OBIEE 11G Building the Physical Layer of a Repository 2: Import Metadata

1 .	Change the Connection Type to OCI 10g/11g. The screen displays connection fields based on the connection type you selected.
2 .	Enter a data source name. In this example the data source name is orcl. This name is the same as the tnsnames.ora entry for this Oracle database instance.
3 .	Enter a user name and password for the data source. In this example the username and password are both BISAMPLE. Recall that BISAMPLE is the name of the user/schema you created in the prerequisite section.
4 .	Click Next.
5 .	Accept the default metadata types and click Next.
6 .	In the Data source view, expand the BISAMPLE schema.
7 .	Use Ctrl+Click to select the following tables: SAMP_ADDRESSES_D SAMP_CUSTOMERS_D SAMP_PRODUCTS_D SAMP_REVENUE_F SAMP_TIME_DAY_D
8 .	Click the Import Selected button to add the tables to the Repository View.
9 .	The Connection Pool dialog box appears. Accept the defaults and click OK.
10 .	The Importing message appears.
11 .	When import is complete, expand BISAMPLE in the Repository View and verify that the five tables are visible.
12 .	Click Finish to open the repository.
13 .	Expand orcl > BISAMPLE and confirm that the five tables are imported into the Physical layer of the repository.