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August 2010Gaurav Kant Goel

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Our session will focus on what OBIEE is, what are itsconstituent tools and how are they used for reporting

and presentation purposes.

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OBIEE is a Business Intelligence (BI) tool set that will make

data mining and analysis possible.

Its a framework for leveraging data for tactical and strategicuse.

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EXECUTIVES:

strategic

goals and objectives

MANAGEMENT:

analytics

to support goals and objectives

STAFF:

Reports

ad-hoc accessAdmissions

HR, Finance...IT

Principals

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TeachersRegistrar

DirectorsAdminis tration

The Board

Superintendent

Cabinet

Detailed

data

Trend,

summary

data

Performance

data

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BI Administrator Tool

Oracle Answers

Oracle Interactive Dashboards

Oracle BI Publisher

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The administrator tool is used to manage the business logic,

physical connections, security, and how available data sourcesare presented to the end users.

These areas are all managed through a single file RPD.

Physical Layer Business Layer

Presentation Layer

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The Physical layer defines the data sources to which Oracle BIServer submits queries and the relationships between physicaldatabases and other data sources that are used to process

multiple data source queries. The recommended way topopulate the Physical layer is by importing metadata fromdatabases and other data sources. The data sources can be of thesame or different varieties. You can import schemas or portionsof schemas from existing data sources. Additionally, you cancreate objects in the Physical layer manually.

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The Business Model and Mapping layer defines the business, orlogical, model of the data and specifies the mappings betweenthe business model and the Physical layer schemas. This is

where the physical schemas are simplified to form the basis forthe users view of the data. The main purpose of the businessmodel is to capture how users think about their business usingtheir own vocabulary. The business model simplifies thephysical schema and maps the users business vocabulary to

physical sources. Most of the vocabulary translates into logicalcolumns in the business model. Collections of logical columnsform logical tables. Each logical column (and hence each logicaltable) can have one or more physical objects as sources.

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The Presentation layer is built after the Physical layer andBusiness Model and Mapping layer and adds a level ofabstraction over the Business Model and Mapping layer. It is the

view of the data seen by end users in client tools andapplications, such as Oracle BI Answers. The Presentation layerprovides a means to further simplify or customize the BusinessModel and Mapping layer for end users. E.g you can organizecolumns into catalogs and folders. Simplifying the view of the

data for users makes it easier to craft queries based on usersbusiness needs because you can expose only the data that ismeaningful to the users, organize the data in a way that aligns

with the way users think about the data, and rename data asnecessary for the set of users.

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Please go to the following site to build a sample RPD step-by-step on a sample Sales History schema:

http://st-curriculum.oracle.com/obe/fmw/bi/biee/r1013/bi_admin/biadmin.html

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Oracle Answers is the report building interface that OBIEE

provides. It is used for the construction of Data Queries andReports.

Basically its an AdHoc or Report Builder tool.

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Enables to query organisations data

Provides a set of graphical tools to create and execute requestsfor information

Saves, organises, shares and integrates request results withother content

Retrieves and displays analytical information through requestsProvides the building blocks of Oracle Business IntelligenceInteractive Dashboards

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Request Answers a query against an organizations data

Filter Mechanism that restricts the result set returned by a

request

Prompt - Special kind of filter that restricts the result set

returned by a request

Criteria Set of columns and filters that are specified for a

request

Subject Area Logical Object that organises and presents data

about a business

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Dashboard Page in a BI application that displays content

Dashboard Prompt Filter object that filters all content on a

dashboard page and can be used to

populate variables

BI Presentation Catalog Stores content created with Answers

and Interactive Dashboards

Query Underlying SQL issued to the Oracle BI server for the

specific request

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Dashboards are the standard interface for the majority of users.

It allows multiple reports to be displayed in a tabbed interface.

The reports are interactive and can be clicked on to interact

with the data.

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http://st-

curriculum.oracle.com/obe/fmw/bi/biee/r1013/saw/saw.html

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Oracle BI Publisher is a Java based product that is available

with both Oracle BI Server and technology stack of Oracle E-Business Suite. Its an easy to use, template-based publishingsolution that enables cutomers to rapidly develop and maintainreport formats. It is built on standard well-known technologiessuch as XML and enables customers to take advantage of

familiar tools like Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat.

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Creates highly formattted, printable reports

Leverages familiar word processing and other tools

Outputs reports in familiar formats (such as PDF, HTML, Exceland Others)

Is Integrated with Oracle BI and can be accessed from OracleBI Answers

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http://st-curriculum.oracle.com/obe/fmw/bi/biee/r1013/bipub/intro/gettingstarted.htm

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