Hi, Based on the OBIEE 12c certification matrix RHEL7 is fine as well as Oracle DB 12c. If you check the log files you will find some reasons of why it didn't started. Your BI Server, Scheduler and Presentation Service are down, so the logs will definitely have messages about these things.

For PBCS (so removing Essbase from the question) you find your answer here:

Hi, By adding a new connection to your Essbase cube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbqo9rFzmBY

Did you check the logs of DVD to get a more explicit message?

Are you having the exact same as this: ?

Let see if ​ maybe has some extra hints on what to check or do (on my side it worked just fine, so didn't experience the issue).

Hi, Not sure of which exact part of the doc you are talking but it's probably related to the mashup part. So you have already some data (can be any kind of source) and you add a new source next to it to "extend" it. This extension is generally, as the doc says, extra attributes or extra measures. DVD / DV users do not need…

Hi, You can probably find the full message in the logs. The logs are into C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Local\Temp\DVDesktop\logs\OBIS So have a look there right after seeing the error and you must find the full message (and maybe even more details like the query or things like that). If you find the full message post…

To be honest technically what you ask could be done but ... it's bad (I'm kind of sure the licensing conditions prevent that and also it means your laptop/workstation is now a server always up etc.) So follow what Francesco is saying, it's the correct way of doing things

What version of Essbase? And what kind of Essbase is it? (OBIEE one, standalone, EPM ?)

You can find the logs in C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Local\Temp\DVDesktop\logs I would look into OBIS\obis1-diagnostic.log

Hi, As I managed to connect to Essbase with the earlier version (didn't try with the last one) there isn't a generic global error. Did you try checking the logs to see if you get some words about the reason? (the GUI just return a generic error) PS: which version of Essbase? I guess I remember there was some issues with…

Are you talking about Data Visualization Desktop which is currently at version 12.2.2.1.1-20161222001521 ? Or do you talk about the one installed with OBIEE (the /va/....) ? DVD can load XLSX files from Office 2016, so what kind of support do you look for? The OBIEE Data Visualization one also can load Office 2016 Excel…

You say you have problems when exporting as attachment (which I translate into "Export" > check "Email as attachment"). Does it work if you just export it? Does it work if you export without data/data connections? Did you try to check the logs?

In addition to what Christian said, so the tool being on your desktop, nobody prevent you to share your desk, your seat, your keyboard and mouse with a coworker but I suspect it's not what you expect DVD has an option to "export" a project, in the export you can include data (if you want) and connections details (if you…

So you look for caching, as retrieving the data is slow you would like to cache it so the users will not have to go down to the DB but VA find the required in the cache (=> faster). Right? (Just making sure to focus on the right piece) Your source is the database directly (so using a datasource pointing to the DB) and not…

As far as I know there isn't a caching like the one you look for in VA, if you were using OBIEE as a source (the RPD, not some direct db request thing etc.) you could use the OBIEE cache in theory (so using agents on the OBIEE side to populate the cache in the morning).

ashu_eureka wrote:...data gets refreshed everyday ... Well ... depends what data you used? If you use a DB or any other "external" source data is refreshed when you load it, not when you open or not your VA report. Or did you build your VA report on Excel data you uploaded and you want to automate the refresh of that data?…

There isn't one because the BIP Desktop Tool is only for Office on Windows. So if you want it on mac you must use a VM running Windows and install Office there inside.

Just wanted to add an info I got via a different channel: Oracle owns a patent on BVT, and that's probably also one of the reasons of why they don't share the code publicly or anything (it would anyway be a long and complicated process AFAIK to do that at Oracle). In this context they could maintain BVT to keep making it…