Oracle BI Applications 7.9: Implementation for Oracle EBS

This course provides step-by-step procedures for installing, designing, customizing, and configuring Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Applications and Oracle Business Intelligence Warehouse (OBAW). The course begins with an exploration of Oracle BI Applications components and architecture. You then perform the steps to install and configure Oracle BI Applications, OBAW, and supporting technology. After the products are installed and configured, you explore the prebuilt extract, transform, and load (ETL) metadata that ships with the products to gain an understanding of the ETL process and the relationships between the architecture components. You then explore Informatica ETL tools by building custom ETL mappings and workflows.
After the installation and initial exploration, you use Informatica and the Data Warehouse Administration Console (DAC) to configure ETL metadata and run an execution plan to load Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) data into the OBAW. After the data is loaded, you learn how to customize the OBAW by adding columns to an existing dimension table, and adding a new dimension. The course also covers how to integrate Oracle BI Applications security with other Oracle products, and how to manage OBAW performance.

• Install and configure Oracle Business Intelligence Applications and Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse
• Explore prebuilt ETL metadata, including Informatica workflows and mappings, and DAC metadata
• Use the Data Warehouse Administration Console (DAC) to configure, manage, and load the Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse
• Customize Informatica and DAC metadata
• Customize the Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse
• Manage Oracle Business Analytics Applications security and performance

• Business Intelligence Developer
• Data Warehouse Administrator
• Data Warehouse Analyst
• Technical Consultant
• Data Modelers
• Data Warehouse Developer
• Application Developers

• Working knowledge of Informatica PowerMart or PowerCenter
• Basic knowledge of SQL
• Experience in business intelligence
• Dimensional modeling, database design
• Oracle BI 10g: Analytics Overview
• Oracle BI Suite EE 10g R3: Create Reports and Dashboards
• Oracle BI Suite EE 10g R3: Build Repositories

• Explore Oracle Business Intelligence Applications and the Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse (OBAW) foundational concepts and architecture
• Install and configure Oracle BI Applications
• Explore the prebuilt extract, transform, and load (ETL) metadata for Oracle BI Applications
• Use the Data Warehouse Administration Console (DAC) to run ETL routines to populate the OBAW
• Customize DAC metadata
• Customize and extend the OBAW
• Manage the security and performance of Oracle BI Applications

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 Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse (OBAW) and the functions performed by each core component

Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse Content

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

Installing and Configuring Oracle BI Applications and Related Components
Understanding the ETL Process

• Exploring the extract, transform, and load (ETL) process used to load the Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse (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 Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse (OBAW) extract, transform, and load (ETL) process

Configuring Analytical Applications

• Performing preload configuration steps that apply to Oracle Business Intelligence Applications deployed with any source system
• Configuring general ledger account hierarchies using general ledger 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
• Synchronizing Oracle BI Application user groups with EBS responsibilities
• Identifying how BI Application authorization integrates with EBS responsibilities
• Describing a typical data security integration

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