Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Finding Information and Patches on My Oracle Support
• Finding Oracle Documentation
• Conventions

1 Introduction

2 Overview

• 2.1 Out-of-the-box Periodic Reports
• 2.2 Supported Output Formats
• 2.3 Security Limitations
  • 2.3.1 Authorization
  • 2.3.2 Authentication
• 2.4 Catalog
• 2.5 Scheduler Support
• 2.6 Template Design
• 2.7 Database Code Wrapping

3 Generic Architecture

• 3.1 Generic Architecture

4 Database Architecture

• 4.1 Database Architecture
  • 4.1.1 BI Publisher Periodic Reporting Owner Schema
  • 4.1.2 Tables
  • 4.1.3 Views
  • 4.1.4 Database Link
  • 4.1.5 Java Objects and Function Call
  • 4.1.6 Packages
  • 4.1.7 BI Publisher Owner Schema Database Jobs
• 4.2 Argus Safety Database Updates
  • 4.2.1 Table Changes Required
  • 4.2.2 Package Changes Required
• 4.3 Access Grants to BI Publisher Owner

5 Design Structure

• 5.1 BI Publisher Periodic Reports Design Structure
  • 5.1.1 BI Publisher Data Model
    • 5.1.1.1 Data Sets
    • 5.1.1.2 Event Triggers
    • 5.1.1.3 Parameters
  • 5.1.2 BI Publisher Report Layout
• 5.2 Report Data Flow
  • 5.2.1 Argus Safety UI Entry
  • 5.2.2 BI Publisher Data Flow
• 5.3 Customizing the BIP Report
  • 5.3.1 User Exits
    • 5.3.1.1 Customization Example
  • 5.3.2 BIP Custom Schema for Cloud
  • 5.3.3 Adding or Modifying a View
  • 5.3.4 Adding a Column to the Existing Table

6 Customizing a BIP Report

• 6.1 Database Layer
  • 6.1.1 Configuration Extensibility
  • 6.1.2 Extending with User Exits
  • 6.1.3 Extending Global Temporary Tables
  • 6.1.4 Extending using Custom Objects
    • 6.1.4.1 Adding New Columns to GTT or RM Tables
    • 6.1.4.2 Filling Custom Tables
    • 6.1.4.3 Filling Custom Views
    • 6.1.4.4 Filling Custom Packages
• 6.2 Extending the BI Publisher Data Model

7 Managing Users and Roles

• 7.1 Creating Users and Assigning Roles
  • 7.1.1 Creating Custom Roles
• 7.2 Configuring BIP Roles and Permissions
  • 7.2.1 Out-of-the-box BIP Configuration
• 7.3 Fusion Middleware Security Model
  • 7.3.1 Creating Roles, Adding Data Sources, and Assigning Roles in WebLogic Enterprise Manager
• 7.4 Creating Application Policy
• 7.5 Configuring BIP Users and Roles: Oracle Fusion Middleware Security Model
  • 7.5.1 BI Admin User
  • 7.5.2 Data Modeler User
  • 7.5.3 Report Writer User
  • 7.5.4 Global Admin User
  • 7.5.5 Configuring BIP Roles
  • 7.5.6 Folder Level Permissions

A Parameters

B Blinding

• B.1 Blinding Logic

C Flexible Data Re-Categorization

• C.1 Flexible Data Re-Categorization