OBI EE 12c: How to verify that HTML5 is enabled?

Manoj Dixit

Hi,

We are moving from 11.1.1.7.0 to 12.2.1.0.

Without looking at the instanceconfig.xml file, I need to verify that charts are rendered in HTML5. Could you please let me know how I (a developer) can verify the same?

Internet Explorer version is 11.

Thank you.

Regards,

Manoj.

Gianni Ceresa

Hi,

Open any page in OBIEE with a chart and right click on the chart, if it's flash you have the menu of flash.

Plan B is to look at the source code of the page.

Plan C to look at the loaded objects: if you see *.swf you have flash

Manoj Dixit

Hi Gianni,

Thanks for your reply.

I am sure that those would be the correct methods. However, I shall update / close the question when the new environment is available.

Regards,

Manoj.

Gianni Ceresa

Also the positive thing is that even if migrating your content from 11.1.1.7 to 12c it will not switch back to flash. 12c is by default HTML5 and will stay like that except if you really force it to something else.

Good luck with your migration

Manoj Dixit

Hi Gianni,

Thank you for the above reply.

My OBIEE project system administrator has completed the upgrade; kind of a first cut.

I have observed the differences between the 11g and 12c. But not sure that the 12c graphs are rendered in html5. Could you please go through the below screen shots and help me understand whether or not the 12c environment graph is rendered using html5?

Below 11g, after right-clicking a bar on a bar graph.

Below 12c, after right-clicking a bar on the bar graph.

Above, when right-clicked on the bar of the bar graph, I can see the differences, and I may conclude that the 12c graph is rendered using html5 because I do not see the "About Adobe Flash Player ...." option.

However, things are bit different after right-clicking the 11g and 12c graphs (meaning, I am not clicking on the bar but on grid area of the graphs).

Below 11g, after right-clicking the bar graph.

Below 12c, after right-clicking the bar graph.

Interestingly, when viewed the 12c source, it references to swf as per the below screen shot.

As such, I am not able to confirm that the 12c graph is rendered in html5 format in my environment.

Could you please comment?

Thank you.

Regards,

Manoj.

Gianni Ceresa

It is HTML5, as you saw in the right click you aren't on a flash object.

The code referencing clipboard_xml.swf seems to be a way to manage errors (in case a not existing views would be referenced), the funny thing is the referenced clipboard_xml.swf doesn't exist in your 12c (or at least not with that relative link).

So you are in HTML5, don't worry