5 Importing Metadata and Working with Data Sources

This chapter describes how to create a new Oracle BI repository, set up back-end data sources, and import metadata using the Import Metadata Wizard in the Administration Tool. It also describes how to use a standby database with Oracle Business Intelligence.

This chapter contains the following topics:

• About Importing Metadata and Working with Data Sources

• Creating a New Oracle BI Repository

• Performing Data Source Preconfiguration Tasks

• Importing Metadata from Relational Data Sources

• Importing Metadata from Multidimensional Data Sources

• About Importing Metadata from XML Data Sources

• About Using a Standby Database with Oracle Business Intelligence