Oracle Business Intelligence – Source Control

Oracle Business Intelligence

Source control

Oracle Business Intelligence

Source Control

One sign of a well maintained OBIEE deployment is the use of source control. All development projects with multiple developers and multiple stakeholders benefit from source control, and OBIEE projects are no exception.

The following OBIEE artefacts can and should be source controlled:

Repository
Web catalog items
Configuration files

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Benefits

Development disentangling

Traditionally the OBIEE development server contains the currently deployed source code mixed with features that are being system tested for release, and with completely new features that are actively being developed and are not yet fully functional. Keeping track of which parts of the code are in which development phase can become a difficult task.

Source control code branches solve this problem elegantly.

Environment Backup

When using source control, the code repository is the canonical storage space. Developers check code out from the source control system, sync it to the development server, work on the code, sync it back down and commit the changes. If the OBIEE development server has problems a replacement server can be up and running within minutes. The developer doesn’t even have to change his or her daily routine.

Integration with Issue Tracking Systems

Large development projects use issue tracking systems such as Jira to plan and keep track of the development efforts. Naming code branches after Jira tasks gives an unprecedented clarity to the project development.

Detailed Development Log

The source control commit history and branch map show exactly who did what and when. This helps new project members understand the developed solution. It also helps when a release package is being assembled; it is very easy to compile an exact list of changes.

The source control system also makes it possible to refer to a certain state of development.

Implementation

The following tasks are needed to implement OBIEE source control:

Adjust OBIEE server tools to work on developers’ desktops
Implement sync scripts that integrate the source control repository and the OBIEE development server
Developer education

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