OBIEE 11g Training Details Introduction to OLAP systems

Difference between OLTP systems and OLAP systems

Introduction to RDBMS

Introduction to Data warehousing and Data Marts

Introduction to Data Modeling

Need of reporting tools

Introduction to OBIEE 11g

Overview on

Query merging

Query customization

Query optimization

Report customization

Report optimization

Difference between OBIEE and other reporting tools

Overview on OBIEE Server Architecture:

Overview on OBIEE Administrator Architecture:

a) Creation of the ODBC Data Source Name (System DSN) for Different

Databases

b) ODBC connectivity between Database and Oracle BI Administrator

c) Development of RPD (Repository Directory) files at OBI Administrator.

Repository file (RPD) creation:

Physical layer:

Design physical diagram using various physical objects:

a. Tables

b. Views

c. Synonyms

d. Stored procedures

Import tables from different RDBMS and files systems

1. RDBMS:

i. Oracles

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ii. SQL server

iii. MS-Access, etc

2. Non-RDBMS (file systems):

i. Flat files

ii. XML files

iii. Excel files

Working with multi-dimensional data sources(cubes):

SAP-BW

Hyperion

Micro-soft Analysis cubes

Working with CRM Meta data tables

Create new physical table in the Physical layer

Add new physical columns in the Physical objects

Create views in the Physical layer

Define primary and foreign keys in the physical table

Connection pool verification with ODBC data source name

Working with Native drivers

Working with Connection pool

Working with type conversion and referential integrity in physical layer.

Working with new foreign key and complex join in Physical diagram.

Merge two data sources in single physical diagram

Connection pool verification with multiple data source connection

Assign the permission to the users:

BI Administrators

BI Authors

BI Consumers

Create new data source in the Physical layer

Enter SQL script:

Before connect to database

Before query

After query

After connect to database

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Business model and mapping layer:

Design Business Model Diagram (logical table diagram) using logical fact tables and

logical dimensional tables.

For standard requirements (detailed),

Multi dimensional requirements (summarized) using arithmetic

operators, aggregate functions

Case statement generation (IF statement, IF-ELSE statement,

SWITCH statement

Working with various join types( Inner, Left outer, Right outer and

Full outer)

Creation of global filters

Develop the dimensions hierarchies (Multi dimensional analysis)

1. Level-based hierarchies

2. Parent-child hierarchies.

Create logical dimensional tables

Create logical fact tables

Working with periodic snap-shot tables

Working with transactional grain fact tables

Working with fact-less fact tables

Working with additive measures, semi-additive measures and non-

additive measures

Apply the filters

Presentation layer:

Arrange the Business Models as subject areas

Derive New presentation tables

Rename the Meta Data for business user understanding

Working with Repository and Session Variables.

Provide security at Subject Area, Presentation table and Column lavel.

Repository variables:

Static and Dynamic

Session Variables:

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System and non-system

Working with OBI ODBC client.

Overview on OBI server architecture.

RPD file configuration at OBI Server Level

Cache Management at server level

Utilities

Security creation of repository

Create users and user groups

Row updations

Internal Process at Server level (conversion of Business query in to SQL query)

User alteration at Database level

Working with multi-users development (MUDE)

Merging of multiple repository files

Working with performance tuning

Working with consistency check manager

Performance tuning

Project Development:

OLAP Specifications

Development of Business Requirement Specifications (BRS)

Development of Reporting Requirement Specifications(RRS)

Oracle BI Answers and Interactive Dashboards:

Selection of the Subject Area

Creation of the Excel Sheet for Reporting Requirement Specifications

using Business Requirement Specifications

Develop the Request in the Criteria

Generate the Reports using Results

Develop the logical calculations using advanced tab (set sql format)

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Reports:

Ad-hoc reports

Standard reports

Dashboard reports.

Generate customized reports and override reports in different formats.

a. Query Optimization

b. Report Optimization

2-dimensional

Multi dimensional

List reports

Chart reports

Line chart reports

Bar chart reports

Pie-chart reports

Cross-Tab reports

Setup pages and sections in the cross-tab report

Working with various variables

Repository

Session

Presentation

Prompts (advance filters)

Cascading prompts

Dash board prompts

Page prompts

Testing the prompts with single Go button

Working with KPI’s and KPI’s Watch List

Working with score cards

BI publisher, etc

Combined the requests from the different subject areas using set operators like

Union, Intersect etc.

case statement generation (IF statement, IF-ELSE statement, SWITCH statement

Filters (Global and Local filters)

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Generation of Expression and Aggregated functions

Download the reports in PPT and Excel sheet, etc formats

Working with direct database connection

Working with prompts in direct database request.

Working with presentation catalogs.

OBI server administrative activities:

Creation of the folder for different requests

Scheduling the reports

Generation of the iBots (Agents)

Dashboard Management, session management, privilege management, etc

Tabs creation for multiple Dashboards

Creation of the pages for different Dashboards

Set permission to others users to work with direct database

Interactive Dashboards:

Create dash board and page prompts

Create pages

Create columns as sections in sequential and concurrent

Arrange report in the columns and save the dashboard.

Installation of Oracle 11g and Configuration Schemas at DBA level

Installation of OBIEE 11g.

Project Deployment:

1. Development Environment

2. Test Environment

3. Production Environment

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Working with BI Publisher.

Create a JDBC connection to access repository file and database.

Create report request

Create data model

Working with query builder

Create row set

Create templates

Working with list of values(LOVS)

Working with parameters

Working with Email bursting

Working with Analyzer

Working with Analyzer for Excel

Working with Studio to generate list reports, chart and cross-tab reports.

Working Enterprise Management (A middleware fusion control)

Upload new repository file

Manage the servers

Apply roles and policies to the users and user groups

Working with Weblogic Administrative Console

Working with DAC to configure BI Apps with Informatica

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