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My Oracle Support (MOS) Portal 16.4 was released

The My Oracle Support (MOS) portal has a quarterly release and MOS 16.4 was just released on October 21, 2016.  See the following documents for detailed information:

My Oracle Support Resource Center (Doc ID 873313.1)

  • What's New: Release Notes, Supported Browsers and Languages, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Quick Reference Guides
  • Do you know about: Learn about Support Tools and Resources, Get Proactive, How to Work Effectively with Support and Oracle Best Practices
  • Test your Knowledge: Test your knowledge and get Accredited

My Oracle Support Release Notes (Doc ID 780132.5)

  • Release Notes: New features, bug fixes, and known issues for My Oracle Support release 16.4
  • MOS FAQs: General information about My Oracle Support not contained in the release notes

BI Mobile Apps Compatibility with iOS 10 and Android 7

Information on iOS 10 and Android 7 Support with Oracle BI Mobile Apps

BI Mobile Apps work with iOS 10 and Android 7 (Nougat).

Support receives many questions regarding compatibility of Oracle BI Mobile apps when major OS's are launched.

The BI Mobile Apps product team does a lot of work in preparation for these new releases; including but not limited to the following:

1. When a launch of a major OS becomes available, they get engaged with the betas and test the BI Mobile Apps. 

2. Their first goal is to determine if there are, in fact, any issues and whether an update is needed before the launch. If so, the product team does their best to make sure that those needed changes are done early in hopes of getting them out with a normal “bug fix” patch.

3. They also look at new features and work any new 'cool' features or design changes into our next major release.  This usually comes after the OS update and can take weeks or months later.

If you are looking for an app update that calls out iOS 10 or Android 7 support, you will not find that, however; you will find that the apps work great on those OS's and, most of all, we support them.

For more information, please review the following:

  • OBIEE 11g|12c: BI Mobile (iOS/Android) Latest Application Versions and Supported Compatibility
     Doc ID 1986237.1)

In addition, if you're interested in knowing if third party devices can be used with iOS and OBIEE Mobile Applications, please review this document for more information:

  • OBIEE 11g FAQ: Can Third Party Mobile Device Management ( MDM ) Be Used With The iOS and Android OBIEE Mobile Application?
     Doc ID 1672436.1

Additionally, the respective app store will show the operating system compatibility and requirements:


Remote Diagnostic Agent (RDA) 8.13 is now available

Remote Diagnostic Agent (RDA) is a command-line diagnostic tool that includes a unified package of support diagnostics tools and preventive solutions. The data captured provides a comprehensive picture of any environment which aids in problem diagnosis.

Enhancements and installation instructions for RDA 8.13 can be found in  RDA Release Notes (Doc ID 414970.1)

You can download RDA from Knowledge Article 314422.1, the Main RDA page. Select the RDA zip file for your platform by clicking on the related link. Each zip file contains all the files you need, so only choose one to download.

For more information:

Remote Diagnostic Agent (RDA) – FAQ (Doc ID 330363.1)
Remote Diagnostic Agent (RDA) – Getting Started (Doc ID 314422.1)
Using Remote Diagnostic Agent (RDA) to Troubleshoot Oracle Hyperion EPM 11.1.2.x - Doc ID 1304885.1


Information Regarding NEW Smart View Installs: New Installs Displays Certificate Message: “Warning: The digital signature on the application add-in is invalid and cannot be trusted. Application add-in is disabled

The following new My Oracle Support Knowledge Article is available:

Smart View: New Installs Displays Certificate Message: "Warning: The digital signature on the application add-in is invalid and cannot be trusted. Application add-in is disabled
Doc ID 2174747.1


A new knowledge article has been created to provide information about new Smart View installs and Certificate Messages. After installing Smart View and opening Excel, a Microsoft Office Security Options window opens with:

"Warning: The digital signature on the application add-in is invalid and cannot be trusted. Application add-in is disabled."

This affects all new installations of Smart View. Existing installations are not impacted.

NOTE: Please refer to the knowledge document for more information and details; including a workaround.


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Oracle Open World 2016 – Session Catalog 2016 for Business Analytics

Register and attend some of the Business Analytics sessions at Oracle Open World 2016 | September 18–22, 2016 | San Francisco!

You have the ability to filter on different criteria to attend the different sessions.

In addition, don't miss out on the ways to Jump Start your Oracle Open World Experience!!

You can sign up for the sessions here: Session Catalog 2016. 

Some of the Business Analytics sessions are listed below; based on the following filtering:

  • Technology: Business Intelligence
  • Solutions: Business Analytics
  • Applications: Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Hyperion
    • Oracle Cloud Platform Awards: Meet the Most Impressive Oracle Cloud Platform Innovators [CON7937]
    • Unleash the Power of Equinix: Solving Big Data Challenges with Interconnection [THT7894]
    • CEO Insight: Get Tangible Results in Healthcare with Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud [CON7019]
    • Collaboration on Analytics in Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Service [CON2546]
    • Does Your Data Have a Story? Find Out with Oracle Data Visualization Desktop [CON3435]
    • Exceed Your Expectations: Make the Leap to Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Service [CON7020]
    • From Reports to Real-Time Workforce Intelligence [CON6905]
    • HR Analytics in the Age of Cloud and Big Data [CON6906]
    • Improve Profitability and Cash Flow with Oracle ERP Cloud Analytics [CON6907]
    • Improve Spend Visibility and Procurement Performance with Oracle ERP Cloud Analytics [CON6909]
    • Improving the Effectiveness of Your Supply Chain with Oracle Business Analytics [CON6913]
    • Oracle Cloud Platform Awards: Meet the Most Impressive Oracle Cloud Platform Innovators [CON7937]
    • Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence Overview and Roadmap for Oracle ERP Cloud [CON6911]
    • Self-Service Analytics and Data Visualization for Supply Chain Execution [CON6914]
    • Track and Improve Project Performance with Oracle Project Analytics [CON6910]
    • Machine Learning from Hadoop Data with Oracle Advanced Analytics [THT7827]
    • Unleash the Power of Equinix: Solving Big Data Challenges with Interconnection [THT7894]
    • Fujitsu’s “Cool” Technologies: AI, Cloud, and Platform Solutions [ESS7692]
    • Getting Started with Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Service [UGF5406]
    • Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Service/Oracle Data Visualization Cloud Service Tips [UGF3353]