Evaluation of OBIEE:

OBIEE-HISTORY: OBIEE comes from Siebel Analytics who comes from earlier acquisition of nQuire by Siebel in 2002. Siebel Enterprise Analytic Plat form 7.7 includes Siebel Analytics server for calculation and integration, logical business model and Meta data management, and caching. Other components include the intelligent interaction management module for data mining.

Correspondence between Old Siebel and New OBIEE Component Names:

Old Name Siebel Analytics Server Siebel Analytics Web Server Siebel Analytics Scheduler Siebel Answers Siebel Delivers Siebel Intelligence Dashboards Siebel Analytics Web Catalog Siebel Analytics Catalog Manager Siebel Analytics Server Administration Tool Siebel Disconnected Analytics or Mobile Analytics Siebel Open Intelligent Interface Introduction of OBIEE:

New Name Oracle Business Intelligence Server Oracle Business Intelligence Presentation Services Oracle Business Intelligence Scheduler Oracle Business Intelligence Answers Oracle Business Intelligence Delivers Oracle Business Intelligence Interactive Dashboards Oracle Business Intelligence Presentation Catalog Oracle Business Intelligence Catalog Manager Oracle Business Intelligence Server Administration Tool Oracle Business Intelligence Disconnected Analytics Oracle Open Intelligence Interface

OBIEE stands for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. The current version is 11g and immediate previous version is 10.1.3. OBIEE is analytical (Reporting/Publishing) software engine which facilitates data analysis and publishing capabilities. The base product of OBIEE is Siebel analytics which was a product of Siebel Corporation and later this was taken over by Oracle Corporation and renamed as OBIEE. OBIEE Standalone Analytical Application. It supports Reporting, Dashboard and Publishing Functionality. We can logically convert relational schema to dimensional schema.

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition is a comprehensive suite of enterprise BI products that delivers a full range of analysis and reporting capabilities. Oracle Business Intelligence is designed to bring greater business visibility and insight to a wide variety of users. Collect up to date data from your organization . Present the data easy to understand formats such as like (Tables and Graphs). It is a query tool. It is completely web based design. It has far more rich features than discoverer. The Advantages of OBIEE: Comprehensive BI functionality Includes interactive dashboards. Full ad hoc queries and analysis. Proactive intelligence delivery and alerts. Scheduled report generation. Usability Provides relevant insight to everyone, not just analysts. All levels of the organization can see information optimized for their role. OBIEE Architecture: OBIEE Architecture and how it works for easy understanding.

A request is made by the users through answers and sent to the presentation server. The presentation server converts the request into logical SQL and sent to the BI server. The BI server converts logical SQL into physical SQL and sent it to the database. The result get back to user through the same path. Key Features of OBIEE: Hierarchy Drilling. Graphical Reporting. Scheduled Report Generation. Ad hoc Analysis. Global Support and development capability. Map Visualization.