data mining douglas c. atkins, ocp faster staff: 1998 – 2010

Data Mining

Douglas C. Atkins, OCP

FASTER Staff: 1998 – 2010

Customer Takeaway DescriptionCustomer Takeaway Description

Best Suited for system administrators, fleet managers, fleet analysts and supervisors

Morning Session.  How to ask your database the right questions / Using FASTER, Excel and other query related tools to get info out of FASTER

AgendaAgenda Introductions and Credentials

Definition of Data Mining

Types of Results

Tools for Data Mining

Real-Life Examples How, What, When, Who, Why

Build data queries to take home

Questions & Answers

Introductions and CredentialsIntroductions and Credentials Fleet Services Team Leader

FASTER Staff Member for 12 Years

All Script Requests / Conversions Go through FS

Oracle OCP, MSSQL DBA Training

Worked with you and your staff learning fleet during my tenure, never worked in the industry, here’s my fleet …

Goal: “Get some data out”!

Data Mining: What Is It?Data Mining: What Is It?

The process of extracting patterns from data.

Knowing what to ask.

Knowing how to ask.

Knowing how to present the data.

Educating Our ConsumersEducating Our Consumers There is a tendency for insufficiently

knowledgeable "consumers" of the results to attribute "magical abilities" to data mining, treating the technique as a sort of all-seeing crystal ball.

Sample Set vs. Entire PopulationSample Set vs. Entire Population The discovery of a particular pattern in a

particular set of data does not necessarily mean that pattern is representative of the whole population from which that data was drawn. Hence, an important part of the process is the verification and validation of patterns on other samples of data

Types of ResultsTypes of Results

Result Sets Lists

All Assets in Company 001

Comparisons Parts Obsolescence

Trends Asset Historical Cost Per Meter by Month

Tools for Data MiningTools for Data Mining

FASTER

Excel

Access

Business Objects (Crystal Reports)

SQL (Structured Query Language) FSQL: FASTER TOAD, SQL Developer: Oracle or Microsoft SQL Plus: Oracle SQL Server Management Studio Express:

Microsoft

Database ConnectivityDatabase Connectivity

Name of your Database FasterCS, FasterDB TNSName

Windows Authentication

User Name and Password DBA to Create Your Account Select Permission Only Report Account

Tools Require ConnectivityTools Require Connectivity

FASTER OLEDB

Excel, Access, Query Developer Tools OLEDB, ODBC

TOAD, SQL Plus, SQL Server Management Studio Native Drivers Licensed Data Base Software

Let’s Create an ODBC for use in class …

ODBC Data Source ODBC Data Source AdministratorAdministrator

ODBC Data Source ODBC Data Source AdministratorAdministrator

ODBC Data Source ODBC Data Source AdministratorAdministrator

ODBC Data Source ODBC Data Source AdministratorAdministrator

ODBC Data Source ODBC Data Source AdministratorAdministrator

ODBC Data Source ODBC Data Source AdministratorAdministrator

ODBC Data Source ODBC Data Source AdministratorAdministrator

Locating the DataLocating the Data FASTER Data Dictionaries

http://customer.ccgsystems.com/download-center/manuals-documentation/ (requires login/password)

Core FASTER Application HTML View for Easy Navigation Tables

FASTER Reports Data Dictionary HTML View for Easy Navigation Views and Stored Procedures

Let’s look at the dictionaries

Real-Life ExamplesReal-Life Examples Lists

FASTER Search and Query FASTER Standard Reports Custom Reports & Queries

How many assets are in the fleet?, in a Department?, in a Class?, in a Shop?, are Take Home Vehicles?, are Off-Road Vehicles?

Let’s look at some queries …

Real-Life ExamplesReal-Life Examples Comparisons

FASTER Search and Query, Standard Reports, Custom Reports & Queries

Do I have enough technicians?, enough Bays?, am I stocking the right parts?, do I have adequate staffing in the parts room?

Are my vehicles being under/over utilized?, are there vehicles that should be sending up red flags (CPM/MPG)?, which ones need replacing?

Let’s look at some comparisons …

Real-Life ExamplesReal-Life Examples Trends

Cost of PM, by Asset Class, by Year Let’s Build It Let’s Analyze It Let’s Talk about How It Can Help Us Make a

Decision Let’s Take It Home

How to Build a QueryHow to Build a Query Select

The columns to be selected for the result set. The select list is a series of expressions separated by commas.

All, Distinct, * Specific Column Names Formulas

Select EHKey, EHCompany, …

Select Count(EHKey), …

How to Build a QueryHow to Build a Query From

Specifies the tables, views, and joined tables used in DELETE, SELECT, and UPDATE statements.

Select … From faster.Eheader Select … From faster.Eheader JOIN faster.EPM on

(Eheader.EHUID = EPM.EPEHuid) Inner (only matches) Full Outer (All rows) Left Outer (All matches, includes rows from left) Right Outer (All matches, includes rows from

right)

How to Build a QueryHow to Build a Query Where

Specifies the condition for the rows returned by a query. Defines the condition to be met for the rows to be returned. There is no limit to the number of conditions.

Select … From … Where EHeader.EHUID = WHeader.WHEHUID and Wheader.WHUID = WLabor.WLWHUID and WLabor.WLRTY like ‘PM%’

How to Build a QueryHow to Build a Query Group By

Divides a table into groups. Groups can consist of column names or results or computed columns.

Select … From … Where … Group by EHeader.EHClass, EHeader.EHYear

How to Build a QueryHow to Build a Query Order By

Specifies the sort for the result set. Select … From … Where … Group By … Order By EHeader.EHClass, EHeader. EHYear

Our QueryOur Query Select EH…

From EH…

Where faster.EHeader, …

Group BY EHeader.EHClass …

Order BY EHeader.EHClass …

Mining in ActionMining in Action

Let’s build a query together …

At the beginning of class …

In the middle we …

Now what can you do …

Question & AnswerQuestion & Answer

What does your Database need to tell you?

Are you asking the right questions?