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Step 1: From the menu select File -> Import Metadata… this document.

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Step 2: In the Import Metadata screen change the connection type to OCI 10g/11g. Then enter the connection details – the data Show More
source name requires TNS entry – either the TNS name or the full TNS String, something like (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=
(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=linuxvm)(PORT=1521))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVER=DEDICATED)(SERVICE_NAME = ora12c)))

For the record the Admin tool uses the tnsnames.ora file from its own installation directory on the client machine – for example:
C:\Oracle\Middleware\obiee12c\network\admin\tnsnames.ora

Then click next. If it fails to connect to the database, then re-check the connectivity.

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Step 3: Leave the default settings of ‘Relational Sources’, Tables, Keys and Foreign Keys selected, just click next.

Step 4: Select the objects:

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Step 5: Expand the xxx_BIPLATFORM schema then scroll down and select S_NQ_ACCT, S_NQ_DB_ACCT and S_NQ_INITBLOCK
and click the > button between the two windows.

Step 6: Enter the Connection Pool name like Usage Tracking Pool

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Step 7: Click OK to perform the table import. Three imported tables in a new folder in the repository view:

Step 8: Click the Finish button to save.

Step 9: Rename the database name to meaningful (right click on it and select rename):

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Step 10: Finally save the RPD using the disk icon in the menu bar

Step 11: And click ok to check in the changes before saving. When asked, there is no need to check global consistency.

Step 12: To enable usage tracking in OBIEE 12c, Edit the NQSConfig.INI file located at
<obiee_home>/user_projects/domains/bi/config/fmwconfig/biconfig/OBIS

Note: Take the backup of this NQSConfig.INI file.

Step 13: First locate the [USAGE_TRACKING] section and change the ENABLE setting to YES. Ignore the message about the
setting being managed by the enterprise manager.

Note: A few lines further down check the DIRECT_INSERT setting is set to YES – it should be by default. For the record
DIRECT_INSERT = YES tells OBIEE to write the usage stats to a database table, a setting of NO will direct the stats to a file.

Step 14: Add all the required Parameters

Step 15: Save and close the file.

Step 16: Restart the BI services using stop/start scripts.

Note: Any typo’s will result in the BI Server failing to start and the following error in the obis1-diagnostic.log file:

[nQSError: 47031] Usage Tracking table name and connection pool have mismatching database components

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Step 17: After BI services re-started, login and view a few dashboards or reports, then look at the S_NQ_ACCT table in the
database to confirm tracking stats are being recorded:

Note: Also notice that the S_NQ_DB_ACCT table has records too – these are the individual field references in each query.
If there are any initblocks in the RPD, then the S_NQ_INITBLOCK table will have entries as well.
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