Figure 10: Connection Details for the EBS Database in Configuration Manager
The BI Applications have always made use of text files as sources for some key content not stored in the source system. While text files are flexible, they aren't the best enterprise solution, so with BI Applications 11.1.1.7.1, Oracle started the process of moving some of this content to Configuration Manager. However, there are still text files to be managed and maintained, so before we can complete the next tab, use Windows Explorer to copy the the 'etl' folder in C:MiddlewareOracle_BI1iapps to a new directory called C:iappsfiles. Note that you can name the target folder anything you want (no spaces) and it can be in any location you want, but it's recommended to move them to another location to avoid them being overwritten during an upgrade. On a production server, a SAN or NAS server is preferable.
We also need to update this location in ODI, so before continuing with Configuration Manager, open ODI Studio, navigate to theTopology tab, and expand Technologies: File: BIAPPS_DW_FILE tree until you see the following object:
BIAPPS_DW_FILE.c:MiddlewareOracle_BI1/biapps/etl/data_files/src_files/BIA_11
Double-click this object to open it and update the following two fields in the Definition tab:
Directory (Schema):
C:iappsfilesetldata_filessrc_filesBIA_11
Directory (Work Schema):
C:iappsfilesetldata_filessrc_filesBIA_11
Click the Save icon in the toolbar (notice the object name changes) and you can close the object in ODI Studio.
Then, in the Technology: File System tab back in Configuration Manager, enter the following information:
ODI Data Server Name: EBSVISIONFILES
Host Name: obia111171w64
Path To File: C:iappsfilesetldata_filessrc_filesEBS_12_1_3
Finally, click the Save and Close button, and then Done, to finish this configuration process.
At this point, Configuration Manager has written the configuration from this one screen into the ODI Repository for four different objects in the Physical and Logical Topology, two of which are shown in Figure 11. You can now open the ODI Studio application to view these configurations within ODI if you so desire.