In general, the recommended approach for uploading the metadata repository is to use the Repository tab of the Deployment page. But you might encounter specific situations in which you must upload the repository using a different approach. For example, the size of the repository file can be too large for Fusion Middleware Control to handle, or you might be working in a development environment and have unique needs.
In such exception cases, you can use the System MBeans to manage repositories programmatically or from scripts. You can also use the Fusion Middleware Control System MBean Browser to upload the default metadata repository, as described in the following procedure.
To use the System MBean Browser to upload the metadata repository:
1. Manually copy the repository file to upload to the local repository directory for each Oracle BI Server component in the deployment, at:
OBI_HOME>instances\instance1\bifoundation\OracleBIServerComponent\coreapplication_obis1\repository