How do I preserve parameter visibility settings when migrating BI Publisher reports to a new server?

Ngoc Phung

I was working with Oracle BI Publisher and I came upon this problem:

In the Report Editor page, there's a Parameters dialog where you can choose to show or hide specific parameters in a report by checking or unchecking a boxes in the 'Show' column.

Let's say I check the first 2 parameters and uncheck the third, I call it the "original visibility setting" on a report. Now if I move my BI Publisher reports to a new server, all parameter checkboxes are automatically set to be checked, meaning all parameters will become visible - including ones I originally had unchecked.

My question is: How can I ensure that the original visibility settings for parameters on reports are preserved when migrating BI Publisher reports to a new server?

Kevin M-Oracle

I used Download / Upload and your issue did not replicate.

Rgds,

Kevin

Kevin M-Oracle

Migrating reports and data models should not change the objects.

I tested using Download / Upload and the show parameter settings were retained in the copy.

How are you migrating data models and reports?

Rgds,

Kevin

Ngoc Phung

https://community.oracle.com/products/oracleanalytics/discussion/comment/66248#Comment_66248

Sorry, I forgot to add: when I said "move my BI Publisher reports to a new server", I meant to move the reports from Oracle BI Publisher 11g to a new server in OAS. I've tried to import the report's zip file and upload it directly into OAS but the original visibility setting is all reset for some reason

Kevin M-Oracle

How did you generate the reports zip file in 11g?

How did you import the zip file to OAS?

Rgds,

Kevin

Ngoc Phung

I exported them manually from BI Publisher and got .xdoz files, I made sure to even check the zip file right after that and the visibility was set as I expected

Then I imported some of them as a test to OAS and when I checked, all the parameters visibility was set to 'true'. I'm not sure how did this happen