CONTENT ACCELERATOR FRAMEWORK

• US 20110029579A1
• Filed: 09/02/2009
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: LIONS, Philippe
• Granted Patent: US 9,275,122 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/809
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database

Abstract

A cloner is configured to assist users in deploying templates from a source environment into a target environment. The cloner includes a source identification module configured to identify source objects in a source environment from one or more business intelligence reports. The cloner also includes a mapping module configured to provide a declarative mapping screen showing the source objects and a list of available objects in a target environment to map the source objects against, and to receive mapping information selections from a user. The cloner further includes a duplication module configured to duplicate the one or more business intelligence reports into the target environment based on the mapping information selections.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

identify source objects in a source environment from one or more business intelligence reports;

provide a declarative mapping screen showing the source objects and a list of available objects in a target environment to map the source objects against;

receive mapping information selections from the user; and

duplicate the one or more business intelligence reports into the target environment based on the mapping information selections.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein when the user selects a dashboard, the instructions stored on the computer-readable medium further cause the processor to

extract the one or more business intelligence reports from the dashboard;

and

duplicate a full layout of a page for the selected dashboard in the target environment.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions stored on the computer-readable medium further cause the processor to save designated mappings for reuse.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions stored on the computer-readable medium further cause the processor to accept manual alterations to formulas of objects in the one or more business intelligence reports.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions stored on the computer-readable medium further cause the processor to:

bypass non-critical source objects by ignoring the mapping of the non-critical source objects; and

warn the user of potential mismatches in data types in the mapping.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions stored on the computer-readable medium further cause the processor to provide the user with control over which source and target environments to use, location of the one or more business intelligence reports or dashboard in the target environment, and naming of the one or more business intelligence reports or dashboard in the target environment.

7. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions stored on the computer-readable medium further cause the processor to create logical calculations needed for the one or more business intelligence reports that are not present in the target environment.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions stored on the computer-readable medium further cause the processor to:

provide a log of all tasks performed during duplication; and

mark one or more business intelligence reports and associated objects that were created with a description that comprises a duplication time stamp.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the source objects comprise required and optional objects.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to duplicate logical calculation objects associated with the one or more business intelligence reports into the target environment based on the mapping information selections.

11. A cloner configured to assist users in deploying templates from a source environment into a target environment, comprising:

a source identification module configured to identify source objects in a source environment from one or more business intelligence reports;

a mapping module configured to provide a declarative mapping screen showing the source objects and a list of available objects in a target environment to map the source objects against, and to receive mapping information selections from a user; and

a duplication module configured to duplicate the one or more business intelligence reports into the target environment based on the mapping information selections.

12. The cloner of claim 11, wherein when the user selects a dashboard, the replication module is further configured to

extract the one or more business intelligence reports from the dashboard;

and

duplicate a full layout of a page for the selected dashboard in the target environment.

13. The cloner of claim 11, wherein the mapping module is further configured to bypass non-critical source objects by ignoring the mapping of the non-critical source objects and to warn the user of potential mismatches in data types in the mapping.

14. The cloner of claim 11, wherein the source objects comprise required and optional objects.

15. The cloner of claim 11, wherein the duplication module is further configured to duplicate logical calculation objects associated with the one or more business intelligence reports into the target environment based on the mapping information selections.

16. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

determine one or more business intelligence reports existing in a target web catalog to analyze for repository changes;

compare an original repository and a modified repository;

identify one or more repository changes impacting at least one of the one or more business intelligence reports; and

implement fixes for the at least one impacted business intelligence report in the target web catalog.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the one or more identified repository changes comprise a name change, a folder change, presentation layer moving or deletions.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

create a backup of an original version of the at least one business intelligence report that is affected by the one or more repository changes; and

create a log file indicating the changes that were made and at least one business intelligence report that was affected.

19. A system, comprising:

a cloner, comprising

a source identification module configured to identify source objects in a source environment from one or more business intelligence reports,

a mapping module configured to provide a declarative mapping screen showing the source objects and a list of available objects in a target environment to map the source objects against, and to receive mapping information selections from a user, and

a duplication module configured to duplicate the one or more business intelligence reports into the target environment based on the mapping information selections; and

a synchronizer, comprising

a report determining module configured to determine one or more business intelligence reports existing in a target web catalog to analyze for repository changes,

a repository comparison module configured to compare an original repository and a modified repository,

a change identification module configured to identify one or more repository changes impacting at least one of the one or more business intelligence reports, and

a repair module configured to implement fixes for the one or more at least one impacted business intelligence report in the target web catalog.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein when the user selects a dashboard, the replication module is further configured to

extract the one or more business intelligence reports from the dashboard;

and

duplicate a full layout of a page for the selected dashboard in the target environment.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the one or more identified repository changes comprise a name change, a folder change, presentation layer moving or deletions.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the source objects comprise required and optional objects.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein the duplication module is further configured to duplicate logical calculation objects associated with the one or more business intelligence reports into the target environment based on the mapping information selections.