Chapter 1,  Oracle BI 12C Architecture, reviews the key areas of the Oracle BI system and its Fusion Middleware architecture, with WebLogic at the core of the system.

Chapter 2, Installing the Prerequisite Software, covers the steps to install the software needed before we can install the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) software.

Chapter 3, Installing on Windows Server 2012, provides step-by-step instructions for installing Oracle BI 12c on Windows Server 2012.

Chapter 4, Reviewing the Features of the Reporting Repository, introduces the new interface of the catalog and the tools that are integrated into the presentation services. It also explores the various aspects of the catalog administration.

Chapter 5, Installing and Configuring Client Tools, focuses on installing the client software, configuring a connection to the OBIEE server and the database, creating shortcuts, and testing the client software.

Chapter 6, Understanding the Systems Management Tools, goes into greater detail about the system management tools that tie everything together. We'll explain what these components are, what they do, and how they work together. We delve into the navigation of these tools so that you become more familiar with the interfaces and learn what components are specific to Oracle BI 12c. We will also explore which key controls are used to maintain the Oracle BI 12c environment.

Chapter 7, Developing the BI Server Repository, covers the development of a simple RPD, from importing tables in a database through to how these objects are presented to us when we move on to creating an actual request.

Chapter 8, Creating Dashboards and Analyses, shows us how to create analyses, and how to present them on Dashboards. We demonstrate the various ways of representing and formatting data that are available, along with advice on best practices gained from implementation experience.

Chapter 9, Agents and Action Framework, looks at a few functions that Oracle BI provides in an attempt to help organizations succeed at moving a user from a transactional reporting mindset to an analytical one.

Chapter 10, Developing Reports Using BI Publisher, covers the main features of BI Publisher in order to get you up to speed in using the tool. We also mention some of the new features of 12c.

Chapter 11, Usage Tracking, describes how to activate the usage tracking feature and create useful reports from it. We also learn how to fine-tune and improve the usage tracking feature.

Chapter 12, Improving Performance, looks at some common techniques to reduce common bottlenecks that can exist in the process of delivering dashboards and reports to the users. We look across the whole system, defining poor performance, and, where required, show the steps to improve performance.

Chapter 13: Using the BI Admin Change Management Utilities,describes some of the other utilities in the Administration tool that can aid and simplify the development process.

Chapter 14: Ancillary Installation Options, highlights some of the most common post-configuration installation options and discusses many of the real-world implementations that we've experienced.

Chapter 15: Reporting Databases,covers a brief introduction to the theory and guidelines for creating a warehouse, and an example of creating a warehouse.

Chapter 16: Customizing the Style of Dashboards,shows how to change a style and how to create and implement a new style.

Chapter 17: Upgrading to 12c, covers how to utilize the Upgrade Assistant in order to migrate some of the core components to 12c.