ORACLE 10g / 11g BI DISCOVERER PLUS for End Users

Course:   ORDSCP
Duration:   2 Days
Level:   I
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Course Summary

Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Plus is a web-based utility that can be used to specify queries and access data in the database according to the specifications given. BI Discoverer makes finding the data easier than it often is with other interfaces. The data set that you can find is restricted to the data that is known to exist in the database.

Topics Covered In This Course

INTRODUCTION TO WORKBOOKS

  • Benefits of BI Discoverer
  • Understanding BI Discoverer Components
  • Starting BI Discoverer
  • Opening a Workbook

WORKING WITH WORKBOOKS

  • The Workbook Window
  • Selecting Sections in Worksheets
  • Formatting Worksheets

CREATING WORKBOOKS

  • Types Of Worksheets
  • Creating Tabular Worksheets
  • Creating Crosstab Worksheets

CUSTOMIZING THE DISPLAY

  • Customizing Item Headings
  • Customizing Data Displays
  • Customizing Worksheet Titles

CONDITIONS AND PARAMETERS

  • Creating a Condition
  • Parameters in Conditions
  • Designing the Parameter Screen
  • Multiple Conditions

GROUP SORTS AND SUMMARIES

  • Creating Group Sorted Output
  • Including Totals and Subtotals

CALCULATED ITEMS

  • Creating Calculated Items
  • Calculating Percentage of the Whole
  • Applying Functions
  • Conversion Functions
  • Date Functions
  • Numeric Functions
  • String Functions
  • Miscellaneous Functions

MANAGING QUERIES, WORKSHEETS AND WORKBOOKS

  • Copy a Worksheet as a Table
  • Copy a Worksheet as a Crosstab
  • Monitoring Query Execution

CONDITIONAL FORMATS AND STOPLIGHTS

  • Creating Conditional Formats for Visual Differentiation
  • Creating Stoplights for 3 Band Conditional Highlighting

DRILLS IN WORKSHEETS

  • Identifying Drill Types
  • Identifying and Using the Various Types of Drills

ANALYZE DATA GRAPHICALLY

  • Graphically Analyze Table Output

SCHEDULING AND MANAGING QUERIES

  • Scheduling Periodical Queries

ADVANCED OPTIONS

  • Support for MS Excel HTML
  • Other Advanced Features
What You Can Expect

On successfully completing this course, participants will be able to:

Who Should Take This Course

Oracle BI Discoverer end users or any business professional wishing to learn the basics of BI Discoverer

Recommended Prerequisites

Familiarity with Windows/Web applications.

Training Style

Short lecture sessions (60%) along with hands-on lab sessions (40%).

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