Can I use Business Objects XI R2 with an Oracle 12c datasource? - oracle12c

We are upgrading from 11g to 12c and I was curious if Business Objects XI R2 will be compatible and if anyone has had any experience/recommendations in doing so.

I don't know if BusinessObjects XI R2 is compatible with Oracle 12c.
Even though, I'd like to share a personal experience. Some days ago we upgraded our database from Oracle 11gR2 to Orale 12c and BusinessObjects works correctly.
Environment :
BusinessObjects 4.1 SP6
Windows 2008 R2
Here are the steps I followed :
Dump CMS schema in Oracle (in my case, the CMS schema was called "BOCMS")
expdp SYSTEM/<password>#<database> directory=DATA_PUMP_DIR parallel=8 dumpfile=BOCMS.dmp logfile=BOCMS.log SCHEMAS=BOCMS exclude=INDEX_STATISTICS exclude=TABLE_STATISTICS
Upgrade Oracle from 11gR2 to 12c
Create (or migrate) your database
Install 12c Oracle Clients (32b and 64b)
Test connection to your database (I used sqlplus command)
Import the dump created in step 1
impdp SYSTEM/<password>#<database> directory=DATA_PUMP_DIR dumpfile=BOCMS.dmp table_exists_action=replace logfile=BOCMS.log
Be sure your CMS schema has the same password you set on BusinessObjects when using it with Oracle 11gR2.
I hope this will be helpful.

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