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Deploys any combination of WebCatalog objects to the target OTBI environment. Objects will be deployed at the same path they were built from, e.g. if a report was built from /shared/Custom/Sample Lite/Reports, it will also be deployed to the same location on the target server.

Tip

Endpoint Tip

This operation uses HTTP operations to communicate remotely to the OTBI server, and therefore, can be executed on any endpoint (including LOCALHOST).

Asynchronous mode of deployment is only enabled post 6.5.0.5.6 version onwards.

Target Properties

Property Name

Property Code

Required

Description

OTBI Server Host

FDOTBI_SERVER_HOST

Yes

The server host name for Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence.

OTBI Server Port

FDOTBI_SERVER_PORT

Yes

The HTTP port number for Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence.  Default is 443.

OTBI Server User

FDOTBI_USER

Yes

The user to log into Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence. User must have BI Service Administrator role to archive catalog.

OTBI Server Password

FDOTBI_PASSWORD

Yes

The password for the user to login to Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence.

OTBI Server SSL Connection

FDOTBI_SERVER_USE_SSL

Yes

Indicates whether to connect to OTBI server using SSL.  Default is true.

Project Properties

Property Name

Property Code

Required

Description

OTBI WebCat Object Path

FDOTBI_OBJECT_PATH

No

The WebCatalog path to import the objects of the build artifact into.  The property is shared with the build operation and must not be changed between build and deployment execution.

Analytics WSDL Path

FDOTBI_ANALYTICS_WSDL_PATH

No

The path to the analytics WSDL. We don’t recommend changing this option unless the OTBI instance you are using has a different path to the analytics WSDL. Use at your own risk.

Default value - /analytics-ws/saw.dll/wsdl/v12

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Input Name

Input Code

Required

Description

Copy Object Permissions

FDOTBI_INP_COPY_PERMISSIONS

Yes

Upload object with exported permissions. If false, parent folder permissions in deploy environment will be used.

Overwrite Object

FDOTBI_INP_OVERWRITE_OBJECT

Yes

If object already exists in deployment environment, should it be overwritten with this one.

Deploy Objects In Async Mode

FDOTBI_INP_ASYNC_MODE

Yes

For large sized objects deployment, it should be enabled to avoid timeout exception from OTBI. (Boolean)

Default Value: checked

Note: Unchecking this option will initiate deployment in synchronous mode, which might cause timeout for objects of size more than 4 MB.

Async API Timeout

FDOTBI_INP_ASYNC_TIMEOUT

Yes

The maximum number of seconds to wait for unarchive process. Defaults to 1200 seconds (20 minutes). (Integer)

Note: This option is only considered when the FDOTBI_INP_ASYNC_MODE is checked.

Artifacts

This operation consumes the artifacts produced from the obiBuild operation.

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