Rittman Mead Blog - Oracle BI Applications

Becky's BI Apps Corner: OBIA 11.1.1.10.2 New Features Part 1 - Health Check & ETL Diagnostics

I have been working with BI Applications since OBIA switched to ODI in version 11.1.1.7.0. I have installed and worked with all of the 11.x versions using several different sources. This most recent version of OBIA may only be a Patch-Set release, but it has

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Becky's BI Apps Corner: OBIA Back-to-Beginnings - Naming Conventions and Jargon

It's easy to talk about a technology using only jargon. It's much harder to talk about a technology without using jargon. I have seen many meetings between business and IT break down because of this communication barrier. I find it more discouraging when I see this

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Becky's BI Apps Corner: Incrementals and Future Dated Employee Records

During the last few posts, we have delved into a few of the many interesting aspects of a BI Apps installation. Today I wanted to change gears a bit and talk about what starts to happen when you are past installation and configuration and begin running load plans. On a

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Becky’s BI Apps Corner: OBIA install Perl Script Patching and troubleshooting when they fail

During a recent project installing Oracle BI Applications, I became much better acquainted with OPatch, Oracle’s standard tool for managing application patches. By acquainted, I mean how to troubleshoot when OPatch patching fails. Since, at last count, there are around 50 patches total for Oracle BI Applications 11.1.

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Becky’s BI Apps Corner: Installing on Windows Server 2012

Recently I was installing Oracle BI Apps on a VM for a custom training, as mentioned in a previous post [http://wp.me/p6Tisj-6jR]. I setup the VM with Windows Server 2012 after verifying in the certification matrix [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi/biapps-11-1-1-9-2-2527682.xls] that the Oracle

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Becky’s BI Apps Corner: Oracle BI Applications, where art thou?

Hello! I would like to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Becky Wagner and I’ve been working with Rittman Mead America since the beginning of the year. I have a background in data warehousing and ETL with a state government agency, where I was part of

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Practical Tips for Oracle BI Applications 11g Implementations

As with any product or technology, the more you use it the more you learn about the "right" way to do things. Some of my experiences implementing Oracle Business Intelligence Applications 11g have led me to compile a few tips that will improve the overall process for installation

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Oracle BI Apps 11.1.1.7.1 – GoldenGate Integration - Part 4: Initial Load and Replication

This is the final post in my series on Oracle BI Apps 11.1.1.7.1 and GoldenGate Integration. If you have been following along up to this point, we have the Source Dependent Data Store schema setup and ready to accept data from the OLTP source via replication,

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Oracle BI Apps 11.1.1.7.1 – GoldenGate Integration - Part 3: SDS and Parameter File Setup

This is the third post in the four part series on Oracle BI Applications 11.1.1.7.1 and Oracle GoldenGate 11g. Last time, we made it through the initial setup of GoldenGate and created the necessary schemas for the Source Dependent Data Store (SDS) and GoldenGate on the

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Oracle BI Apps 11.1.1.7.1 – GoldenGate Integration - Part 2: Setup and Configuration

In my previous post, I introduced the steps necessary for integrating Oracle BI Applications 11.1.1.7.1 and GoldenGate (OGG). Now, I'm going to dive into the details and describe how to complete the setup and configuration of GoldenGate and the Source Dependent Data Store schema.

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Oracle BI Apps 11.1.1.7.1 – GoldenGate Integration - Part 1: Introduction

The release of Oracle Business Intelligence Applications 11.1.1.7.1 [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi-applications/overview/default-458073.html] includes a major change in components, with Oracle Data Integrator replacing Informatica as the ETL application. The next logical step was to integrate Oracle’s data replication tool,