Oracle BI 11g: Upgrade and New Features

Course Description

This course provides BI Developers and Architects with essential knowledge and hands-on experience with the Oracle BI Enterprise Edition 11g. Students gain a complete understanding of the new OBI EE 11g installation, architecture and system management functions. Students get an overview of unchanged features and will also learn new features in BI Server, BI Answers and BI DashboardsLearn To:Create analysis with charts and interactionsConfigure Master Detail linking in analysesCreate Dashboards and Dashboard PromptsImplement Action LinksMigrate to OBI EE 11gA Live Virtual Class (LVC) is exclusively for registered students; unregistered individuals may not view an LVC at any time. Registered students must view the class from the country listed in the registration form. Unauthorized recording, copying, or transmission of LVC content may not be made.

Skills Gained

• Learn Installation steps for Oracle BI EE 11 g
• Learn OBI EE 11g Architecture
• Learn OBI EE 11g Security Model
• Use upgrade assistant to migrate to OBI EE 11g
• Learn Enhancements to BI Server, Answers and Interactive Dashboards
• Learn New Features in BI Server, Answers and Interactive Dashboards
• Learn to initiate actions using Action Framework
• Learn Enhancements and New Features of BI Publisher
• Create KPIs and KPI Watch lists
• Create Balanced Scorecards

Who Can Benefit

• Administrator
• Architect
• Business Intelligence Developer

Prerequisites

• Working knowledge of Oracle BI Enterprise Edition 10g

Syllabus

Installing OBI EE 11g

• Running the RCU Utility
• Running the Installer
• Understanding File System Structure

Architecture

• Overview of Supported Platforms
• Understanding 11g Architecture

System Management

• Understanding WebLogic Console
• Monitoring Deployment using Enterprise Manager
• Administering Scalability and Performance using Enterprise Manager
• Viewing log files using Enterprise Manager
• Administering Security using Enterprise Manager
• Enterprise Manager – Deployment
• Understanding Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server (OPMN)
• Starting / Stopping Oracle BI System

Security

• Understanding 11g Security Model
• Understanding Global Unique Identifiers (GUIDs)
• Configuring Identity Providers
• Upgrading Security

Upgrade Assistant

• Supported Starting Points
• Running the Upgrade Assistant

BI Server

• Admin Tool Usability
• Understanding high-level architecture of XUDML
• Understanding Hierarchies
• Using Double Columns
• Using Essbase as a data source

User Interface

• Creating New Objects in Home Page
• Opening Existing Objects in Home page
• Searching and Browsing the Catalog

Answers

• Creating a New Analysis
• Using Criteria Tab and Results tab
• Understanding Table and Pivot Table Interactions
• Understanding Charts and Views
• Using Time Series Functions
• Understanding Master-Detail Linking
• Using Hierarchical Columns and Maps
• Understanding Selections, Groups and Calculated Items

Interactive Dashboards

• Viewing Dashboards and Dashboards Options
• Creating Dashboard using Dashboard Editor
• Creating Dashboard Prompts

Action Framework

• Creating Actions
• Configuring Action Links
• Creating Conditions

BI Publisher

• Understanding BI Publisher Components
• Creating Data Models
• Creating a report using Web Template Builder

KPI’s

• Creating KPIs
• Creating KPI Watchlists

Balanced Scorecards

• Enabling Scorecard Features
• Creating Scorecards using Balanced Scorecard Editor
• Creating a Strategy Tree
• Creating a Cause Effect Map
• Defining an Initiative
• Creating a Strategy Map

Hand –on Labs

• Lab – Answers Views and Charts
• Lab – Simple Subject Areas
• Lab - Master-Detail Linking and Hierarchical Columns
• Lab – Selections, Groups Calculated Items
• Lab – Maps and Interactive Dashboards
• Lab – Action Framework
• Lab – BI Publisher
• Lab – KPIs and Balanced Scorecards