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Art of BI: OBIEE and Google Maps Integration Browser Warning
After the first post on Google Maps integration with OBIEE we found that things worked swimmingly with Firefox but a very annoying looking error message was being produced with Internet Explorer(IE).
Art of BI: OBIEE and Google Maps Integration
Integrate Google Maps with OBIEE is really not that difficult when you know how. I recommend having some comfort level with general web development skills such as JavaScript and OOP but even that is not important when you’ve got a nice step-by-step guide like what I am showing here. There are many more caveats to this integration that I may not have had time to write, so comment to the post, and I’ll try to get back to your questions.
Art of BI: C# Convert Decimal to String
Microsoft usually has good documentation but on this particular topic, I always felt that it was lacking.
Art of BI: SQL Exception: The TCP/IP Connection to the host has failed.
It turns out this error is caused when TCP/IP to the SQL Server server instance has been disabled. Below are the steps to resolve the issue.
Art of BI: Simple SubSonic Project Collection Retrieve
Using the subsonic project ORM for .NET clearly has tons of benefits for DAL and BLL purposes.
Art of BI: SQL Server CASE IN() Statement Revealed- Who Knew?
I am about to show you a great sql trick that only a few SQL Server T-SQL masters actually know.
Art of BI: An error occurred while processing the EXECUTE PHYSICAL statement
Typically I haven’t bumped into this error in the past with OBIEE but the other day it smacked me in the face.
Art of BI: Flatten Parent Child Vertical Table to Horizontal Generations
This is just another post that I’ve been meaning to put up for a while but it just became relevant again on an OBIEE project I am working on.
Art of BI: Do Certifications Suck? Hyperion Essbase 9.3 Developer Exam Finished.
Do Certifications Suck? I have had almost 10 years to contemplate these cons since I took my first proctored IT exam, I now only look at the positives.