How to setup Multi User Development in OBIEE 11g
OBIEE Multi User Development
What is MUD
• Facilitates the development of application metadata in enterprise-scale deployments
• Application metadata is stored in a centralized metadata repository (RPD) file
• Several developers work concurrently on subsets of the metadata and then merge these subsets back into a master repository
• No scope for overwriting each other’s work
• Features include versioning, version history viewing and version comparison
Creating Projects
• File > Open > Offline
• Manage > Projects>New Project
• Provide a Name to the project
• Select rpd objects to be part of the project and save
“extractprojects” Utility
• Command line utility for extracting OBIEE projects from MUD RPD
• Located at the Dir :
ORACLE_INSTANCE/bifoundation/OracleBIApplication/coreapplication/setup
• extractprojects –B base_repository_name -O output_repository_name {-I input_project_name} [-P repository_password] [-L]
• extractprojects -B my_repos.rpd -O extract_repos.rpd -I project1 -I project2
Give password: my_rpd_password
• Logging file ProjExtr.YYYYMMDD.HHMMSS.xml
MUD Menu Options
• Compare with Original. Compares the working extracted local repository to the original extracted repository. When this option is selected, the Compare repositories dialog opens and lists all the changes made to the working extracted repository since you checked out the projects.
• Merge Local Changes. Locks the master repository on the network multiuser directory to allow you to check in your changes.
• Publish to Network. After you successfully merge your changes, the master repository opens locally and the Publish to Network submenu item is available. When you select this option, the lock is removed, the repository is published, and the repository closes.
• Undo Merge Local Changes. Rolls back any previously merged local changes, and leaves the repository checked out so that you can make additional changes and then merge your local changes again. This option is only available after you have already merged local changes.
• Discard Local Changes. Any time after check out and before check in, you can discard your changes. When you select this option, the working repository closes without giving you an opportunity to save your work.
MUD Env Development Options
• \\network\MUD\devoptfile.opt created to specify development options
• In standard windows INI format
• Hidden flag should be turned on for the file
• To be managed “ONLY by MUD administrators”
• OPT file contents and explanations :
[Options]
BuildNumber = Yes (Displays Version of rpd)
Admin = weblogic;admin2 (Logins of MUD Admins)
Mandatory Consistency Check = Yes (Forces CC when before Publish)
Equalize During Merge = Yes (Forces Equalization during merge process)
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