A Known Differences: Oracle Business Intelligence 12c

This appendix lists the differences in appearance and functionality of the Oracle BI 12c system after migration.

Oracle Business Intelligence Release 12c includes many new and enhanced features. To learn about the features and enhancements, see the "What's New" sections described in those guides.

• SCM: DSO and AR Balance Trend Are Displayed Differently in 12c
  The DSO and AR Balance Trend graph in the Supply Chain and Order Management module can appear different in 12c even if the underlying data used to generate this graph is the same. The display difference occurs due to the manner in which the BI Server handles the order of the time period data that is fetched from the database.
• View Display Error: Invalid Column Encountered in Orders Outstanding Report
  You might see a View Display Error message that states that an invalid column was encountered when loading the Orders Outstanding Report in 12c. This error is displayed because the ID of the column that causes the error exists in the XML definition of the report, but not in the subject area table. You must manually edit the XML definition and remove the invalid column.
• Visual Cues in BI Composer Appear Same in Regular and Accessibility Mode
  Visual cues, such as icons or check boxes, displayed on a BI Composer wizard page in accessibility mode are the same as displayed in regular mode in Oracle BI EE 12c. Even though the list of text-based wizard page links are not displayed on a wizard page in accessibility mode, screen reader applications such as JAWS can read them.
• Enabling Embedded Content in Dashboards
  For security reasons, you can no longer embed content from external domains in dashboards. To embed external content in dashboards, you must edit the instanceconfig.xml file.
• Trellis Views Display Without Grid Lines in 12c
  A trellis is a view type that presents multidimensional data laid out in a set of cells in a grid, with each cell displaying a subset of data shown as numbers or as graphs. The trellis view allows users to display multiple views all at once for quick comparison, and to display data that reveals trends. In Oracle BI 11g, the trellis view contained grid lines, by default. With Oracle BI 12c, you can select horizontal or vertical lines, or you can select the default option.
• Domain Home and bipublisher Folder Path Different in 12c
  The Domain Home and bipublisher file paths are different in 12c as compared to the 11g system.
• Oracle BI EE Content Changes for 12c
  This topic describes the difference in appearance for analyses and views after you migrate to 12c.
• Changes to Catalog Structure
  In releases prior to Release 11.1.1.9.0, when you first sign in to Oracle Business Intelligence, folders are automatically created for you to hold content that you eventually create. Examples of these folders are the _portal folder to hold personal dashboards and the _delivers folder to hold alerts. Starting with Release 11.1.1.9.0, these folders are not automatically created when you sign in for the first time. Instead, the folders are created when they are needed.