Oracle BI plugin supports sourcing RPD and WebCatalog files from either development environment directly or from source code repository. SCM option requires that developers commit required files to choice choose of SCM. Customers can choose option that works well for them, use of SCM is preferred practice in general.
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Source controlling the RPD is as simple as checking the RPD into your source code repository with the extension of rpd. It is recommended that you create separate folder for RPD file in your source code repository. You can also keep RPD configuration file in this same folder to allow for replacement of connection pool details when RPD is deployed to various environments. rpdBuild plugin operation operation will now recognize the rpd file and save it as artifact for deployment to other environments.
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Objects stored in source code repository should be named with the following extensions:
Object Type Code | Object Type Name | File Extension in Source Control |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | .fldr |
| Analysis | .anlys |
| Dashboard | .db |
| DashboardPrompt | .dbp |
| Report | .rprt |
| Datamodel | .dm |
| StyleTemplate | .st |
| Metadata | .md |
| KPI | .kpi |
| Filter | .flt |
Oracle BI 2.0 project type.
Objects stored in source code repository should be named with the following extensions:
OBIEE Type Name | OBIEE Signature / Composite Signature* | Source Control Extension |
|---|---|---|
Action | action | Action |
Agent | coibot1 | Agent |
Analysis | queryitem1 | Analysis |
Column | cosavedcolumn1 | Column |
Condition | condition1 | Condition |
Dashboard | dashboardfolder1 | Dashboard |
Dashboard Prompt | globalfilteritem1 | Dashboard Prompt |
Data Model | .xdm * | Data Model |
Filter | filteritem1 | Filter |
Group | customgroup1 | Group |
KPI | kpi1 | KPI |
KPI Watchlist | scorecardkpiwatchlist1 | KPI Watchlist |
Mobile App | .xma | Mobile App |
Report | .xdo * | Report |
Scorecard | scorecard1 | Scorecard |
Shortcut | N/A | Shortcut |
Style Template | .xss * | Style Template |
Visual Analyzer Projects | projectfolder1 | Visual Analyzer Projects |
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