contract management 14: transitioning from infomaker to bi publisher

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Contract Management 14: Transitioning from InfoMaker to BI Publisher



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Program Agenda

• Overview

• Differences

• Benefits

• Conversions

• Licensing

• Resources



Overview

• Contract Management 14.0 reporting and Letter Template creation handled within BI Publisher 11g (11.1.1.5.0)

• All default Reports, Forms, and Multi-Project Reports recreated in BI Publisher format

• InfoMaker can still be used to report outside of Contract Management*, but software and license no longer provided.

* - This is true with any reporting solution capable of making a direct database connection.



Differences

• Enterprise vs. Standalone– Multi-Tier Architecture– Increased Security– Web Services for Increased Integration Capabilities

• Homegrown vs. Third Party– Integrates with many other Oracle products– Support teams can now easily collaborate on issues

BI Publisher vs. InfoMaker



Differences

• Support Changes– BI Publisher Support

• Installing and Configuring BI Publisher• BI Publisher Usage Questions• New Report Creation Assistance

– Contract Management Support• Configuring the Integration between CM and BI Publisher• CM Specific Report Modifications• CM Database Schema Assistance

BI Publisher vs. InfoMaker



Benefits

• Web Deployed– Single installation of BI Publisher for all users– Administration and usage over Inter/Intranet

• Separation of Data Model and Report Layout– Recyclable Data Models– Recyclable Layouts

• Query Driven Data Models– Pure SQL syntax vs. InfoMaker specific ‘Computed Fields’– Removal of ‘behind the scenes’ filtering, grouping, and sorting



Benefits

• Increased Platform Independence– Removal of Windows-dependent InfoMaker (PowerBuilder) code– Removal of Office-dependent Word integration (Letters)

• Reporting Handled by the BI Publisher Server– Decreased burden on CM Server CPU– Less time spent developing reporting components per release

• Copious amounts of BI Publisher documentation available on My Oracle Support, YouTube, Blogs, and more. More information in the Resources section.



Conversion

• No Conversion Utility

• Manual Upgrade Only– Default reports and forms provided for each database type– Update only required if modifications have been made to the

defaults



Licensing

• BI Publisher available for download from the Oracle Software Cloud or the Oracle Technology Network (OTN)

• Free Limited-Use license provided with Contract Management license– Installation and configuration for use with CM– Covers printing from within CM, not within BI Publisher



Resources• Oracle Technology Network (OTN) – http://oracle.com/technology

G BI Publisher Home – http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi-publisher/overview/index.html

G Getting Started Guide – http://st-curriculum.oracle.com/obe/fmw/bi/bip/bip11g/gettingstarted/gettingstarted.htm

• Blog – http://blogs.oracle.com/xmlpublisher

• YouTube Channel – http://youtube.com/user/bipublisher

• Communities – http://communities.oracle.com

• Oracle University – http://education.oracle.com– OracleBI Publisher 11G R1: Fundamentals



Resources – My Oracle Support• My Oracle Support – http://support.oracle.com

G 1382046.1 – “How to Install Oracle BI Publisher 11.1.1.5.0 for use with Contract Management 14 and Later”

G 1361214.1 – “How to Integrate and Configure Contract Management with BI Publisher”

G 740964.1 – “Advisor Webcast Archived Recordings”Using Oracle BI Publisher 11.1.1.5.0 with Contract Management 14 (2/21/12)

G 1356957.1 – “FAQ: BI Publisher and Contract Management v14.0”G 1357830.1 – “How To Create a New Contract Management Letter Template

in BI Publisher”G To browse content, search for: “Contract Management BI Publisher”



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