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Configuration of excel as a datasource in obiee 12c for linux
Could somebody share with me a manual or reference for configuration of excel as a datasource in obiee 12c for linux, thanks!
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This is a question we often get here in the forum and the answer is always the same:
You need to buy an ODBC driver for Excrl on Linux. There isn't a free one.
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More widely I believe it's worth to think about your "need" from a global point of view. OBIEE as an enterprise wide analysis and reporting platform based on Excel file sources? It's probably easier and safer to get the Excel into a database first and use a proper database.
DV can use Excel as source, but it has been created with a different target in mind, allowing self-service, which is the use case involving Excel files as sources in general.
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Very true. It's important to point out though that DV is a component which has to be licensed in addition to OBI. So it's a trade-off between "how much does which part cost" and "what functionality A vs B offers and what of that functionality will I use".
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Thanks for your answer Gianni, what do you mean with DV?
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Data Visualisation (the old name was Visual Analyser).
It's part of OBIEE 12c, but as Christian said you better make sure you have the right license for using it.
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ok, thanks
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