OBIEE Training By Amit Sharma

Topic Name BI Reporting using OBIEE

Modules  Data warehousing fundamentals

 BI Repository
 BI Answer
 BI Publisher
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 USD 300

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 Repository Building

• Creating new calculation measures based on

Repository Basics existing logical columns
• Creating new calculation measures based on
physical columns
• Oracle BI architecture components • Creating new calculation measures using the
• Repository structure, features, and functions Calculation Wizard
• Using the OracleBI Administration Tool
• Creating a repository Creating Dimension Hierarchies and Level-Based
• Loading a repository into Oracle BI Server Measures
memory
• Creating dimension hierarchies
Building the Physical Layer of a Repository • Creating level-based measures
• Creating share measures
• Importing data sources • Creating rank measures
• Setting up connection pool properties
• Defining keys and joins Using Aggregates
• Examining physical layer object properties
• Creating alias and select tables • Purpose of aggregate tables in dimensional
modeling
Building the Business Model and Mapping Layer of a • Modeling aggregate tables to improve query
Repository performance
• Testing aggregate navigation
• Building a business model • Using the Aggregate Persistence Wizard
• Building logical tables, columns, and sources
• Defining logical joins Using Partitions and Fragments
• Building measures
• Examining business model object properties • Purpose for segmenting data into partitions and
fragments
Building the Presentation Layer of a Repository • Partition types
• Modeling partitions in an Oracle BI repository
• Exploring Presentation layer objects
• Creating Presentation layer objects Using Repository Variables
• Modifying Presentation layer objects
• Examining Presentation layer object properties • Session variables
• Repository variables
Testing and Validating a Repository • Initialization blocks
• Using the Variable Manager
• Checking repository consistency • Using dynamic repository variables as filters
• Turning on logging
• Defining a repository in the initialization file Modeling Time Series Data
• Testing a repository using Oracle BI Answers
• Inspecting the query log • Using time comparisons in business analysis
• Using Oracle BI time series functions to model
Adding Multiple Logical Table Sources time series data

• Adding multiple logical table sources to a Modeling Many-to-Many Relationships

logical table
• Specifying logical content • Using bridge tables to resolve many-to-many
relationships between dimension tables and fact
Adding Calculations to a Fact Table tables

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 • Using helper tables to model many-to-many
relationships for team-based hierarchies in a
dimension

Creating Repositories Using Multidimensional Data

Sources

• Adding a multidimensional data source an

Oracle BI repository
• Displaying data from multidimensional sources
in Oracle BI Answers requests and Oracle BI
Interactive Dashboards

Security

• Creating 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 Administering 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

• Employing 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 Answers
• Introduction to Oracle BI Answers
• Working with requests in Oracle BI Answers
• Using advanced formatting
Filtering Requests in Oracle Business Intelligence
Answers
• Introduction to filters in Answers
• Adding filter prompts to requests
• Using saved requests as filters
Oracle Business Intelligence Answers: Advanced
Features
• Combining request criteria using set operations
• Executing direct database requests
• Editing logical SQL generated by a request
Building Views and Charts in Requests
• Introduction to Answers views and charts
• Creating and editing charts
• Performing common view tasks
Showing Results with Gauge Views
• Introduction to Gauge views
• Working with Gauge views
Showing Results with Pivot Tables
• Introduction to pivot tables
• Formatting pivot tables
• Setting aggregation rules and building formulas
Creating Oracle Business Intelligence Interactive
Dashboards
• Introduction to Interactive Dashboards and
pages
• Dashboard Editor UI elements
• Composing dashboard elements
Configuring Oracle Business Intelligence Interactive
Dashboards
• Types of dashboard content
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• Embedding content in Interactive Dashboards
• Using bookmark links to distribute and save
Interactive Dashboards
Customizing the Oracle Business Intelligence User
Interface
• Modifying cascading style sheets
• Modifying XML message files
• Making configuration changes using the
instanceconfig file
Configuring Guided Navigation Links
• Building guided navigation with static links
• Building guided navigation with conditional
links 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 Delivers
• 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
• Creating an Oracle BI Briefing Book
• Adding Content to Briefing Books
• Editing 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 BI for Microsoft Office
• Introduction to Oracle BI for Microsoft Office
 • Working with Oracle BI content in Microsoft
Office applications

Using Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher

• Introduction to Oracle BI Publisher

• Creating a BI Publisher report from an Answers
request
• Creating a BI Publisher report from the BI
Server
• Integrating Discoverer worksheet content in a
BI Publisher report

Reviewing Interactive Dashboard Design Principles

and Best Practices

• Understanding dashboard design principles

• Conceptualizing dashboards
• Dashboard fundamentals

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 Working with Oracle BI Publisher [XML Publisher]

Introduction to BI Publisher

• Oracle BI Publisher: Business Document

Requirements
• Functions of Reporting Systems
• Oracle BI Publisher Paradigm
• End-to-End View and Salient Features of BI
Publisher

Oracle BI Publisher: Technology 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, XML Schema, DTDs, and
XSL

Getting Started with BI Publisher: Creating a Simple

Report

• Opening and viewing a Predefined Report

• Creating a BI Publisher Report Based on Oracle
Database
• Editing the Properties of a Report

Creating Simple RTF Templates

• Explain the capabilities of RTF templates

• Describe the methods for RTF template creation
• Create an RTF template

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