Oracle Business Intelligence : The Condensed Guide to Analysis and Reporting

An introduction to Oracle Business Intelligence Solutions for business analysis and reporting

Key Features

• Install, configure, and deploy the components included in Oracle Business Intelligence Suite (SE)
• Gain a comprehensive overview of components and features of the Oracle Business Intelligence package
• A fast paced, practical book that provides you with quick steps to answer common business questions and help you make informed business decisions
• Leverage the computational power of Oracle Database

Book Description

What you will learn

• Install and configure Oracle Business Intelligence SE suite and Oracle Business Intelligence Tools suite
• Perform multidimensional data analysis through the prism of SQL
• Understand database structures behind Business Intelligence metadata components
• Perform analysis and prepare reports using the Oracle Business Intelligence SE components— Discoverer Administrator, Discoverer Plus and Discoverer Viewer
• Build, deploy and execute reports using Oracle Reports—Reports Server and Reports Builder
• Integrate data from different transactional systems and facilitate business analysis with warehousing
• Take advantage of the slice and dice capability to change the layout or contents of an Oracle BI Discoverer Plus report
• Arrange data for effective analysis by use of pivoting
• Drill data up and down and navigate the Discoverer worksheet to process data
• Use analytic SQL functions to answer business questions
• Unveil the power of your business data with Oracle Discoverer
• Analyze data and prepare business reports using Oracle Reports
• Build a data warehouse with Oracle Warehouse Builder

Who this book is for

If you are an business analyst, a report builder, a DBA, or an application developer who wants to learn how to use the Oracle Business Intelligence platform for analysis and reporting, this is the perfect book for you. Previous knowledge of Oracle Business Intelligence tools is not required, but you should have a competent grasp of using an Oracle Database.