Oracle BI Suite EE 10g R3 Build Repositories

Certificate Program Provided by iWare Logic Oracle BI Suite EE 10g R3: Build Repositories What you will learn: This course provides step-by-step procedures for building and verifying the three layers of an Oracle BI repository. Students begin by using the Oracle BI Server Administration Tool to construct a simple repository to address a fictitious company's business requirements. Students import schemas, design and build logical business models, and expose business models to users in Oracle BI Answers. In the process of constructing the repository, students learn how to build physical and logical joins, simple measures, and calculation measures. Students also learn how to validate their work by building queries and verifying query results using Oracle BI Answers and the query log. Students then extend the initial repository and learn how to model more complex business requirements, such as dimension hierarchies, multiple logical table sources, aggregate tables, partitions, and time series data. Students also learn how to implement OracleBI Server security, manage OracleBI Server cache, set up a multi-user development environment, and use Administration Tool wizards and utilities to manage, maintain, and enhance repositories. Finally, students are exposed to more advanced topics, such as implicit fact columns, bridge and helper tables, usage tracking, optimizing query performance, and multilingual environments. Learn To: a Use the Oracle BI Administration Tool to build, manage, and maintain an Oracle BI repository a Build a dimensional business model to address business intelligence requirements a Use Oracle BI Answers to build and execute queries to test and verify a dimensional business model a Use the Oracle BI Administration Tool to administer Oracle BI Server Audience: a Data Warehouse Analyst a Data Modelers a Business Analysts a Reports Developer a Data Warehouse Developer a Application Developers a Business Intelligence Developer a Data Warehouse Administrator Prerequisites: Suggested Prerequisites: a Dimensional modeling a Basic SQL a Data warehouse design a Database design a Oracle BI Suite EE 10g R3: Create Reports and Dashboards a Oracle BI 10g: Analytics Overview - Course Objectives: a Use time series functions to support historical time comparison analyses a Build the Physical, Business Model and Mapping, and Presentation layers of a repository a Use Oracle BI Answers to run queries to test and validate a repository a Build simple and calculated measures for a fact table a Create dimension hierarchies and level-based measures a Model aggregate tables to speed query processing a Model partitions and fragments to improve application performance and usability a Use variables to streamline administrative tasks and modify metadata content dynamically a Set up security to authenticate users and assign appropriate permissions and privileges a Apply cache management techniques to maintain and enhance query performance a Set up query logging for testing and debugging a Set up a multi-user development environment a Use Administration Tool wizards and utilities to manage, maintain, and enhance repositories a Enable usage tracking to track queries and database usage, and improve query performance a Connect third-party reporting tools to Oracle BI Server a Configure Oracle BI to support multilingual environments Course Topics: Repository Basics a Oracle BI architecture components a Repository structure, features, and functions a Using the OracleBI Administration Tool a Creating a repository a Loading a repository into Oracle BI Server memory Building the Physical Layer of a Repository a Importing data sources a Setting up connection pool properties a Defining keys and joins a Examining physical layer object properties a Creating alias and select tables Building the Business Model and Mapping Layer of a Repository a Building a business model a Building logical tables, columns, and sources a Defining logical joins a Building measures a Examining business model object properties Building the Presentation Layer of a Repository a Exploring Presentation layer objects a Creating Presentation layer objects a Modifying Presentation layer objects a Examining Presentation layer object properties Testing and Validating a Repository a Checking repository consistency a Turning on logging a Defining a repository in the initialization file a Testing a repository using Oracle BI Answers a Inspecting the query log Adding Multiple Logical Table Sources a Adding multiple logical table sources to a logical table a Specifying logical content Adding Calculations to a Fact Table a Creating new calculation measures based on existing logical columns a Creating new calculation measures based on physical columns a Creating new calculation measures using the Calculation Wizard Creating Dimension Hierarchies and Level-Based Measures a Creating dimension hierarchies a Creating level-based measures a Creating share measures a Creating rank measures Using Aggregates a Purpose of aggregate tables in dimensional modeling a Modeling aggregate tables to improve query performance a Testing aggregate navigation a Using the Aggregate Persistence Wizard Using Partitions and Fragments a Purpose for segmenting data into partitions and fragments a Partition types a Modeling partitions in an Oracle BI repository Using Repository Variables a Session variables a Repository variables a Initialization blocks a Using the Variable Manager a Using dynamic repository variables as filters Modeling Time Series Data a Using time comparisons in business analysis a Using Oracle BI time series functions to model time series data Modeling Many-to-Many Relationships a Using bridge tables to resolve many-to-many relationships between dimension tables and fact tables a Using helper tables to model many-to-many relationships for team-based hierarchies in a dimension Configuring Oracle Business Intelligence data and metadata to support multilingual environments Setting an Implicit Fact Column a Adding fact columns automatically to dimension-only queries a Ensuring the expected results for dimension-only queries a Selecting a predetermined fact table source a Specifying a default join path between dimension tables Integrating Third-Party Reporting Tools with Oracle BI Server Creating Repositories Using Multidimensional Data Sources a Adding a multidimensional data source an Oracle BI repository a Displaying data from multidimensional sources in Oracle BI Answers requests and Oracle BI Interactive Dashboards Security a Creating users and groups a Setting permissions for users and groups a Authenticating using a external database a Authenticating using database authentication a Setting query limits and timing restrictions a Setting filters to personalize information Cache Management a Restricting tables as non-cacheable a Using Cache Manager a Inspecting cache reports a Purging cache entries a Modifying cache parameters and options a Seeding the cache Setting Up and Administering Usage Tracking a Tracking and storing Oracle BI Server usage at the detailed query level a Using usage tracking statistics to optimize query performance and aggregation strategies a Analyzing usage results using Oracle BI Answers and other reporting tools Multi-user Development a Setting up a multi-user development environment a Developing a repository using multiple developers a Tracking development project history Using Administration Tool wizards and utilities to manage, maintain, and enhance repositories a Employing techniques to optimize Oracle BI query performance a Applying Oracle BI repository design principles

Oracle BI Suite EE 10g R3 Build Repositories Oracle BI Suite EE 10g R3: Build Repositories

What you will learn:

This course provides step-by-step procedures for building and verifying the three layers of an Oracle BI repository. Students begin by using the Oracle BI Server Administration Tool to construct a simple repository to address a fictitious company's business requirements. Students import schemas, design and build logical business models, and expose business models to users in Oracle BI Answers. In the process of constructing the repository, students learn how to build physical and logical joins, simple measures, and calculation measures. Students also learn how to validate their work by building queries and verifying query results using Oracle BI Answers and the query log.

Students then extend the initial repository and learn how to model more complex business requirements, such as dimension hierarchies, multiple logical table sources, aggregate tables, partitions, and time series data. Students also learn how to implement OracleBI Server security, manage OracleBI Server cache, set up a multi-user development environment, and use Administration Tool wizards and utilities to manage, maintain, and enhance repositories. Finally, students are exposed to more advanced topics, such as implicit fact columns, bridge and helper tables, usage tracking, optimizing query performance, and multilingual environments.

Learn To:
Use the Oracle BI Administration Tool to build, manage, and maintain an Oracle BI repository
Build a dimensional business model to address business intelligence requirements
Use Oracle BI Answers to build and execute queries to test and verify a dimensional business model
Use the Oracle BI Administration Tool to administer Oracle BI Server

Audience:
Data Warehouse Analyst
Data Modelers
Business Analysts
Reports Developer
Data Warehouse Developer
Application Developers
Business Intelligence Developer
Data Warehouse Administrator

Prerequisites:
Suggested Prerequisites:
Dimensional modeling
Basic SQL
Data warehouse design
Database design
Oracle BI Suite EE 10g R3: Create Reports and Dashboards
Oracle BI 10g: Analytics Overview -

Course Objectives:
Use time series functions to support historical time comparison analyses
Build the Physical, Business Model and Mapping, and Presentation layers of a repository
Use Oracle BI Answers to run queries to test and validate a repository
Build simple and calculated measures for a fact table
Create dimension hierarchies and level-based measures
Model aggregate tables to speed query processing
Model partitions and fragments to improve application performance and usability
Use variables to streamline administrative tasks and modify metadata content dynamically
Set up security to authenticate users and assign appropriate permissions and privileges
Apply cache management techniques to maintain and enhance query performance
Set up query logging for testing and debugging
Set up a multi-user development environment
Use Administration Tool wizards and utilities to manage, maintain, and enhance repositories
Enable usage tracking to track queries and database usage, and improve query performance
Connect third-party reporting tools to Oracle BI Server
Configure Oracle BI to support multilingual environments

Course Topics:
Repository Basics
Oracle BI architecture components
Repository structure, features, and functions
Using the OracleBI Administration Tool
Creating a repository
Loading a repository into Oracle BI Server memory

Building the Physical Layer of a Repository
Importing data sources
Setting up connection pool properties
Defining keys and joins
Examining physical layer object properties
Creating alias and select tables

Building the Business Model and Mapping Layer of a Repository
Building a business model
Building logical tables, columns, and sources
Defining logical joins
Building measures
Examining business model object properties

Building the Presentation Layer of a Repository
Exploring Presentation layer objects
Creating Presentation layer objects
Modifying Presentation layer objects
Examining Presentation layer object properties

Testing and Validating a Repository
Checking repository consistency
Turning on logging
Defining a repository in the initialization file
Testing a repository using Oracle BI Answers
Inspecting the query log

Adding Multiple Logical Table Sources
Adding multiple logical table sources to a logical table
Specifying logical content

Adding Calculations to a Fact Table
Creating new calculation measures based on existing logical columns
Creating new calculation measures based on physical columns
Creating new calculation measures using the Calculation Wizard

Creating Dimension Hierarchies and Level-Based Measures
Creating dimension hierarchies
Creating level-based measures
Creating share measures
Creating rank measures

Using Aggregates
Purpose of aggregate tables in dimensional modeling
Modeling aggregate tables to improve query performance
Testing aggregate navigation
Using the Aggregate Persistence Wizard

Using Partitions and Fragments
Purpose for segmenting data into partitions and fragments
Partition types
Modeling partitions in an Oracle BI repository

Using Repository Variables
Session variables
Repository variables
Initialization blocks
Using the Variable Manager
Using dynamic repository variables as filters

Modeling Time Series Data
Using time comparisons in business analysis
Using Oracle BI time series functions to model time series data

Modeling Many-to-Many Relationships
Using bridge tables to resolve many-to-many relationships between dimension tables and fact tables
Using helper tables to model many-to-many relationships for team-based hierarchies in a dimension

Configuring Oracle Business Intelligence data and metadata to support multilingual environments
Setting an Implicit Fact Column
Adding fact columns automatically to dimension-only queries
Ensuring the expected results for dimension-only queries
Selecting a predetermined fact table source
Specifying a default join path between dimension tables

Integrating Third-Party Reporting Tools with Oracle BI Server
Creating Repositories Using Multidimensional Data Sources
Adding a multidimensional data source an Oracle BI repository
Displaying data from multidimensional sources in Oracle BI Answers requests and Oracle BI Interactive Dashboards

Security
Creating users and groups
Setting permissions for users and groups
Authenticating using a external database
Authenticating using database authentication
Setting query limits and timing restrictions
Setting filters to personalize information

Cache Management
Restricting tables as non-cacheable
Using Cache Manager
Inspecting cache reports
Purging cache entries
Modifying cache parameters and options
Seeding the cache

Setting Up and Administering Usage Tracking
Tracking and storing Oracle BI Server usage at the detailed query level
Using usage tracking statistics to optimize query performance and aggregation strategies
Analyzing usage results using Oracle BI Answers and other reporting tools

Multi-user Development
Setting up a multi-user development environment
Developing a repository using multiple developers
Tracking development project history

Using Administration Tool wizards and utilities to manage, maintain, and enhance repositories
Employing techniques to optimize Oracle BI query performance
Applying Oracle BI repository design principles

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