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9 Steps To Upgrade A Oracle Data Integrator Repository (11g to 12c)

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Tue, May 13, 2014 @ 11:20 AM

by Raviteja Santosh

Upgrading A Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) Repository from ODI 11g to ODI 12c

Migrating Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) from version 11g to 12c is not straight forward as exporting and importing it into a new repository.   An administrator needs to upgrade the 11g version of the repository to the 12c version so the new features can be incorporated into into the code.

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Tags: ODI, Raviteja Santosh, Cloud Services, Tutorial, Data Integration, Examining OBIA 11g, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)

OBIEE & Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Wed, May 07, 2014 @ 11:10 AM

by Suman Busireddy

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) 11g provides multi-dimensional navigation/analysis support.  This multi-dimensional feature is supported for almost any data source including Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SASS).  For Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2008/2012, we need to make an initial configuration before getting started with OBIEE.

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Tags: OBIEE, Microsoft, Suman Reddy, SQL Server, XML, Business Intelligence, Tutorial, Oracle BI, Blog

Tableau Subscriptions - A Quick Start Guide

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Thu, May 01, 2014 @ 12:46 PM

by Imtiyaz Basha

Learn How To Configure, Monitor, and Subscribe To Reports, Views and Workbooks Inside Tableau.

Tableau Subscriptions

The Subscriptions feature is considered to be one among the most important features in Tableau's interactive data visualization product.  It is by far the easiest way to ensure that you review the most critical and valuable information on a regular basis. The information is shared via email once you have subscribed to a dashboard. The subscription feature is available from Tableau version 8.0 onwards.

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Tags: Imtiyaz Basha, Business Intelligence, Tutorial, Tableau, Blog

Understanding The Informatica MD5 Function

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Fri, Apr 25, 2014 @ 03:52 PM

by S. K. Purushotham

This article will help you understand the importance of the MD5 function in Informatica. It will also help you answer questions like:

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Tags: Data Warehousing, Informatica, Tutorial, ETL, SK Purushotham, Data Integration, Blog

ETL in the Cloud: The Main Challenge Of Cloud-Based Business Intelligence

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Sun, Apr 20, 2014 @ 11:32 AM

by Kusal Swarnakar

The cloud comes with many advantages and some challenges.  Innovations in cloud technology allow businesses to operate more or less exclusively in the cloud, should they want to go that route.  Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) technology allows for a seamless integration of information from various sources to be…

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Tags: Data Warehousing, Kusal Swarnakar, Cloud Services, Big Data, ETL, Data Integration, Blog

How To Merge My Old BI Environment With My New Oracle BI Apps Environment

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Fri, Apr 18, 2014 @ 12:56 PM

by Ravi Hoskote

How can I create and maintain a single environment for existing BI content and new Oracle BI Apps content?

The popularity of the Oracle BI Applications (OBIA) is growing, thanks to the millions of customers who have experienced and appreciated the value it can deliver.  But a common question still remains unanswered - "What do I do with my existing business intelligence content?"   Most wish to avoid having separate environments for Oracle BI Applications and their other, non-OBIA, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) and third-party BI content.

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Tags: OBIEE, Migrations, Ravi Hoskote, Packaged ERP Analytics, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Blog

What Is Cache?... 5 Steps to Automatically Purge Cache in Oracle BI

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Wed, Apr 16, 2014 @ 01:02 PM

by Raviteja Mamillapalli

What is Cache?

Analytics systems reduce database calls by creating a ‘Cache’ of data on the same machine as the Analytics engine.  Caching has a small cost in terms of disk space to store and a small number of I/O transactions on the server, but this cost is easily outweighed by the improvement in response time.

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Tags: OBIEE, Cache, DAC, Raviteja Mamillapalli, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Blog

Enterprise Management Reporting Best Practices

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Tue, Apr 15, 2014 @ 10:43 AM

by Myles Gilsenan

With many technology options available and the degree of complexity involved in the related business processes, it can be difficult to define an efficient architecture for enterprise management reporting across the organization.  This article outlines some best practices for enterprise management reporting.

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Tags: Financial Analytics, EPM, Data Quality, Business Intelligence, Myles Gilsenan, Performance Management, Blog

The Top 5 Business Intelligence Metrics For Finance

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Sun, Apr 13, 2014 @ 06:55 AM

by Jeremiah Johnson

The health of a business' finances is the strongest determinant of whether the company is thriving or in dire straits. It is for this reason that paying close attention to key finance metrics is an absolute necessity. If business leaders are consistently implementing these metrics and they discover that their business' finances are off track, then they can make adjustments before it is too late do do anything.

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Tags: Financial Analytics, Finance, Business Intelligence, Jeremiah Johnson, Blog

The Oracle Data Integrator 12C Standalone Collocated Agent

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Thu, Apr 10, 2014 @ 10:42 PM

by Raviteja Santosh

The Standalone Collocated Agent comes as additional feature with Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)  12C, which is the blend of both standalone and Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE) agents in ODI 12C.  This can be configured only with an ODI 12C Enterprise Edition Installation.

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Tags: ODI, Raviteja Santosh, Oracle, Tutorial, Data Integration, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Blog