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• Overview of Boot Camp
• Goals & Objectives
• Course Pre Requisite
• Methodology
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Overview of OBIEE Boot Camp
It is a 5-Day program to help bring participants to the skill level needed

for effectively implementing OBIEE Products in today’s enterprise
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intelligence concepts, OBIEE Business Analytics architecture and user
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Boot Camp Agenda
• Module 11: Using Multiple Sources

• Module 12: Hierarchies and Level Based Measures
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• Module 13: Using Variables
• Module 14: Using Non-Dimensional Data
• Module 15: Implementation Methodology and Best
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Oracle EPM System Overview
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Oracle BI “Suite” Enterprise Edition (OBIEE)
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• Compare sales this quarter with sales a year ago
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Typical BI Challenges
• Siloed BI deployments across apps and departments

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Solution: Oracle BI
• Enabling the Insight Driven Enterprise

• Provides insight, processing and prebuilt solutions to
allow seamless access to critical business information
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Oracle BI Enterprise Edition Plus
• Comprehensive suite of BI products featuring a unified highly

scalable architecture providing analytics from data spanning
various enterprise sources and applications
• Also provides integration with Hyperion and Oracle Essbase
• Includes interactive dashboards, ad-hoc query and analysis,
proactive delivery and alerts, real-time intelligence, disconnected
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Oracle BI Applications
• Built on the Oracle BI Enterprise Edition Plus platform providing

everything OBIEE does plus:
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Oracle Delivers
• Platform to launch jobs (intelligence Bots)

• Scheduled to proactively identify problem / opportunity
• Automated analytics workflows and processes
• Proactive delivery of real-time, personalized, and actionable
intelligence via Web, wireless, mobile, and voice
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Oracle BI Administration Tool
• Tool to build a metadata model

• Outputs a repository file that is used by the services
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• Identify the BI business challenge and the solution provided
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• Define and describe data modeling
• Identify and describe the Oracle BI products and
components used to support business intelligence
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Module 2
OBIEE Architecture
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Oracle BI Suite Enterprise Edition
Unified Business Intelligence Infrastructure
Interactive Reporting & Ad-hoc Proactive Disconnected MS Office Web

Dashboards Publishing Analysis Detection Analytics Plug-in Services
and Alerts
Enterprise Business Model and Abstraction Layer
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Role Based Dashboards
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Administration
Metrics / KPIs
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Metadata
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Logical Model / Subject Areas
Server  Visibility & Personalization
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 Multistage and Customizable
 Deployment Modularity
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Oracle BI Architecture
• Is made up of five main components:

• Clients
• Oracle BI Presentation Server
• Oracle BI Server
• Oracle BI Scheduler Clients
• Data Sources
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O • Oracle Dashboards
• Oracle Answers
• Oracle Delivers
Clients
Access BI
information
via Web Oracle BI Web Server
browser
Oracle BI Oracle BI
Server Scheduler
Data Sources
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Oracle BI Web Server
• Provides the request

processing to BI server
• Is installed as a web server
extension
• Reads from a web catalog Clients
directory structure which
stores the application
configuration
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• Receives data from the
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Webcat
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accessibility of the application Oracle BI Web Server
• OBI presentation server reads
the information at start up Oracle BI Oracle BI
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• Name of the web catalog to
use is specified in the
instanceconfig.xml file on the Data Sources
web server
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Oracle BI Server
• Provides efficient processing to intelligently access the physical
data sources and structures the data

• Uses metadata model to direct Oracle BI Server
processing
 Clustering Services
• Generates
G t dynamic
d i SQL tot query data
d t  Parallel Query Execution Engine
in the data sources  Intelligent Multi-Level Caching Services
 Scheduling Services (Batch / Event-Driven)
• Connects natively or via ODBC to the  Data Mining Services
RDBMS Clients
• Structures results to satisfy requests
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multiple queries
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• Metadata configuration repository (.rpd)
• Server configuration file (NQSConfig.ini)
• Database configuration files (DBFeatures.ini)
• Cache entries
• Log files
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Repository File (.rpd)
• Contains application metadata

• Is created, modified and managed using the Oracle BI
Administration Tool
• Consists
C i t off th
three llayers
• Presentation: Specifies the users view of the model; rendered in
Oracle Answers
• Business: Models the data sources into facts and dimensions
• Physical: Represents the data sources
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s a m and speed up the query processing
O • BI server stores query results in the cache file,
specified in the config file
• Query caching can be disabled
Cache
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NQSConfig.ini
• Is a configuration file that stores critical information

used by OBI server at startup
• Specifies values that determine application settings
and control request processing, such as:
• Which repository (.rpd) to load
• Setting server performance parameters
• Enabling or disabling cache
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• Used by OBI Server to optimize query generation
• Specifies values that control SQL generation
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Log Files
• NQServer.log records Oracle BI Server messages

• NQQuery.log records information about query
requests
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times and devices Oracle BI Oracle BI
• Runs as a service in Windows Server Scheduler
• Managed using Oracle BI

Administration Tool Data Sources
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Data Sources
• Contain the business data that users want to analyze

• Can be in any format, such as relational databases,
OLAP databases, flat files, XML other ODBC sources
• Oracle Data Warehouse is a

predefined data source to Clients
support analysis of Oracle
eBusiness, PeopleSoft, Siebel
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• Batch ETL
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oad
• Direct access to source data from Oracle BI

Server
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Source Independent Layer

• ETL Layered architecture for extract,
universal staging and load
• Provides isolation, modularity and extensibility
• Ability to support source systems version Staging Tables
changes quickly
• Ability to extend with additional adapters
• Slowly changing dimensions support
• Architected for performance Extract
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• Bulk Loader enabled for all databases

• Datawarehouse Application Console (DAC)
App Layer
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Siebel
• Application Administration, Execution and OLTP
Oracle Other
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PeopleSoft SAP
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Data Warehouse Application Console (DAC)
• DAC is a metadata driven administration and deployment tool for ETL and
data warehouse objects
• Used by warehouse developers and ETL Administrator
• Application Configuration
• Manages task dependencies and relationships
• Allows creating custom ETL execution plans
• Allows for dry-run development and testing
• Execution
• Enables parallel loading for high performance ETL
• Facilitates index management and DB statistics collection
• Automates change capture for Siebel OLTP
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• Monitoring
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• Provides in-context documentation
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O • For example: BI Server
Web-based Client Web Server Data Server
Scheduler Server
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Clustering Oracle BI Servers
• Cluster Server Feature

• Allows up to 16 Oracle BI Servers in a network domain to act
as a single server
• Servers
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• Cluster Controller is primary component of the Cluster
Server feature
• Monitors status of resources in a cluster and performs ble
session assignment as resources change
fe r a
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O • Identify the major components that make up the Oracle BI
architecture
• Describe the role of each component in the architecture
• Describe the relationships among the components
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Module 3
Oracle BI Installation
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s a m • Basic installation architecture
O • System requirements and supported platforms
• Installation pre-requisites
pre requisites
• Database connectivity/clients
• Installing Oracle BI Server
• Installing Oracle BI Presentation Server
• Installing Oracle BI Scheduler
• Verifying
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Basic Installation Architecture
• Three main server components

• Oracle BI Server
• Oracle BI Presentation Server
• Oracle BI Scheduler
• Default Directories
• Server files path - C:\OracleBI
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• Data files path - C:\OracleBIData
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Basicc e nsInstallation Architecture…
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O • Oracle Business Intelligence Server
• Oracle Business Intelligence Dashboard
• Oracle Business Intelligence Answers (ad hoc query and
analysis)
• Oracle Business Intelligence Delivers (proactive detection
and alerts)
• Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher
• Oracle Business Intelligence Disconnected Analytics
• Oracle Business Intelligence Server Administrator
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System Requirements & Platforms
• Refer to the Oracle BI System Requirements and

Supported Platforms document
• For the Windows platform
Operating System Additional Requirements
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or later
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• Solaris
• HP-UX
• IBM AIX
• Linux
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Installation Pre-Requisites
• Java SDK 1.5.0 or Higher

• Web Server (Microsoft IIS server)
• Database connectivity tools (ODBC,
(ODBC OCI etc.)
etc )
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• Flat Files
• Oracle
• SQL*Server
• Teradata etc.
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Installing Oracle BI Server
• Run Oracle BI Installer and select the Installation

Location (default) C:\OracleBI
• Select the Installation Type
yp as ‘Basic’
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Installing Oracle BI Server…
• Specify the location of your JDK folder

C:\ProgramFiles\Java\jdk1.6.0_06
• Specify
p y yyour Administrator p
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Installing
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• Next screen shows the summary of items to be

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Installing
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O Progress bar
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• Note the success message after the Installation
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• System prompts for a restarts at the end of installation
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Installing
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O • Usually runs under the user logged onto the server
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• Can be configured to run as a system
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Verifying installation…
• To test the Oracle BI Client under Windows

• Navigate to Start > Programs > Oracle Business Intelligence
> Presentation Services
• Enter
E the
h username and d password d
• Verify that Answers and Dashboards Screen appears
• Navigate to Start > Programs > Oracle Business Intelligence
> Administration Tool
• Verify that Admin Tool utility opens correctly
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O four MS excel files which are provided to you by your
instructor
• Receive these files and copy them to the following
location on your hard drive
• <Home>:\OracleBI\server\Sample\paint
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Summary
• This module provided an overview of

• Oracle BI installation architecture
• Supported platforms and system requirements
• Pre installation tasks
• Installation process
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Oracle BI User Interface
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Objectives
• Understand various components of Oracle BI user

interface
• Understand Oracle BI Answers,, Dashboards and
Delivers
• Use Oracle Answers to construct, modify, and save
BI requests
• Navigate a Oracle BI Intelligence Dashboard
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Oracle e nsBI User Interface
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s a m Interactive Reporting & Ad-hoc
Proactive
Disconnected MS Office Web
O Dashboards Publishing Analysis
Detection
and Alerts
Analytics Plug-in Services
• Intuitive, self serve application that allows users to

access analytical content within the Oracle BI solution
• Primarily consist of interactive Dashboards, Oracle
Answers, Oracle Delivers and Administrative pages
• Interactive dashboards are dynamic pages
pages, prebuilt to user
requirements and shared among select group of users
• Answers provides a self serve ad-hoc analytics environment
• Delivers allows users to schedule and deliver prebuilt
requests based on time or events
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Intelligence Dashboards
• Are pages in a Oracle BI application used to display:
• Results of one or more saved Oracle BI requests

• Other content items, such as
• Links to Web sites
• ActiveX objects
• HTML text
• Links to documents
• Embedded content: images, text, charts, tables
ble
• Are provided in Oracle BI applications
fe r a
• Can be created by Oracle BI users or application developers
t r a ns
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Accessingns Intelligence Dashboards
as li
a H • To access Intelligence Dashboards, visit the application URL
s a m (http://<host name>/analytics) and enter your login information

O • The application opens up with default dashboard (My
Dashboard)
Other dashboards that

user has access to
appear in the top list Dashboards display
request results and
embedded content
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Dashboards Objects
Page Tabs
Embedded Other links

folder
structure
Column Selector
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s a m a single selection
O • Can be applied on a single page or entire dashboard
Dashboard Prompts
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Accessing Saved Dashboards
• Select Dashboards tab to access saved dashboards

in Oracle Answers
Dashboards
can be saved in
personal and
shared folders
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Viewing Different Data or View
• Select the available column / view from the drop down
Select from
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Viewinge ns Embedded Requests
as li
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s a m dashboards
O
Click Modify Request opens

button up in Answers
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Dashboard Page Options
• Allows additional interactive options

• Save selections and apply saved selections, bookmark etc.
• Edit Dashboard link allows users to modify the dashboard
content (Depending on the privileges)
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Additional
as li
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s a m • More Products
O • Provides access to
additional components
licensed
• Setting
• Provides access to
Administration and My
Account pages
• Links
• Print, Refresh and Add
to Briefing Book
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Administration
• User interface to perform administrative tasks,

accessible for OBI presentation services administrator
Install information
for your solution
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s a m organization’s data
O • Provides a set of graphical tools to create and execute
requests
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f information
i f ti
The left pane displays The right pane displays the
the content available to selected content and tabs for
build a requests working with requests
Content is organized into

virtual tables and columns
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Starting Oracle Answers
• Can be accessed from the Answers link within the

OBI application
Click
Answers link
My Dashboard to navigate
screen appears Answers
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Subjecte ns Areas
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s a m organization’s business
O • Have names that correspond to the type of
information they contain
Select a
Browse saved subject area
requests to create a
new request
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Creating Requests in Oracle Answers
• Steps for creating requests in Oracle Answers

include:
• Starting a request a request
• Creating/Modifying request criteria
• Changing column order
• Displaying request results
• Modifying results layout
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• Adding filters to requests
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• Saving a request
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s a m • Select (Click) columns from presentation folders in the
O selection pane to create request criteria
Expand virtual
table folder to
display columns
Click columns to
select request criteria
Request criteria is
displayed in the
workspace
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Modifying Request Criteria
Click appropriate icons

to modify the request
• Format column
• Edit column properties to control appearance and layout
• Edit formula
• Add a new function, such as ranking or moving averages
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• Add filter
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• Limit data that appears in a column
• Remove
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s a m • Drag and drop columns to change column order
O
Drag a column to
another location to
reorder the columns
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Displaying Request Results
• Click Results tab or Display Results button on the

request
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Modifyingns Results Layout
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s a m • Change views to control appearance of results
O
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Adding Filters to Requests
• Filters limit request results

• Example: Limit the results of a request to list Regional Sales
comparison for years after 2001
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Creating ns and Editing Filters
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s a m • Use Create/Edit Filter dialog box to create and edit
O filters
Select values
Add Filter
Add values
Click OK
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Saving a Request
• Use Save Request to save a request in a personal or

shared folder
Click Save Request button to

open Choose Folder window
Create a
Choose personal new folder
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or shared folder
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Summarye ns
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s a m • This module showed you:
O • Various components of Oracle BI user interface
• Details of Oracle BI Answers
Answers, Dashboards and
Delivers
• Navigate a Oracle BI Intelligence Dashboard
• How to use Oracle Answers to construct, modify,
and save BI requests
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Module 5
Developing Oracle
Dashboards & Delivers
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Objectives
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s a m • Create an Intelligence Dashboard
O • Use Intelligence Dashboard UI objects to construct
an Intelligence Dashboard
• Configure delivery devices
• Add delivery profiles
• Build Analytics alerts
• Create iBots
• Configure the Analytics Scheduler
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OBI Interactive Dashboards
• Provide personalized views of corporate and external

information
• Consists of one or more pages, which appear as tabs
across the top of the dashboard
• Display anything that you can access or open with
your Web browser such as:
• Oracle BI requests
• Alerts from Oracle BI Delivers ble
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• Images
• Charts
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s a m • Provide two types of views of corporate and external information
O • Personalized views
• Pre-configured views
• Can be created based on a user's permission
• Personal Dashboard pages can be viewed by going to My Dashboard
• Can be created and shared with groups of users with common
responsibilities or job functions
• Only by users with administrative privileges
Personalized content Pre-configured

M D
My Dashboard
hb d D hb d
Dashboards
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Dashboard Pages
• Appear as tabs across the top of the Dashboard

• Display anything that you can access or open with your Web
browser, such as saved Answers requests, alerts, images,
charts,, tables,, text,, and links to Web sites and documents
Dashboard
Pages
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Dashboardns Editor
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s a m • Allows you to add, modify, or delete content
O • Navigate to Edit Dashboard from Page Options
Navigate using the

Page drop-down
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Dashboard Editor..
Add Column
Dashboard Add Page
Properties button
button
Print
Properties
Navigate using the

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Dashboardns Properties
as li
a H • Dashboard properties control the page options
s a m • Styles controls format of Dashboard and results for display
O • The OBI Administrator may have created styles that you can
choose from
from. Default style is used if none is selected
• Page controls define sequence and security of pages
Style drop-down
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Dashboard Page Controls
• In Dashboard Properties, pages can be:

• Added
• Renamed
• Deleted
• Reordered
• Hidden
Rename
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Dashboardns Objects
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s a m • Are saved in the Web
O Catalog
• Add content to a
Dashboard by dragging and
dropping an object from the
selection pane onto the
Dashboard layout screen
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Dashboard Columns
• Are not the same as columns in a Request

• Used to align content on a Dashboard
• Create as many columns on a Dashboard page as
you
o need
• Every new Dashboard page automatically contains one empty
column with one empty section in it
Additional
Add Column button column
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Set column
width using
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Dashboardns Sections
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s a m • Appear in columns in the Dashboard layout
O • Hold the content dragged and dropped from the
selection pane
• Organize content within a column
Section
Click and drag objects to

build Dashboard pages
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Dashboard Print Controls
• Pages can be printed using Adobe Acrobat PDF in

addition to using the browser’s Print command
• Print settings are independent for each Dashboard
page
Print Control button
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Dashboardns Prompts
as li
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s a m • Filter the results of embedded requests to show only
O results that match the prompt criteria
q
• Filter all Requests embedded in a Dashboard or jjust
Requests on certain Dashboard pages
• Are created in Answers
New Dashboard
Prompt button.
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Dashboard Prompts Continued
• Specify whether the Dashboard prompt applies to the entire

Dashboard or a Dashboard page using the scope drop-down list
• Click-and-drag the column to prompt for (Note that the number of
columns can affect performance)
• Constrain the choices for a column depending on the selection
the user makes from the previous column using the Constrain
check box
New Dashboard
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Prompt button.
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s a m • There are two types of Dashboard Content:
O • Included
• Links to content
• Images
I
• Embedded
• Content that is displayed in a frame in the Dashboard
• Analytics Request is one kind of Embedded Content
• Drag a content object onto a section and click that object’s
Properties button to format
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Links & Images
• Takes user to the content by clicking a link or image
rather than displaying content inside frame

• Provides “lists” of choices
• Used for content that cannot be displayed in a frame
• Example: Some Web sites disallow content to show in a
frame
Link text
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Path to content
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Embedded ns Content
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s a m • Can be any file reached by a URL
O • Dashboard will allocate frame size based on what is
in the dialog box, not on the content’s dimensions
• Dashboard will add scroll bars to the frame if the
content is larger than the allocated frame size
Path to content
Leave bl
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Text Object
• Can contain formatted text using tags, ActiveX

controls or Java scripts, sound bites, animation, and
so on
• Can contain anything that is supported by your
browser
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Click Preview to
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Folderse ns
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s a m • Views of a Web Catalog folder and its contents, such
O as saved requests
• For example, if you have a collection of saved requests that
you run frequently, you can open the folder in the Dashboard,
navigate to a saved request, and click it to run it
Select Expand in order to

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folder as well as the folder
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Folders Continued
• Folders are represented graphically
Click a folder
to expand the
contents
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Creating ns Interactive Dashboards
as li
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s a m • Login to the application
O • Navigate to Presentation Services Administration
screen
• Create new dashboard
• Drag and drop dashboard objects
• Select display views
• Save Dashboard
• Assign users
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Interactive Dashboards: Step 1
Click Manage
Interactive
Dashboards
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Interactive
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Accessible
Dashboards
To create click:
Create Dashboard
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Specify the group (Inherits

the security of the group)
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Click finish
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Interactive
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O Click Dashboard
New dashboard is
empty and should
look like this
Click here to
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Create New Column
Click
Save
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Add content in Define object
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Oracle BI Delivers
• Uses intelligence agents or Web robots, called iBots.

• iBots are driven by schedule or events.
• Steps to Enable iBots
• Retrieve delivery destinations for iBots
• Create iBots
• Publish iBots for subscription
• Deliver iBots to specified or dynamically determined users
ble
• Chain iBots
fe r a
• Chain iBots to custom scripts
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• See iBot instance errors
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iBotsc e ns
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a H
s a m • Are the engine that executes the Requests and
O generates the response to the right person and
devices
• Have the following elements:
• Priority and visibility
• Conditional Request
• Schedule
• Recipients
• Delivery Content
• Destination
• Can also execute scripts and Workflow
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Alerts
• Are triggered when conditions configured in iBots are

met
• If an Alert is g
generated,, the Alerts! link will appear
pp at
the top of the Interactive Dashboard page
• Specific Alerts section can be added to any
Dashboard page
• An Alerts section will appear automatically on the first ble
page of My Dashboard
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Delivery ns Devices
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s a m • Analytics content can be delivered to a variety of
O devices:
• Web Browser
• Email
• Pager
• Digital Cell Phone
• Wireless PDA
• Any other device capable of handling standards-based
communication
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Delivery Profiles
• Determine which device receives content for a given

user account
• Examples:
• Office profile that delivers content to Web Browser and office
email
• On The Road profile that delivers content to pager or PDA,
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Creating ns Delivery Profiles
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s a m • Setup My Account
O • Add Devices to your profile
• Add
dd Device
e ce deta
details
s
• Add Delivery Profiles
• Specify Device Priority
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Setup User Account
• Navigate to Delivers screen

• Select My Account from the Settings Drop Down
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Click Edit My
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Verify general user

preference options
Add Devices
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Specifying Device Detail
Device Name : Email
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Device Type : HTML
Address/Number :
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Add delivery
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Setup Delivery Profile (Cont..)
Name the profile
Click Finish
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Specify content
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Configuring iBots
as li
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s a m • Configure the general tab
O • Configure the conditional request tab
• Configure the schedule tab
• Configure the recipients tab
• Configure the delivery content tab
• Configure the destinations tab
• Configure the advanced tab
• Save the iBot
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Create iBot
• Login to the application and navigate to Delivers

screen
• Create New iBot
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s a m • iBot overview tab provides a summary of iBot
O definition Click the
General Tab
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General Tab
• Specify the iBot priority: High, Normal or Low

• Define the data visibility rule
• If Non Personalized visibility is selected, specify the
Run As user ID to run the data as
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as li
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s a m • Select which request triggers the iBot
O • The iBot is considered triggered if the request returns one or
more rows
Click to add
request
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Schedule Tab
• Three parameters define

an iBot schedule:
• Start date and time
Start
• Recurrence
• End date and time
• Time reference is based on
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a H • Is the engine behind the iBots
s a m • Supports two types of jobs:
O • Unscripted jobs, called iBots, that you set up and submit
using Delivers
Delivers.
• Scripted jobs that you set up and submit using the Job
Manager feature of Administration Tool
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Recipients Tab
• Specify recipients: Self or specified list of users
• Specify subscription options: Publish for subscription
Recipients can be
determined
conditionally by the
results of a request
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Users can choose
t r a ns
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Delivery ns Content Tab
as li
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s a m • Select which request is
O delivered
• Does not have to be the Select Delivery
C diti
Conditionall requestt th
thatt content
triggered the iBot
• Type in a headline
• Keep these short Choose Title
for emails
• Select message format
• Add additional message
content as necessary
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Configure the Destinations Tab
• Destinations: Dashboard or Delivery Profile

• Devices
• Selecting
g devices here will override the user’s delivery
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System e ns Services
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s a m • Oracle Administrators can create Analytics Server
O cache for individual users
• Cache seeding operation allows administrators to run
requests on Dashboard pages or those stored in the
Web Catalog, and create an Analytics Server cache
• Cache seeding speeds up response time for users
when they actually run the requests on the
Dashboards
• If data alreadyy exists in the cache for a g
given query,
q y,
the data is deleted and refreshed when the iBot runs
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Advanced Tab (Optional)
• Specify one or more actions to execute when this iBot

completes
• Another iBot (often referred to as iBot chaining)
• Custom Script
• Workflow
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Scripted ns Jobs
as li
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s a m • Analytics Scheduler supports two scripting languages:
O • VBScript
• JavaScript
• Example:
• Take the Analytics Server usage statistics that are logged in a
file and periodically load them into a back-end database. The
script defines the actions to be performed and when the
actions should be executed.
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Adding Scripted Jobs
• Select Jobs > Add new job to add a scripted job
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s a m • Click the Save button
O • Name the iBot
• Click OK
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Summary
• This module showed you how to:

• Configure OBI Dashboards
• What is Delivers and iBots
• How to create my accounts
• Add delivery profiles
• Build Analytics alerts
• Create iBots
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• Configure the Analytics Scheduler
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Introduction to
Dimensional Modeling
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Objectives
• Understand various types of data structures

• Define Data Warehouse
• Understand the need of Data Warehouse
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O • Typical enterprise applications are transaction
intensive
• Storage and organization of this data is optimized for
high throughput and fast response
• The data model is optimized for Insert, Update &
Delete
• Uses a normalized schema storing information in a
single location and leveraging multiple joins
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Analytical Systems
• Also called OLAP (Online Analytical Processing)

• Analytical systems are query intensive
• Storage
g and organization
g of the data is optimized
p for
handling complex queries involving data volumes
• Data model is optimized for fast query processing,
aggregation, slicing and dicing
• Uses a de-normalized data structure, duplicating data ble
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O 
Transactional System
Manages individual transactions 
Analytical System
Responds to analysis queries
 Write-intensive  Read-intensive
 Constant updates, inserts, and  Static data loads
deletes  Queries return large datasets
 Queries return small datasets  Data highly aggregated
 Little data aggregation  Data pre-calculated for reporting
 Reports require calculation  Data optimized for Query
 Data optimized for storage and performance
read/write performance  Data de-normalized, flattened
 Data relatively normalized  Minimal table joins
 Multiple table joins  Used for complex analytics, reporting,
 Used for data entry and retrieval charts and pivot tables
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Data Warehouse
A data warehouse is a copy of transaction data specifically

structured for querying and reporting – Ralph Kimball
• Consolidates data from multiple sources

• Minimizes data inconsistencies and provides a single
version of truth
• Hold historical data ble
• Uses de-normalized data structure leveraging reduce fe r a
joins and simplified keys
t r a ns
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De-Normalizing Data If..
as li
a H
s a m • You have critical queries relying upon data from more
O than one tables
• You need to apply
pp y manyy calculations to one or manyy
columns for answering queries
• Different users need to access tables in different ways
during the same time frame
• Your users query certain columns a large percentage
of the time. Database designers consider 60 percent
or greater to indicate that de-normalization
de normalization may be an
option worth considering.
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Dimensional Modeling
• Is the core foundation of data warehousing

• Is a technique for logically organizing business data in
a way that helps end users understand it
• Data is separated into facts and dimensions
• Users view facts in any combination of the dimensions
• Allows users to answer “Show me X by Y by Z” type
questions
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• Example: Show me sales by product by month
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Schema
as li
a H • Organizes data into a central fact table with
s a m surrounding dimension tables
O • Each dimension row has many associated fact rows
• Dimension tables do not directly relate to each other
Dimension
Dimension Fact Dimension
Dimension
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Fact Table
• Primary table in a dimensional model

• Contains business measures or metrics
• Contains foreign keys to dimension tables
• Usually stores numerical data
Customer
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• Shipments s
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Dimensionns Table
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s a m • Contain attributes that describe business
O • May have a set of descriptive attributes
• Contain primary
p y keys
y to uniquely
q y identify y each
attribute
• Name
• Name Customer
• Address
• Product Line
• Name
• Month Time • Format
• Year
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Types of Dimensional Modeling
• Star schemas
• Snowflake schemas
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schemas
as li
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s a m • Star schemas have one-to-many relationships
O between the logical dimension tables and the logical
fact table.
Customer
Time
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Snowflake schemas
• Snowflake schemas have those same types of

relationships, but also include one-to-many
relationships between additional dimensions.
Credit Line Customer Address
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DW c e ns Types
Table
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a H
s a m • Typical data warehouse includes various types of
O tables to hold different information
• Facts
• Aggregate Fact
• Dimensions
• Mini Dimension
• Subset Dimension
• Slowly Changing Dimension
• Hierarchy Table
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Summary
• In this module you learned

• Difference between OLTP and OLAP databases
• Need and characteristics of data warehouse
• Dimensional modeling as used in data warehouse
• Components of a star schema
• Various types of tables used in Data Warehouse environment
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Module 7
Exploring Oracle BI
Repository
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Objectives
• Explore Oracle BI Metadata Objects

• Identify the three layers of OBI Repository
• Explore
p Administration Tool to view and modify
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Oracle e nsBI Repository
as li
a H
s a m • Stores the metadata used by the Oracle BI Server
O • Is accessed and exposed using the BI Administration
Tool
• Is created by the architect who:
• Imports metadata from databases and other data sources
• Simplifies and reorganizes the metadata into business
models
• Structures the business model for presentation to users for
requesting information
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Oracle BI Repository Location
• Repository is stored in the

…\OracleBI\Server\Repository directory
Default location
of repository files
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Openinge ns a Repository File
as li
a H
s a m • Select Start > Programs > Oracle BI > Oracle BI
O Administration to open the Oracle BI Administration Tool
p > Online ((Or Offline)) < Repository
• Select Open p y
Alternatively,
double-click the
.rpd file to open it
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Repository Edit Modes
• OBI repository can be edited in the Offline mode

• Oracle BI Server is not started—repository is not loaded into
server memory
• All development and major enhancements should be made in
the offline mode
• OBI Repository can be opened in Online mode also
• Oracle BI Server is started, repository is loaded in server
memory
ble
• Objects are checked out for editing and checked in for saving
fe r a
• Care should be taken when editing repository in the online
t r a ns
mode, since changes affect users in real time
on-
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• Should only be used for minor administrative tasks
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Administration Tool
as li
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s a m • Utility that allows you to access the repository and
O view physical, logical and presentation object
definitions
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Presentation Layer
• Contains Presentation Catalog objects that provide a

customized view of a business model to users
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Presentation Layer
as li
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s a m • Is users view of the data
O Paint appears as a subject
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Business Model (Logical) Layer
• Presents business view of the data by simplifying the

physical data model
• Forms the basis for hierarchies,, calculations and
aggregations
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Business ns Model Layer
as li
a H
s a m • Groups similar business information into a Star
O Schema format
• Measures and Attributes are clearly defined in this layer
Hierarchies
Attributes
Measures
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Logical Tables
• Logical Table contains logical columns that can be

mapped to one or more physical columns from the
physical layer
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Logicale ns Table Sources
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s a m • Expand logical sources folder to physical table source
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Dimensional Hierarchy
• Represents a parent child relationship within a dimension

• Facilitates aggregates and level based analysis of data
Year
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Physical ns Layer
as li
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s a m • Physical data source structure is represented by the
O physical layer objects
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Physical Layer Objects
• Database object represents a physical database, it

contains objects such as:
• Connection Pool: Provides connection parameters between
the Oracle BI Server and physical data source
• Schema folder: Represents the physical schemas where the
tables and columns are located
Database object
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Repository Tools
as li
a H
s a m • Update All Row Counts: Updates the row counts of all
O the tables in the physical layer
g
• Show Contingency y Checker: Launches Consistencyy
checker utility
• Query Repository: Allows you to search for specific
objects in the repository
• Options: Provides various
admin tool display options
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Query Repository Feature
• Allows you to examine the repository metadata

objects
• Search objects based on a name
• Search objects based on type:
• Catalog
• Physical column
• Complex join
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• Key
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Summarye ns
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O • Identify and describe the three layers of a Oracle BI
Repository and how they relate to one another
• Use the BI Administration Tool to view the properties of the
repository objects
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Module 8
Building Basic Repository
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Objectives
as li
a H
s a m • Identify the objects in the Physical layer of a
O repository
• Define a System
y Data Source Name ((DSN)) for a
data source
• Build the Physical layer
• Identify objects in the Logical layer in the repository
• Building the Logical layer of the Repository
• Identify the objects in the Presentation layer of the
repository
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• Building the presentation layer of the repository
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Physical Layer
• Is the metadata that describes the source of the

analytical
y data
• Defines what the data is, how the data relates, and
how to access the data
• Is used by the Oracle Business Intelligence Server to
generate SQL to access the business data to provide ble
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Physical ns Layer
as li
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s a m • Physical layer is the first layer built in the repository
O • Is developed within the Oracle BI Administration Tool
• Can be imported
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Data Sources
• Oracle BI Server can access data stored in:

• Normalized schema databases
• Star or snowflake schema databases
• Flat files
• Spreadsheets
• XML
• And so on
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li c
a H
s a m • OBI server connects to data sources via:
O • An ODBC Data Source (generic) driver
• Native drivers for Oracle and DB2
Data source to access

an Oracle database
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Connection Pool
• Specifies the ODBC or

native data source name
• Allows multiple
p users to
share a pool of database
connections
• You can create multiple
connection pools to improve
ble
performance for groups of
users fe r a
• E.g.
E g Dedicated connection pool
ODBC Data
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Tables e nsand Columns
as li
a H
s a m • Represent the physical structure of the data
O • Import only the tables and columns needed for analytical
processing
Table
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Key Columns
• Primary Key
• Uniquely identifies a single row of data
• Comprised of a column or set of columns
• Set of columns represent a compound or composite key
• Identified by icon
• Foreign Key
• Refers to the primary key columns in another table
ble
• Comprised of a column or set of columns
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Joinsc e ns
as li
a H
s a m • Represent the Primary Key – Foreign Key relationships
O between tables in the Physical layer
• Complex joins are used to express relationships that do not involve
a Primary Key – Foreign Key relationship
• Used to formulate the join when building the SQL
Double-click to
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Joins
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Physical Layer Objects
• Are organized in the Administration Tool in a

hierarchy:
Maintains different
schema definitions
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Represents the metadata
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Building ns Physical Layer
as li
a H
s a m • Define DSN for given data source
O • Test database connectivity
• Import data source schema or build the physical
objects manually
• Define connection pool
• Create physical joins
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Define System DSN
• Use the ODBC Data Source Administrator to define a

System DSN for each data source
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li c
a H
s a m • Use the Oracle BI ODBC Client Tool to test the
O connection to physical data sources
• Start > Programs > Oracle BI> Oracle BI ODBC Client
Select Utility > Enter SQL Query

to execute a query to verify your
connection to the data source
Select File > Open

Database to select the
desired DSN
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Define System DSN for Paint.xls
• Go to ODBC Data Source Administrator and define a

System DSN for the Excel data source
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as li
a H
s a m • In the new DNS dialogue box, enter the DSN name
O and select the appropriate file location
Select the appropriate file

path
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Import Schemas
• Use the Oracle BI Administration Tool to import the

data source schema
Select File > Import
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Importe ns Schemas..
as li
a H
s a m • Select the tables and columns needed to support the
O business model
• Limit to tables and columns needed to support the user’s
analytic requirements
Import the tables and

columns identified in
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Import Schemas..
• Create the primary key – foreign key joins
• Include the tables used to define the joins

• Select the type of metadata you want to import
• Keys and foreign keys are imported automatically only if they
are defined in the source data
Used to select
table to display
and import
If primary key-foreign key rules have

ble
been defined in the source data, they
will automatically be created during the
fe r a
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the keys manually
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Definee ns Connection Pool Properties
as li
a H • Open the Connection Pool properties dialog box to
s a m ensure the Data Source Name field indicates the
O correct System DSN
• Specify a distinct name for the Connection Pool
This is the system DSN that
connects to the Paint data
Allows query source
cancellation to be
sent to the
database while the
query is executing
Allow database connection to
remain open until timeout after all
requests complete
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Define Connection Pool Properties..
• Specify the number of concurrent connections
E t the
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b off
connections allowed for this
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Define e nsKeys and Join Conditions
as li
a H
s a m • The Administration Tool allows you to define physical
O keys and joins that were not imported automatically,
in several different ways:
• Define Primary Keys
• Using the Physical Table > Keys tab
• Define Joins and Foreign keys
• Using the Physical Table Diagram
• Using the Joins Manager
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Define Primary Keys
• Open the Table properties dialog box to define key

column(s)
• Right-click a table and select Properties
Select the Keys tab and
click the New button
Check the appropriate

Column check-box
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Define e nsJoins
as li
a H
s a m • Use the Physical Table Diagram editor to:
O • View the table schema and joins
• Define physical foreign keys and complex joins
• Complex joins are joins over non foreign key and primary
key columns
Double-click to open the

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Define Foreign Keys
• From the Physical Table Diagram editor click the New

Foreign Key button to join the tables
The Joins
properties box
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The table you
select first to
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create the join
maintains the
t r a ns
primary key, the
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a H
s a m • From the Joins Property box click the column(s) that
O the foreign key joins
Select columns in both the left and right
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Define Joins Using Join Manager
• Use the Join Manager editor to:

• View join relationships
• Create physical foreign keys and complex joins
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Business ns Model and Mapping (BMM)
as li
a H Layer
s a m
O • Is the metadata that organizes physical sources into a
dimensional business model
• Is the basis of the users’ view of the data
• Is used by the Oracle BI Server to determine the data
necessary to satisfy the user’s request
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Business Layer
• Is created using the Administration Tool

• Is the second layer built in the repository
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Business ns Layer Objects
as li
a H
s a m • Business models
O • Logical tables
• Data source mappings
• Logical columns
• Logical primary keys
• Logical table schemas
• Measures
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Business Models
• Define subject areas

• Are the highest level in the BMM layer
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Logicale ns Tables
as li
a H • Define data source mappings
s a m • Allows multiple physical data sources in one logical table
O • Have one or more logical columns
Logical tables
Data source mappings

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Logical column
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Data Source Mappings
• Define the logical-to-physical table mappings

• Reduce complexity of the data model, allowing
multiple physical data sources in one logical table
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Logicale ns Columns
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O • A single logical column might map to many physical
columns
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Logical Primary Keys
• Define joins between logical tables

• Consist of one or more logical columns
• Can be automatically defined if keys and joins were
defined in the Physical layer
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Logicale ns Table Schemas
as li
a H
s a m • Define logical table joins
O • Required for a valid business model
Schema defines the

relationships between
the various objects of
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Logical Table Schemas
• Must be related via join links

• Logical joins help the server understand the
relationships between various pieces of the business
model
• Examining logical joins is an integral part of how the
Oracle BI Server figures out how to construct the ble
physical queries fe r a
• Logical joins help the server determine which tables
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Measures ns
as li
a H
s a m • Are calculations defining measurable quantities
O • Are created on logical columns in the fact table
gg g
• Can be defined as default aggregations
Summation icon denotes

an aggregation rule
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Developing Business Layer
• Create a new business model

• Create logical tables (Drag and drop physical
tables))
• Create logical columns
• Create logical joins
• Define Measures
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Createe ns a Logical Business Model
as li
a H
s a m • Right-click inside the Business Model layer and select
O New Business Model
Create a new
Business Model
for ABC
Leave blank
for now
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Create Logical Tables
• Drag physical table objects into the business model
Model is not
yet available
for queries
Logical
tables
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Keys
fe r a
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Modifye ns Logical Columns
as li
a H • Open the logical column properties box to modify its
s a m properties
O • Consider renaming columns to make meaning clearer to users
Click General tab
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Create Logical Joins
• Right-click the logical table and select Business

Model Diagram
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Createe ns Logical Joins
as li Continued
a H
s a m • Create logical table joins in the same manner used in
O the Physical layer
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Define Measures
• Right-click the logical column and select Properties >

Aggregation
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Define e nsMeasures..
as li
a H
s a m • Select the aggregation rule:
O • None (Default)
• Sum
• Avg
• Count
• Count Distinct
• Max Use for
snapshot
• Min metrics
Select the
• First aggregation rule
• Last Standard
deviation
• Median measures
• StdDev
• StdDevPop
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Define Measures..
• Aggregate rule applies when user selects column in a

query
You can select multiple

ble
columns and apply the same
aggregation rule to them
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li c
a H
s a m • Rename logical columns
O • Use names acceptable to the organization and understood by
users
• Use
U short
h names to minimize
i i i b browser or reporting
i reall estate
• Create unique names for all columns
• Avoid using the same name as a logical table or business
model
• Never delete logical columns that:
• Map to keys of physical tables
• Define contents of logical table sources
• Complex joins should only be used in this layer
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Presentation Layer
• Is the metadata that describes the users’ view of the

business model
• Simplifies the model and makes it easy for users to
understand and query
• Exposes only the data meaningful to the users
• Organizes the data in a way that aligns with the way users
think about the data
ble
• Renames data as necessary for the set of users
fe r a
• Is created usingg the Oracle BI Administration Tool
t r a ns
• Is the third layer built in the repository
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Presentation Catalogs
as li
a H • Organize the business model for a set of users
s a m • Refer to a single business model; cannot span business
O models
p p
• Multiple presentation catalogs
g can refer to the same business
model
Catalog for user

group 1
Catalog for user

group 2
Both reference
same business
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Presentation Tables and Columns
• Define the interface the user uses to query the data

from the data sources
• Appear as folders and columns in Oracle Answers
• Refer to a subset of the logical tables and logical
columns in the business model layer
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Table
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Building ns Presentation Layer
as li
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s a m
O • Create a new presentation catalog
• Customize the presentation catalog
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Creating Presentation Catalog
• Drag and drop a business model from the Business

Model layer to the Presentation layer
• Select Edit > Duplicate to copy an existing catalog
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Creating ns Presentation Catalog..
as li
a H • Corresponding presentation layer objects are created
s a m for business model layer objects
O
Subject area becomes
presentation catalog
Logical tables become

presentation tables
Logical columns become

presentation columns
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Customize the Presentation Catalog
• Organize and modify the presentation objects so that

they make sense to the users
• Reorder tables and columns
• Rename tables and columns
• Remove columns that serve no business need
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Reordere ns Tables
as li
a H
s a m • Open the presentation catalog properties box and use
O the Up and Down buttons or drag and drop to reorder
the tables
Use the
Double-click Presentation Tables
tab and the Up and
Down buttons to
reorder
d ttables
bl
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Reorder Columns
• In the presentation table properties box, use the

columns tab and use the Up and Down buttons or
drag and drop to reorder columns
ble
Use the Columns tab
fe r a
ns
and the Up and Down
buttons to reorder
columns
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Rename e ns Tables
as li
a H
s a m • In the presentation table properties box, use the
O general tab to rename tables Use the General tab
Custom name
Double-click
Used primarily to support
foreign languages
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Rename Tables Cont.
• An alias is created automatically when the name of a

presentation table is changed
• Used to maintain compatibility with previously written queries
Use the Aliases tab to

view the previous
name
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Rename
a H
s a m • Use the General tab to rename columns in the
O Presentation Column properties box Use the General tab
C t
Custom name
Uncheck to specify a
name that is different
from the logical column
name
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Remove Unnecessary Columns
• Right-click and select delete to remove unneeded

columns
• Remove keys that are used only for processing, unless they
have an intrinsic meaning,
meaning such as date
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li c
a H
s a m • Presentation objects are automatically renamed when
O the corresponding logical object is renamed
• Presentation tables cannot have the same name as
the presentation catalogs (error is received)
• Presentation objects can be deleted without affecting
corresponding logical objects
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Considerations for Other Clients
• To expose the key columns to other ODBC clients,

check the Export logical keys check box
• Exporting logical keys is irrelevant to Oracle Analytics Web
users
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Leadinge ns Practices
as li
a H
s a m • Use meaningful names
O • Names can not contain single quotes ('), double quotes ("), or
percentage signs (%)
• Keep presentation object names unique
• Naming presentation columns the same as presentation
tables can lead to inaccurate results
• Uniqueness allows SQL statements to be shorter because
qualifiers are unnecessary
• Group objects in meaningful ways
• Columns
C l mustt be
b in
i same business
b i model
d l
• Eliminate unneeded objects to reduce user confusion
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Summary
This module showed you how to:

• Identify the objects in the Physical layer of a repository
• Define a System Data Source Name (DSN) for a data
source
• Build the Physical layer
• Identify the objects of the Business Model and Mapping
(BMM) layer of a repository
• Build the business model ble
• Create simple measures fe r a
• Identify the objects of the Presentation layer of a repository
t r a ns
• Modify the properties of the Presentation layer objects
on-
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• Build the Presentation layer of a repository
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Module 9
Testing and Deploying OBI
Repository
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Objectives
• Describe techniques for testing a repository

• Execute steps to validate and test a repository
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Validating
as li
a H
s a m • Verifies that the business model yields correct results
O • Modeling best practices have been followed
• Testing and validation includes:
• Checking repository for consistency errors or warnings
• Testing business model via ODBC client
• Validating log files
• Executing dashboard / answers requests
• Checking results by inspecting SQL
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Check Repository for Consistency
• A feature in the Administration Tool that checks the

metadata in the repository for certain kinds of errors,
including:
• Finding logical columns that are not mapped to physical
sources
• Checking for undefined logical join conditions
• Determining if physical tables referenced in a business model
are not joined to tables referenced in the business model ble
fe r a
ns
• Does not guarantee that the business model is
constructed correctly
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li c Logging
a H
s a m • Test proper repository configuration by logging query
O activity
• Use logging for testing, debugging, and technical support
• Query activity gets logged in NQQuery.log file
• Enable for individual users
• Set logging level for each user whose queries you want
logged
• Query logging is disabled by default
• Can quickly produce very large log files
• Various levels of query logging enables various
degree of details logged
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Turn On Logging
• Logging level 2 allows you to see the SQL generated
Level 1 logs: Level 2 logs:

User name, session ID, and request All items for Level 1
ID for each query
SQL for the request using business Repository name, business model
model names name, presentation catalog name
Query status (success, failure,
termination, or timeout)
SQL for the request using physical
data source syntax
ble
Elapsed times for query compilation, Queries issued against the cache
fe r a
execution, query cache and back-end
t r a ns
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database processing
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Number of rows returned from a
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Validate ns Business Model
as li
a H
s a m • Via Oracle BI ODBC Client
O • ODBC Client is a tool which allows you to:
• View the database schema
• Create new SQL queries and save them
• Use the ODBC Client to validate the business model
• Verify that the data elements and joins work as expected
• Compare query results from ODBC Client with the
results generated by Oracle Business Intelligence
Answers
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Example
• Test the business model before making it available to

end users
Users will
query the
paint subject
area to get
answers
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Verification Steps
as li
a H
s a m • Check Consistency
O • Specify query log level
• Load RPD on the server
• Start Oracle BI Server Service
• Connect to repository using ODBC connection
• Execute SQL to verify results
• Examine log file
• Test using
g dashboards and answers
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Check Consistency
• Validate repository (or a single business model)
Select File >

Check Global Right-click
Consistency to business model
ble
check the entire
repository
and select
Check
fe r a
ns
Consistency to
check a given
business model
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Checkc e nsConsistency..
as li
a H • Any errors are displayed in a dialog box
s a m • Correct the errors and check for consistency again
O • Repeat the process until there are no more errors
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Set Query Logging Level
• Select Manage > Security to open Security Manager

• Select Users (in left pane) to display the users (in
right pane)
ble
fe r a
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Set the appropriate
logging level for user
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li c
a H
s a m • Open c:\Oracle BI\Server\Config\NQSConfig.ini
O • In the repository section, add an entry for your
repository file
• Format: logical_name = repository_file_name
paint repository file
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Start Oracle BI Server
• Use Windows service manager to start the server and

load the repository file into memory
• Upon Oracle BI Server startup, repository file defined in
NQSConfig.ini becomes available for querying
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Use c e ns
ODBC Client to Verify Repository
as li
a H
s a m • Test and verify that the repository displays the correct
O tables and columns
Lists all tables in

default repository
Lists all columns

in selected table
Lists attributes of
selected column
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Execute SQL to Verify Results
• Verify the logical and physical model

• Use logical column names in the SELECT clause
• Use logical table name or logical subject area name in the
FROM clause
l
• Use any restrictions in a WHERE clause
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Executee ns SQL to Verify Results..
as li
a H
s a m • Examine the results
O • To further verify, you can double-check these results with
results from database query tool
Verify data is as expected
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Examine the Query Log File
• Check SQL generated by Oracle BI Server to verify that server is

querying correct table(s) and column(s)
Select statement
executed by ODBC
Client to verify
repository
ble
Verify correct
repository, subject area,
fe r a
ns
SQL statement sent to and presentation
the database catalog were queried
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li c Model Using Answers
a H
s a m • Run simple dashboard or Ad-Hoc requests
O • Compare results generated by with the results from
ODBC Client and NQQuery.log
y g file
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Summary
In this module, we learned

• Various techniques for testing a repository
• Execute repository testing and validation
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Module 10
Complex Repository
Modeling
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Objectives
• Describe derived metrics and its use

• Configure derived metrics
• Based on existing logical columns
• Based on physical columns
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Derivede ns Metrics
as li
a H
s a m • Physical schema may not have everything required
O for your analysis
• Adding columns into physical tables may require
additional integration or ETL work
• Deriving a metrics in such scenario may be more
efficient than storing values in the database
• Derive Price Per Unit: Divide Dollars by number of units
• The OBI server can use calculations in the logical
columns and g
generate optimum
p SQL
• Most commonly used SQL expressions can be used
• The expressions can be built on top of existing columns
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Example in Paints
• Measures are only stored as Dollars and Units

• Company wants to analyzing the price per unit in various
markets for each brand which requires a calculated column
ble
New measure
to calculate
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Implementing Calculations
as li
a H
s a m • Calculations can be created in the repository in the
O following ways:
• Build calculation on existing logical columns
• Build calculations on existing physical columns
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Using Existing Logical Columns
• Right-click the fact table and select New Object >

Logical Column
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Specifye ns Logical Columns as Source
as li
a H
s a m
O
Name the new
logical column
Check this to specify

that this is a
calculated column
Build calculation Expression

using existing B ild
Builder
columns
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Expression Builder
• Open the Expression Builder and build the formula

• Aggregation is applied based on the column aggregation in
the formula
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Usingc e nsExisting Physical Column
as li
a H
s a m • Right-click the fact table and select New Object >
O Logical Column and name the new column
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Map New Column
• Open the properties box of the logical table source

• Click the ellipsis button to map the column using the
Expression Builder
Select to view
unmapped columns
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li c
a H
s a m • Select physical columns and expressions to construct
O the formula
Select physical columns

and expressions to
build the formula
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Advanced Functions
• Expression builder allows you to select various

expressions, operators and repository variables and
use them to build the column formula
Using functions
ble
fe r a
t r a ns
Variables can be built and used
on-
an
in building formula, e.g. Current
Month, Last ETL Run Date etc.
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li c
a H
s a m • Use physical columns for building calculations that
O require an aggregation rule (such as sum or average)
that is applied after the calculation
select
T82.ItemType as c1,
sum(T55.UnitOrdd - T55.UnitShpd) as c3
Calculates the difference between

from units ordered and units shipped
D1_products T82,
D1_Orders2 T55
where
T55.ProdKey = T82.ProductKey and
Applies aggregation rules on

group by top of the calculated values
T79.ItemType
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Example: Using Physical Columns
• Example: To accurately calculate total revenue you

would multiply the unit price by the number of units
sold and then sum the totals
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li c
a H
s a m • Use logical columns for calculation formulas that
O require an aggregation rule that is applied before the
calculation
• To accurately calculate a unit price you would total
the dollars sold and divide by the total of the units
sold
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Summary

• Describe a calculation measure and its use in a
business model
• Implement new calculation measures
• Create new calculation measures based on existing
logical columns
• Create new calculation measures based on physical ble
columns fe r a
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Module 11
Using Multiple Sources
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Objectives
• Add multiple sources to an existing logical table

source for a dimension in the business model
• Add a second table source to a dimension in the
business model
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Tablec e nsStructures
as li
a H
s a m • Normalized table structures
O • Consist of many tables—data has been split apart, or
normalized
• Reduce
R d d
data
t redundancy
d d tto iimprove performance
f
• Do not work well for queries that perform business data
analysis
• Denormalized table structures
• Follow a business model and are easier to understand
• Have data that may appear in several locations in the
database
• Reduces the need for join paths
• Can take the form of a star schema
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Business Challenge
• Data may be spread among several physical tables

and needs to be combined into a single logical table
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Modeling ns Multiple Sources
as li
a H
s a m • Model multiple physical sources for the logical table
O • If the data is not duplicated across tables
• Add physical tables to an existing logical table source
• Where data is duplicated across tables
• Add a second logical table source that maps to the
physical table that is the most economical source
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Paint Example
• Add normalized tables that store Brand, Type to the

Products dimension in the Paint business model
The additional product

attributes are stored in
separate tables and are
joined to product table
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Configuring Non Duplicate Data
as li
a H
s a m • Import physical sources and create joins
O • Determine the physical columns
• Drag columns onto existing source
• Automatically adds the physical table sources, the joins, and
the column mappings
• Specify economical source
• Rename the columns
• Add columns to presentation catalog
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Identify Physical Column
• Locate the tables and columns in the physical layer

with the additional product information
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a H
s a m • Drag each physical column onto the existing logical
O table source for the Products dimension
Type physical column

is dragged onto the
products Sources…
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Verify Column Mapping
• Mapping, joins, and new columns are automatically

created in the Products dimension
Single source maps to

New logical multiple physical tables
columns are
added to the
Products
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dimension
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Verify e nsColumn Mapping
as li
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s a m • New logical columns are automatically mapped to the
O physical tables
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Alternate
• Use source properties box to select physical tables

• Create the table mappings and joins
• Add logical
g columns manually
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• Create logical column mappings manually
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Specifye ns Most Economical Source
as li
a H
s a m • When data is duplicated in multiple physical tables,
O single column is mapped to multiple physical tables
q
• Requires clear instructions for OBI server under which
circumstances to use what mapping
• Economical source determines the most efficient
column mapping to physical sources
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Multiple Sources For One Column
• Product Type belonged to Products logical table and it maps to

Type physical table
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Currente ns Source
as li
a H
s a m • A more economical source for Product Type is a table that stores
O information for other logical columns as well
Since Type table stores

Type of products it is a
more economical source
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Additional Source
• Adding a second logical table source to the Products dimension

allows you to map Type to the physical table that stores
information for other column
Allows creation
of a new
logical column
ble
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table source is
fe r a
added to Products
logical columns is now mapped to a
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Create e nsa New Logical Table Source
as li
a H
s a m • Right-click the Sources folder for the Products
O dimension and select New Logical Table Source
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Select the Physical Table
• Click the Add button and select the physical table

from Paint
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Define e nsColumn Mapping
as li
a H
s a m • The Type logical column is now mapped to two
O physical tables
Type maps to two

physical tables
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Content Specification
• Column mapped to multiple sources require content information

• Set content for the Type column on Content tab of second logical
table source
• Lets Oracle BI Server know under what circumstance to use a
particular source
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Rename e ns the Columns
as li
a H
s a m • Create names for the new columns that users can
O recognize in the business model
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Add Columns to Presentation Catalog
• Drag the new logical columns onto the Products

presentation table to make them available to users
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Physical ns Table Partitions
as li
a H
s a m • Application need to seamlessly access and process
O data from multiple sources
• Requires
q the application
pp to know where to g
go for what
type of data and under what conditions
• For example a DBA may decide to divide a large table
into several smaller partitions for performance reason
Large table Multiple smaller tables
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Partition
• Is a subset of data, a data fragment, that contains part

of the data for a fact or a dimension
• Combines as necessaryy with other data fragments
g
• May be:
• Fact-based
• Value-based
• Level-based
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as li
a H
s a m • Tables have different columns and store different
O information
• Some column data mayy be duplicated
p between them
• Example: Actual sales versus Forecasts
Actual sales Quota targets
Region Product Sale Region Forecast
West 200000 West 250000
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Value-Based
• Tables have same columns and grain, but different

values
• Example: Invoice data is stored separately for each region
Invoices
InvNbr Dollars Region
for Central
Region 1135293 1000 Central
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fe r a
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Level-Based
as li
a H
s a m • Tables have different grain and often have different
O columns
• Aggregate tables are an example of a level-based partition
• Example: Detailed sales data is summarized and stored by
year and region
Sales detailed data Sales by year and region
Product Total
Sales Rep Date Year Region
Sale Dollars
1100 19980105 10000 1998 200000 Central
1100 19981001 25000 1999 300000 Central
1100 19981010 10000
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Mixed
• Data is partitioned using more than one technique

• Example: Invoice sales data is partitioned by value and level
Invoices by month for Central Invoices by year for Central
Total Total
Month Region Year Region
Dollars Dollars
199801 10000 Central 1998 200000 Central
199802 25000 Central

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Complexe ns
as li
a H
s a m • Other complex techniques may be required based on
O the data sources
• Conditional application of partitions
• Data for the past year is in monthly form only and not
yearly, while all other former years are in both
• Data for the west region is broken out, but all other regions
are together
• Data duplications or omissions
• Data for the West region is stored in the main partition and
a separate partition
• Data for the Central region is missing for 1997
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Modeling Partitions in Oracle BI
• Oracle BI Server handles the complexity of partitions

and keeps them transparent to the user
• Modeled in the OBI repository
p y similar to modeling
g
multisource data
• Import physical table
• Add sources to the business model layer
ble
• Map logical columns
fe r a
ns
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• Specify fragmentation content
t r a
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as h Paint
li c
a H
s a m • Replace the current, single source for Market data
O with two value-based partitions
Market with Market

names
starting with CHICAGO
A–M
Market with Market

names
starting with
N–Z PITTSBURGH
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Implementation Steps
• Import physical sources

• Add
dd sou
sources
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business
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ode layer
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• Specify fragmentation content
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Specifye ns Fragmentation Content
as li
a H • Use the expression builder to define what type of
s a m content the fragment contains
O • Set the flag to specify whether to combine this
f
fragment t with
ith other
th data
d t
Specifies Market data from A –

M is contained in this fragment
Specifies to combine this

fragment with the other
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Time Series Comparisons
• Allows you to analyze data spanning multiple time

periods
• Provides context and reference to information
• Example: Compare this year’s sales and last year’s
sales
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a H
s a m • Need to ask three different questions to get the result
O • What was this year’s sales ?
• What was last year’s sales ?
• How do they compare ?
• There is no direct was in SQL to do this type of
analysis in a single SQL query
• Requires three separate queries to be sent to the
database
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Time Series Comparisons in OBI
• Model time series data in the OBI repository

• Provides different set of metrics for time series comparison
• Generates and executes multiple queries in parallel to get the
results
• Allows users to make one request for the desired result
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as h li c
a H
s a m • Is a utility of the Oracle BI Administration Tool
O • Automates the process of modeling time series data
• Guides yyou through g a series of p
prompts
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comparison measures
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Modeling Time Series Data
• Examine physical sources

• If needed, import physical sources and create supporting
joins (as usual)
• You
Y require i aPPeriod
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i h appropriate
i P
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i dAAgo
keys
• Start the Calculation Wizard/Time series function
• Answer prompts
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• Name comparison measures
fe r a
• Select period table
t r a ns
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• S l t period
Select i d table
t bl key
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Create e nsNew Metrics
as li
a H
s a m • Create new logical column in Fact
O
Select option
Click here
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Build Expression
• Open expression builder

• Select Function>Time Series Function>Ago
• Change
g default format i.e.
Ago(<<Measure>>, <<Level>>, <<Number of Periods>>)
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Modeling ns Calculated Metrics
as li
a H
s a m • Now column created for Year Ago Dollars
O
• Create other Comparison Measures using Calculation

Wizard
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Using Calculation Wizard
• Right-click the Dollars column and select the

Calculation Wizard menu option
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Usingc e nsCalculation Wizard…
as li
a H
s a m • Select Year Ago Dollars column and click next
O
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Using Calculation Wizard…
• Select Changes and Percent Changes option and

click next
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with Year Ago Dollars
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Create e nsNew Measures
as li
a H
s a m • Finish screen will appear just click Next.
O
Message for new

Comparison measures
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Select Measures and Calculations
• New logical columns will appear in Sales Facts Table
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Add c e ns Measures in Presentation
New
as li
a H
s a m • Drag the new comparison measures to the
O presentation catalog in the Presentation layer
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Test Comparison Measures
• Use Answers to test the new measures
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fe r a
t r a ns
Change Dollars Year Ago returns
the difference in dollars sold
on-
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Summarye ns
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a H
O • Describe the use of time comparisons for business analysis
• Implement time comparison measures in the business
model using the Calculation Wizards
• Identify reasons for segmenting data
• Describe techniques to model partitions
• Implement a value-based partition
• Add multiple sources to an existing logical table source for
a dimension in the business model
• Add a second table source to a dimension in the business
model
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Module 12
Hierarchies and Level
Based Measures
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Objectives
as li
a H
s a m • Create a dimensional hierarchy
O • Use level-based measures
• Create a rank measure
• Understand the need for Aggregate tables
• Configuring aggregate navigation in the OBI
repository
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Dimensional Hierarchy
• Defines parent-child relationships within a dimension

• Establishes levels for data groupings and calculations
• Provides paths
p for drilldown
Period Dimensional Hierarchy
Years
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Level-Based Measures
as li
a H
s a m • Metrics reported as an aggregate to a certain level in
O a dimension hierarchy, e.g.
• Total Sales for the territory
• Total Sales for current year
• Allows you to calculate share measures
January Share = Total Sales for January / Total Sales This Year
Product Share = Total Sales for Product / Total Sales
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Building Hierarchy
• Create a dimensional hierarchy to represent the

relationship in the period data
• Create level-based measures for share and total
Period Dimensional Hierarchy
Total
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Drilldown for details Year
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as li
a H
s a m • The period table in the Paint repository is configured
O as a dimension in the RPD
Logical
table
mappings
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Building Dimensional Hierarchy
• Create a dimension object

• Add parent object
• Add child objects
• Specify level parameters
• Add dimension columns to hierarchy
• Create level keys
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Create e nsa Dimension Object
as li
a H
s a m • Select Dimension to create a new dimension object
O
This icon
represents
dimensional
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Add Parent Object
• Create the highest level of the hierarchy
Right-click the Dimension

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Child
as li
a H
s a m • Add subsequent levels in the hierarchy from the top
O down
• Number of elements represents the distinct count for the
level
Right-click the
level and select
New Object >
Child Level
Allows Can be relative

roll up
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Add Dimension Columns
• Drag logical columns from logical table for the

dimension data to associate them with a level
• Columns not dragged are assumed to be at the lowest level
Dragging logical column from

logical table to level in
hierarchy associates the
column with the level
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Create e nsLevel Keys
as li
a H
s a m • Define the unique identifier for the level
O • Provide context for drilldown (specifies the subset of
data to include from the next level down)
Level keys are

required for all levels
except Grand Total
level
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key to display when
drilling down
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Implement Level-Based Measures
• Create a total measure and share measure

• Oracle BI server calculates these measures at run
time
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Create e nsa Total Measure
as li
a H
s a m • Create a total measure for the grand total level that
O refers to an existing fact column
Sums the
physical …to the grand
column… total level
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Create a Share Measure
• Create a new calculated logical fact column by

dividing the appropriate measure by a total measure
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s a m • Add new measures to the presentation layer
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Test Results
• Select measures to test results

• Drill down to check relative recalculations
Drill down
for details
Share and rank are
relative to period
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O lowest level of detail for the analysis
• Analysis often requires roll up of detailed data
• Calculations and aggregations at run time can be
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Business Problem
• User requests total products by region by year

• Oracle BI Server works with the data source to summarize
fact data up to those levels in each dimensional hierarchy
to provide the result
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s a m aggregates at required levels
O • Use these “aggregate” tables to process user queries
• Eliminates run-time
run time calculations
• Delivers faster results to the users
Market Period Product

Id Dollars
Key Key Key Total
122222 1001 19980102 100 100000 Region Year
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133333 1001 19990105 200 200000 West 1998 100000
144444 1002 19980505 300 10000 West 1999 200000
155555 1002 19980601 400 20000 Central 1998 50000
166666 1005 19980101 600 20000

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Modeling Aggregates in RPD
• Aggregate table source is modeled similar to other

multisource data
• Import physical table
• Add sources to logical tables
• Specify aggregation content New step
• Identifies the level of aggregation in the table so the Oracle

BI Server can determine when to use it for queries
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s a m • Use prebuilt aggregate tables to improve performance
O • Must have matching levels of aggregation for fact and dimensions
Sales (fact) aggregated to
Region and Year levels
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Physical Layer for Aggregate
• Create connection pool if Aggregates stored at

another data source (Microsoft Excel used in example)
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p the p physical
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Physical ns Layer for Aggregate
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s a m • Create joins between aggregate fact table and
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Business Layer for Aggregate
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table(s)
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a H
s a m • Use the Content tab to specify what level of data
O within each hierarchy the aggregate table source
contains
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Pick the appropriate levels in the

hierarchies that match the levels the
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Business Layer for Aggregate Continued
• If dimensional hierarchies are not defined, use the

Content tab to specify how the data is grouped within
the aggregate
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Test the Results…
• The aggregate is used for requests for data at or

above the level stored
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s a m • Additional time is required to build and load these
O tables
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g is required
q to store duplicated
p data
• Can be particularly challenging with real-time or near
real-time reporting environments
• Look at query patterns and build aggregates to speed
up common queries that require summarized results
• Ensure enough data is combined to offset the cost to
build
• Detail to aggregate data ratio should be at least 50:1
• Monitor and Adjust regularly for changing query
patterns
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Summary

• Create a dimensional hierarchy
• Use level-based measures
• Create a rank measure
• Describe aggregate tables
• Model aggregate tables to speed processing
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Using Variables
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Objectives
• Describe session variables

• Describe repository variables
• Describe initialization blocks
• Implement a dynamic repository variable
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s a m • Contain values in memory that are used by the Oracle
O BI Server during its processing
• Are created and managedg using g the Variable
Manager feature in the Oracle BI Administration Tool
• Consist of types:
• Session variables
• Repository variables
• Static Variables
• Dynamic Variables
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Session Variables
• Populated when a user logs into the application

• Persist only while a user’s session is active
• There are two types
yp of session variables
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System e ns Session Variables
as li
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s a m • Predefined session
O variables reserved for
specific purposes
• Have reserved names,
which cannot be used for
other kinds of variables
• Example: USER Right-click for list
• Refer to Oracle BI Server
Administration g
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Non-System Session Variables
• Are application specific variables that are created by

the implementation team
• Example:
p
• Capture the user’s Region and limit the records the user sees
to only those for that Region
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Repository Variables
as li
a H
s a m • Persist from the time the Oracle BI Server is started
O until it is shut down
• Can be used instead of literals or constants in
expression builders in the Oracle BI Administration
Tool
• Oracle BI Server will substitute the value of the repository
variable for the variable itself in the metadata
• Come in two types
• Static
• Dynamic
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Static Repository Variables
• Are repository variables

whose values are
constant and do not
change while the Oracle
BI Server is running
• Values are initialized in
Static value
the Variable dialog box
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Dynamice ns Repository Variables
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s a m • Are repository variables whose values change
O according to a refresh schedule
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• Values are initialized and refreshed using
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Initialization Blocks
• Are used to initialize session variables and dynamic

repository variables
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as li
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s a m • Specify SQL to be run to populate one or more
O variables by accessing data sources
New
initialization
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Select
Connection Pool
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Session Variable Initialization Blocks
• Edit data target to specify variables
Create New
Variable
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Select for Row wise
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Sessione ns Variable Initialization Blocks
as li
a H
s a m • Choose predefined system variable or create another
O
Enter
Variable
Name
Default User
N
Name
Confirmation message
will appear, click Yes
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Session Variable Initialization Blocks
• Set variables execution precedence
Add Init block
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i Repository
as li
a H
s a m • Repository Variables are
O invoked at Oracle BI
New initialization
block for Repository
Variable
Server startup and
periodically rerun to
refresh values for
dynamic variables
according to an
established schedule
Set Refresh
Interval
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Repository Variable Initialization Blocks
• Determine the latest date contained in source data

and store it in variables
• Edit Data Source>SQL>Connection Pool>Test
Variables
populated by SQL to
this Init block initialize the
variable
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Initialization Blocks Example
as li
a H
s a m • Set the refresh interval to determine when to reissue
O the SQL to update the variable values
Rerun the SQL

every hour
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Test
• Verify the variable gets initialized and used properly

• SQL for the initialization block is recorded in the log file
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Summarye ns
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O • Describe session variables
• Describe repository variables
• Describe initialization blocks
• Implement a dynamic repository variable
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Module 14
Prototyping
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a H
s a m • Prototype using a spreadsheet
O • Model a non-dimensional data source
• Allows yyou to build prototypes
p yp and mockups
p for the
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Why Prototype
• Allows users to interact with a working system

• Helps visualize answers or results and clarify
requirements
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li c Prototypes
a H
s a m • If the data source is empty or nonexistent, it is hard for
O the user to visualize results
• Access to “real” data might
g not be ppossible early y on
• Simulated or sample data may need to be created
Empty data source

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Creating Simulated Data
• Keep it simple and small

• Use a spreadsheet or a database table to create rows of data
• No need to segment or separate the data into multiple
sources
Quota data created

in a spreadsheet
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Select the cells
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ns
populated with
sample data and
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Non-Dimensional Data Source
as li
a H
s a m • Is often used for prototyping
O • Is a combined, flat row of data
• Mixes fact and dimension data together
• Appears as one long row of information
• Can be swapped for “real” data source later without
changing the model
Period Geography Product
Dimension Dimension Dimension
Sample quota
data for analysis Quota
Fact
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Non-Dimensional Data Sources
• Is similar to regular modeling, but provides a way for

multiple logical sources to refer to a single physical
source
• Create physical table source
• Create logical tables
• Add logical joins
• Create necessary measures
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• Create the presentation
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Create e nsPhysical Table Source
as li
a H
s a m • Import or create a single physical source that points to
O the non-dimensional data
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• Include all the columns and create keys
Physical source
refers to all the data
in the spreadsheet
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Create Logical Tables
• Create separate logical tables and map physical

columns to each logical table
All llogical
i l sources
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physical object
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Logical Joins
as li
a H
s a m • Since there are no physical joins, logical joins
O establish the relationships
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Create Necessary Measures
• Example: Since there are multiple fact rows per

dimension, set the dollars measure to aggregate
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Create e nsthe Presentation
as li
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s a m • Use the standard techniques to create the
O presentation
• Rename columns as appropriate
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Test the Results
• Verify the model by comparing results to the data in

the spreadsheet
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O • Prototype using a spreadsheet
• Model a non-dimensional data source
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Module 15
Implementation Methodology
and Best Practices
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as li
a H
s a m • Describe and apply a recommended approach for
O implementing Oracle BI
• Identifyy various implementation
p phases
p
• Understand best practices
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Implementing Oracle BI
• To implement Oracle BI you need to be well versed

with the business process and understand its
information needs
• It is also important to understand the data, their
relationships
• What are some of the business questions that need to
be answered to make informed decisions
ble
• What are customers buying ?
fe r a
• Which are some of the p
profitable markets ?
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Follow e nsImplementation Methodology
as li
a H
s a m • Allows you to apply the knowledge and experience
O gathered from previous projects
• Provides a p proven set of tools and p
processes to follow
through the project lifecycle
• Provides a framework for ensuring a consistent, high
quality implementation
• Keeps you focused on the tasks while keeping the big
picture (life cycle) in mind
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Oracle BI Implementation Methodology
• Combines traditional waterfall approach with customer

centric iterative design approach
Prototype
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Validation
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Enhancements
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Design
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Requirements
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Implementation Methodology
as li
a H
s a m • Each stage has:
O • Activities, inputs, and outputs
• Each stage has formal review processes
• Each stage should have formal sign off
Feedback is sent
back to the
previous stage
Prototype
Define
Validation
Discovery
Enhancements /
Design Performance
Build
Requirements
Deploy
Functional Design
Output is formally Detailed Design

reviewed before
Solution
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Delivery Approach Best Practice
• Follow the recommended implementation

methodology
• Start simple
p
• Understand the basic requirements and model them
• Start small, add simple security, and test the model
• Add additional features to the tested business model
• Think Model Centric not Report Centric ble
• Plan for commonly overlooked activities: Performance fe r a
tuning iterations,
tuning, iterations customer training etc
etc.
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• For development guidance on-
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as li
a H
s a m • Objective: Understand the information required to
O running the business
• Understand the basics, since the rest of the approach
depends on the core information needs
• Activities:
• Interview decision makers
• Gather and record information
• Define Measures and Attributes (subject areas)
• Prepare prototype
• Key deliverables:
• Documented information needs (Data and format)
• Prototype
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Interview Decision Makers
• Ask questions, such as:

• What are the key measures that tell you how the business is
doing?
• How
H d
do you analyze
l these
h measures? ?
• Along which dimensions do you analyze this data?
• What do you examine to let you know you’re on the right
track?
• What have been trouble spots in the past?
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• What information indicates an issue or problem?
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Gather e ns Additional Information
as li
a H
s a m • Examine existing reports dashboards and determine
O • What is the basic data
• How facts are calculated
• How is the data broken down or grouped
• What data is private or requires security policy
• Who uses the dashboard/report and how frequently
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Define Subject Area
• Identify measures and attributes and define Subject

Area
What ‘by
Wh ‘b b
by’’
combinations are
meaningful to the
user?
What do the
ble
measures
mean? How will this
fe r a
ns
information be
used?
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li c
a H
s a m • Forget reports and think Subject Area
O • Develop prototype as functional as possible and use it
for requirements
q validation
• Separate transactional reporting needs from analytics
reporting needs
• Define exit criteria
• Fully functional prototype (complete set of dimensions and
measures, along with role-based dashboards with
navigation/interactivity) validated by end-users
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Stage 2: Discover
• Objective: Understand the data sources, entity relationships

and identify the data gaps
• Organize important data into Facts and Dimensions
• Data needs to support answering the business questions
• Key activities:
• Review the source data model
• Identify data gaps
ble
• Build entity relationship diagrams
fe r a
• Assess the build scope
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Review e ns Data Sources
as li
a H
s a m • Identify the physical data sources
O • Enterprise data warehouse, transaction system databases,
flat files, operational data store
• Identify gaps
• Examine the data and data relationships
• Many problems viewed as metadata problems are often
traceable to the data itself
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Stage 3: Design
• Objective: Conceptualized the business model and

decide how to present the data to users
• Keyy activities:
• Design the logical schema
• Determine the calculations, aggregations and data mappings
• Design Presentation layer
• Design security model
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• Design dashboards and canned reports
fe r a
t r a ns
• Defined Logical layer
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Design e ns the Business Model
as li
a H
s a m • Other ways to build the model:
O • Determine date and time relationships
• How real-time does data need to be?
• What will you compare against? Last week, last month,
last year?
• Determine granularity
• To how many levels does the data needs to be broken
down?
• What is the lowest level of data that exists?
• Determine data consistency across dimensions
• What are tables and fields for key dimensions?
• What is relationship between the tables?
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Design the Presentation Layer
• Group fields into dimensions that

naturally go together
• Such as time, product, geography,
and so forth
• Separate numeric and non-
numeric quantities into separate
folder sets
ble
• Use iterations
fe r a
• Start small and then enhance
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as li
a H
s a m • Objective: Build the repository, security model,
O dashboards and requests
• Keyy activities:
• Configure repository
• Configure complex functionalities in the RPD
• Build security framework
• Build the dashboards
• Built repository
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• Requests and dashboards
• Updated Physical layer
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Build the Dashboards
• Make dashboard pages dynamic with drilling and

navigation
• Leverage drill-down to reduce total number of requests
• Have users drill down to detail from summary requests
• Consider timeliness of analytics
• Real time is powerful, but more expensive than data
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O • Key activities:
• User testing and validation
• Identify any additional requirements
• Final business requirements
• User signoff
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User Testing and Validation
• Test the requests in Oracle Answers

• Test the dashboards
• Organize dashboards by user role
• Consider analytics object security
• Test user and data security
• Test access to requests, dashboards, and data
• Allow users to work with testing environment for as
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Iterativens Validation & Requirements
as li
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s a m • Involve users at all times in the project lifecycle
O • Share often and share all with users
• Let them play in the sand-box or test environments
• Allows users to refine and realize the requirements
• Model feedback in the solution and present to users
for feedback
• Modify the business model to reflect the new fields
• If possible, limit major changes to the business model
• Testing and tuning is an iterative process
• Feedback can be continuous, so choose a cutoff point
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Stage 6: Deploy
• Objective: Migrate to production

• Key activities:
• Migrate
g repository,
p y, requests,
q , dashboards and other custom
objects to production environment
• Smoke test the solution in production
• Validate security structure
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Leadinge ns Practices
as li
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s a m • Use an iterative approach
O • Start small and then enhance
• Understand the basic requirements and model them first
• Enhance the repository based on the basic requirements
• Use prototyping as appropriate
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Understand the Business
• Understand the data meaningful to running the

business
• Learn how the business data is organized and how
performance is measured
• This is critical because the business model will mirror this
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Repository Best Practices..
as li
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s a m • ODBC
O • Create system ODBC data sources
• Data
• Examine data to determine how fields are actually populated
• Simulate with spreadsheets or simple database tables, as
necessary, to facilitate prototyping
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• Verify that sources exist for all business model data

• Determine lowest level of detail for source data
• Data g
granularity
y determines the deepest
p level of analysis
y
• Combine attributes that describe a single entity
• Ensure that each level in a hierarchy has an
appropriate number of elements and level key
• No level key at the Grand Total level ble
• Never delete logical columns that map to keys of fe r a
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s a m • Hierarchies
O • Arrange dimension sources in order of aggregation from
lowest level to highest level
• Aggregates
• Guideline: Roll up 50 – 100 rows of detailed data to one
aggregate row
• Specify content for all sources, even for lowest level of
aggregation
• Extension tables
• To ensure extension tables are only accessed when
necessary:
• Create separate source for dimension extensions
• Combine fact extension into main fact source
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• Expose the most important facts and dimensions for a

given purpose
• Delete columns at the p presentation layer
y to ensure
related objects are not lost in the Business Model
• Group fields into folders and sub-folders
• Separate numeric and non-numeric quantities into separate
folder sets
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• Group fields into dimensions that naturally go together, such
fe r a
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s a m • Updating the repository
O • Limit online administration to minor repository changes
• For major editing, make a backup copy of repository and edit
it offline
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Summary
• This module showed you:

• Oracle BI project life cycle and implementation methodology
• Detailed steps during implementations and their objectives,
activities and outcomes
• Best practices related to various stages in the project life
cycle
• Best practices related to the repository and metadata
building
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Module 16
Oracle BI Security
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Objectives
• Define authentication and authorization

• Describe the different levels at which security is
enforced
• Configure security using Security Manager
• Configure query governing controls
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Business ns Challenge
as li
a H
s a m • Only qualified persons should have access rights to
O data analysis applications
• Data needs to be p protected so that only
y authorized
employees can access sensitive information
• Employees should automatically see the information
that is relevant to their roles
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Oracle Analytics Security
• Authenticates users through their login credentials

• Controls access to application objects and data based
on the user profiles
• Presents relevant data to the users as per the roles
The application
authenticates
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Authentication
as li
a H
s a m • Verifies that a user has the right to log in to the
O application and access data, using the set of
username and password
• Oracle BI supports various authentication
mechanisms, including:
• Repository Authentication (Default)
• External database authentication
• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
• Microsoft Active Directory (ADSI)
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Repository Authentication
• User login information and group memberships are

maintained in the Oracle BI repository
• To Configure
g repository
p y authentication,, open
p OBI
repository in the Administration Tool and navigate to
Manage > Security
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Security ns Manager
as li
a H
s a m • Provides options for defining users and repository
O groups
p allow membership
• Groups p to users and other g
groups
p
• Simplifies administration of large numbers of users
• Provides a set of security attributes
Users Groups
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External Database Authentication
• Maintain authentication information in an external

database instead of analytics repository
• Authentication occurs when SQL queries the external
database and locates a username and password match
SQL that queries

the database for
authentication External
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Authorization
as li
a H
s a m • Application verifies what a user or group is authorized
O to view (Permissions) or Perform (Privileges)
• Defined for server and Web objects
Permissions Privileges
example example
User/Group Permissions User/Group Privileges Granted
User 1 Read User 1 Manage Privileges

User 2 Denied User 2 Create Folders
Group 1 Full Control Web Group 1 Create iBots, Publish iBots
User 3 Denied User 3 Create Folders
Group 2 Read Web Group 2 Create Views
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Oracle BI Security Levels
• Authentication and authorization is enforced on two

levels:
• Object-level security
• Data-level security
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Object-Level Security
as li
a H
s a m • Controls access to repository objects such as subject
O areas, tables, and columns, Configured in Admin Tool
• Controls access to Web catalog g objects,
j , such as
dashboards, folders, filters, views, and reports,
configured in Analytics Web applications
User 2
User 1 session
session
User 1 is authorized to
view additional folders
compared to User 2
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Data-Level Security
• Controls data displayed in user requests and

dashboards, configured in Analytics Administration
Tool
• E.g.: Monthly sales report viewed by two different
users includes same columns but different data
Regional manager has access to all
district managers and their sales reps District manager only has
access to his sales reps
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Region District Sales Rep Month Sales
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Mike
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Implementing Object-Level Security
as li
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s a m • For repository objects:
O • Create a new user
• Create a repository group
• Define permissions
• For Web catalog objects:

• Create a Web catalog group
• Assign users
• Define permissions
• Assign privileges
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Create a Repository User
• Use Security Manager, in the Administration Tool, to

create a user in the repository
Select Manage >

Security
Select Users
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Create e nsa Repository Group
as li
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s a m • Is similar to creating users
O Define group
name
Right-click white Click to add users

space, select New and groups to the
Security Group new group
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Assign Permissions
• Set permissions from the Presentation Table

properties dialog box
Click
Permissions
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Create e nsa Catalog Group
as li
a H
s a m • From Oracle Answers, select Admin > Manage
O Presentation Catalog Groups and Users to create
groups
Click the link to

access Group p
definition page
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Create a Catalog Group
• Give Group Name, Password, Dashboard Name and Dashboard

Builder Name
Name of Web Group

should not match any
name of a user
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Assign e ns Users
as li
a H
s a m • Select the Catalog group, in the Manage Catalog Groups and
O Users site, to assign users to a Catalog group
• Users are created in the repository and show up in the web catalog
after first time login
Click Add to
assign user to
the group
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Define Permissions
• Click the Manage Interactive Dashboards link to

define permissions
• Locate Catalog group you wish to define permissions for and
click to change level of access
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Click the
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Assign e ns Privileges
as li
a H
s a m • Click the Manage Privileges link to assign privileges
O • Locate the privileges you wish to assign to users or Web groups

• Privileges: Granted and Denied
Select user or
group name to
access the
Privileges page
Notice that privileges

are denied to the
Everyone group and
granted to the
SalesHR group
Click to give Denied or Granted privileges
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Privileges
• Can be:
• Granted to users and groups explicitly
• This has precedence over privileges granted through groups
• Granted or denied to users through memberships in groups
• A user that is a direct member of two or more groups,
with conflicting privileges, is granted the least
restrictive privileges of the groups
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Bypassingns Oracle BI Security
as li
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s a m • In the security section of the NQSConfig.ini file, you
O have the option to bypass security
Notice that the Remove # sign, save file,

bypass and restart the Oracle BI
authentication Analytics Server to
parameter is implement change
commented out
by default
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Query Limits
• Multiple queries running simultaneously can hinder

performance
• May consume too many resources
• Affects performance
• Administrators can set a limit on the time it takes the
system to execute a query
• If a query exceeds the limit it will terminate and free up resources
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Settinge ns Query Limits
as li
a H
s a m • Set query limits from Security Manager
O • Limits can be set at either the user or group level
Selecting an object in Double-click the

the left pane will list its object to
associated groups and navigate to the
users in the right pane Group dialog
box
Click
Cli kPPermissions
i i tto
define security for all
members of the group
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Setting Query Limits
• Set limit for a query based on number of rows or time

• Enable: Enforces restriction and cancels the query
• Warn: Logs message in NQServer.log and NQQuery.log if
row limit
li it iis reached
h d
• Ignore: Limits will be inherited from the parent groups
• If there is no row limit to inherit, does not enforce limit
ble
Click ellipsis to define a Specify
maximum
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disable query
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Disablee ns Query Functionality
as li
a H
s a m • Prohibits users from being able to query
O • Allows for other production tasks to be performed such as
batch reporting and table updating, without hindering
performance
Identify the day

and time for
restriction and
click in the box Click to
allow/disallow
highlighted
restriction
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Summary
• This module covered how to:

• Define authentication and authorization
• Describe the different levels at which security is
enforced
f d
• Configure security using Security Manager
• Configure query governing controls
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Module 17
Cache Management
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Objectives
• Understand the importance of cache in OBI

• Configure caching
• g cache files
Manage
• Develop caching strategies
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Cachinge ns
as li
a H
s a m • Analytical queries often run against a large data
O volume and require large amount of database
processing time
• Caching allows you to save the results of OBI
requests and reuse them for next run
• OBI evaluates a query to determine if it is a cache hit
• Cache files are stored in location as defined in the
NQSConfig.INI file
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Why Cache ?
• Eliminates redundant queries run on the database

• Query performance
• Using cached results eliminates having to access database
• Frees up database server to perform other tasks
• Faster response time when fulfilling a query from the cache
versus searching through the database
• Network
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• Conserves network resources by avoiding connection to the
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Queryc e nsCache
as li
a H
s a m • Cache metadata is evaluated to determine if new
O query can:
• Use stored results, referred to as a cache hit, or
• Use database for new results
Oracle BI Server
User’s query request is
translated into logical request If cache miss, the
Cache request is queried
Logical Request Server against the database;
Metadata results are stored in
No
Database cache and sent to
(Cache hit?)
The metadata is user
searched to identify Yes
a match (cache hit)
Query Return
If there is a match, results
Cache Result
are retrieved from the
cache and sent to the user
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Implementing Cache
• Enable and configure cache storage in NQSConfig.INI

file
• Specify
p y directory
y for q
query
y cache storage
g
Specifies directory
for query cache
storage
Set enable
parameter to YES
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Managing ns Cache
as li
a H
s a m • Cache is monitored and managed by:
O • Controlling number of cacheable tables
• Using Cache Manager
• Modifying column display
• Inspecting cache report
• Purging cache entries
• Inspecting query SQL
• Using event polling tables
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Configuring Cache Parameters
• In the NSQConfig file, specify the query volume, size

of the query results, and disk space allocated for
caching
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Making e ns Tables as Non-Cacheable
as li
a H
s a m • By default, all tables in the database are cacheable
O • Cache entry is created if the table has been queried against
Time until a cache

entry is purged
from file
Supplier database
tables Remove check so that any
query made against this
table is not cached
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Cache Files
• Provides same results until the entries are purged

• Potential of stale data if the database is updated and
cache is not purged
p g
• Issues with retaining cache files may arise
• Not purging outdated caches, known as stale caches, can
potentially return inaccurate results over time
• Sizable consumption of disk space
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Using
a H
s a m • Administrators can view cache entries
O • Allows administrators to manually purge entries by user or by
physical
p y table
• Active in online mode only
Cache
Parent queries
object
displays
entire list
Selecting child
object displays
only the queries
associated to it
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Inspecting Cache Report
• Provides administrators with performance information

about the system
• Select Action > Show Info from the Cache Manager window
Monitor both space used

and available, delete
cached queries when
necessary
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Purginge ns Cache
as li
a H
s a m • Allows you to manually purge selected entries or the
O entire query cache
• Use the CTRL key to select multiple cache entries
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Inspecting Query SQL
• Is useful in development or troubleshooting a potential issue
• Useful in evaluating cache statistics
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Using
a H
s a m • Event polling tables store information about updates in
O underlying databases
• OBI Server polls table at set intervals and invalidates any
cache entries corresponding to updated tables
• Can be sole method of cache management or be used with
other cache management techniques
• Caution: There will always be a polling interval in which the
cache is not completely up to date
• Result:
R lt P
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Consideration: Using a Cache Hit
• A cache hit occurs when certain conditions are

satisfied:
• Resultant table of a new query is equivalent to or subset of
the cache
• Query is at the same level or higher level than cache
• WHERE clause constraint is equivalent to or subset of the
cache
• SELECT list columns of a new query are equivalent to those ble
in the cache
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Module 18
Performance Tuning
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as li
a H
s a m • Understand the request and data flow in Oracle BI
O • Identify critical points hindering performance
• Identifying performance bottlenecks
• Learn best practices for high performing BI
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OBI Request Processing
• Analytical queries often run against a large data

volume and require large amount of database
processing time
• Caching allows you to save the results of OBI
requests and reuse them for next run
• OBI evaluates a query to determine if it is a cache hit
• Cache files are stored in location as defined in the
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• Like any other enterprise application, network configuration,

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experience on performance and interactivity
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server and formats it based on the metadata definitions
• Presentation server performance depends on the server
configuration and the amount of data it has to process
• Design simple reports with less amount of data and enable
drill downs for detailed analysis
• Apply default filters to limit the data returned to user
• Create visually appealing and simple summary level
dashboards
• Consider enabling browser cache
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Web Server Server
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• Oracle BI server converts analytics requests into physical SQL

queries and sends them back to the database
• Model efficient joins using simple star schemas
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O • Enable query logging and review log file to identify
logical and physical query run times
• Review queries for potential metadata issues
• Run the poorly performing queries directly against
the database
• See the execution plan of the queries and identify
bottlenecks
• Consider building indexes
• Consider building aggregates
• Consider query caching
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Data Sources
1 2 3
Clients
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Web Server Server Sources
6 5 4
• Optimize database performance with the help of DBAs on the

project
• Connect using DB specific connection protocols
• Follow data warehousing principals while modeling the DW
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O • Processing of request in Oracle BI architecture
• Potential performance bottlenecks in the request processing
• Best practices to avoid performance pitfalls at those
bottlenecks
• Identifying performance bottlenecks
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Module 19
Oracle BI For MS Office
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O • Identify the required components to enable office
integration
• Install and configure MS office server and client for
Oracle BI
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Oracle BI for MS Office
• Allows users to analyze BI reports inside of MS office

document (Excel and PowerPoint)
• Allows you to insert OBI views as native office tables and
charts leveraging office functionality while referencing the OBI
data
• Available in office as an office ribbon (Office 2007) or menu
and toolbar (Office 2003)
• Obtain fresh data by refreshing office views
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• Allows users to copy and paste objects from OBI to MS
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• A Flat Data View provides request data in a simple tabular
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Oracle BI for MS Office Components
• Includes Oracle BI Office server and the Oracle BI

Add-in for MS Office client.
• Client includes the Oracle BI Office Add-In for Excel
and PowerPoint. This chapter describes how
• to install and configure the BI Office server and
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O • Install the BI Office Server
• Deploy configuration files
• Install the BI Office Client
• Configure Client Connections
• Launch Oracle BI office Add-In
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Installing OBI Office Server
• The OBIEE installer installs the BI office server.

• Open instalnceconfig.xml file and look for the following entry
• <BIforOfficeURL>client/OracleBIOffice.exe</BIforOfficeU
RL>
• Go to the above directory location and validate that
OracleBIOffice.exe file exists
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O server into the J2EE container with the Presentation
Services Plug-in.
• The installer copies the client/OracleBIOffice.exe file
in the location where Presentation Services is running
and updates the instanceconfig.xml file
• The client install executable is available for download
from the More Products menu in Oracle BI Interactive
Dashboards and Oracle BI Answers.
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Installing BI Office Client
• To install the BI Office Client:

• Log in to OBI Answers or OBI Dashboards
• Select the More Products > Download Oracle BI for Microsoft
Office
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• Save OracleBIOffice.exe on your local drive
• Close all Microsoft applications and run the saved file
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O • Go To Oracle BI > Preferences in the office application
• Click New and enter the office server connection information
• Test Connection
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• Click on the Login button on Oracle BI menu
• Select the connection enter your OBI login credentials

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Summary
• This module showed you:

• Oracle BI for Microsoft Office plug in and its usage
• How to install and configure MS office plug in
• How to install and configure MS office client components
• Launch and use Oracle BI from within Microsoft Office
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Module 20
Oracle BI Implementation
Case Study
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Objectives
• To experience the project life cycle of a typical

Oracle BI Implementation
• Understand the nature of requirements exercise and
building a solution to meet them
• Exercise the Oracle BI implementation methodology,
learned in module 15
• Exercise the configuration skills acquired over last
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selling paint to domestic customers
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combinations of color and finish
• The sales are managed across various regions, broken down
into districts and markets
• Colorblind tracks their sales in units and dollars
• Their brand management team would like to track brand
performance via a single consolidated dashboard that provides
them a snapshot of current year, prior year and summary level
product performance
• A business analyst has prepared a mockup of this dashboard
for them which has been accepted and approved by business
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• What is important for colorblind to measure

• What are the critical attributes that they can
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• What do they sell and how is it structured
• Where do they sell and how is it structured
• Who sells and how are they structured
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• Define Market Hierarchyy
• Define Period Hierarchy
• Document requirements into a Subject Area format
• Begin with dashboard and build subject area model
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• Understand the data model and identify the available

schema
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• Prepare Dashboard and reports design
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• Import physical objects in the RPD

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• Build measures
• Develop presentation layer catalogs
• Develop Dashboard, prompts and requests
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O • A complete walk through of a real life Oracle BI
implementation cycle
• Understanding of requirements analysis and solution design
• Experience on building the solution as per designed
components
• Building Dashboards as per user requirements
• Deploy a dashboard for users
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