Creating and Applying an XML Difference file to the .rpd File

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To generate an XML file that contains the differences between two repository definition (.rpd) files:

Note: Don't perform these steps if you plan to merge the two files instead. See Merging Two Repository Definition (.rpd) Files.

  1. Copy the original Repository Definition file and the new .rpd file into a new folder.
  2. Launch the Oracle BI Administration tool.
  3. Select File, Open, Offline….
  4. From the open submenu, choose the new.rpd file (the file that contains the updates that you want to apply to the original .rpd file).
  5. After the new file opens, in the BI Administration tool, select File, Compare.
  6. In the Compare repositories window, click the select, repository… button to select the original .rpd file (the copy of the rpd file that is currently deployed in the Oracle Business Intelligence environment).
  7. Choose No when asked if you want to mark differences in the repository immediately.

    Note: The process will compare the two repositories. The Compare repositories window will contain a list of all the differences between the two repositories.

  8. Click Create Patch to create an XML file that contains these identified differences.
  9. In the Create Patch window:
    1. Choose a location to save the XML file.
    2. Create a name for the differences XML file.
    3. Leave the Save as type option as XML files.
  10. Merge the differences XML file into an .rpd file:
    1. Launch the Oracle BI Administration tool.
    2. Select File, Open, Offline….
    3. From the open sub menu, choose the original .rpd file (the copy of the rpd file that is currently deployed in the OBI environment).
    4. After the original file is open in the BI Administration tool, select File, Merge....
  11. In the Merge Repository wizard:

    Click Next.

    Note: This process may take a few minutes while the wizard processes the XML file and creates the new merged .rpd file.

  12. On the Define Merge Strategy window, decide how to apply the differences in the XML file to the original .rpd file. See the following link for more details about this process: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E28271_01/fusionapps.1111/e20836/merge.htm.
  13. Click Finish to create the merged .rpd file.
  14. If you moved the .rpd to a new OBI installation, do the following:

    Note: If you did not move the .rpd to a new OBI installation, skip these steps.

    1. Copy the OraclePrimaveraAnalytics file to the repository folder on the server where you installed OBI.

      Example: $ORACLE_INSTANCE/instances/instance1/bifoundation/OracleBIServerComponent/coreapplication_obips1/repository

    2. Login to Oracle Enterprise Manager for your installation of OBI.

      http://ipaddress:port/em

      where ipaddress is the IP address of your installation and port is the port number of your installation of OBI

    3. Expand the Business Intelligence folder by clicking +.
    4. Double-click on the name of your deployment.
    5. Click Lock and Edit Configuration.
    6. In the Deployments tab, select the Repository sub tab.
    7. In the Upload BI Server Repository section, click Browse next to your repository in the list.
    8. In the Select File box, navigate to the location of the .rpd file.
    9. Enter the password into the Repository password and Confirm password fields.

      Note: The default password for the Oracle Primavera repository is Admin123.

    10. Click Apply.
    11. Click Activate Changes.
    12. Click Restart to apply the changes.
    13. Under the Manage System section, in the Overview page, click Restart.
    14. Logout of Oracle Enterprise Manager.

Related Topics

Updating the Existing P6 Analytics Repository Definition (.rpd)

Merging Two Repository Definition (.rpd) Files



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Last Published Friday, January 31, 2014