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Getting Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud

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Contents
Preface
Audience v
Documentation Accessibility v
Related Documents vi
Conventions vi

1 What Is Oracle Analytics Cloud?

About Oracle Analytics Cloud 1-1
Features of Oracle Analytics Cloud 1-1
About Oracle Analytics Cloud Products 1-3
Professional, Essbase, and Enterprise Editions 1-7
Oracle Analytics Cloud - Professional Edition 1-8
Oracle Analytics Cloud – Essbase Edition 1-8
Oracle Analytics Cloud - Enterprise Edition 1-8
Sample Scenarios 1-9

2 How Do I Get Started?

Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud (North America, EMEA, APAC, and LAD) 2-1
Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud (North America) - Accounts Started Before
14th February 2020 2-2
Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud (EMEA) - Accounts Started Before 2nd
March 2020 2-3
Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud Subscription 2-3
Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud - Classic 2-3

3 Where Do I Go for More Information?

How Do I Set Up a Cloud Service? 3-1
How Do I Model and Report Enterprise Data? 3-2
How Do I Visualize Data? 3-2
How Do I Share Business Intelligence Content? 3-2

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How Do I Use Essbase for Collaborative Data Collection and Scenario Analysis? 3-3

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Preface
Learn how to get started with Oracle Analytics Cloud.

Topics:
• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

Audience
Getting Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud is intended for consumers, analysts, and
administrators using Oracle Analytics Cloud for the first time:
• Administrators create services, manage access to Oracle Analytics Cloud and
perform other administrative duties such as backing up and restoring information
for others.
• Analysts load data, model data, visualize data, and create reports for consumers.
They also perform sensitivity analysis with data to understand future impact,
and initiate processes to collect and consolidate data. Analysts also test data
scenarios, collect data and consolidate it.
• Consumers work with their favorite visualizations, reports, and customize their
dashboard pages. Dashboards allow consumers to quickly analyze and manage
activity across their system. They also participate in data consolidation workflows.

Documentation Accessibility
For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the
Oracle Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?
ctx=acc&id=docacc.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers that have purchased support have access to electronic support
through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/
lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs
if you are hearing impaired.

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Related Documents
These related Oracle resources provide more information.
• Oracle Public Cloud http://cloud.oracle.com
• Getting Started with Oracle Cloud
• Administering Oracle Analytics Cloud on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (Gen 2)
• Administering Oracle Analytics Cloud
• Administering Oracle Analytics Cloud -Classic
• Configuring Oracle Analytics Cloud
• Visualizing Data and Building Reports in Oracle Analytics Cloud
• Connecting Oracle Analytics Cloud to Your Data
• About Modeling Enterprise Data
• Using Oracle Analytics Cloud - Essbase
• Command Line Interface Reference

Conventions
This document uses the standard Oracle text and image conventions.

Text Conventions

Convention Meaning
boldface Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated
with an action, or terms defined in text or the glossary.
italic Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis, or placeholder variables for
which you supply particular values.
monospace Monospace type indicates commands within a paragraph, URLs, code
in examples, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter.

Videos and Images

Skins and styles customize the look and feel of Oracle Analytics Cloud, dashboards,
reports, and other objects. Videos and images used in this guide may not have the
same skin or style that you're using, but the behavior and techniques shown are the
same.

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What Is Oracle Analytics Cloud?
Let’s explore Oracle Analytics Cloud and how you can take advantage of its features.

Topics:
• About Oracle Analytics Cloud
• Features of Oracle Analytics Cloud
• About Oracle Analytics Cloud Products
• Professional, Essbase, and Enterprise Editions
• Sample Scenarios

About Oracle Analytics Cloud

Oracle Analytics Cloud is a scalable and secure public cloud service that provides
a full set of capabilities to explore and perform collaborative analytics for you, your
workgroup, and your enterprise.
With Oracle Analytics Cloud you also get flexible service management capabilities,
including fast setup, easy scaling and patching, and automated lifecycle management.

Features of Oracle Analytics Cloud

Built on a high-performance platform with flexible data storage, Oracle Analytics Cloud
provides a complete set of tools for deriving and sharing data insights.
• Data preparation: Analysts can ingest, profile, and cleanse data using a variety of
algorithms.
• Data flow: Analysts can prepare, transform and aggregate data, and then run
machine-learning models at scale.
• Data discovery: Subject matter experts can easily collaborate with other business
users, blending intelligent analysis at scale, machine learning, and statistical
modeling.
• Data visualization: Analysts can visualize any data, on any device, on premises
and in the cloud.
• Data collaboration: Large organizations and small teams can share data
more simply, without the need to manage or consolidate multiple versions of
spreadsheets, and quickly perform ad hoc analysis of the spreadsheet data..
• Data-driven: Application developers can utilize interfaces that enable them to
extend, customize, and embed rich analytic experiences in the application flow.
With Oracle Analytics Cloud, you can take data from any source, and explore and
collaborate with real-time data.

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Features of Oracle Analytics Cloud

You can interact with your own data, ingest and harmonize data sources, collate and
manage disparate inputs, and handle data with coherence and consistency during
organizational sharing.
As you research and discover information, you can review and visualize your own data
with corporate data, and gain insights at key stages of the iterative information cycle.
You can also perform role-based visualization, for example, as a Sales VP, Sales
Manager, Marketing Analyst, or Services Manager.

You can initiate collaboration based on any data, and access real-time data with a
variety of interface options, using a multidimensional engine.

You can display data in a choice of Oracle reports and dashboards.

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About Oracle Analytics Cloud Products

About Oracle Analytics Cloud Products

Oracle Analytics Cloud offers you three product options.

Product Options

Product Options Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Managed By...

Oracle Analytics Cloud Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 1 Oracle
Oracle Analytics Cloud Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Oracle
Subscription
Oracle Analytics Cloud - Oracle Cloud Infrastructure You (Oracle User)
Classic Classic

1 The way you deploy and manage Oracle Analytics Cloud on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure depends on the
region and start date of your subscription. See How Do I Set Up a Cloud Service?

Differences Between Products

The main difference between Oracle Analytics Cloud, Oracle Analytics Cloud
Subscription, and Oracle Analytics Cloud - Classic is the way you deploy and manage
your services on Oracle Cloud.
• Editions
• Service Management
• Infrastructure

Editions
Several editions are available: Professional, Enterprise, and Essbase. The features
available with each edition depend on the product option and regions accessible to
you.

Edition Oracle Analytics Oracle Analytics Oracle Analytics

Cloud Cloud Subscription Cloud - Classic
Professional • Data Visualization • Data Visualization • Data Visualization
• Essbase
Essbase 1 • Data Visualization • Essbase • Data Visualization
• Essbase • Essbase
Enterprise • Business • Business • Business
Intelligence Intelligence Intelligence
(includes Data (includes Data (includes Data
Visualization) Visualization) Visualization)
• Essbase 2 • Essbase
• Data • Data Visualization
Visualization 3

1 Essbase Edition isn't available in APAC or LAD regions or with Oracle Cloud accounts created after 12th
December 2019.
2 Essbase deployments aren't available in APAC or LAD regions or with Oracle Cloud accounts created
after 12th December 2019.
3 Data Visualization-only deployments aren't available with Enterprise Edition in APAC or LAD regions or
with Oracle Cloud accounts created after 2nd March 2020. Subscribe to Professional Edition if you want
to deploy only Data Visualization features.

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About Oracle Analytics Cloud Products

Service Management

Service Management Oracle Analytics Oracle Analytics Oracle Analytics

Cloud Cloud Subscription Cloud - Classic
Managed by You
(Oracle User)

You manage the

service lifecycle and
configuration, and
have SSH access to
the compute node VM.
Oracle–Managed

Oracle provides
you with lifecycle
management and
configuration. You can
log service requests to
Oracle Cloud support
to request service
updates.
Customer
Responsibility
Manage users and
roles

Create and size

service

Create database cloud

service

Administer database
cloud service

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About Oracle Analytics Cloud Products

Service Management Oracle Analytics Oracle Analytics Oracle Analytics

Cloud Cloud Subscription Cloud - Classic
Back up and restore Oracle schedules and Oracle schedules and
services manages backups manages backups

Patch services Oracle schedules and Oracle schedules and

applies patches applies patches

Patch operating Oracle schedules and Oracle schedules and

system applies patches applies patches

Start and stop

services

Pause and resume

services

Monitor services Oracle has Oracle has

direct access to direct access to
diagnostic logs for diagnostic logs for
troubleshooting issues troubleshooting issues

Infrastructure

Infrastructure Oracle Analytics Oracle Analytics Oracle Analytics

Cloud Cloud Subscription Cloud - Classic
Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure

Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure
Classic

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Infrastructure Oracle Analytics Oracle Analytics Oracle Analytics

Cloud Cloud Subscription Cloud - Classic
Oracle Identity Cloud
Service

Load Balancer

An Oracle-managed An Oracle-managed When you enable

load balancer is load balancer is Oracle Identity Cloud
automatically created automatically created Service as the
and configured for and configured for identity provider, an
your service. your service. Oracle-managed load
balancer is created
and configured
automatically for your
service.
Cloud Storage
Required

Uses Oracle Cloud Uses Oracle Cloud Uses Oracle Cloud

Infrastructure Object Infrastructure Object Infrastructure Object
Storage — A storage Storage — A storage Storage Classic —
bucket is automatically bucket is automatically You can create
created for your created for your the object storage
service. service. container either before
or while you set up
your service.
Oracle Database
Classic Cloud
Service Required

You must set up a

database service for
Oracle Analytics Cloud
- Classic schemas and
organize a back up
schedule.

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Professional, Essbase, and Enterprise Editions

Infrastructure Oracle Analytics Oracle Analytics Oracle Analytics

Cloud Cloud Subscription Cloud - Classic
Size Deployment by
Shape

Various Oracle Various Oracle Standard and high

Compute Unit (OCPU) Compute Unit (OCPU) memory shapes.
sizing options. sizing options. The list of available
shapes may vary by
region.
Size Deployment by
Number of Users

Only on Oracle Cloud

Infrastructure (Gen 2).
Scale Up and Scale
Down

Availability Domains

Each region has Each region has

multiple isolated multiple isolated
availability domains, availability domains,
with separate power with separate power
and cooling. The and cooling. The
availability domains availability domains
within a region are within a region are
interconnected using interconnected using
a low-latency network. a low-latency network.
When you create a When you create a
service, you can select service, you can select
the region where you the region where you
want to deploy the want to deploy the
service and Oracle service and Oracle
automatically selects automatically selects
an availability domain. an availability domain.

Professional, Essbase, and Enterprise Editions

Oracle Analytics Cloud is available in Professional, Essbase, and Enterprise Editions.
• Oracle Analytics Cloud - Professional Edition
• Oracle Analytics Cloud – Essbase Edition

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Professional, Essbase, and Enterprise Editions

• Oracle Analytics Cloud - Enterprise Edition

Oracle Analytics Cloud - Professional Edition

With Professional Edition, you can:
• Take control of your data
• Create processes for business analytics application and data collection
• Discover insights on the data that you provide
• Prepare data through interactive data flows
• Explore data through grammar-based visualization
• Coordinate business analytics within your department or organization
• Use the Oracle Analytics Day by Day mobile application

Oracle Analytics Cloud – Essbase Edition

Essbase Edition offers all the features in Professional Edition, and in addition, you can:
• Explore and replicate data
• Create scalable data flows including ingestion, transformation, and persistence
• Execute data flows by using Apache Spark or Oracle Database Cloud
• Create and manage Essbase applications from Microsoft Excel by using Cube
Designer
• Create connections and data sources for drill-through, data loads and dimension
builds
• Collect collaborative data, create scenarios, and perform what-if analysis using
Smart View
• Create transparent and replicated partitions
Statement of Direction
Oracle Analytics Cloud – Essbase Edition is no longer available in Oracle Cloud
accounts created after 12th December 2019. Instead, Oracle Essbase is now
available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace. See: https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/
other-databases/essbase/19.3/index.html
Any Oracle Cloud account created before 12th December 2019 that includes Oracle
Analytics Cloud – Essbase Edition, remains unchanged.

Oracle Analytics Cloud - Enterprise Edition

Enterprise Edition offers all the features in Professional Edition and Essbase Edition,
and in addition, you can:
• Build data models, reports, and analytic dashboards in an enterprise business
intelligence environment
• Design and publish pixel-perfect reports from your enterprise data
• Migrate content from your existing on-premises environment

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Sample Scenarios

• Perform a sensitivity analysis to test various data scenarios

• Use the Oracle Analytics Day by Day mobile application
• Maintain live and optimized connectivity to on-premises data warehouses

Sample Scenarios
Here are some sample scenarios of your deployment of Professional, Essbase, and
Enterprise Editions of Oracle Analytics Cloud.
Professional Edition

Sample Scenario Description

Self-Service Data Analysis You can connect to specific data sources, perform data
preparation activities, analyze data, discover insights, and tell data
stories.
For example, you might create rough models and content, or
projects to return to for monitoring and further analysis. Your
primary focus here is on data preparation and interactive analytics
of information.
Distribute and Share You can collaborate and share content. This can be static content,
Analytic Content such as PDFs and images that are shared with passive users, or
interactive content shared with other analysts.
Interactive content can vary based on the specific business
scenario, such as sharing an interactive story, collaborating in
the creation of a story or a scenario for analysis, or sharing an
application.
Perform Data Collection You can collect data, adjust the data as necessary, collaborate
and Consolidation with other analysts, and submit the results for approval.
Access Data from a Mobile You can access, analyze, and share analytic content from mobile
Device devices.
You can use the Day by Day mobile application - an innovative
app that infuses personalized analytics on the go, at the right time,
and place. Day by Day learns what users are interested in, when
and where they are interested in it and who they collaborate with.

Essbase Edition

Sample Scenario Description

Explore Data Lakes You can create data flows to visualize data in your data lakes.
Replicate Data in Data You can replicate data from Oracle Service Cloud (RightNow)
Lakes into Oracle Big Data Cloud, Oracle Database, Oracle
Autonomous Data Warehouse, and Oracle Autonomous
Transaction Processing.
For example, you can replicate data from customer service
records in Oracle Service Cloud into your data lake on Oracle
Big Data Cloud and then perform further data preparation and
analysis with data flows and data visualization projects.

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Sample Scenario Description

Create and Manage Cubes You can design, create, and modify fully functional cubes from
from Excel Excel-based application workbooks.
You can design the cube within the application workbook, import
the workbook to the cloud service to create a cube, load data, and
calculate the cube.
You can also create cubes from tabular data, from any source
system.
Drill-Through to Source You can define and execute drill-through reports so that you
can analyze additional detailed data retrieved from external data
sources.
Perform What-if Analysis You can create, manage, and analyze scenarios.
Forecast You can do top-down and bottom-up forecasting and allocations.
Integrate with Data You can build a cube from Data Visualization using data flows,
Visualization and analyze the data in Data Visualization.

Enterprise Edition

Sample Scenario Description

Build Business Intelligence You can create data models at the enterprise level, as a single,
Data Models consistent source of data.
Build Enterprise Business You can build and employ highly-formatted reporting content
Intelligence Reports and and comprehensive interactions for analytical dashboards at the
Dashboards enterprise level.
Publish Pixel-Perfect You can design pixel-perfect reports to publish analytical content
Reports at the enterprise level.
Migrate On-premises You can move your existing on-premises business intelligence
Business Intelligence applications and content directly to the cloud.
Model Data and Scenario- You can explore data while looking for insights and perform
Based Analysis sensitivity analysis to test various data scenarios.
Analyze Business Analytics You can use the Day by Day mobile application. An innovative app
Anywhere that infuses personalized analytics on the go, at the right time, and
place. Day by Day learns what users are interested in, when and
where they are interested in it and who they collaborate with.

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How Do I Get Started?
Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. Knowing the steps and which ones apply
to you can help you get started.

Topics:
• Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud (North America, EMEA, APAC, and LAD)
• Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud (North America) - Accounts Started
Before 14th February 2020
• Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud (EMEA) - Accounts Started Before 2nd
March 2020
• Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud Subscription
• Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud - Classic

Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud (North America,

EMEA, APAC, and LAD)
These are the steps to get started when you deploy Oracle Analytics Cloud on Oracle
Cloud Infrastructure (Gen 2) data regions in North America, EMEA (Europe, the Middle
East and Africa), Asia Pacific (APAC), and Latin America (LAD).

Note:
(North America and EMEA only) If your Oracle Cloud account started before
2nd March, some of your existing Oracle Analytics Cloud environments might
not be deployed on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Gen 2. Oracle recommends
that you start to create any new deployments on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Gen 2 (as outlined in this topic). If you decide to continue with your current
deployment method, see Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud (North
America) - Accounts Started Before 14th February 2020 and Get Started with
Oracle Analytics Cloud (EMEA) - Accounts Started Before 2nd March 2020.

First Steps User More Information Book

Sign up for a free credit
promotion or subscribe to
Oracle Analytics Cloud through
Universal Credits.
Understand the prerequisites
Buyer Request and Manage Free Oracle Getting Started with
Cloud Promotions Oracle Cloud
Buy an Oracle Cloud Subscription
Administrator Typical Workflow to Create Service Administering Oracle
Analytics Cloud
on Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure (Gen 2)

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Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud (North America) - Accounts Started Before 14th February 2020

First Steps User More Information Book

Set up services for others to use Administrator Create Services with Oracle Analytics Administering Oracle
Cloud Analytics Cloud
on Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure (Gen 2)
Add user accounts and manage Administrator Set Up Users, Groups, and Application Administering Oracle
their roles Roles Analytics Cloud
on Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure (Gen 2)
Sign in to your service Administrator Verify Your Service and Sign In Administering Oracle
User Analytics Cloud
on Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure (Gen 2)
Get started with data User Get Started with Data Visualization Visualizing Data and
visualization Building Reports
• Upload data in Oracle Analytics
Cloud
• Explore data
• Share insights
Get started with enterprise data User Get Started with Data Modeling Modeling Enterprise
modeling Get Started with Analyses and Data in Oracle
• Create data models Dashboards Analytics Cloud
• Build reports and Get Started with Pixel-Perfect Visualizing Data and
dashboards Publishing Building Reports
• Design and publish pixel- in Oracle Analytics
perfect reports Cloud
Visualizing Data and
Building Reports
in Oracle Analytics
Cloud
Migrate existing content to Oracle Administrator Migrate Content to Oracle Analytics Administering Oracle
Analytics Cloud Cloud from Other Environments Analytics Cloud

Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud (North America) -

Accounts Started Before 14th February 2020
These are the steps to get started if your Oracle Cloud account started before
14th February 2020 and you currently deploy Oracle Analytics Cloud environments
on regions in North American (such as Ashburn, Phoenix, or Toronto). From 14th
February 2020, you can deploy Oracle Analytics Cloud on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Gen 2 and there is a new user experience for administrators.

First Steps User More Information Book

Understand when and how Administrator FAQs About Managing Services in Administering Oracle
to use the new administration North America and EMEA Analytics Cloud
console on Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure (Gen 2)
Access your existing services Administrator View and Manage Other Analytics Administering Oracle
from the new administration Services Analytics Cloud
console on Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure (Gen 2)

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Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud (EMEA) - Accounts Started Before 2nd March 2020

First Steps User More Information Book

Start to create new services on Administrator Get Started with Oracle Analytics Administering Oracle
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Gen Cloud (North America, EMEA, APAC, Analytics Cloud
2 and LAD) on Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure (Gen 2)

Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud (EMEA) - Accounts

Started Before 2nd March 2020
These are the steps to get started if your Oracle Cloud account started before 2nd
March 2020 and you currently deploy Oracle Analytics Cloud environments on regions
in EMEA (such as London or Frankfurt). From 2nd March 2020, you can deploy
Oracle Analytics Cloud on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Gen 2 and there is a new user
experience for administrators.

First Steps User More Information Book

Understand when and how
to use the new administration
console
Access your existing services
from the new administration
console
Start to create new services on
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Gen
2 and LAD)
Administrator FAQs About Managing Services in Administering Oracle
North America and EMEA Analytics Cloud
on Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure (Gen 2)
Administrator View and Manage Other Analytics Administering Oracle
Services Analytics Cloud
on Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure (Gen 2)
Administrator Get Started with Oracle Analytics Administering Oracle
Cloud (North America, EMEA, APAC, Analytics Cloud
on Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure (Gen 2)

Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud Subscription

The way you get started with Oracle Analytics Cloud and Oracle Analytics Cloud
Subscription is very similar. With both products you can size your service based
on how many Oracle Compute Units (OCPUs) you want to deploy, and with Oracle
Analytics Cloud Subscription you can also size your service based on how many
people you expect to use it.
See Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud (EMEA) - Accounts Started Before 2nd
March 2020 and Create a Service with Oracle Analytics Cloud Subscription.

Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud - Classic

These are the steps for getting started when you deploy Oracle Analytics Cloud -
Classic in a user-managed environment.

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Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud - Classic

First Steps User More Information Book

Sign up for a free credit Buyer Request and Manage Free Oracle Getting Started with
promotion or purchase a Cloud Promotions Oracle Cloud
subscription to Oracle Analytics Buy an Oracle Cloud Subscription
Cloud - Classic
Understand the prerequisites Administrator Before You Begin with Analytics Cloud Administering Oracle
- Classic Analytics Cloud -
Classic
Set up Oracle Analytics Cloud Administrator Set Up Analytics Cloud Services Administering Oracle
services for others to use Analytics Cloud -
Classic
Add user accounts and manage Administrator About Users and Roles in Analytics Administering Oracle
their roles Cloud - Classic Analytics Cloud -
Classic
Sign in to your Oracle Analytics Administrator How Do I Access Oracle Analytics Administering Oracle
Cloud service User Cloud - Classic? Analytics Cloud -
Classic
Get started with data User Get Started with Data Visualization Visualizing Data and
visualization Building Reports
• Upload your data in Oracle Analytics
Cloud
• Explore data
• Share insights
Explore and replicate data User Get Started with Data Replication Configuring Oracle
• Connect to, explore, and Analytics Cloud
replicate data
Get started with enterprise data User Get Started with Data Modeling Modeling Enterprise
modeling Get Started with Analyses and Data in Oracle
• Create data models Dashboards Analytics Cloud
• Build reports and Visualizing Data and
Get Started with Pixel-Perfect
dashboards Building Reports
Publishing
• Design and publish pixel- in Oracle Analytics
perfect reports Cloud
Visualizing Data and
Building Reports
in Oracle Analytics
Cloud
Collaborate with data collection Administrator Explore the Gallery Templates Using Oracle
and scenario analysis User Create an Application in the Cloud Analytics Cloud -
• Explore the gallery Service and Provision a User to Essbase
templates Access and Query the Cube
• Create an application Manage Essbase Using the MaxL
workbook in the cloud Client
service and provision a user Modify an Outline in the Cloud Service
to access and query a cube
Manage Jobs
• Administer an application by
executing MaxL scripts on
the service instance
• Modify an outline in the
cloud service
• Manage jobs

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Get Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud - Classic

First Steps User More Information Book

Perform ad hoc analysis with User Perform an Ad hoc Analysis Using Oracle
Smart View Analytics Cloud -
Essbase
Migrate existing content to Oracle Administrator Migrate Content to Oracle Analytics Administering Oracle
Analytics Cloud - Classic Cloud - Classic Analytics Cloud -
Classic
Monitor cloud services Administrator Monitor Services Administering Oracle
Analytics Cloud -
Classic
Manage cloud services: back Administrator Manage Services Administering Oracle
up, apply patches and roll back, Analytics Cloud -
scale up, scale down, and so on. Classic

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Where Do I Go for More Information?
There are plenty of books, videos, and other resources available. Watch short videos
and explore the documentation to learn more.

Topics:
• How Do I Set Up a Cloud Service?
• How Do I Model and Report Enterprise Data?
• How Do I Visualize Data?
• How Do I Share Business Intelligence Content?
• How Do I Use Essbase for Collaborative Data Collection and Scenario Analysis?

How Do I Set Up a Cloud Service?

Refer to the following documentation to help you set up Oracle Analytics Cloud.

Learn how to... Audience Data More Information

Set up Oracle Analytics Cloud
on a data region in Asia Pacific
(APAC) or Latin America (LAD)
Set up Oracle Analytics Cloud
on a data region in North
America
Set up Oracle Analytics Cloud
on a data region in EMEA
Set up cloud services
with Oracle Analytics Cloud
Subscription
Set up cloud services with
Oracle Analytics Cloud - Classic rs
Find out about known issues
Region
Administrato APAC and Create Services with Oracle
rs LAD1 Analytics Cloud
Administrato North Oracle Cloud accounts created
rs America 2 after 14th February 2020:
Create Services with Oracle
Analytics Cloud
Oracle Cloud accounts created
before 14th February 2020:
FAQs About Managing Services
in North America and EMEA
Administrato EMEA 3 Oracle Cloud accounts created
rs after 2nd March 2020:
Create Services with Oracle
Analytics Cloud
Oracle Cloud accounts created
before 2nd March 2020:
FAQs About Managing Services
in North America and EMEA
Administrato North Create Services with Oracle
rs America and Analytics Cloud Subscription
EMEA
Administrato All Create Services with Oracle
Analytics - Classic
Everyone All Known Issues for Oracle
Analytics Cloud

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How Do I Model and Report Enterprise Data?

1 Any region in APAC or LAD (such as Melbourne, Mumbai, Osaka, Seoul, Sydney, Sao Paulo, or Tokyo).
2 Any region in North America (such as Ashburn, Montreal, Phoenix, or Toronto).
3 Any region in EMEA (such as Amsterdam, London, Frankfurt, or Zurich).

How Do I Model and Report Enterprise Data?

Refer to the following documentation to help you model and report on data.

Learn how to... Audience Edition More Information

Create a data model Data Enterprise Typical Workflow to Model Data
modelers Edition
Build reports from the data Content Enterprise Create Your First Analysis
model authors Edition
Build dashboards to display Content Enterprise Create Your First Dashboard
data authors Edition
Design and publish pixel- Content Enterprise Publish Pixel-Perfect Reports
perfect reports authors Edition
View reports and dashboards Users Enterprise Find and Explore Reports and
Edition Dashboards

How Do I Visualize Data?

Refer to the following documentation to help you visualize data.

Learn how to... Audience Edition More Information

Upload data Content All Upload and Share Data
authors
Connect to online data sources Content All Connect Oracle Analytics Cloud to
authors Your Data
Visualize the data in different Content All Explore Data
ways authors
Build stories and share insights Content All Build Stories
authors
Curate data from multiple Content All Blend Data
sources authors
Use machine learning to Content All Analyze Data with Machine
analyze data authors Learning
Use data flows to curate data Content All Create Curated Data Sets with Data
sets authors Flows
Import, export, and convert Content All Import, Export, and Convert
visualizations authors Projects

How Do I Share Business Intelligence Content?

Refer to the following documentation to help you share your content.

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How Do I Use Essbase for Collaborative Data Collection and Scenario Analysis?

Learn how to... Audience Edition More Information

Share content Content All Share Your Content with Others
authors
Email reports Content Essbase Email Reports and Tracking
authors and Deliveries
Enterprise
Edition
Move data visualizations Content All Migrate Content to Other Catalogs
authors
Move reports and dashboards Content Essbase Migrate Content to Other Catalogs
between catalogs authors and
Enterprise
Edition
Embed content Content All Embed Content in Other
authors Applications

How Do I Use Essbase for Collaborative Data Collection

and Scenario Analysis?
Refer to the following documentation to help you get started with Essbase.

Learn how to... Audience Edition More Information

Create Essbase applications Power Both (PE Create an Application in the Cloud
Users and EE) Service and Provision a User to
Access and Query the Cube
Create an Application and Cube in
Cube Designer
Solve business analytics Users Enterprise Model Data in Private Scenarios
scenarios and model business Edition
performance
Analyze data and scenarios Users Both Perform an Ad hoc Analysis
using Smart View Analyze Forecast Data in Smart
View
Learn about accessibility Users Both Accessibility Guide - for Oracle
features Analytics Cloud - Essbase
Migrate on-premises Administrat Both Migrate On-Premises Applications
applications ors
View advanced Essbase Administrat Both Set Application-Level Configuration
configuration options ors Properties
Technical Reference for Oracle
Analytics Cloud - Essbase

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