Feature Availability and Comparison

Oracle Analytics Cloud offers similar features as Oracle BI Enterprise Edition and more. This section outlines additional features in Oracle Analytics Cloud, plus any features in Oracle BI Enterprise Edition that aren't supported or behave differently in Oracle Analytics Cloud.

General Features

Feature	Oracle BI Enterprise Edition	Oracle Analytics Cloud	More Information
Self-service data visualization	Yes	Yes	Visualize Data in Oracle Analytics Cloud
Corporate analytics dashboards	Yes	Yes	Build Analyses and Dashboards in Oracle Analytics Cloud
Pixel-perfect reports	Yes	Yes	Design and Publish Pixel-Perfect Reports in Oracle Analytics Cloud
Enterprise semantic models	Yes	Yes	Oracle Analytics Data Modeling Tools In Oracle Analytics Cloud, you use either Semantic Modeler or the Model Administration Tool to build semantic models. In Oracle BI Enterprise Edition, you use Oracle BI Administration Tool for semantic modeling.
Role-based access control	Yes	Yes	Share Workbooks with Others Share Analyses and Dashboards with Others
Data replication	No	Yes	Data replication requires integration with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure storage, which is only available with Oracle Analytics Cloud. Replicate Data in Oracle Analytics Cloud
Scorecard and Strategy Management	Yes	No	See Oracle Statement Of Direction for Oracle Scorecard & Strategy Management Product (OSSM) - Oracle Support Doc ID 2530313.1.
Flash Templates	Yes	No	Adobe's support for Flash Player ends on December 31, 2020. In line with this, Oracle might choose to desupport its Flash template capability in a future update. If you use this feature, Oracle recommends that you transition to one of the other supported templates.
WebDAV Server Delivery Channel	Yes	No	-
Oracle Marketing Segmentation	Yes	No	-
BI Scheduler Job Manager	Yes	No	-
"Most Popular" reports and dashboards	Yes	No	-
Oracle Business Intelligence Mobile App Designer	Yes	No	See Oracle Mobile Application Designer (MAD) Statement of Direction - Oracle Support Doc ID 2341128.2.
Mobile exploration with Oracle Analytics Day by Day	No	Yes	Using Oracle Analytics Day by Day

Augmented Analytics

Feature	Oracle BI Enterprise Edition	Oracle Analytics Cloud	More Information
Natural language and voice-activated search	No	Yes	Find and Explore Your Content
Natural language generation	No	Yes	Add a Language Narrative Visualization
Data enrichment	No	Yes	Data Profiles and Semantic Recommendations
One click “Explain”	No	Yes	Analyze Data with Explain
Machine learning for predictive analytics	No	Yes	Train and Apply Oracle Analytics Predictive Models

Data Sources and Connectivity

Like Oracle BI Enterprise Edition, Oracle Analytics Cloud gives you access to your data, regardless of the source or location. Oracle ensures you have access to hybrid data—whether it’s on premise, in the cloud, or on your desktop:

Oracle databases
Oracle applications
Third-party data sources
Files (CSV and XLSX)

For a full list of the data sources that Oracle Analytics Cloud can connect to, see Supported Data Sources.

Feature	Oracle BI Enterprise Edition	Oracle Analytics Cloud	More Information
Flat Files and XML-based Data Sources	Yes	No	-

System Configuration

Feature Oracle BI Enterprise Edition Oracle Analytics Cloud More Information

Feature	Oracle BI Enterprise Edition	Oracle Analytics Cloud	More Information
System Customization using Configuration Files For example, `instanceconfig.xml`, `NQSConfig.ini`, and so on.	Yes	No *	* You can control some settings through OCPU selection or the System Settings page. IMPORTANT Before you migrate, familiarize yourself with the settings you can control in Oracle Analytics Cloud. Some configurations limits are determined by the compute size you select for Oracle Analytics Cloud (OCPUs). Read How many OCPUs do you think you'll need? and Configuration Limits in Oracle Analytics Cloud by OCPU. Some system-level options that you configured in Oracle BI Enterprise Edition are available through the System Settings page in Oracle Analytics Cloud. Read Advanced Options on the System Settings Page.
Custom Theme Deployment	Yes	Yes	If you deploy custom themes in Oracle BI Enterprise Edition, you can’t manage them using the Manage Themes page in Oracle Analytics Cloud. You can use the Manage Themes page to manage the default styles. Apply Custom Logos and Dashboard Styles
Session Personalization using System Session Variables For example, `GROUP`, `ROLES`, `DISPLAYNAME`, `USERLOCALE`, `TIMEZONE`, `PORTALPATH`, `SKIN`.	Yes	No	Oracle intends to move session personalization configuration to the System Settings page.

System Customization using Configuration Files

For example, instanceconfig.xml, NQSConfig.ini, and so on.

Yes

No *

* You can control some settings through OCPU selection or the System Settings page.

IMPORTANT

Before you migrate, familiarize yourself with the settings you can control in Oracle Analytics Cloud.

Some configurations limits are determined by the compute size you select for Oracle Analytics Cloud (OCPUs).

Read How many OCPUs do you think you'll need? and Configuration Limits in Oracle Analytics Cloud by OCPU.
Some system-level options that you configured in Oracle BI Enterprise Edition are available through the System Settings page in Oracle Analytics Cloud.

Read Advanced Options on the System Settings Page.

Custom Theme Deployment

Yes

If you deploy custom themes in Oracle BI Enterprise Edition, you can’t manage them using the Manage Themes page in Oracle Analytics Cloud. You can use the Manage Themes page to manage the default styles.

Apply Custom Logos and Dashboard Styles

Session Personalization using System Session Variables

For example, GROUP, ROLES, DISPLAYNAME, USERLOCALE, TIMEZONE, PORTALPATH, SKIN.

Yes

Oracle intends to move session personalization configuration to the System Settings page.

Security

Several security features in Oracle BI Enterprise Edition are not available in Oracle Analytics Cloud:

Enabling users to act as others (Act As)
Database storage for user group memberships (authentication provider BISQLGroupProvider)
Oracle E-Business Suite (ICX cookie integration)
Initialization blocks for authentication and authorization (set values for USER, ROLES, GROUP, GROUPS)