BI Connector v3.7 is now available. It is packed with powerful new capabilities, usability enhancements, and of course, bug fixes. What’s New: QlikSense to OBIEE BI Connector Manage Reports List Usability improvements for Tableau Extracts Introducing QlikSense to OBIEE BI Connector We are excited to announce the newest member of the BI Connector family. The […]
BI Connector version 3.3 was released on April 25, 2018. The new release includes metadata preload automation, easy offline license activation and more. Users should upgrade to the latest version as soon as possible. Metadata Preload Automation BI Connector accelerates search and loading of OBIEE reports by pre-loading and storing metadata in its cache. Pre-loading […]
It is a well-established fact that business users are rapidly adopting visual analytics tools like Tableau, Power BI, and Qlik. These tools are easy to learn and offer powerful data analysis capabilities. What they lack is the enterprise data model that exists in legacy BI tools like OBIEE. Companies have invested several million dollars into […]
To connect and visualize OBIEE with Power BI Desktop using BI Connector, users have three options: DirectQuery, Import, and ODBC. In this article, we will review the details of these three options. DirectQuery When you use DirectQuery, Power BI Desktop does not import or copy the OBIEE data. You can view the list of columns […]
Should I use Live Query or Extract when I connect from Tableau to OBIEE ? How can I load the OBIEE metadata faster? What happens if I press the “Update Now” button for an OBIEE data source? How can I minimize the number of round trip queries from Tableau to OBIEE during ad-hoc analysis? When […]
We are excited to announce the beta version of BI Connector for Tableau to MicroStrategy Reports Connector. BI Connector allows Tableau users to shorten the time to analysis. Users can visualize MicroStrategy data with Tableau’s intuitive UI and combine it easily with other data sources. See a demo of BI Connector – Tableau […]
Has creating reports with traditional business intelligence tools such as OBIEE, Business Objects, Cognos, and MicroStrategy become tedious and time-consuming? You’re not alone. More up-to-date data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, and Qlik are increasingly becoming more popular amongst both business and IT users and for valid reasons. Often, these tools can help […]
A BI Connector interview on data storytelling with Dave Wells of the Eckerson Group. Why do you think that the concept of data storytelling is important, particularly now with so many available data visualization tools? Data storytelling is absolutely critical because many people create visuals that are a bit ambiguous and subject to interpretation. It […]
Looking for the best data visualization tools for your OBIEE environment? Learn what options are the best fit for your team in our 30-minute webinar on Wednesday, May 3rd at 10:00AM PDT. In this webinar, you will walk away equipped in finding the best data visualization tools for your OBIEE environment. We will cover: – […]
Today we are excited to announce the availability of the beta version of BI Connector v3.0, the next generation BI data virtualization connector solution. What’s New in BI Connector v3.0 BI connector v3.0 helps business users connect seamlessly from their favorite visual analytics tools such as Tableau and Power BI to their enterprise data in […]