{"id":75,"date":"2015-09-09T07:51:24","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T07:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/blog\/?p=75"},"modified":"2021-05-14T11:40:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T11:40:55","slug":"steps-to-install-bi-connector-for-obiee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/blog\/steps-to-install-bi-connector-for-obiee\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps to install BI connector for OBIEE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BI connector for OBIEE enables Tableau users to connect to their Oracle BI Server(OBIEE) subject areas in a matter of minutes. The beauty of the solution is that there is no change needed on the OBIEE side.<\/p>\n<p>If you have access to subject areas through Answers or Analysis then you can use Tableau to visualize data from OBIEE.<\/p>\n<p>But first, let\u2019s see how to install BI connector.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>First, download the BI connector for OBIEE executable to your desktop and then run it.<\/li>\n<li>Read through the EULA and accept it and hit next.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Install_1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-78 size-medium\" title=\"BI connector - Installer wizard window\" src=\"http:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Install_1-300x222.png\" alt=\"BI connector - Installer wizard window\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Install_1-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Install_1.png 975w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The installation will complete in a few seconds.<\/p>\n<p>The next step is to configure an ODBC DSN to connect to your OBIEE environment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Install_2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79 size-medium\" title=\"BI connector - Enter Oracle BI Server connection information in creating a new data source window\" src=\"http:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Install_2-300x222.png\" alt=\"BI connector - Enter Oracle BI Server connection information in creating a new data source window\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Install_2-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Install_2.png 975w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s take a look at your OBIEE URL.<\/p>\n<p>OBIEE URL =<\/p>\n<p><strong>http:\/\/guidanztabobi1.cloudapp.net:9704\/analytics\/saw.dll?bieehome&amp;startPage=1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Server = <strong>http:\/\/guidanztabobi1.cloudapp.net<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Port = <strong>9704<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Copy the server name, which is everything before the colon port or \/analytics if there is no port in your URL. In this case, there is a port so copy http:\/\/guidanztab01.cloudapp.net and paste into server field. If it is https:\/\/ in your case use that.<\/p>\n<p>In the port field copy the port from your URL and paste it there. If there is no port in your URL use 80 if the URL has http:\/\/ and 443 if the URL has https:\/\/<\/p>\n<p>Enter your OBIEE username and password now and test your connection.<\/p>\n<p>Now enter the 14-day trial license key provided to you. \u00a0That\u2019s it, you are done installing and configuring BI connector for OBIEE.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"downloadButton\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/freetrial.php\">Try BI connector Free<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BI connector for OBIEE enables Tableau users to connect to their Oracle BI Server(OBIEE) subject areas in a matter of minutes. The beauty of the solution is that there is no change needed on the OBIEE side. 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