Prerequisites
Please carefully read the following to make sure you fulfill all the requirements to set up the integration:
- You need the BI Administrator permission to proceed with this guide
Instructions
Setup the SFTP server connection
- Log into your Oracle BI Administration Portal and click on Manage Publisher
- Under the Delivery section click on FTP
- Click on Add Server
- Enter a descriptive Server Name and all the credentials received by Kombo
- Click on Test Connection to verify the credentials
- If the connection test was successful, click Apply
Setup the custom Data Model
- In the Oracle BI Administrator Portal, click on Create then Data Model
- Click on the + Icon, then on SQL Query
- Give the data set a descriptive Name, select the correct Data Source, and write the SQL Query describing the data you want to share.
- Click on OK
- Click on View Data, then on View
- Click on Save As Sample Data and confirm the prompt with OK
- Click on Validate to see if there are any errors.
- Click on the Save As Icon and save it to a descriptive location
Setup the custom Report
- Click on Create Report within the custom Data Model you just created
- Leave the default settings and click on Next
- Leave the default settings and click on Next again
- Drag and drop the data points into the report, then click Next
- Click on Finish and save it to a descriptive location
Configure a schedule for the custom Report
- After saving the Report it should open automatically. If not, open it manually (this may take some time).
- Click on the Gear Icon and on Schedule
- Open the Output tab
- For Format select HTML, then select FTP as Destination Type, and click on Add Destination
- Select the SFTP Server configured earlier, the directory as "/", and a file name describing the data you are sending. For example, "seniority_date_report.html"
- Open the Schedule tab
- Set the Frequency to Daily and select a suitable runtime. Set the End date to be in the future.
- Click on Submit
- Give the Report Job a descriptive name and click on OK