I have installed Oracle 10g database and Oracle 10g developer suite.
I am beginner to use Oracle BI publisher for making reports.
Today i have installed Oracle BI publisher desktop for making reports in ms-word 2007.
when i try to log on in BI Publisher option in ms-word. It ask for username, password & report server.
Should i need to installed the BI Publisher Server to fill up the report server details?
please advice.
Thanks.
Yes, you need to connect to a BI Publisher Server instance to create new reports unless you have a local XML file of sample data from the Server-side Data Model.
With the Template Builder Install you should have a good set of samples.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Oracle\BI Publisher\BI Publisher Desktop\Template Builder for Word\samples\RTF templates\Balance Letter
This Tutorial from the Oracle Technology Network will move you along nicely working with the sample files noted above.
Creating Report (RTF) Templates with MS Word (This tutorial shows how to work "off-line" with a Sample Data XML file)
http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/tutorials/obe/fmw/bi/bip/tb4word/tbwordbip.htm
For real work you will need access to a fully installed BI EE environment then you can reach the BI Publisher component (XMLPSERVER)
Username: weblogic
Password: ((PASSWORD))
Report Server: http://NAME:PORT/xmlpserver
For a simple install of BI the URL could be:
http://192.168.56.101:7001/xmlpserver
Without a corresponding server you cannot pull in the data elements defined against the source.
This tutorial will show you much more about BIP.
Getting Started with Oracle BI Publisher 11g (focused on using the Online Report Writer:
http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/tutorials/obe/fmw/bi/bip/bip11g/gettingstarted/gettingstarted.htm
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I would like to know if it is possible in Power BI Web to retrieve data from an Oracle database hosted in Oracle Cloud. Or to any other database/cloud combo different that Azure SQL Server.
Thanks!
Yes you can definitely achieve this.
There are connectors available for connecting powerbi desktop to oracle database.
Link
Link 2
We are using Oracle cloud CRM. Our organization has been using it since quite few years and the people who set it up have already left. I am new here and am trying to connect the CRM data to Power BI. I intalled the ODAC drivers and everything. However, I do not know what to enter in my tnsnames.ora file. That file has asked for service name, server name and hostID/name. No one in the organization has this information. I reached out to Oracle support and here is the response they gave:
Oracle’s response to the service request: “These details are not found in Documentation because they cannot be provided. You'll need to reach out to Power BI support to see if there are alternate ways to create this integration without these details.”
Does anyone know why Oracle would not share these details with us? If there is any other way to find out the server and service name? How should I proceed in such scenarios.
As of now, we use a link to login to the service and we do not have much documentation
Let me attempt to translate.
We are using Oracle cloud CRM
Oracle is hosting our application.
I am new here and am trying to connect the CRM data to Power BI
We want to query the database being used to store our application data.
Oracle’s response to the service request: “These details are not found in Documentation because they cannot be provided..."
This is where it gets fun, they are saying - we do not give clients direct access to the database where their data is hosted. So in other words, you CANNOT connect your tool directly to the database.
So, I think you're best bet, is to look into REST APIs that have been published for you as a subscriber to the service. This is often provided in lieu of providing direct access to your hosted environment.
Your other bet is to contact someone in your organisation that has the oracle connections in a file which you could load SQL Developer by Oracle, and explore the connections there. Most likely this will be a data engineer or IT contact in your organisation who will have this information. Once you have the connection info visible, you can then enter this directly in Power BI after creating an Oracle connection.
I'm trying use Microsoft SSMA for Oracle to migrate a database onto Azure SQL, but I can't get it going. I've double checked the server name, server port, Oracle SID, password... everything. No matter the type of entry screen I use, I can't get it to connect to the on-premise Oracle instance.
I'm pretty sure the login information is all correct, and I should have a working connector to Oracle since I connect to it from TOAD on a daily basis. I tried installing Oracle libraries per previous posts but not sure if I did it successfully because the issues still remains.
What are the troubleshooting steps I should take in order to make this work?
Log in screen:
Error 1:
Unable to find specified provider.
Compatible Oracle Data Access Connectivity libraries were not found on the machine. You can install them from Oracle product media or download it from Oracle web site.
Error 2:
Connection to Oracle failed.
ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied
Error 3:
Connection to Oracle failed.
Network Naming: No LDAP server detected or configured
After a few more days of debugging, I was finally able to get SSMA to work. This answer helps to document my solution for personal use, as well as hopefully answer anyone else's question in the future.
After looking at the list of prerequisites to have SSMA running, I saw that I needed to have a correct Oracle client running. After some internal discussion, it was likely that the Oracle client SSMA needed was different than the one my computer already had for TOAD. The .Net provider for the TOAD connectors was probably not useful for SSMA.
We run Oracle 11g but I had to install Oracle 12c because 11g did not support Windows 10 apparently. Not too much of a roadblock here.
I found this guide to install Oracle client 12c pretty helpful. Shoutout to my alma mater.
Unfortunately the installer kept freezer, but using this former post, I was able to bypass it with the windows command:
setup.exe -ignoreprereq -J"-Doracle.install.client.validate.clientSupportedOSCheck=false"
After that, I saw different error messages when trying to connect SSMA. I kept trying different options with my logins until it worked. Provider: OLEDB Provider, Mode: Standard.
After being granted the appropriate permissions, I was finally able to access our internal tables and objects.
It was a pretty annoying question with a lot of rabbit holes along the way, but it was definitely worth it, being able to translate all our Oracle schemas to Azure SQL with a few clicks. Hope this helps!
Make sure to validate all steps mentioned below before going to install Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant for Oracle.
Make sure you have already installed SQL Server instance that will host the migrated database. Also keep in mind that you are not installing SQL Server Express edition to host the migrated database.
You must have sysadmin account to install SQL Server Migration Assistant for Oracle.
Make sure to install SSMA for Oracle on the server that will host newly migrated database on SQL Server.
It is recommended to install Oracle client software on your target system where SQL Server Instance is running.
Make sure your windows server has Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 or a later version. Port 1434 should be open.
For more details, You can reference: How to Install SSMA for Oracle to Migrate Oracle Database to SQL Server.
Here's the Azure Database Migration Guide: Migrate Oracle to Azure SQL Database. As you prepare for migrating to the cloud, verify that your source environment is supported and that you have addressed any prerequisites. This will help to ensure an efficient and successful migration.
Connect to Oracle with Oracle Client Provider.
Azure also has other way can help you migrate Oracle database to Azure SQL database, such as with Azure Data Factory. If you still has the connect error. I think you can try to use it. Please reference this tutorial: Copy data from and to Oracle by using Azure Data Factory.
Hope this helps.
I have a server with an Oracle Database. Using Navicat I can connect to the Database and see the database tables, run queries etc.
I am trying to add ODBC support for Oracle to be used with Crystal Reports.
What I have done so far:
I struggled to install instant client and get it working as shown in some guides. As suggested I downloaded ODAC which bundled on the Oracle ODBC Driver and Instant Client etc.
After installing I had Oracle installed in C:\app\Administrator\product\12.1.0\client_1
I added two Environmental Variable:
%ORACLE_HOME% to go to C:\app\Administrator\product\12.1.0\client_1
%TNS_ADMIN% - to go to C:\app\Administrator\product\12.1.0\client_1\Network\Admin
Once added, I then went to control panel->Administrative Tools->ODBC.
I clicked system DSN and added the connection. The connection was successful.
However, when selecting the ODBC connection via Crystal Reports, the Database is showing the database functions (I assume stored functions as they appear in the functions section for the DB in Navicat). I cannot however, see the actual database tables.
Has anyone else experienced this issue and if so does anyone know how to resolve this. Many thanks for your time
I would be grateful for a quick sanity check!
When calling Oracle Reports 10g from Oracle Forms 10g, is it possible to run an Oracle Report and save it on the users PC to a specified directory? (I know that if an Oracle Report is run in such a format as PDF the user can save the report to x location). To call the Oracle report I am using the Oracle Forms built-in "Run_Report_Object".
I don't think it is (but would be happy to revise my opinion!) and to obtain such functionality I would have to implement something similar to what is discussed in this thread
I have amended my question to include the fact that I am using the Oracle Forms built-in "Run Report Object" to call Oracle Reports.
There is a Oracle Report parameter: DESTYPE which can accept a value called LOCALFILE which saves the output to the client machine using the file name specified by DESNAME, however as I'm using "Run_Report_Object" it is not possible to use the value LOCALFILE.
One solution is to follow the steps given here.
Sources: Oracle Reports 10g Help (look for DESTYPE),
OTN thread