Abstracting your tables using aliases
Aliases are a standard way to abstract a physical table within OBIEE. Therefore a single table can be referenced multiple times by using an alias.
Getting ready
Open the BI Administration tool. Import all the tables which are required.
How to do it...
Abstraction allows you to reference an object using a different name. This is effective if you wish to reference the same object multiple times for different reasons (roles).
1. Expand your connection under the physical model.
2. Select your table, right-click on it, and select New Object | Alias:
How it works...
In OBIEE, it is best practice to use an alias with all your tables. Aliases are useful for the following purposes:
Self joins to a table. Thus, you can create multiple aliases on the same table.
Tables can be reused multiple times; for example, a
timedimension may connect to the fact table on multiple dates (open date, closed date, order date, and so on). You would not want multiple tables with the...
