OBIEE Variable Types

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OBIEE variable types :

Repository Variables

o Static Variables

o Dynamic Variables

Session Variables NQ_SESSION

o System

Secutity

oNon-System

To create any variable lic! Manage > Variable

T"is opens variable #ana$er as s"o%n belo%&
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RE'OSITOR( V)RI)B*E+ST)TI,

Initialie. only %"en BI server is starte.

Is a "ar. co.e. value li!e strin$/ number / etc

Value can only be c"an$e. by lo$$in$ in to t"e rp. 0ile

RE'OSITOR( V)RI)B*E+D(N)#I,

Initialie. %"en BI server is starte.

)ssi$ne. value .ynamically base. on t"e result o0 a 1uery

Value is .epen.ent o0 t"e s1l provi.e. in Initialiation Bloc!

reate a .ynamic variable an. provi.e a Namean. Default Initializer&reate a ne%

initialiation bloc! by clic!in$ on t"e Newbutton in t"e above screen&


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'rovi.e Intialiation Bloc! variable Name


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lic! on Edit Data Sourcebutton an. provi.e t"e s1l to be use. 0or t"e variable/ e&$&

select lower(sys_context('USERENV','SESSION_USER'))||

'@'||

lower(sys_context('USERENV','DB_NAME'))


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ro! "#$l%

'rovi.e onnection pool name& Note/ a separate connection pool s"oul. be create. 0orinitialiation bloc!s to e2ecute te s1l use. 0or 0etc"in$ .ata 0or t"e variable&

Test t"e s1l by clic!in$ on test button&

SESSION V)RI)B*E+S(STE#,

Initialie. %"en a )nalytics %eb user lo$s +creates a ne% session,

Initialiation .epen.s on a Initialiation bloc!/ similar to Dynamic repository Variable

Only system reserve. variables can be create. an. t"e 0ollo%in$ is t"e list & Ones in Blue are

Security relate. session Variables&

Variable Description

3SER 4ol.s t"e value t"e user enters as "is or "er lo$on name& T"is variable is typically populate.

0rom t"e *D)' pro0ile o0 t"e user&

'RO5( 4ol.s t"e name o0 t"e pro2y user& ) pro2y user is a user t"at "as been aut"orie. to act 0or

anot"er user&


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6RO3' ontains t"e $roups to %"ic" t"e user belon$s& E2ists only 0or compatibility %it" previousreleases& *e$acy $roups are mappe. to application roles automatically&

7EB6RO3'S Speci0ies t"e atalo$ $roups +'resentation Services $roups, to %"ic" t"e user belon$s/ i0any& Note t"at t"e recommen.e. practice is to use application roles rat"er t"an atalo$$roups&

3SER63ID ontains t"e $lobal uni1ue i.enti0ier +63ID, o0 t"e user/ typically populate. 0rom t"e*D)' pro0ile o0 t"e user&

RO*ES ontains t"e application roles to %"ic" t"e user belon$s&

RO*E63IDS ontains t"e $lobal uni1ue i.enti0iers +63IDs, 0or t"e application roles to %"ic" t"e userbelon$s& 63IDs 0or application roles are t"e same as t"e application role names&

'ER#ISSIONS ontains t"e permissions "el. by t"e user/ suc" as oracle&bi&server&impersonate3ser ororacle&bi&server&mana$eRepository&

DIS'*)(N)#E 3se. 0or Oracle BI 'resentation Services& It contains t"e name t"at is .isplaye. to t"e user

in t"e $reetin$ in t"e Oracle BI 'resentation Services user inter0ace& It is also save. as t"eaut"or 0iel. 0or catalo$ ob8ects& T"is variable is typically populate. 0rom t"e *D)' pro0ile

o0 t"e user&

'ORT)*')T4 3se. 0or Oracle BI 'resentation Services& It i.enti0ies t"e .e0ault .as"boar. t"e user sees%"en lo$$in$ in +t"e user can overri.e t"is pre0erence a0ter lo$$e. on,&

*O6*EVE* T"e value o0 *O6*EVE* +a number bet%een 9 an. , .etermines t"e lo$$in$ level t"at t"eOracle BI Server uses 0or user 1ueries&

T"is system session variable overri.es a variable .e0ine. in t"e 3sers ob8ect in t"e

).ministration Tool& I0 t"e a.ministrator user +.e0ine. upon install, "as a *o$$in$ level.e0ine. as ; an. t"e session variable *O6*EVE* .e0ine. in t"e repository "as a value o0 9

+ero,/ t"e value o0 9 applies&

REQ3EST


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DIS)B*E_)4E_4IT 3se. to enable or .isable Oracle BI Server result cac"e "its& T"is variable "as a possiblevalue o0 9 or >&

DIS)B*E_)4E_SEED 3se. to enable or .isable Oracle BI Server result cac"e see.in$& T"is variable "as a possiblevalue o0 9 or >&

DIS)B*E_S3BREQ3EST_)4E 3se. to enable or .isable Oracle BI Server subre1uest cac"e "its an. see.in$& T"is variable

"as a possible value o0 9 or >&

SE*ET_'4(SI)* I.enti0ies t"e 1uery as a SE*ET_'4(SI)* 1uery&&

DIS)B*E_'*)N_)4E_4IT 3se. to enable or .isable Oracle BI Server plan cac"e "its& T"is variable "as a possible

value o0 9 or >&

DIS)B*E_'*)N_)4E_SEED 3se. to enable or .isable Oracle BI Server plan cac"e see.in$& T"is variable "as a possible

value o0 9 or >&

TI#E?ONE ontains t"e time one o0 t"e user/ typically populate. 0rom t"e *D)' pro0ile o0 t"e user&

SESSION V)RI)B*E+NON-SESSION,

Initialie. %"en a )nalytics %eb user lo$s +creates a ne% session,

Initialiation .epen.s on a Initialiation bloc!/ similar to Dynamic repository Variable

RO7 7ISE INITI)*I?)TION O= V)RI)B*ES

I0 a variable is mar!e. 0or ro% %ise initialiation it means it returns an array o0 values& Belo%

are t"e steps& E&$& i0 %e %ant a variable to store last >9 years "ere is "o% %e create it :


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reate a variable an. clic! on New to create ne% initialiation bloc!


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'rovi.e a name 0or t"e initialiation bloc! an. clic! Edit Data Source


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'rovi.e a s1l t"at returns multiple values& Set connection pool an. Test t"e s1l& Save t"is an. e2it

t"e Variable Manager


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Reopen t"e Variable Manager and open the initialiation bloc!& Ne2t clic! on t"e Edit

Data arget!


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Select t"e variable an. c"ec! "ow wise initialization an. say#$!


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On t"e Initialiation bloc! pa$e clic! est to c"ec! tat t"e Variable%""%& is initialie. an.

returns values&

%ccess method for Variable t'pes


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