Navigating Oracle BI Enterprise Edition

After signing in to Oracle BI EE (as described in "Signing In to Oracle BI Enterprise Edition"), you are presented with one of the following pages, depending on what has been configured for you:

• Your personal dashboard, named My Dashboard

• The "Home page"

• A dashboard that is specific to your job function (for example, Call Center representative)

This page is your starting point for working in Oracle BI EE. As you work, you can use the global header and the Home page as the primary ways to navigate Oracle BI EE:

• The global header — The global header is displayed at the top of the Oracle BI EE interface and is always available as you work. It enables you to easily access the functionality that Oracle BI EE provides. For example, you can access the Home page, access dashboards, open objects (such as analyses and dashboard prompts), create new objects, and so on. Privileges determine which functionality is available to you in the global header. Your administrator can modify the global header by changing the order of the links, or by adding links specific to your company or industry. For example, your administrator could add a link to the Oracle Technology Network (OTN).

  For information on the global header, see "What Is the Oracle BI EE Global Header?"

• The Home page — From the Home page, you can learn how to get started with Oracle BI EE, create and modify objects, and browse and manage objects in the catalog.

  For information on the Home page, see "What Is the Oracle BI EE Home Page?"

After you have accessed the starting point of a task, the interface then presents you with the page, dialog, or editor that you use to perform the task.