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Oracle BI Admininstration Tool: Variables do not update

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Carsten Weber
Carsten Weber Rank 5 - Community Champion

Hi guys,

we have the problem, that our specified dynamic repository variables within our Oracle BI Administration Tool do not update anymore.

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The value within the first variable "PriorDateEB" should be "02.07.2017". The variables do not update since last Saturday (01.07.2017).

We used to have this problem only a couple of times within the last months and I usually solve it by restarting the whole Oracle BI application environment.

When testing the connection string within the inilization block I receive the correct values:

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Is there an easier way to update the repository variables besides restarting the Oracle BI services?

Does anyone also have this problem and can deliver a solution?

Our Version is as follows:

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The dynamic variables are currently set to update every hour.

Best regards and thanks in advance

Carsten

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Rank 10 - Analytics Guru

    Does the query behind the init block actually yield correct results?

    Alternatively it can be "planed obsolescence" since 12.2.1.0.0 is out of support since June :-P  (that's a joke)

  • Carsten Weber
    Carsten Weber Rank 5 - Community Champion

    Yes the results are correct as shown in my above screenshot.

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Rank 10 - Analytics Guru

    Oh sorry hadn't realized that.

    So that looks like bug 23757629 straight away.

  • Carsten Weber
    Carsten Weber Rank 5 - Community Champion

    Thx for the hint Christian.

    Do I correctly understand it, that I should always restart OPMN services after I made a change to our repository in online mode to prevent this issue?

    Shouldn't this bug be fixed by using version "12.2.1.1.0": 22733489 BIESG: CACHE NOT BEING PURGED WHEN DYNAMIC REPOSITORY VARIABLE CHANGES VALUE (12.2.1.1 Bugs Fixed List)

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Rank 10 - Analytics Guru

    The bug points to OPMN because it was originally raised for 11.1.1.7.150120 - in 12c there is no OPMN anymore.

    Can't comment on 22733489 since it's a non-pblic bug but topic-wise it sounds like a different issue.

    And a forced restart of the component sounds like a bit much - and harsh - to me. Never had that issue in 12.2.1.1 or 12.2.1.2 so far. Maybe it's a bug you're facing because you're on the dot zero version 12.2.1.0

  • Carsten Weber
    Carsten Weber Rank 5 - Community Champion

    We actually are on version: Oracle Business Intelligence 12.2.1.1.0

    Or do you mean the version of the administration tool?

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Rank 10 - Analytics Guru

    No the actual product version. By the way you should update your client tools

  • Carsten Weber
    Carsten Weber Rank 5 - Community Champion

    Thx for the advice Christian. I have just downloaded the newest version of the client installer: 12.2.1.2.0

    Still from my understanding the client version should not have anything to do with my issue, since it should be a bug on server-level.

    I have also just raised an SR: SR 3-15263601291 : Oracle BI Admininstration Tool: Variables do not update

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Rank 10 - Analytics Guru

    Not saying it's the client tool. Just pointing out that you have a version mismatch there. By the way "newer" Admin Tool and "older" actual server is also not good ;-)

    The bug I mentioned above doesn't have a "Fixed in version" so it might still persist.

  • Robert Angel
    Robert Angel Rank 8 - Analytics Strategist

    The workaround I have used for this is to make them session variables, this also guarantees that the variables are as fresh as the user's log in.