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    Oracle BI Enterprise Edition

    (OBIEE)

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    2009 Wi ro Ltd - Confidential2

    Agenda

    3

    4 Interactive Dashboards

    1 OBIEE and OBIA Overview

    2 Oracle BI Answers

    View and Charts in Oracle BI

    6

    Ibot Using BI Delivers

    Lab

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    OBIEE

    Oracle Business IntelligenceAnswers

    Engine that provides core business intelligence and analytics capabilities

    Platform to model data so that users can understand it

    Simple to use, highly interactive, Web-based analysis tool and the abilityto pre-construct dynamic reports and alerts.

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    Business Processes in OBIEE

    Oracle Business IntelligenceAnswers

    Summary data can be used to generate reports at a higher level ofaggregation to monitor performance at the upper levels of the businessorganization. Analysts needing more detailed information can drill down tolower-level snapshot or detail data.

    Detail data provides insights into the specifics of the business. Forexample, such analyses can lead businesses to maximize productstrategies or cut marketing costs.

    Snapshot data shows a view of the business data at a given time.

    Snapshot data can be used to understand trends and to monitor businessperformance. Product profitability, customer segmentation,

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    Oracle BI Applications: Built with OBIEE

    Integrated Security, User Management, Personalization

    Multidimensional Calculation and Integration Engine

    Intelligent Request Generation and Optimized Data Access Services

    Common Enterprise Information Model

    DataIntegration

    Ad-hocAnalysis

    InteractiveDashboards

    Essbase Reporting &Publishing

    ProactiveDetectionand Alerts

    Disconnected& MobileAnalytics

    MS Office& OutlookIntegration

    PackagedETL Maps

    UniversalAdapters

    HyperionMS ExcelOther Data Sources

    BAW Schema

    Oracle BI Applications

    Sales

    Service &

    Contact

    Center

    Marketing

    Order

    Management

    & Fulfillment

    Procure

    & SpendFinancials

    Human

    Resources

    http://www.peoplesoft.com/corp/en/public_index.jsphttp://www.siebel.com/http://www.sap.com/index.asp
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    ORACLE BI ANSWERS

    Oracle Business IntelligenceAnswers

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    Oracle Business Intelligence Answers:

    Overview

    Self-service access to personalized & actionableinformation

    Enables you to query an organizations data

    Provides a set of graphical tools to create and executerequests for information

    Provides the building blocks of Oracle Business

    Intelligence Interactive Dashboards

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    How to Get into Oracle Business Intelligence

    Answers ?

    http://erptest2.sorouh.com:8020/

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    Click on Answers

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    Answers Selection Pane

    Accesses saved

    requests and

    dashboards

    Shows columns and

    filters to constructrequests

    Organizes content into

    presentation folders,

    tables, and columns

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    Key Terms

    Special kind of filter that restricts the result set returned by a request;can be used to populate variables

    Prompt

    Underlying SQL issued to the Oracle BI Server for the specified request

    Stores content created with Answers and Interactive DashboardsOracle BIPresentation Catalog

    Query

    Filter object that filters all content on a dashboard page and can be used topopulate variables

    Dashboard Prompt

    Page in a Business Intelligence application that displays contentDashboard

    Logical object that organizes and presents data about a businessSubject Area

    Output returned from Oracle BI Server for specified requestResults

    Set of columns and filters that are specified for a requestCriteria

    Mechanism that restricts the result set returned by a requestFilter

    Object that indicates the data that a request returnsColumn

    Answers a query against an organizations dataRequest

    DefinitionTerm

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    Subject Areas

    Contain information about the areas of yourorganizations business

    Have names that correspond to the type of information

    they containSelect a subject area to create a new request.

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    1. Selecting a Subject Area

    After logging in, select a subject area to navigate to the

    Oracle Business Intelligence Answers workspace.

    Select subject area.

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    2. Constructing a Request

    Select columns from subject area virtual tables in the

    selection pane to create request criteria.

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    3. Modifying Request Criteria

    Use buttons to modify request criteria:

    Column Properties

    Edit column properties to control appearance and layout

    Edit Formula

    Add a new function (such as ranking or moving averages)

    Add Filter

    Limit data that appears in a column

    Remove Column

    Remove a column from the request criteria Order By

    Determine sort order (ascending or descending)

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    3. Modifying Request Criteria: Sorting Columns

    Use the Order By button for the desired column to

    select the order

    Click the button to set the sort order:

    Ascending

    Descending

    Secondary column sort

    This column sort occursafter

    the primary sort.

    This column sort occurs after

    the secondary sort and indescending sequence.

    Primary ascendingcolumn sort

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    3. Modifying Request Criteria: Style

    Provides the ability to override defaults for:

    Font

    Cell (including alignment)

    Border Style sheets

    Click the FormatColumn button.

    Point to customstyle sheets.

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    Provides the ability to override defaults for: Column visibility

    Headings

    Data duplication

    Interaction

    3. Modifying Request Criteria: Column Format

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    3. Modifying Request Criteria: Conditional Format

    Directs attention to a data element if it meets a certain

    condition

    Click Add Conditionfor each condition.

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    3. Modifying Request Criteria: Formulas

    Provide the ability to use complex formulas in your

    requests:

    Operators

    Functions

    Filters

    Variables

    Click the Edit Formulabutton.

    CalculationBuilder

    Select a function to addit to column formula.

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    4. Changing Column Order

    Drag columns to change column order.

    Drag a column to anotherlocation to reorder the

    columns.

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    5. Displaying Request Results

    Click the Results tab to see the results of a request.

    A request can be displayed in many formats.

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    5. Displaying Request Results

    Data is automatically sorted by the first column andthen sorted by the second column.

    Sorting can be specified by the user.

    Repeating values are suppressed.

    By default, the values can be changed by the user. Click the button to see the next group or row.

    Click the button to see all rows.

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    6. Modifying the Results Layout

    Change views to control the appearance of the results.

    Choose aresult view.

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    7. Saving a Request

    Use the Save Request page to save a request in a personal

    or shared folder.

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    Summary

    In this lesson, you should have learned how to use Oracle

    Business Intelligence Answers to construct, modify, and

    save requests.

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    Practice 1: Overview

    This practice covers the following topics:

    Creating a request

    Formatting the request

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    Filtering Requests

    in Oracle Business Intelligence Answers

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    Using Filters in Requests

    Filters limit the results that appear when a request is run.

    Answers shows only those results that match filtercriteria.

    Example: Limit the results of a request to list thecustomers and sales reps in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago,and favorite-city variable only.

    This filter limits theresults to customers

    and sales reps inthese cities.

    Filters canbe saved.

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    Creating and Editing Filters

    Use the Create/Edit Filter dialog box to create and edit

    filters.

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    Drilling and Filters

    Drilling in the Results tab automatically filters results.

    The drill path corresponds to hierarchies that are

    defined in the metadata.

    Drill on the results page to

    filter on the drilled value.The filter is automatically

    added to criteria.

    Results include the nextlevel in the sales hierarchy.

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    Column Filter Prompt

    Provides general filtering of a column in a request

    Presents all choices or constrained choices for a

    column

    Can be combined with other column filter prompts

    Example: A request filtered on region contains a

    constraint for a specific state (IL: Illinois).

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    Summary

    In this lesson, you should have learned how to:

    Improve your ability to design and build filters in Oracle

    Business Intelligence requests

    Add a column filter prompt to a request

    Add an image filter prompt to a request

    Use a saved request as a filter

    Edit the SQL for a column filter in a request

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    Practice 2: Overview

    This practice covers the following topics:

    Adding filters to a request

    Adding a column filter prompt to a request

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    Building Views and Charts in Requests

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    Oracle Business Intelligence Views

    Have a many-to-one relationship with requests

    Use Oracle Business Intelligence presentationcapabilities to help users look at results in meaningfulways

    Help to identify trends and relationships in data whenusing multiple views

    Are available for selection on the Results tab in OracleBusiness Intelligence Answers

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    Descriptions of Business Intelligence Views

    Show the logical SQL that is generated for a requestLogical SQL

    Explanatory text if request does not return any resultsNo Results

    Show results in a variety of chart formatsChart

    Document meaning of special formatting used in resultsLegend

    Show request results as a ticker or marquee (similar to stock markettickers)

    Ticker

    Show results as one or more paragraphs of textNarrative

    Enable users to dynamically change the columns that appear in the resultsColumn Selector

    Show the filters that are in effect for a requestFilters

    Show results as dial, bar, and bulb style gaugesGauge

    Swap row, column, and section headings to obtain different perspectivesPivot Table

    Show results in a standard row and column tableTable

    Add a title, subtitle, logo, link to help page, and time stampTitle

    Assemble different views for display on dashboardsCompound Layout

    DescriptionView Name

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    Working with Viewsin the Compound Layout View

    Use the View drop-down list to select another view.

    Add a view to the Compound Layout by using the AddView buttons.

    Edit or drag views as necessary.

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    Add View buttonsPrint Options, formatting

    import, and refresh

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    Totals

    Can be calculated in arequest with hierarchicalresults

    Examples:

    Show sales volume by

    region, state, and city

    Request subtotals byregion and state

    Are created on the Resultstab (Table view)

    Are also available in Pivotview

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    Totals

    Click the Break Total button on the column to create

    subtotals at a mid-level.

    Click the Grand Total button to create a grand total forthe request.

    Break Totalbutton

    Grand Total button

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    Measure Totals

    The default aggregation is Sum (set in repository).

    Set the aggregation type for measures to affect grandtotals.

    DefaultAggregation Rule

    is Sum.

    Edit Formula

    Measures

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    Chart User Interface

    Chart view has its own user interface:

    Preview results

    Chartcolumns

    Chartoptions

    Scalechart size

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    Chart Options

    Types of graphs include:

    Area

    Horizontal bar

    Bubble

    Vertical bar Line

    Line bar combo

    Pareto

    Pie

    Radar

    Scatter Step

    Funnel chart

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    Chart Options

    Edit the defaults for the chart by clicking the appropriatebutton.

    Format ChartData

    AdditionalCharting Options

    Axis Scaling

    Axis Titlesand Labels

    General ChartProperties

    AdvancedProperties

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    Chart Columns

    Choose which columns in the request are graphed.

    Columns onhorizontal (x) axis

    Columns on thevertical (y) axis

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    Chart Scale

    Change the size of the graph by using the scale bars on

    the vertical and horizontal axes.

    Visibility of the items may change depending on thescale setting.

    Slide to change,and then click

    Redraw.

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    Formatting Charts

    Set the color and formatting of chart elements.

    Options depend on the chart type.

    Select chartcomponent.

    Availableoptions dependon chart type.

    Set color.ClickFormatChart

    button.

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    Conditional Formatting in Charts

    You can direct attention to a data element if it meets acertain condition.

    Set color for elementsmeeting the condition.Select Add

    Condition.

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    Charting: Best Practices

    Use simple charts where possible.

    Two-dimensional charts can be easier to interpret thanthree-dimensional charts.

    Example: Use a bar graph rather than a pie chart if it

    conveys the information that you want to communicate.

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    Showing Results with Pivot Tables

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    Objectives

    After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

    Create pivot tables

    Use multiple page drop-down lists in pivot tables

    Override default aggregation rules in pivot tables

    Format pivot tables

    Show an items relative value in a pivot table

    Use calculations in pivot tables

    Display running sums in pivot tables

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    Pivot Table Views

    Provide the ability to rotate rows, columns, and sectionheadings to obtain different perspectives of the samedata

    Are interactive

    Navigable and drillable

    Useful for trend reports

    Provide the ability to couple tables with charts andgraphs

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    Pivot Table

    Pages

    Section

    Totals

    Measure Label

    Rows

    Measures

    Columns

    C

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    Creating a Pivot Table

    1. Create a request on the Criteria tab.

    2. Click the Results tab, and then select Pivot Table view.

    3. Rearrange elements as necessary.

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    1. Create a request on the Criteria tab.

    Create a request, using columns from a subject area justlike any other request.

    2 Cli k th R lt t b d th l t

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    2. Click the Results tab, and then selectPivot Table view.

    The Pivot Table view is accessed from the Viewdrop-down list.

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    3. Rearrange elements as necessary.

    The columns included in the request appear as elements in

    the pivot table template.

    Drag elements

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    Sh i R lt i Pi t T bl

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    Showing Results in Pivot Tables

    Using Multiple Page Drop-Down Lists

    Overriding Default Aggregation Rules

    Using Totals

    Adding Formatting

    Showing an Items Relative Value

    Adding a Graph

    Using Calculations

    Displaying Running Sums

    U i M lti l P D D Li t

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    Using Multiple Page Drop-Down Lists

    Provides the ability to manipulate a drop-down list for each

    attribute placed in the pages section

    Multiple attributes in

    the Pages section . . .

    . . . areconcatenatedin a singledrop-down list.

    Select More Options > StartNew Page Drop Down . . .

    . . . to create separatedrop-down lists foreach attribute.

    O idi D f lt A ti R l

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    Overriding Default Aggregation Rules

    Use More Options to override the default aggregation rule

    for a measure specified in the Business Intelligencerepository or by the original author of a request.

    Defaultaggregation ruleis SUM.

    Select MoreOptions >

    Aggregation Ruleto override thedefault.

    New aggregationrule is applied.

    U i T t l

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    Using Totals

    Totals aggregate data on elements other than measures:

    Pages

    Sections

    Columns

    Rows

    LabelTotals for each

    sales district

    Adding Formatting: Overall Appearance

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    Adding Formatting: Overall Appearance

    You can customize the overall appearance of a pivot tableby applying green-bar styling and formatting.

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    2 Green barstyling enabled

    Adding Formatting: Pivot Table Positions

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    Adding Formatting: Pivot Table Positions

    You can customize the formatting and appearance ofsections, rows, columns, measures, and the content thatthey contain.

    Use the Properties

    buttons to customizesections and sectioncontent.

    Use the More Optionsbuttons to customizepages, columns,rows, and measures.

    Adding Formatting: Section Options

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    Adding Formatting: Section Options

    Set column headingdisplay.

    Insert page breaks inprinted pivot tables.

    Show blank rows.

    Default: Suppress topreserve space in results.

    Set how the columnheading appears.

    Set page breaksbetween section

    elements when thepivot table prints.

    Select to show blankrows as white spacein results.

    Adding Formatting: Showing a Section Once

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    Adding Formatting: Showing a Section Once

    It eliminates duplication of section information andhelps to constrain sections in other sections.

    Select More Options > Hide repeated values.

    Regionsection bydefault.

    Regionsection set toshow once.

    Showing an Items Relative Value

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    Showing an Item s Relative Value

    Relative valueMeasure Duplicate measureSection

    Showing an Items Relative Value

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    Showing an Item s Relative Value

    You can dynamically convert a stored or calculatedmeasure into a percentage or index:

    Displays relative value of item compared to total

    Relative values: percentageof total for the section

    Brown sugar sales toRice Bowl = $1732.06

    Percentage of brown sugar sales to Rice Bowlrelative to MidWest district = 10.5%

    Relative Value Options

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    Relative Value Options

    Shows percentage of the page, or index value, that this value representsPage

    Shows percentage of the column parent, or index value, that this valuerepresents

    Column Parent

    Shows percentage of the section, or index value, that this value representsSection

    Shows percentage of the row, or index value, that this value representsRow

    Shows percentage of the column, or index value, that this value representsColumn

    ResultPercent Ofor Index Of

    Showing an Items Relative Value

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    Showing an Item s Relative Value

    1. Duplicate the measure.

    2. Rename the duplicate measure.

    3. Select the Show Data As option.

    4. View the results.

    1 Duplicate the measure

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    1. Duplicate the measure.

    This is an optional step that provides ability to displayboth the total for the measure and its relative value.

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    2 Rename the duplicate measure

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    2. Rename the duplicate measure.

    Rename the duplicate measure to distinguish it from theoriginal measure.

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    3 Select the Show Data As option

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    3. Select the Show Data As option.

    Select the Show Data As option, and then select Percentof or Index of and the appropriate submenu item.

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    4 View the results

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    4. View the results.

    Total measures and relative values are displayed in a pivottable.

    Brown sugar accounted for46.5% of sugar sold in theMidWest.

    Relative values

    Chicago Dog Express bought1.4% of Powdered Sugar in theMidWest.

    Rice Bowl bought18.7% of all sugar inthe MidWest.

    Adding a Graph

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    Adding a Graph

    Chart controls are the same as in the Chart view.

    Select to add a chart.

    Chart controls

    Displaying Running Sums in Pivot Tables

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    Displaying Running Sums in Pivot Tables

    A consecutive cell for a measure displays total of all

    previous cells for that measure: Display feature only, with no effect on actual pivot table

    results

    Typically displayed for duplicated columns ormeasures showing data as a percentage

    Select More Options >Display as Running Sum.

    Duplicated column Results appear as running sum.

    Summary

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    Summary

    In this lesson, you should have learned how to:

    Create pivot tables

    Use multiple page drop-down lists in pivot tables

    Override default aggregation rules in pivot tables

    Format pivot tables Show an items relative value in a pivot table

    Use calculations in pivot tables

    Display running sums in pivot tables

    Practice 4: Overview

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    Practice 4: Overview

    This practice covers the following topics:

    Showing results with pivot tables

    Displaying running sums in pivot tables

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    Creating Interactive Dashboards

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    I t ti D hb d

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    Interactive Dashboards

    Dashboards are the standard interface for the majorityof users

    It allows multiple reports to be displayed in a tabbed

    Interface

    The reports are interactivethey can be clicked on to Interact with the data

    Ideally highly summarized and graphical

    Interactive Dashboards

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    Interactive Dashboards

    Oracle Business Intelligence Interactive Dashboards: Display the results of Business Intelligence requests to

    users Provide two types of views of corporate and external

    information:

    Personalized views My Dashboard for each user

    Preconfigured views Shared dashboards can be saved by users with

    administrative privileges.

    Personalized viewMy Dashboard

    Shared dashboards

    Interactive Dashboard

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    te act e as boa d

    BusinessIntelligence requestwith Title, Chart, andTable views

    Embedded Web content in asecond dashboard column

    Dashboardcolumn

    Creating a New Interactive Dashboard

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    Users with appropriate permissions and responsibilities

    can create a new dashboard.

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    Interactive Dashboard Pages

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    Appear as tabs across the top of the dashboard

    Display anything that you can access or open with yourWeb browser: saved requests, alerts from Delivers,images, charts, tables, text, links to Web sites anddocuments, and so on

    Dashboard pages

    Click to edit dashboard.

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    Dashboard Styles

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    y

    Styles control how dashboards and results are formattedfor display: Administrator may create styles from which to choose. A default style is used if no styles are selected.

    Click the DashboardProperties button inthe Dashboard Editor.

    Style drop-down list

    Page controls

    Dashboard Page Controls

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    You can do the following:

    Rename

    Delete

    Reorder

    Hide

    Rename Delete

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    Dashboard Columns

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    Dashboard columns are used to align content on a

    dashboard. Not the same as columns in a request

    Create as many columns as you need.

    Every new dashboard page automatically contains oneempty column with one empty section.

    Add Column button

    Additional column

    Click the Properties buttonto set column properties.

    Dashboard Sections

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    Appear in columns in the dashboard layout Hold the content dragged from the selection pane

    Organize content in a column

    Click and drag objects to build

    dashboard pages.

    Dashboard Print Controls

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    Print pagesby using:

    Adobe AcrobatPDF

    The browsers

    Print command

    Print settings areindependent foreach dashboardpage.

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    Dashboard Prompts

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    Filter the results of embedded requests to show onlythose results that match the prompt criteria

    Filter all requests embedded in a dashboard or only therequests on certain dashboard pages

    Set or update variables

    Presentation variables are populated by prompts.

    Repository and session variables can be overwritten byprompts.

    Prompts are created in Answers.

    New DashboardPrompt button

    Building Dashboard Prompts

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    1. Set the scope of the prompt.2. Select the column and operator.

    3. Set the control and constraints.

    4. Set defaults.

    5. Set variables.6. Create a label.

    7. Save the prompt.

    8. Add to a dashboard.

    9. Test the results.

    1. Set the scope of the prompt.

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    The scope determines whether the Dashboard promptfilters a page or the entire dashboard.

    2. Select the column and operator.

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    To add a column, click columns in the selection pane. Use the Edit Column Formula window to add functions,

    filters, variables, and other expressions.

    Select the filter operator for the prompt.

    Edit Formulabutton

    Select the filteroperator.

    3. Set the control and constraints.

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    The control specifies the way the user enters theprompted value.

    Select the Constrain option to constrain valuesavailable for selection based on a previous prompt.

    Constrained byRegion.

    User enters textinto prompt.

    User selects valuefrom a list includingall column values.

    4. Set defaults.

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    Optionally, you can set a default prompt value to reportdefaults, a specific value, a variable, or the results of aSQL query.

    Values areselected fromRegions column.

    6. Create a label.

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    Optionally, you can enter a label for each prompt. Thedefault behavior is to display the column name.

    Prompt populates thePresentation variable

    7. Save the prompt.

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    Save the prompt to the OracleBI Presentation Catalog.

    8. Add to a dashboard.

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    Edit the dashboard to add the prompt.

    Add the prompt from theselection pane in theDashboard Editor.

    9. Test the results.

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    Navigate to the dashboard and test the prompt.The myFavoriteRegionPresentation variable ispopulated by the Regiondashboard prompt.

    The

    RegionpromptdefaultstoCentral.

    The District promptis constrained todistricts in theCentral region.

    Saved Selections

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    Saving selections enables users to view dashboard pagesthat are preselected by frequency or by favorite filters andprompts.

    Eliminates need to choose prompts and filtersmanually

    Saves preferred values for Presentation variables

    Provides ability to:

    Save multiple view selections with different combinationsof choices (for personal use or use by others)

    Switch between saved selections Specify a saved selection as the default view

    Creating a Personal Saved Selection

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    Users with appropriate permissions can create and saveselections for personal use.

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    Creating a Saved Selection for Others

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    Users with appropriate permissions can create and saveselections for others.

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    Applying a Saved Selection

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    Click the Page Options button to apply saved selections.

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    Editing Saved Selections

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    Users with appropriate permissions can edit savedselections and defaults.

    Change

    defaults

    Rename

    Set permissions

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    3

    Delete

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    Practice 5: Overview

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    This practice covers the following topics: Creating a dashboard page

    Adding content to the page

    Creating a prompt and adding it to the dashboard

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    Oracle Business Intelligence Delivers

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    Oracle Business Intelligence Delivers

    Automates Business Intelligence

    Creates alerts based on Business Intelligence results

    Detects specific results and immediately notifies theappropriate person or group through Web, wireless,mobile, and voice communications channels

    O l B i I t lli D li

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    Oracle Business Intelligence Delivers

    Delivery Devices

    Delivery Profiles

    iBots

    Alerts

    Delivery Devices

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    Business Intelligence content can be delivered to avariety of devices:

    Web browser

    E-mail

    Pager Digital cell phone

    Wireless PDA

    Any other device capable of handling standards-basedcommunication

    iBots

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    Are software-based engines that execute requests andgenerate responses to the right people and devices

    Contain the following elements:

    Priority and visibility

    Conditional request

    Schedule

    Recipients

    Delivery content

    Destination

    Can also execute scripts

    Business Intelligence Alerts

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    Alerts are triggered when conditions that areconfigured in iBots are met.

    If an Alert is generated, the Alerts! link appears at thetop of the Interactive Dashboard page.

    A specific Alerts section can be added to anydashboard page, and an Alerts section then appearsautomatically on the first page of My Dashboard.

    Accessing Delivers

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    To access Oracle BI Delivers, select More Products >Delivers.

    Delivers Start Page

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    From the Delivers window, you can create a new iBot,edit your account, review shared iBots, and so on.

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    Steps to Configure an iBot

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    1. Configure the General tab.2. Configure the Conditional Request tab (optional).

    3. Configure the Schedule tab.

    4. Configure the Recipients tab.

    5. Configure the Delivery Content tab.6. Configure the Destinations tab.

    7. Configure the Advanced tab (if necessary).

    8. Save the iBot.

    1. Configure the General tab.

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    Configure three settings:

    Priority: High, Normal, Low

    Data Visibility: Personalized or Not personalized

    Run As: If you select Not personalized, you canspecify the user ID that is used to run the data (in other

    words, mimic that user ID).

    2. Configure the ConditionalRequest tab (optional).

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    Request tab (optional).

    Select the request that triggers the iBot. The iBot is considered triggered if the request returns

    one or more rows.

    Click to add

    request.

    3. Configure the Schedule tab.

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    There are three parts to aniBot schedule:

    Start date and time

    Recurrence

    End date and time

    The Time reference is fortheOracle BI Schedulerserver, not the localmachine.

    Start

    Recurrence

    End

    4. Configure the Recipients tab.

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    Recipients Yourself (not

    required)

    Others

    Subscription

    options Select whether

    or not to publishthe iBot and whosubscribes to the

    published iBot. Recipients can bedetermined conditionally bythe results of a request.

    5. Configure the Delivery Content tab.

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    a. Select which request isdelivered.

    Does not have to be theConditional request thattriggers the iBot

    b. Enter a headline.

    Minimize lengthfor e-mail

    c. Select message format.

    d. Add additional messagecontent as necessary.

    6. Configure the Destinations tab.

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    Destinations

    Dashboard

    Delivery profile

    Devices

    Selecting devices here overrides the users deliveryprofile.

    6. Configure the Destinations tab.

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    Services: BI administrators can create Oracle BI Server cache for

    individual users.

    A cache seeding operation allows administrators to runrequests on dashboard pages or those stored in the

    Oracle BI Presentation Catalog, and create an Oracle BIServer cache.

    Cache seeding speeds up response time for userswhen they actually run the requests on the dashboards.

    If data already exists in the cache for a given query, thedata is deleted and refreshed when the iBot runs.

    7. Configure the Advanced tab (if necessary).

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    Specify one or more actions to execute when this iBotcompletes:

    Another iBot (often referred to as iBot ch ain ing)

    Custom script

    8. Save the iBot.

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    a. Click the Save button.b. Name the iBot.

    c. Click OK.

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    Question & Answers

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