ODI, the Essbase API and Jython I

Through this blog, we’ve been trying to advertise the fact that the tools we have at our disposal go a long way towards creating user-friendly solutions. Today, I thought I’d delve into the world of the Essbase API. Further, I thought we’d explore how the API can work, with Jython, and by extension, ODI. There……

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Super-size me! ODI Variables and long string values (ORA-12899/ODI-1228 errors)

I often use Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) for automation and ETL processes in the EPM projects I help deliver. ODI is a wonderfully flexible and powerful tool that works incredibly well out of the box. But there are some little tweaks to ODI that I find necessary to resolve some occasional hiccups I encounter. I……

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ODI 12c Installation (Standalone install)

PREREQUISITES Download the ODI install file http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/data-integrator/downloads/index.html. Make sure you have a Java JDK installed. I used the version seen below. The Oracle support matrix shows any version greater than 1.7.0_55 as supported. I’m not sure if 1.8 is supported though so I stuck with version 7. Note that support for 7 is set to……

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