High-Level Roadmap for Working with Essbase When Installed with Oracle Business Intelligence

Read this section before you start working with Essbase when installed with Oracle Business Intelligence.

This high-level roadmap explains the tasks to perform and what choices are available. This section also indicates when to refer to the Oracle Business Intelligence documentation or the EPM System documentation.

To understand about working with Essbase when installed with Oracle Business Intelligence:

1. Read the rest of this chapter for an overview of Essbase concepts and configuration tasks.

   For example, see Performing Tasks When Essbase Is Installed with Oracle BI EE Compared to Performing the Same Tasks in EPM and Information on Which Guides to Consult.

2. Select the Essbase Suite option to install Essbase with Oracle Business Intelligence as described in Installing Essbase with Oracle Business Intelligence.
3. Perform essential security tasks as described in Configuring Security for Essbase in Oracle Business Intelligence.
   Essbase uses the Oracle Fusion Middleware security model, which Oracle Business Intelligence also uses. For more information, see Security Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition.
4. Perform essential system administration tasks as described in Managing Essbase System Administration in Oracle Business Intelligence.

   Perform these tasks after installing Essbase with Oracle Business Intelligence to ensure that Essbase is correctly configured.

5. Create, manage and use Essbase cubes as described in Working with Essbase Data in Oracle Business Intelligence.