This chapter provides instructions for administrators on how to integrate Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher (Oracle BI Publisher) 11.1.1.9 or 12c with Siebel CRM for report generation for Siebel Innovation Pack 2017 for first-time installations as well as upgrades. It includes the following topics:

• About Integrating Oracle BI Publisher with Siebel CRM
• Requirements for Using Siebel Reports for First-Time Installations
• Roadmap for Integrating Oracle BI Publisher with Siebel CRM for First-Time Installations
• Preparing for Integration of Oracle BI Publisher with Siebel CRM
• Process of Installing Oracle BI Publisher for Integration with Siebel CRM
• Upgrading to the Latest Oracle BI Publisher Patch
• Configuring an Outbound Web Service for Siebel Reports
• Enabling Siebel Server Component Groups for Siebel Reports
• About Security and Authentication for Siebel Reports
• About Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Coexistence with Siebel Reports
• Configuring Security and Authentication for Siebel Reports Using LDAP
• Configuring Siebel CRM for Integration with Oracle BI Publisher with Web Single Sign-On
• Adding an Explicit Reference to a Container URL for Oracle BI Publisher Server
• Implementing EAI File Handling Changes for Siebel Reports Generation
• Uploading Preconfigured Report Layout Templates to Oracle BI Publisher Server
• Process of Enabling and Configuring Report Scheduling
• About Upgrading Siebel Reports for Siebel Innovation Pack 2017