OBIEE Training By Amit Sharma

Topic Name BI Reporting using OBIEE

Modules Data warehousing fundamentals

BI Repository
BI Answer
BI Publisher
Hyperion Integration [Statutory Reporting case study]
Sales Model Execution
Duration (Hours) 40 Hours
Deliverables Students Guides
Lab Guides
Video Tutorials of missing classes
Interview Question
Project implementation artifacts
Prerequisite Basic knowledge of Database and Data Warehousing

Fees INR 14,000

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 Repository Building

Repository Basics Creat ing new calcu lation measures based on

physical colu mns
Creat ing new calcu lation measures using the
Oracle BI architecture co mponents Calculation Wizard
Repository structure, features, and functions
Using the OracleBI Ad min istration Tool Creating Di mension Hierarchies and Level-B ased
Creat ing a repository Measures
Loading a repository into Oracle BI Server
memo ry
Creat ing dimension hierarch ies
Creat ing level-based measures
Building the Physical Layer of a Repository
Creat ing share measures
Creat ing rank measures
Importing data sources
Setting up connection pool properties Using Aggregates
Defining keys and joins
Examining physical layer object properties
Purpose of aggregate tables in dimensional
Creat ing alias and select tables
modeling
Modeling aggregate tables to improve query
Building the B usiness Model and Mapping Layer of a performance
Repository
Testing aggregate navigation
Using the Aggregate Persistence Wizard
Building a business model
Building logical tables, colu mns, and sources Using Partiti ons and Frag ments
Defining log ical joins
Building measures
Purpose for segmenting data into partitions and
Examining business model object properties
frag ments
Partit ion types
Building the Presentati on Layer of a Repository Modeling partitions in an Oracle BI repository

Exp loring Presentation layer objects Using Repository Variables

Creat ing Presentation layer objects
Modifying Presentation layer objects
Examining Presentation layer object properties
Testing and Vali dating a Repository
Checking repository consistency
Turning on logging
Defining a repository in the in itialization file
Testing a repository using Oracle BI Answers
Inspecting the query log
Addi ng Multi ple Logical Table Sources
Adding mult iple logical table sources to a
logical table
Specifying logical content
Addi ng Calculations to a Fact Table
Creat ing new calcu lation measures based on
existing logical co lu mns
Session variables
Repository variables
Initializat ion blocks
Using the Variable Manager
Using dynamic repository variables as filters
Modeling Ti me Series Data
Using time co mparisons 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

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Creating Repositories Using Mul ti di mensional Data
Sources

Adding a mult idimensional data source an

Oracle BI repository
Displaying data fro m mult idimensional sources
in Oracle BI Answers requests and Oracle BI
Interactive Dashboards

Security

Creat ing 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 Admi nistering 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

Using Administration Tool wizards and utilities to

manage, maintain, and enhance repositories

Emp loying techniques to optimize Oracle BI

query performance
Applying Oracle BI repository design principles

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 Creating Answer Request
Working with Oracle Business Intelligence Ans wers
Introduction to Oracle BI Answers
Working with requests in Oracle BI Answers
Using advanced formatting
Filtering Requests in Oracle Business Intelligence
Ans wers
Introduction to filters in Answers
Adding filter pro mpts to requests
Using saved requests as filters
Oracle Business Intelligence Ans wers: Advanced
Features
Co mbin ing request criteria using set operations
Executing direct database requests
Ed iting logical SQL generated by a request
Building Views and Charts in Requests
Introduction to Answers views and charts
Creat ing and editing charts
Performing co mmon view tasks
Showing Results with Gauge Views
Introduction to Gauge views
Working with Gauge views
Showing Results with Pi vot Tables
Introduction to pivot tables
Formatting pivot tables
Setting aggregation rules and building formulas
Creating Oracle Business Intelligence Interacti ve
Dashboards
Introduction to Interactive Dashboards and
pages
Dashboard Editor UI elements
Co mposing dashboard elements
Configuring Oracle Business Intelligence Interacti ve
Dashboards
Types of dashboard content
Embedding content in Interactive Dashboards
Using bookmark links to distribute and save
Interactive Dashboards
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Customizing the Oracle B usiness Intelligence User
Interface
Modifying cascading style sheets
Modifying XM L message files
Making configuration changes using the
instanceconfig file
Configuring Gui ded Navig ation Links
Building guided navigation with static lin ks
Building guided navigation with conditional
lin ks and sections
Administering the Oracle Business Intelligence
Presentation Catalog
Maintaining the Oracle BI Presentation Catalog
Managing security
Understanding security inheritance
Describing the Presentation Catalog structure
Permission types
Setting permissions using the Manage Catalog
screen
Using Oracle Business Intelligence Deli vers
Introduction to Oracle BI Delivers
Configuring delivery devices
Adding delivery profiles
Building alerts
Introduction to Oracle BI Scheduler
Scripted jobs
Using Oracle Business Intelligence Briefing Books
Introduction to Oracle BI Briefing Books
Creat ing an Oracle BI Briefing Book
Adding Content to Briefing Books
Ed iting a Briefing Book
Downloading and viewing a Briefing Book
Adding a list of Briefing Books to a Dashboard
Using Briefing Books with Oracle BI Delivers
Using Oracle B I for Microsoft Office
Introduction to Oracle BI for M icrosoft Office
Working with Oracle BI content in Microsoft
Office applications
Using Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher

Introduction to Oracle BI Publisher

Creat ing a BI Publisher report fro m an Answers
request
Creat ing a BI Publisher report fro m the BI
Server
Integrating Discoverer worksheet content in a
BI Publisher report

Reviewi ng Interacti ve Dashboard Design Princi ples

and Best Practices

Understanding dashboard design principles

Conceptualizing dashboards
Dashboard fundamentals

Creating Statutory reporti ng Essbase as Data Source,

Building Financial Data Model using Essbase

Building Statutory reports

Case Study

Understanding business requirement.

Building Statutory reports

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 Working with Oracle BI Publishe r [XML Publisher]

Introduction to BI Publisher

Oracle BI Publisher: Business Document

Requirements
Functions of Reporting Systems
Oracle BI Publisher Paradig m
End-to-End View and Salient Features of BI
Publisher

Oracle B I Publisher: Technol ogy and Architecture

Describe the components of Oracle BI

Publisher
Describe the architecture of Oracle BI Publisher
Describe the Oracle BI Publisher Underlying
Technology

Introduction to XML Standards

Describe the X Standards

Understand XML, XM L Schema, DTDs, and
XSL

Getting Started wi th B I Publisher: Creating a Simple

Report

Opening and viewing a Predefined Report

Creat ing a BI Publisher Report Based on Oracle
Database
Ed iting the Properties of a Report

Creating Simple RTF Templ ates

Exp lain the capabilities of RTF templates

Describe the methods for RTF template creation
Create an RTF template

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