How does Oracle BI Enterprise Edition differ from Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Service?
If you have used both Oracle BI Enterprise Edition and Oracle BI Cloud Service, then you will notice that in some areas Oracle BI Cloud Service provides nearly identical features and functionality. These similarities enable you to become more productive more quickly using Oracle BI Cloud Service.
When I want to save an object, where does the default location come from?
You can save any object in any location. However, the Save In field in the Save dialog sometimes recommends the best location based on the object type that you are saving. For example, you should save filters, groups, and calculated items within a subject area folder so that these items are available when you build an analysis for the same subject area. If a subject area folder does not exist in your /My Folders or within /Shared Folders, then a subject area folder is created automatically. The Save In field defaults a save path to /My Folders/Subject Area Contents/<subject area>, however, the dialog's Folders area displays all instances of the subject area folder in the catalog.
You can save other objects such as analyses and prompts in any folder. Bear in mind the distinctions between shared and personal folders, when deciding whether to share the object that you are saving with other users.
Can I enable other users to access my custom analyses and dashboards?
Yes. You can enable other users to access your analyses and dashboards. You can give other users permissions to access the objects, as described in Assigning Permissions to Objects. You can also move the objects to the Shared Folders folder.
Can I make analyses and dashboards interact with prompts and other analyses?
Yes, analyses and dashboards interact with prompts as described in Advanced Techniques: How Dashboard Prompts and Analysis Prompts Interact. You can link views such that one view drives changes in one or more other views. For information, see Linking Views in Master-Detail Relationships.
I have interacted with a dashboard drilling and applying filters. How do I save the state of my dashboard and share the dashboard with others?
You can save and get back the settings that you make on a dashboard, as described in Recalling Personalized Settings. You can share dashboard pages with other users by sharing links to those pages. For information, see Linking to Dashboard Pages.