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create the alias measure columns. Explain more details from your project.
3.What is Dimension Hierarchies?Explain the procedure to create the Hierarchy?
Ans: Below link give the complete procedure for creating the dimension hierarchy..
http://oracletechnotalk.blogspot.in/2012/04/creation-of-hierarchy-in-obiee.html
4.What is Sort order columns?
Ans: We can sort the columns at 2 levels
1. Repository:At the presentation layer,sort the one column values based on another column
2. Answers:At the criteria tab->columns->sort the column values either ascending or descending
order based on the requirement.
5.Rate yourself in SQL?
Ans: Here you need answer very carefully because based on your rating they are ready to fire the
questions on SQL. You have the minimum knowledge in SQL like select statement, joins,
performance concepts etc.
6.What is Implicit fact table and Implicit fact column?
Ans: A common fact table for dimension tables is called as Implicit fact table. An Implicit fact column
is a column in a Implicit fact table, we can select the best path between the dimensions. Implicit fact
column is decided in presentation layer.
7.Can we handle the nulls?
Ans: Yes,we can handle either in repository and answers.
ifnull(column_name,0)->at expression of the measure column
8.What is the use of connection pool?
Ans: We can create different no.of connection pools in the project. It has the database connection
details, no.of minimum users can access the application.
9.What is security in OBIEE?
Ans: Security in OBIEE can be implemented in 2 ways.
1. Authentication:Verify and validate the users against the system.
2. Authorization:Validate the users against the Data.
10.What is Authentication?How can we implement?
Ans: Verify and validate the users against the system.We can implement the Authentication in 4
ways
1. External table
2. Operating system
3. Data base
4. LDAP
11.What is Authorization?How can we implement?
Ans: Validate the users against the Data. Data can be limited the users by
1. Object level
2. Data level
3. Reports/Dashboard level
OBIEE architecture interview questions and answers
What are the major components in the OBIEE architecture?
a. Client
b. Presentation services(along with cache)
c. Repository
d. Database connection
e. Enterprise datawarehouse
f. Scheduler(along with cache)
What are the different layers of OBIEE Repository?
a. Physical Layer
b. Business Model and Mapping Layer
c. Presentation Layer
What are the folders available in OBIEE?
Oracle BI(Administration)
Oracle BIdata(analytics)
The folder names may change with the OBIEE 11g.
What are the Key Configuration Files in OBIEE
NQSConfig.ini,
DBfeatures.ini,
NQSCluster.ini,
odbc.ini,
instanceconfig.xml
What are the different Log files in OBIEE?
NQServer.log
NQSQuery.log
NQSAdministration.log
NQS Scheduler.log
What are the minimum services needed to load a repository file onto memory and view a dashboard
which has reports that have been refreshed on a scheduled basis?
BI server (Administration Tool)
Presentation Server (Analytics or Answers)
Scheduler server (Scheduling the jobs)
What is the location of the administration configuration files?
drive:\OBIEE 11g\instances\instance1\config\oracleBIservercomponent\
coreapplication_obis1\file name
What is the location of the repository?
drive:\OBIEE 11g\instances\instance1\bifoundation\oracleBIservercomponent\
coreapplication_obis1\repository
What is the location of the presentation services configuration files?
drive:\OBIEE 11g\instances\instance1\config\oracleBIpresentationservices
component\coreapplication_obis1\instanceconfig.xml
What is the location of the administration log files?
C:\OBIEE11g\instances\instance1\diagnostics\logs