yes	Chapter 11, "Using KPIs and KPI Watchlists" in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle Fusion Applications Edition)
Logical SQL views	No	Yes	"What Types of Views Are Available?" in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle Fusion Applications Edition)
Map views	No	Yes	"What Types of Views Are Available?" in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle Fusion Applications Edition)
Marketing Segmentation	No	Yes	See Oracle Marketing Segmentation Guide
Oracle Business Intelligence Add-in for Microsoft Office	No	Yes	"Integrating with Microsoft Office Using Oracle Business Intelligence Add-ins for Microsoft Office" in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle Fusion Applications Edition)
Oracle BI Administration Tool	No	Yes	"About the Oracle BI Administration Tool"
Oracle Business Intelligence Client Tools Installer	No	Yes	"Downloading BI Desktop Tools" in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle Fusion Applications Edition)
Prompted link creation	No	Yes	"What Are Prompted Links?" in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle Fusion Applications Edition)
Scorecards	No	Yes	Chapter 12, "Scorecarding" in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle Fusion Applications Edition)
Usage Tracking	No	Yes	Chapter 9, "Managing Usage Tracking" in Oracle Fusion Middleware System Administrator's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
Write back	No	Yes	"Configuring for Write Back in Analyses and Dashboards" in Oracle Fusion Middleware System Administrator's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition "Modifying Values and Performing Write Back" in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle Fusion Applications Edition)
XML code and logical SQL statement examination using the Analysis editor: Advanced tab	No	Yes	"Examining the Logical SQL Statements for Analyses" in Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (Oracle Fusion Applications Edition)