Extracts WebCatalog objects from an OTBI server to the file system. This operation is only supported for package-based projects.
This operation is especially useful to automate the syncing of catalog items to a source control management system.
Endpoint Tip
This operation uses HTTP operations to communicate remotely to the OTBI server, and therefore, can be executed on any endpoint (including LOCALHOST).
Target Properties
Property Name | Property Code | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
OTBI Server Host |
| Yes | The server host name for Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence. |
OTBI Server Port |
| Yes | The HTTP port number for Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence. Default is 443. |
OTBI Server User |
| Yes | The user to log into Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence. User must have BI Service Administrator role to unarchive catalog. |
OTBI Server Password |
| Yes | The password for the user to login to Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence. |
OTBI Server SSL Connection |
| 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 |
| Yes | The WebCatalog path to be recursively exported. Separate folders with a forward slash (/) (e.g. /shared/Custom/Financials). Default value is "/shared/Custom". |
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 |
Inputs
Input Name | Input Code | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Export Folder |
| No | Absolute or relative target folder path. Relative path will be assumed in FD_TEMP_DIR. |
Copy Object Permissions |
| Yes | Copy object with current permissions. If false, parent folder permissions in deploy environment will be used. |
Keep Timestamps |
| No | Export object with timestamp details. |
Artifacts
This operation does not produce any artifacts.
Endpoint Selection
This operation delegates endpoint selection to the workflow developer. The workflow editor will default the selection to "All", which selects all available endpoints associated to the Target. Selecting a specific resource will result in selection of endpoints associated to the Target which have that resource defined.
Endpoint Execution
This operation delegates endpoint execution to the workflow developer. The workflow editor will default to "Any", which will execute on any one of the selected endpoints, which will be randomly picked from selected endpoints or a specific endpoint where previous step may have executed. Changing this value to "All" to will result in execution on all selected endpoints.