Browser-based tool for your simple data needs.
November 04, 2019

Browser-based tool for your simple data needs.

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Score 9 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Business Intelligence Discoverer

The Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Discoverer is used by teams across the entire organisation for easy access to data and actionable-information in their day to day activities. For example, teams from the Marketing division use BI Discoverer to retrieve data that helps make decisions for running promotions. There are similar use cases for the Operations and Finance divisions as well.

Pros

  • Browser-based access makes it easy for users.
  • Provides all basic techniques for data analytics.
  • It is easy to collaborate with other users on certain dashboards.

Cons

  • Performance takes a hit when working with large databases.
  • Limited features for visualisation.
  • Use of RPDs are limited as well.
BI Discoverer is simpler and lighter. It offers a much lighter option for data access when compared to most other business intelligence tools. However, the features on BI Discoverer are limited and cannot solve deeper analytics requirements. For such use cases, it might be advisable to use Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition instead.
If you work in an organisation in which data requirements are heavy across all functions, then Oracle BI Discoverer is an effective solution. BI Discoverer provides easy access to your databases through a simple browser-based touchpoint. This allows all users to query the database without the use of cumbersome tools and requires almost no SQL expertise.
On the other hand, if you have deeper analytics requirements with heavy reliance on visualisation, then BI Discoverer will not fulfil your requirements.

Oracle Discoverer (discontinued) Feature Ratings

BI Platform ()
Not Rated
Supported Data Sources ()
Not Rated
8.0
Pixel Perfect reports
8
Customizable dashboards
8
Report Formatting Templates
8
7.5
Drill-down analysis
6
Formatting capabilities
8
Integration with R or other statistical packages
7
Report sharing and collaboration
9
6.8
Publish to Web
8
Publish to PDF
7
Report Versioning
6
Report Delivery Scheduling
6
Delivery to Remote Servers
7
3.3
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
4
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
3
Predictive Analytics
3
6.5
Multi-User Support (named login)
6
Role-Based Security Model
7
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
7
Single Sign-On (SSO)
6
6.3
Responsive Design for Web Access
10
Mobile Application
3
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
6
Not Rated
REST API
Not Rated
Javascript API
Not Rated
iFrames
Not Rated
Java API
Not Rated
Themeable User Interface (UI)
Not Rated
Customizable Platform (Open Source)
Not Rated

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