Richard ByromConsultantRPC Data9th June 2002

Discoverer Overview

Presentation Purpose

• Provide you with an understanding of what Oracle Discover is and what it is capable of.

• Demonstrate the capabilities of the product on a test system.

What is Discoverer?

Market leading end-user ad hoc query, analysis and reporting tool that is also web enabled.

What does it do?

Enables users at any level in an organization to gain rapid access to information stored in their transactional databases, data warehouses or data marts.

Provides powerful navigation and analytical capabilities such as pivoting, drilling, aggregations and calculations.

In an Oracle Applications environment, it provides and intuitive way for non technical end users (like execs and business analysts) to get rapid answers to business questions.

Discoverer Strengths

Ease of Use

Analytical Power

Scalability and Performance

Ease of Administration

Integration and Customization

Ease of Use

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Business View of Database Information Hiding the complexityDatabase

User’s ViewUser’s View

Strong Focus on Customer Usability

One Click Operations

Wizard Driven• Tutorials

• Reduced Learning Curve

Drag & Drop Layout

Interactive Dialogs

Single User InterfaceDiscoverer for

Windows

Desktop Edition (c/s)

Discoverer 3i User Edition

Plus (java)

Discoverer 3i Viewer

Viewer (HTML)

EuropeEurope

FranceFrance

ParisParis

Drill Down

Drill Everywhere

EuropeEurope

FranceFrance

ParisParis

Drill Down

Drill Everywhere

ExternalExternalDataData

Drill Out

Analytic Power

Power and Simplicity You Demand

Answers to Analytical Questions

“What are my top ten products...”

“What is the 3 month moving average ...”

“What is the cumulative sum of my sales by Region...”

“What is the ranking of my sales this year compared to sales last year?”

Analytical Power at your fingertips !...

Calculator functions (+ - * / )

Intelligent (Sub)Totals & Percentages

SQL functions: Financial, Arithmetic, Logical, Analytic

Enhanced Data Aggregation

Custom functions - PL/SQL registered

Leverage Analytical Calculations: use with Conditions, Sort, Pivot and nesting

Empower your users

Ratios

Subtotals

Rank

Nesting Analytic PowerNested Calculations:1 sales yr ago : lag(sales, 4)2 growth : sales yr ago/sales this yr3 rank growth : rank(growth)

Performance & Scalability

Discoverer ArchitectureApplicationServer(s)

Clients

Internet users

Metadata in DB

Database

Server(s)

Database

EUL MetadataOracle9i

ApplicationServer

Oracle9i Web

Cache

Oracle9iApplication

Server

Oracle9iApplication

Server

DMZ

internet

Load Balancing

FirewallSupport

Multiple Servers

Cubic Client CachePerformance

Client

Oracle9i Application

Server

DiscovererServices

Client Session

Database

EUL

• Re-using cache

• OLAP type access

• Rapid drill & rotate

• Re-using cache

• OLAP type access

• Rapid drill & rotate

• Incremental Drill

Client

Database

EUL?

Oracle9i Application

Server

DiscovererServices

Client Session

Cubic Client CachePerformance

Advanced Query PredictionPerformance

• Uses the resources without showing results!

Reactive Query Governor

• Stops queries after a pre-set time

Predictive Query Governor

• Predicts time a query takes before execution

• Does not waste valuable resources!

Batch Scheduling• Wizard Driven

• User friendly scheduling

• Easy management

• Automatic notice when result set is ready or to expire

Select Store, Period, Product, sum(video_sales)From video_detailsGroup by Store, Period, Product

• Slow Table Scans• Machine Intensive Aggregation

Detail Rows

Summary Table

Summary Redirection

Select Store, Period, Product, SalesFrom video_summary

Automatic!!

Detail Rows Summary Table

Summary Redirection

Ease of

Administration

Discoverer AdministratorEasy End User Layer Management

Easy AdministrationEasy Administration

Bulk Load Wizard Bulk Load Wizard

EUL Management EUL Management Wizard Wizard

Tutorial Installation Tutorial Installation

Easy AdministrationEasy Administration

Bulk Load Wizard Bulk Load Wizard

EUL Management EUL Management Wizard Wizard

Tutorial Installation Tutorial Installation

Oracle9i Discoverer Oracle9i Discoverer AdministratorAdministrator

Populate Business AreaPopulate Business Area• HierarchiesHierarchies• JoinsJoins• Default AggregatesDefault Aggregates• LOVsLOVs

Create/Delete EULsCreate/Delete EULs

Sample schema and EUL for Sample schema and EUL for trainingtraining

Oracle9i Discoverer Oracle9i Discoverer AdministratorAdministrator

Populate Business AreaPopulate Business Area• HierarchiesHierarchies• JoinsJoins• Default AggregatesDefault Aggregates• LOVsLOVs

Create/Delete EULsCreate/Delete EULs

Sample schema and EUL for Sample schema and EUL for trainingtraining

Administrative Reporting

• Which Folders are users querying most? Which Items?

• Where are my long running queries?

• Who owns what workbooks? When were they last used?

• What are my users privileges?

Simplified Deployment

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ApplicatioApplicationn

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ApplicatioApplicationn

BrowserBrowser

BrowserBrowser

JavaJava

Centralized Metadata

DatabasDatabasee

ReportReportss

MetadaMetadatata

ReportReportss

MetadaMetadatata

ReportsReports

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ReportsReports

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DiscovererAutomated Summary Management

•Discoverer Summary Wizard

• recommends summary policies,

• create summary tables with a single click,

• allow users to view and fine tune policies as needed.

Evolutionary solution for optimizing query performance!

DiscovererAutomated Summary Management

• 100%

• Easy to use

• Customize

• Graphical

: automated - summary policies

: don’t need to be a DBA

: the algorithm - tune for different policies

: performance gain estimate

Customization &

Integration

Discoverer ViewerCustom Look and Feel

Standard

Custom

Complete and Integrated BI Oracle9iAS OEM

Oracle9iAS Reports Oracle9iAS Portal Oracle9iAS Web Cache Oracle Single Sign On Server

– Oracle Internet Directory

Oracle9i Warehouse Builder Oracle e-Business Suite

Discoverer integration with Portal

Worksheet Portlet: Graph

Worksheet Portlet: Crosstab

List of Workbooks

Portlet

Oracle e-Business Suite Business Intelligence Solution

Financial Applications

Query/Reporting Tools

ManufacturingApplications

BusinessIntelligence

System

OLAPApplications

ApplicationProductTables

Logical Data Model

Business Views

Discoverer EUL

“Out of the Box” Oracle e-Business Suite Integration

Native Oracle Application Security– Respecting 100% Apps user accounts /responsibilities– No extra setup– The same level of multi-org access control– Reporting on cross organizations w/ users Apps grants

Applications Key and Descriptive Flexfields– Reporting on full apps data inc. customized flexfields

Meeting Requirements...

RequirementsRequirements

Ease of Use Ease of Use

Analytic Power Analytic Power

Central Central Administration &Administration &

Security Security

IntegrationIntegration

Customization Customization

PricePrice

RequirementsRequirements

Ease of Use Ease of Use

Analytic Power Analytic Power

Central Central Administration &Administration &

Security Security

IntegrationIntegration

Customization Customization

PricePrice

Oracle9Oracle9iiAS DiscovererAS Discoverer

Single UISingle UIInstant Web Instant Web DeploymentDeployment

Free SQL Analytics Free SQL Analytics

Centralized MetadataCentralized MetadataSingle Sign On (SSO)Single Sign On (SSO)

Database, OWB, Database, OWB, Reports, Reports, Portal, Web Cache, Portal, Web Cache, SSO, SSO, e-Business Suitee-Business Suite

XSL Style Sheet XSL Style Sheet

4 Times Less4 Times Less

Oracle9Oracle9iiAS DiscovererAS Discoverer

Single UISingle UIInstant Web Instant Web DeploymentDeployment

Free SQL Analytics Free SQL Analytics

Centralized MetadataCentralized MetadataSingle Sign On (SSO)Single Sign On (SSO)

Database, OWB, Database, OWB, Reports, Reports, Portal, Web Cache, Portal, Web Cache, SSO, SSO, e-Business Suitee-Business Suite

XSL Style Sheet XSL Style Sheet

4 Times Less4 Times Less

Benefits...

YesYes

BenefitsBenefits

Empowered UsersEmpowered Users

Reduced Administrative Reduced Administrative CostsCosts

Reduced Deployment CostsReduced Deployment Costs

Reduced IT DependencyReduced IT Dependency

Competitive AdvantageCompetitive Advantage

Better Decision MakingBetter Decision Making

BenefitsBenefits

Empowered UsersEmpowered Users

Reduced Administrative Reduced Administrative CostsCosts

Reduced Deployment CostsReduced Deployment Costs

Reduced IT DependencyReduced IT Dependency

Competitive AdvantageCompetitive Advantage

Better Decision MakingBetter Decision Making

Oracle9iAS Oracle9iAS DiscovererDiscoverer

Oracle9iAS Oracle9iAS DiscovererDiscoverer

YesYes

YesYes

YesYes

YesYes

YesYes

Demonstration - Query

Description of how to build an end user layer specific to user requirements and security specifications – different views for different people

Demonstration - Analysis

Tables, page detail reports and cross tabs

Show the use of conditions, exceptions and calculations and drag and drop

Show a graph with a drill through

Demonstration - Reporting

Show how you can export the data to excel and express

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