Oracle is releasing the Oracle Analytics Server 2026, designed to address everyday challenges head-on: adoption, performance, governed self-service, and operational efficiency.
Oracle Analytics Server 2026 makes common workbook interactions smoother and more powerful—especially around filtering, selection, and getting answers faster by offering the following capabilities:
- The improved Limit Values By behavior for filters is enabled by default (with an option for admins to revert), which can improve the user experience and consistency when filters interact
- Users can more easily work with custom workbook states via a redesigned State menu
Many customers struggle with distribution. Dashboards and workbooks are great, but stakeholders still ask for automated email delivery.
Oracle Analytics Server 2026 adds the Workbook Email Scheduler so users can schedule recurring emails with workbook visualizations delivered as XLSX, PDF, or PNG. This helps analytics content reach stakeholders where they are, while keeping the source of truth in Oracle Analytics Server.
If you’ve spent time building “almost-right” visuals due to platform limitations, Oracle Analytics Server 2026 closes several gaps including:
- More powerful dynamic lines in maps, including curved and bi-directional lines, arrows, attribute-based linking, and geometry support—useful for logistics, flows, networks, and “connections” storytelling
- Vector layers in maps to enhance mapping capabilities
- High-scale visuals such as increased limits for the network visualization (up to 2,000 rows or 50 columns)
- Better formatting control: align cell values in table/pivot cells; date-based conditional formatting; and more flexible gauge label and value positioning
- The net effect: teams can deliver more polished, business-friendly analytics experiences with fewer custom hacks.
Oracle Analytics Server 2026 includes features aimed at making workbook interactions more consistent by providing options to use cached data for dataset queries and to load local subject area queries from cache by configuring datasets (Extracted mode) to maximize workbook performance.
Oracle Analytics Server 2026 expands self-service insight features such as:
- Included Natural Language Generation capabilities that automatically convert data and visualizations into written, human-readable insights
- Easier access to Contextual Insights and Explain from the tooltip toolbar and workbook editor surfaces, helping users understand the “why” behind a point without being analysts
- These enhancements help reduce “analytics friction,” resulting in fewer questions like, “What does this dataset mean?” or “Why did this metric change?”
Oracle Analytics Server 2026 strengthens and expands capabilities for administrative users by offering:
- A refreshed Console experience (Redwood look and feel) that modernizes administration and improves usability
- OAuth2 support for Microsoft SMTP to replace basic authentication for email delivery scenarios
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