{"id":2915,"date":"2021-02-16T13:49:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T13:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/blog\/?p=2915"},"modified":"2021-12-09T05:26:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T05:26:13","slug":"connecting-tableau-to-obiee-challenges-and-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/blog\/connecting-tableau-to-obiee-challenges-and-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting Tableau to OBIEE: Challenges and Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE)<\/a> is a traditional BI platform used by large enterprises even today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though OBIEE is great for maintaining a single source of truth, it falls far short of the end-user expectations in terms of self-service data visualization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many companies are addressing this problem by complementing OBIEE with a data visualization tool such as Tableau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few companies have taken the path of migrating to Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC)<\/a> or Oracle Analytics Server (OAS) to address OBIEE\u2019s data visualization limitations. However, most of these companies connect Tableau to OAC and OAS as well, due to user preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this blog post, we\u2019ll take a brief look at the different challenges in connecting Tableau to OBIEE (and OAC\/OAS), and the solutions, of course!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Challenges in Connecting Tableau to OBIEE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When connecting Tableau to OBIEE, you have to ensure the connector works in all the following scenarios:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Should work in both data sources could be OBIEE Subject Areas and Reports<\/li>
  2. Connect in both Live and Extract modes of Tableau<\/li>
  3. Support connectivity from both Tableau Desktop and Server<\/li>
  4. Retain your OBIEE joins and aggregations for reuse in Tableau<\/li>
  5. Compatibility with the OBIEE\/Tableau versions you use<\/li>
  6. Should connect Tableau to OAC and OAS as well (in case your organization is migrating to one of them)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    BI Connector<\/strong><\/a> is the only connector meeting all the criteria mentioned above!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    9 Best Practices for Connecting Tableau to OBIEE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    We, at BI Connector, have interacted with 100s of customers and curated 9 best practices for connecting Tableau to OBIEE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When you connect Tableau to OBIEE via BI Connector, the 9 best practices will help you unlock the true potential of your OBIEE data with Tableau\u2019s self-service data visualizations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The best practices will also help you avoid HTTP time-out and optimize query performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We\u2019ve put the best practices in the free eBook, 9 Best practices for Connecting Tableau to OBIEE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Check it out today, and enjoy hassle-free OBIEE data visualization with Tableau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Connecting<\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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