Manually Enabling BI Composer after Upgrade

This is a two step process:

Firstly you need to extend the Weblogic Domain

1. Shutdown all services - Node manager, Adminserver, Managed Server and OPMN.
2. Start the Configuration Wizard for Weblogic (in the Tools Menu)
3. On the initial scree select Extend an Existing Domain.
4. Next, select the location of your existing domain (bifoundation)
5. On the Select Extension Source screen, select Extend my domain using an existing extension template and enter the location of the oracle.bicomposer_template_11.1.1.jar file.
Usually in ORACLE_HOME/common/templates/applications/oracle.bicomposer_template_11.1.1.jar
6. Continue with the remainder of the Configuration Wizard screens to apply this template.
7. After the template is applied, restart all Oracle Instances, the Administration Server, Managed Servers, and Node Manager.

Secondly - Manually Enable BI Composer:

If you run the Configuration Assistant or the Configuration Wizard, then that program installs the files that are required for BI Composer. Before users can run BI Composer, you must manually enable BI Composer using an MBean.

Start enterprise manager http://yourserver:7001/em

To manually enable BI Composer:

Display the Fusion Middleware Control MBean Browser and lock the domain.

Navigate to the following folder:

Application Defined MBeans,
oracle.biee.admin,
Domain:bifoundation_domain,
BIDomain.BIInstance.PresentationConfiguration

Locate the following MBean:

oracle.biee.admin:type=BIDomain.BIInstance.PresentationConfiguration,biInstance=coreapplication,group=Service

Set the value of the BIComposerEnabled attribute to "true".

Commit the changes and restart the system.

To use Composer as your report creator.

1. Login as normal to OBIEE analytics.
2. Select "My Account"
3. In more recent versions of OBIEE fill in the Wizard radio button in the Analysis Editor section. In older versions of OBIEE you change the Accessibility Mode to ON.

Now when you create a new analysis you will build your "answers" in BI Composer.