KPI Partners Blog

OBIA: Working with "Patches" in DAC 11.1.1.6

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Tue, Jun 18, 2013 @ 04:44 PM

by Raviteja Mamillapalli

The Use of "Patches"

A traditional Oracle BI Applications implementation involves customizations which require changes in Data Warehouse Administration Console (DAC) metadata objects like Tasks, Tables, Indices, Subject Areas, etc.

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Tags: Data Warehousing, DAC, Raviteja Mamillapalli, Oracle, Tutorial, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Blog

Executing An ODI Load Plan

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Mon, Jun 17, 2013 @ 12:41 PM

by Varun Reddy

Oracle Data Integrator (ODI): Executing A Load Plan

Load Plan 

A Load Plan is an executable object in Oracle Data Integrator that can contain a hierarchy of steps that can be executed conditionally, in parallel or in series. Procedures, interfaces, packages, variables, and can be added to Load Plans for executions in the form of scenarios in a Load Plan.

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Tags: Data Warehousing, Varun Reddy, Oracle, Tutorial, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Blog

ODI Clustering for Load Balancing, High Availability, and Failover

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Mon, Jun 10, 2013 @ 11:20 AM

by Keith Mascarenhas

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Tags: Keith Mascarenhas, Oracle, Tutorial, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Blog

Why ODI? A Look Into Oracle Data Integrator Architecture

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Mon, Jun 03, 2013 @ 07:29 AM

by Varun Reddy

E-L-T vs. E-T-L

Oracle Data Integrator, or ODI, provides a new declarative design approach to defining data transformation and integration processes based on a unique Extract-Load-Transform (ELT) architecture.  The declarative design approach separates the declarative rules from the implementation details. ODI architecture eliminates the need for a standalone ETL (Extract-Transform-Load) server and proprietary engine while leveraging the inherent power of RDBMS engines.

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Tags: Data Warehousing, Training, Varun Reddy, Oracle, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Blog

15 Steps To Configure Oracle BI Apps 11.1.1.7.1

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Tue, May 28, 2013 @ 02:48 PM

by Ashwin Pujari

With the release of the new version of Oracle's BI Applications, we've published some introductory articles such as 'Under The Hood Of The New Oracle BI Apps' and 'The ALL-NEW Oracle BI Apps... now with ODI (11.1.1.7.1)'.   I thought I would take a deeper look into the steps involved with configuring this new version of the BI Apps.  

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Tags: Vision Workshop, Ashwin Pujari, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Tutorial, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Indirect Spend Planning, Blog

New Oracle BI Apps Release Features New Pre-Built Content And Enhanced Architecture

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Fri, May 10, 2013 @ 02:12 PM

Newark, California – May 10, 2013 -- KPI Partners, the 2012 Oracle Specialized Partner of the Year for BI Applications, today announced it's support of the new release of Oracle BI Applications 11.1.1.7.1 (also known as 11g PS1).  

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Tags: Student Information Analytics, Sid Goel, OBIEE, Financial Analytics, Oracle E-Business Suite, Project Analytics, Oracle, News, HR Analytics, Oracle BI Applications, ERP, Peoplesoft, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Oracle GoldenGate

The ALL-NEW Oracle BI Apps... now with ODI (11.1.1.7.1)

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Thu, May 09, 2013 @ 09:25 AM

by Shiva Molabanti

The new Oracle BI Applications 11.1.1.7.1 has been completely re-architected to leverage the power of ODI with its E-L-T (Extract-Load-Transfer) architecture and has new out-of-the-box tools to increase the productivity and lower down the total cost of ownership (TCO). The Oracle BI Apps 11.1.1.7.1 has significantly expanded with new analytical contents.

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Tags: Shiva Molabanti, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Oracle GoldenGate, Blog

Changing the OBIEE Repository Password from the Command Line

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Wed, May 01, 2013 @ 03:21 PM

by Shiva Molabanti

In OBIEE 11.1.1.7.0 there is new BI Server utility called obieerpdpwdchg to change the RPD password from command line.

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Tags: OBIEE, Shiva Molabanti, Oracle, Oracle BI, Blog

SmartView: An Intelligent Addition To Hyperion & OBIEE

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Thu, Apr 25, 2013 @ 03:30 PM

by Shiva Molabanti

OBIEE and SmartView integration – A Great Oracle BI / MS-Office Add-in

Oracle Hyperion SmartView for Office Integration.

SmartView is much more powerful than its well-known predecessor, the Hyperion Excel Add-In. It not only connects to Essbase, Hyperion Planning, and now to Oracle BI EE. The Smart View 11.1.2.2 Add-in replaces the Oracle BI Office Add-in as the primary Office application for Oracle BI Foundation. For benefit of the users, both are still available with OBI 11.1.1.7.

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Tags: OBIEE, Shiva Molabanti, MS Office, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Oracle EPM, MS Excel, SmartView, Oracle BI, Hyperion, Blog

[Recording] Extending Oracle BI for Real-Time Analytics

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Fri, Apr 12, 2013 @ 11:54 AM

Organizations do not have the ability to wait for a data refresh during critical business times like the financial close process & the management of an enterprise's supply chain.  The innovators at KPI Partners have extended the Oracle BI Applications to support real-time analytics.

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Tags: Data Warehousing, Webinar, Sid Goel, OBIEE, Financial Analytics, Pre-Built Solutions, Oracle E-Business Suite, Real-Time BI, Bruce Wroughton, Oracle Discoverer, Real-Time Supply Chain and Inventory Analytics, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Kumar Krishnaswamy, Real-Time Financial Analytics, Exalytics, Fixed Asset Analytics, Blog