Have you noticed that Oracle BI disconnected analysis that used to come with OBIEE 10g is missing? This was the component where users download some of the reports on their laptop and use it in disconnected / 'offline' mode. It was helpful for sales guys give real looking demos to their clients.
Well, Oracle has pulled this product off its stack and this is no longer available from Releases 11.1.1.5 and later. There are no plans to bring it back either. After a little research I found out that this module posed a data security risk, due to which it is discontinued. Once the data is downloaded, OBIEE is no longer able to authenticate the rightful owner of the objects.
Per Oracle, if you still need to use this product, do not upgrade to 11.1.1.5 or higher versions. However you will have to find an alternate to disconnected analytics as not upgrading will eventually make your production version of OBIEE not supported one day. On the other hand OBIEE Mobile capabilities well serve the same purpose of disconnected analytics in a better way!
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