Condition Types

Named Conditions

A named condition is a condition that you define and then save by name in the Oracle BI Presentation Catalog so that you can reuse it in agents and dashboard pages.

You create a named condition when you create a new condition from the:

• New menu in the global header by selecting Condition under Analysis and Interactive Reporting

• Home page by clicking the More link under Analysis and Interactive Reporting in the Create area and selecting Condition

You also create a named condition from the Agent editor: Condition tab when you save an inline condition to the catalog.

Inline Conditions

An inline condition is a condition that you define at the point of use and do not save by name in the catalog. Instead it is saved as part of the dashboard page or agent.

An inline condition is automatically deleted when the dashboard page or agent that contains it is deleted. This simplifies catalog management for conditions that make sense only within particular Oracle BI content.

You can create an inline condition when you:

• Create or edit an agent and specify (in the Agent editor: Condition tab) that the agent is to deliver its content and run associated actions conditionally. See Using a Condition to Determine Whether an Agent Delivers Content or Executes an Action.

• Add an action link to a dashboard page and specify that the action link is to be displayed conditionally. See "Using a Condition to Determine Whether Action Links are Displayed in Dashboard Pages".

• Add a section to a dashboard page and specify that the section is to be displayed conditionally. See "Using a Condition to Determine Whether Sections Are Displayed in Dashboard Pages".