OBIEE 11g Changing the Default Dashboard
A common question I come across is how do we set the default homepage in OBIEE 11g? I.e. How do we change the first dashboard that the user sees when they log in? Essentially the approach is the same...
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Sometimes I need to create a dashboard prompt that shows only the most recent x periods. I like to make this dynamic so that the values are not hard-coded and the prompt can survive when new data...
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OBIEE Hide the Refresh link within the No Results view – Revisited
Following on from this earlier post, reader Leigh has been in touch with a good idea to hide the refresh link on the ‘No Results’ page using only CSS to make the containing, html td element hide. It’s...
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Displaying External Documents on an OBIEE Dashboard
Recently a client came up with a requirement to host externally-generated PDF reports in OBIEE and have them display alongside their other OBI content. They also wanted these files to be searchable by...
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OBIEE Inline Microcharts using Google Charts API
By using a combination of techniques it is possible to display charts inline, within an OBIEE report. In other words we can achieve this type of ‘sparkline’ trend indicator instead of a plain table. To...
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OBIEE 11g – Remove Border Around Section Prompt
When splitting a chart or table into sections by dragging a column to the ‘prompts’ area, the default behaviour is for Presentation Services to apply a rather unsightly border around the column. E.g....
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OBIEE 11g – Export To The File System
Here’s a nice script I wrote to enable the exporting of content from OBIEE to the Windows file system. Useful if you don’t have enough licences for everyone to consume reports/dashboards within the...
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Using Compound Layouts in a View Selector (OBIEE 11g)
It seems that with release 11.1.1.5 of OBIEE that we are able to nest a Compound Layout within a View Selector. This allows the view selector to be used to switch between multiple complex layouts, each...
View ArticleHow to Replace Null Values in an OBIEE Pivot Table – Revisited
According to my server logfiles, the previous post on this topic is one of the most popular on this site. In light of that I felt it was time for an update concerning the ability to do the same in...
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