Master Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer 11g Provide secure, immediate access to critical business information from relational and multidimensional data sources across your organization. Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer 11g Handbook shows you how to optimize this intuitive ad hoc query, reporting, analysis, and web publishing tool for maximum performance. Real-world examples illustrate the powerful analysis, security, and reporting capabilities. Enable business users at all levels to make faster, more-informed decisions with help from this Oracle Press guide. Configure and manage Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer 11g Run functional queries using the Workbook Wizard Add sorts, calculations, percentages, totals, and parameters using Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Plus Format queries into well-organized reports with graphs, tables, titles, headers, and footers Perform data analysis--statistical, classification, deviation, trend, and aging Use Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Viewer 11g to analyze, format, export, e-mail, and print reports Manage integration with Oracle WebLogic Server Refine existing queries using interactive pivoting, drilling, and hyper-drilling Build effective conditions and refine parameters, calculations, sorting, and percentages Manage access and sharing rights, scheduling privileges, and user preferences Build an end user layer and a business area using Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Administrator Use Oracle Enterprise Manager's Fusion Middleware Control feature to manage Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer settings and preferences Implement powerful analytic functions using templates

A comprehensive guide from Oracle experts, that will act as your single point of reference for building an Oracle BI 12c system that turns data in actionable insight. About This Book Come, start your first Oracle Business intelligence system and excel in BI with this exhaustive guide An all-encompassing guide for your Oracle business intelligence needs Learn from the self-paced professional guidance and implement Oracle business intelligence using this easy-to-follow guide by our experts Who This Book Is For If your job includes working on data, improving the financial or operational performance of your organization or you are a consultant for the above, then this book is for you. If you have been placed on a business intelligence project, then this book is for you. If you are the Project Manager, Business Analyst or Data Scientist then this book is for you. If you are an end user of Oracle Business Intelligence, then this book is for you too. Having a basic understanding of databases and the use of Business Intelligence is expected, but no knowledge of Oracle BI is required. What You Will Learn Install OBIEE in Windows, including how to create the underlying Weblogic Application server and the required database Build the BI system repository, the vital engine connecting your data to the front end of Oracle BI Develop effective analysis, draw out meaning from the data, and present it to end users on interactive dashboards Build pixel-perfect, printable reports using the embedded BI Publisher feature Build agents for actionable insight and enable your users to act on Business Intelligence at their desktop or on the move Understand the various aspects of securing the Oracle BI system, from data restrictions to whole dashboard access rights Get acquainted with the system management tools and methods available for the continuous improvement of your system In Detail Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) 12c is packed full of features and has a fresh approach to information presentation, system management, and security. OBIEE can help any organization to understand its data, to make useful information from data, and to ensure decision-making is supported by facts. OBIEE can focus on information that needs action, alerting users when conditions are met. OBIEE can be used for data analysis, form production, dashoarding, and workflow processes. We will introduce you to OBIEE features and provide a step-by-step guide to build a complete system from scratch. With this guide, you will be equipped with a good basic understanding of what the product contains, how to install and configure it, and how to create effective Business Intelligence. This book contains the necessary information for a beginner to create a high-performance OBIEE 12c system. This book is also a guide that explains how to use an existing OBIEE 12c system, and shows end users how to create. Style and approach This book will take you from one feature to another in a step-by-step manner and will teach how you can create effective business intelligence using Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. You will be taught how to create BI solutions and dashboards from scratch. There will be multiple modules in the book, each module spread in chapters, that will cover one aspect of business intelligence in a systematic manner.

Master the Configuration and Administration of Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Oversee a robust, highly available environment for your mission-critical applications using the expert information in this Oracle Press guide. Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Administration Handbook explains the latest management techniques for the de facto application server for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g> and provides detailed examples and best practices. Find out how to use the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console feature, employ command-line and scripting tools, implement failover and migration capabilities, and generate reliable backups. Troubleshooting, tuning, and security procedures are also covered in this comprehensive resource. Install Oracle WebLogic Server 11g or upgrade from a previous version Configure domains, servers, clusters, custom networks, and virtual hosts Work with the Administration Console and Monitoring Dashboard features of Oracle WebLogic Server Use the WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST) feature of Oracle WebLogic Server to manage and monitor domains Use the Oracle WebLogic Server Work Managers feature to optimize scheduled work Deploy Web applications, Enterprise JavaBeans, and Java EE modules Improve scalability and reliability using Oracle WebLogic Server clusters Monitor servers, tune the Java Virtual Machine, maximize throughput, and optimize performance Authenticate, authorize, and map users within defined security realms

Learn to build and implement a robust Oracle E-Business Suite system using the new release, EBS 12.2. This hands-on, real-world guide explains the rationale for using an Oracle E-Business Suite environment in a business enterprise and covers the major technology stack changes from EBS version 11i through R12.2. You will learn to build up an EBS environment from a simple single-node installation to a complex multi-node high available setup. Practical Oracle E-Business Suite focuses on release R12.2, but key areas in R12.1 are also covered wherever necessary. Detailed instructions are provided for the installation of EBS R12.2 in single and multi-node configurations, the logic and methodology used in EBS patching, and cloning of EBS single-node and complex multi-node environments configured with RAC. This book also provides information on FMW used in EBS 12.2, as well as performance tuning and EBS 12.2 on engineered system implementations. What You Will Learn:/bbr/pdivp/pulliUnderstand Oracle EBS software and the underlying technology stack componentsbr/liliInstall/configure Oracle E-Business Suite R12.2 in simple and HA complex setupsbr/liliManage Oracle EBS 12.2br/liliUse online patching (adop) for Installation of Oracle EBS patchesbr/liliClone an EBS environment in simple and complex configurationsbr/liliPerform and tune Oracle EBS in all layers (Application/DB/OS/NW)br/liliSecure E-Business Suite R12.2br/li/ul/divbrbWho This Book Is For:/bp/pp/pp/pp/pp/pp/p Developers, data architects, and data scientists looking to integrate the most successful big data open stack architecture and how to choose the correct technology in every layer

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Over 50 practical recipes to install, configure, and monitor your Oracle setup using Oracle Enterprise Manager Overview Recipes for installing, configuring, and getting up and running with Oracle Enterprise Manager. Set up automatic discovery, create and clone databases, and perform provisioning. Monitor Oracle Fusion Middleware, and remotely use incident and problem management using iPad/iPhone. In Detail Oracle Enterprise Manager is a key tool for any Oracle Administrator, allowing them to manage their Oracle installations and selected other applications, providing a one stop place to manage and maintain the entire infrastructure in any organization. The Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Cookbook will give administrators a head start towards implementing OEM in their organizations, by taking you through all the aspects of installation, upgrade, configuration, and monitoring of various servers, databases, and various Oracle Fusion Middleware components. Starting with the installation and upgrade of your OEM installation, this book then takes you through the process of using OEM12c to configure and monitor your Oracle application and database servers, including the various supported Oracle Fusion Middleware products. This book will uncover various installations options (with simple advanced options) and various upgrade options. The book will also cover monitoring the infrastructure using Action Session History Analytics. There are recipes on creating, cloning databases, and creating templates. Additionally there are recipes on Configuration of Oracle Business Intelligence, Oracle Golden Gate, Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher, and Oracle Weblogic using OEM12c. What you will learn from this book Install OEM12c, with different approaches for different circumstances Correctly Upgrade your installation to OEM12c Configure and correctly set up the features of OEM12c Effectively Monitor using OEM12c, including the newly introduced features Create and Clone databases via OEM12c Configure Oracle Business Intelligence in OEM12c Configure Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher in OEM12c Configure Oracle Golden Gate in OEM12c Configure iPhone/iPad for Incident and Problem Management in OEM12c Setting Up Application Dependency and Performance (ADP) Manager in Cloud Control Setting Up JVM Diagnostics (JVMD) Manager in Cloud Control Approach As a Packt Cookbook, you can expect this book to be full of useful and practical recipes to common and important tasks faced by professional database administrators. Who this book is written for This book is for Oracle Database, Middleware, System, and Infrastructure Administrators. A basic understanding of Oracle Enterprise Manager is needed, as well as being comfortable using command line environments.

An all-in-one study guide prepares you for the updated Oracle Certified Associate certification It's been nearly six years since Oracle updated its cornerstone database software, making the demand for a comprehensive study guide for the OCA 12c certification a top priority. This resource answers that demand. Packed with invaluable insight, chapter review questions, bonus practice exams, hundreds of electronic flashcards, and a searchable glossary of terms, this study guide prepares you for the challenging Oracle certification exams. Provides you with a solid understanding of restricting and sorting data Walks you through using conversion functions and conditional expressions Addresses displaying data from multiple tables, manipulating data, database maintenance, and database backups and recovery Explores the Oracle database architecture and discusses preparing the database environment, creating an Oracle database, and managing the Oracle instance Focuses on administering and implementing user security This must-have study guide thoroughly prepares you to take the dramatically updated Oracle 12c OCA exams.