OBIA

Oracle Business Intelligence Applications Overview

Exploring Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Applications

Exploring the key components of Oracle BI Applications

Exploring Oracle BI Applications integration with transactional applications

Oracle Business Intelligence Applications Architecture Overview

Exploring the Oracle BI Applications logical architecture

Exploring the process flow of building the data warehouse

Employing the recommended deployment options to maximize data warehouse performance

Exploring the core components supporting the OBAW and the functions performed by each Content

Exploring the content of the Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse (OBAW)

Exploring OBAW tables

Installing and Configuring Oracle BI Applications and Related Components

Identifying the installation prerequisites

Configuring DAC

Configuring Informatica Workflow Manager

Understanding the ETL Process

Exploring the extract, transform, and load (ETL) process used to load the OBAW

Identifying the differences between a full load and an incremental load of the OBAW

Identifying the applications and mechanisms used to support the ETL process

Working with Informatica Designer

Identifying the Informatica repository objects used to configure the Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse (OBAW)

Navigating the set of tools in Informatica Designer used to configure Informatica repository objects

Working with Informatica Workflow Manager

Navigating Informatica Workflow Manager

Running workflows and sessions using Informatica Workflow Manager

Monitoring workflows using Informatica Workflow Monitor

Exploring SDE and SIL Mappings

Describing the differences between Source Dependent Extract (SDE) and Source Independent Load (SIL) mappings

Identifying typical objects and their mechanics in SDE and SIL mappings

Working with the Data Warehouse Administration Console (DAC)

Using the tools and views of the Data Warehouse Administration Console (DAC)

Describing DAC objects, how they relate to each other, and their roles in the OBAW

Performing preload configuration steps that apply to BI APPS deployed with any source system

Configuring GL account hierarchies using GL accounting flexfield value set definitions

Mapping Oracle general ledger natural accounts to group account numbers

Creating a new metric in the repository after adding a new group account number

Customizing DAC Metadata and Running and Execution Plan

Creating custom metadata objects in the DAC

Running a DAC execution plan and monitoring the results

Customizing the Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse (OBAW)

Identifying and describing customization types and scenarios associated with OBAW

Applying OBAW customization best practices

Adding Columns to an Existing Dimension Table

Completing the steps in a Type I customization of the OBAW

Adding a column to an existing dimension table in the OBAW and populating it with data

Adding a New Dimension in OBAW

Performing the customization steps for adding a new dimension to the Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse

Integrating Security for Oracle BI Applications

Exploring the types of security in Oracle Business Intelligence Applications

Describing how Oracle BI integrates with the Oracle Fusion Middleware security platform

Identifying how BI Application object and data security integrate with EBS responsibilities

Managing OBAW Performance

Exploring strategies for increasing extract, transform, and load (ETL) and query performance

Identifying common performance bottlenecks

Configuring servers to optimize ETL and query performance