At a Glance

Industry	Technology
Organization	US-based multinational technology firm
Migration	Taleo reporting migration from SAP BusinessObjects (BO) to Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE)
Challenge	End-of-support for Taleo reporting on SAP BusinessObjects
Scope	Taleo reporting migration, BO Universe conversion, report validation, and production deployment
Timeline	Delivered on time and within budget

A US-Based Multinational Technology Firm

Taleo Reporting Migration from SAP BusinessObjects to Oracle OBIEE for a US-Based Multinational Technology Firm

Customer Background

A US-Based Multinational Technology Firm Standardizing Taleo Reporting on the
Oracle BI Platform

A US-based multinational technology firm with over 82 years of innovation has invested in Oracle Taleo to manage talent acquisition, tracking, and business intelligence reporting for its global workforce.

Following Oracle's announcement of the end of support for Taleo reporting on SAP BusinessObjects, the organization partnered with DataTerrain to migrate its reporting environment to Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), ensuring zero business disruption, remote development and testing, and comprehensive documentation for post-go-live support.

Customer Storeis

The Challenge

A Seamless Migration from SAP BusinessObjects to Oracle OBIEE with Zero Business Disruption

Following Oracle's announcement of the end of support for Taleo reporting on SAP BusinessObjects, the organization needed to migrate its reporting environment to Oracle OBIEE while ensuring uninterrupted business operations, remote execution, and minimal post-migration support effort.

End-of-support platform

Oracle announced the end of support for Taleo reporting on SAP BusinessObjects, requiring migration to Oracle OBIEE.

Zero business disruption

The migration had to be completed without impacting day-to-day reporting or business operations.

Remote development and testing

All development, migration, and testing activities had to be performed in the DataTerrain environment without access to customer production data.

Complex report migration

BO-specific report features, complex queries, joins, calculations, and metadata required accurate translation into the OBIEE environment.

Comprehensive validation

Reports needed to be thoroughly validated to ensure data accuracy, formatting consistency, and equivalent functionality between the source and target environments.

Post-go-live maintainability

Detailed documentation was required to minimize future maintenance and support efforts after production deployment.

Our Approach

An Automation-Led Migration Methodology

Built around three key objectives: zero business disruption, remote development and testing without customer production data, and comprehensive documentation for post-go-live support.

1

Automated As-Is Assessment and Planning

DataTerrain's proprietary tool analyzed BO reports, including owners, usage, schedules, business criticality, complex queries, joins, and BO-specific features, to identify risks and define the migration plan.

2

Automated One-to-One Migration

The automation engine converted BO Universes into OBIEE RPDs, translating metadata, business logic, calculations, queries, and report components while following OBIEE best practices.

3

Automated Validation and Performance Optimization

Reports were automatically validated for data, calculations, and formatting, while performance issues and migration errors were identified and resolved.

4

User Acceptance and Production Go-Live

Following QA and stakeholder validation, the reports were deployed to production with zero business disruption and comprehensive documentation for future support.

Business Impact

Outcomes That Mattered to the Business

On-Time and On-Budget

Completed successfully on time and within the planned budget, with a seamless transition to Oracle OBIEE spanning 50+ reports.

Zero Business Disruption

Migration completed without impacting day-to-day reporting or business operations.

Automated Migration and Validation

Automation reduced report development effort by approximately 70%, from an estimated 2,580 hours manually to 860 hours, while improving validation accuracy.

Preserved User Experience

Original report look and feel, business logic, and customer-specific refinements were retained, minimizing user training and adoption challenges.

Improved Maintainability

Comprehensive documentation and adherence to OBIEE best practices simplified post-go-live maintenance and support.

Remote Delivery Success

Development and testing were completed entirely within the DataTerrain environment without requiring access to customer production data.

Bottom Line

Why choose DataTerrain

DataTerrain delivered a seamless SAP BusinessObjects-to-Oracle OBIEE migration using its proprietary automation framework and zero-defect methodology. Automated assessment, one-to-one migration, and validation ensured accurate report conversion while preserving the original look, feel, and business logic. Approximately 90% of the migration was automated, with only 10% requiring manual refinement to address platform-specific challenges and universal metadata considerations. Oracle expertise and OBIEE best practices enabled the handling of complex BO implementations, while remote development and testing minimized production impact. The global delivery model supported an on-time, within-budget deployment with zero business disruption.

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"DataTerrain successfully completed the migration on time and within budget while ensuring zero business disruption. The team preserved the original report look and feel, implemented OBIEE best practices, and delivered the project through an automated, zero-defect migration approach." Business Intelligence Leadership
US-Based Multinational Technology Firm