Differences between OBIEE 10G and 11G: When we compare OBIEE 10g and OBIEE 11g, there is lot

of enhancements in services provided by OBIEE 11g and some changes in terminology is also there in OBIEE 11g. Some important points/enhancements in OBIEE 11g when compared to OBIEE 10g are: 1. A database repository must be created before installation of the components with the Repository Creation Utility (RCU) tool. 2. OBIEE 11g uses WebLogic Server as the application server as compared to Oracle AS or OC4J in OBIEE 10g. 3. All OBIEE servers i.e. BI Server, BI Scheduler, BI Java Host, BI Catalog Controller and BI Presentation Server integrates altogether in OPMNCTL (Oracle Process Management Network Controller) in 11G whereas in 10G all the above servers has to be registered independently. 4. Many configuration settings (such as uploading a repository into BI Server) can be done using EM (Enterprise Manager Browser). 5. OBIEE 11G displays table names and Column Names while mapping whereas in 10G displays only table names. 6. In 11G join is done from Fact to Dimension whereas in 10G join is done vise-versa. 7. In 11G Users and Groups are created in EM whereas in 10G they are created in Repository. 8. Groups no longer exist and are replaced by Application Roles. Data level security is implemented by using Application Roles to which users belong to. 9. In Presentation Catalog, AuthenticatedUser role is used instead of Everyone Group. 10. LTS (Logical table Source) priority ordering is introduced. 11. The clustering process in much easier and automated in OBIEE 11g. 12. We can now model LOOKUP TABLES in the repository. 13. The new UI called Unified Framework now combines Answers, Dashboards, and Delivers. 14. A new column called the hierarchical column in introduced. Presentation Layer Hierarchies are introduced. 15. BI Publishers is fully and seamlessly integrated with OBIEE 11g. 16. New time series functions PERIOD ROLLING and AGGREGATE AT are introduced. 17. In OBIEE 11g we can create KPIs to represent business metrics. 18. The aggregate persistence wizard creates indexes automatically. 19. The session variables get initialized when they are actually used in OBIEE 11g unlike OBIEE 10g where they were initialized as soon as a user logs in. 20. OBIEE 11g now supports Ragged (Unbalanced) and Skipped Hierarchy. 21. You can also define Parent-Child hierarchy in OBIEE 11g as well. 22. SELECT_PHYSICAL command is supported in OBIEE 11g. In OBIEE 11g there are some changes in the terminology as well. 1. iBots are renamed as Agents. 2. Requests are renamed as Analysis.
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3. Charts are renamed as Graphs. 4. Presentation Columns are renamed as Attribute Columns. Column security terminology and architecture has changed; OBIEE 11G has several new features that were not available in 10G: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Supports creating hierarchy objects in Subject Area. Export to xml or export to tab delimited/ and power point. 11G let variable have multiple values. 11G RPD cannot be without a password. 11G supports ragged (Unbalance) hierarchies. Column selector in 11G can be defined on multiple columns, compared to just one column on 10G.

The user interface has undergone major improvements in several areas, including a new Home page and redesigned editors and panes. 1. We can use a Selection step to limit data for columns by specifying the criteria for a set of members. 2. Drill in data( expanding a member, without impacting rest of the report) 3. Sorting in 11G is now enabled by default. Sorts can be applied to members, measures and rows in views such as tables, pivots tables, graphs and maps. 4. In a pivot table, we can easily drag and drop columns to various edges, to rearrange the display to suit our needs. 5. Graphs and gauges come with new feature of section soldiers. 6. Map view is a new view type that presents data in spatial form. 7. We can also create master- detail relationships among certain view types. 8. We can create calculated items to perform mathematical operations in members. In 10G, we could create a calculated item for an attribute column. In 11G, we can create a calculated item for the members of an attribute column or of hierarchical column. 9. 11G allows us to works with multiple subject areas in same report. In addition to the primary subject area that we select when we create a new analysis, filter, or dashboard prompt, we can include additional subject areas that are related to the primary subject are with which to work. SQL Functions for Time Series Calculations and Level-Based Measures: 1. PERIODROLLING: It is a new function the computes the sum of a measure over a period starting x units of time and ending y units of time from the current time. 2. AGGREGATE AT is new function that aggregates columns based on the level or levels specified. 3. AGO is time series aggregation function that calculates the aggregated value from the current time back to a specified time period. In this release, the TIME_LEVEL argument is optional, and there are additional syntax changes. This function was called PERIODAGO in the previous release.

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4. TODATE is a time series aggregation function that aggregates a measure attribute from the beginning of a specified time period to the currently displayed time. The syntax for this function has changed in this release. This function was called PERIODTODATE in the previous release. Enhanced database function usage capability: OBIEE 11G allows calling EVALUATE, EVALUATE_AGGR and EVALUATE_PREDICATE function for advanced calculations. Enhancements to the Oracle BI Presentation Catalog: The oracle BI Presentation Catalog is a powerful, underlying storage directory-based system that contains the objects (for example dashboards, scorecards, prompts and KPIs) that we can create. IF we use BI Publisher, data and objects (data models and schedules). Using the catalog we can; 1. Perform basic tasks such as creating, deleting and copying objects and folders. 2. Perform object-specific tasks (for example, modifying settings using the associated editor, or creating and assigning an agent). 3. Find objects by performing a search. In addition to these tasks, administrators can: 1. 2. 3. 4. Access the root folder that contains system-wide object and user data. Specify permissions that determine the folders and objects that users can view. Create folders. Work with properties such as changing the ownership of a folder or viewing the creation date of an object. 5. Archive the entire catalog, folders or objects to unzip them in another directory location. Actions: We can create actions that navigate to related content or that invoke operations, functions, or processes in external systems. We can include actions in analyses, dashboard pages, agents, scorecard objectives, scorecard initiatives and KPIs.

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