placing custom images in OBIEE 12c

1005601

Hi

In OBIEE 12c, I upload jpg or image files to following paths

./user_projects/domains/bi/servers/obips1/tmp/earmanager/analytics/BxF3ko+PTqr1gaEGSOoliA/res/s_blafp/images

./user_projects/domains/bi/servers/bi_server1/tmp/_WL_user/analytics/za01ic/war/res/s_blafp/images

./user_projects/domains/bi/servers/bi_server1/tmp/_WL_user/analytics/eiguw6/war/res/s_blafp/images

I restarted OBIEE  after this but still unable to call the image from the front end dashboard or analysis using fmap. When I right click on the image file to open in new tab I get the following error message. These are working fine in 11g. Any idea what I am missing here? Thanks!

Error 404--Not Found

Joel

You're using the wrong approach. @Gianni Ceresa has blogged on the right ways to do this:

https://gianniceresa.com/2017/02/obiee-12c-custom-style-using-shared-folder/

https://gianniceresa.com/2016/12/obiee-12c-custom-style-ear-file/

Gianni Ceresa

1005601 wrote:Any idea what I am missing here? 

Sure ... you are missing the right way of doing it

The links Joel posted or additionally the EAR way of deploying a custom style will also allow you to deploy custom images, but deploying a custom folder is a lot more flexible for any future use.

Christian Berg-0racle

Most important things already said, but: Do not go for the EAR approach - it just has way too many disadvantages.

Go for the custom folder approach since it gives you a lot more control and also allows for the concentration of other artefacts like custom messages and other XML control files (think Act-As, custom links,...) into one central place.

1005601

Thanks all. The custom folder works like charm.

1005601

Hi

Just a quick follow up question, will the shared folder work in a clustered/multi nodes environment?

Gianni Ceresa

Yes as long as in all the nodes it is available on the same path (to avoid issues).

So if it's in a shared folder mounted in all the nodes in the same way you will be fine...

1005601

Thanks!

1005601

Sorry one more question... we are on 12.2.1.3.0, so if I want to replace the Oracle logo on the login page,  is it the s_CUSTOM/master.css in the Share folder. Found your blog( https://gianniceresa.com/2017/10/odc-appreciation-day-customize-style-of-lightweight-login-and-vadv/ )

again, thanks!

Gianni Ceresa

Depends ...

If you have the lightweight SSO login page (the one of the blog) the changes must be done inside the login page WAR/EAR directly as it's totally outside OBIEE and so can't be affected by your custom style. Keep in mind that so far it's maybe not totally supported, didn't check if Oracle wrote about it...

If you don't need that lightweight SSO turn it off and so the "old" login page will already use your own custom style logo instead.

Christian Berg-0racle

Gianni Ceresa wrote: the changes must be done inside the login page WAR/EAR directly as it's totally outside OBIEE and so can't be affected by your custom style

And this is the real problem with that page...