Create Analyses and Dashboards using OBIEE (OBIEE101)

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to creating analyses and dashboards using Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE). Perfect for companies looking to upskill their employees, this course is designed to guide you through essential concepts and practical exercises, ensuring a firm grasp of OBIEE's capabilities. From installation to advanced analysis techniques, you'll gain the skills needed to transform data into actionable insights.

We start the course with an introduction to OBIEE, covering the installation process, system architecture, and the BI_COURSES database. You'll engage in hands-on practice by starting the OBIEE service, which lays the groundwork for your journey into business intelligence.

Next, you'll explore the basic concepts repository, where you'll become familiar with the OBIEE environment. Exercises will help you understand the OBIEE repository, including its Physical, Business, and Presentation Layers, providing a foundational understanding of how data is structured and managed within OBIEE.

The course then moves on to OBIEE Answers, explaining what it is and how to access and explore its features. This segment is essential for understanding how to query and retrieve data effectively.

In the creating analysis section, you’ll learn about metrics versus descriptors and how to set criteria for analysis through various exercises. You'll also practice viewing analysis results, applying filters, saving analyses, and handling the "No Results" message. This segment includes practical exercises to reinforce these concepts and prepare you for real-world applications.

The composing layout lesson focuses on the components of views within OBIEE. Through exercises, you’ll create titles, tables, pivot tables, and charts, and understand how to handle totals, subtotals, formatting values, and adding conditionals in views. This hands-on practice will enable you to present data effectively.

Next, you'll learn about managing files, with exercises on creating and managing folders, sharing files, and exporting analysis to different formats. This lesson ensures you know how to organize and distribute your analyses efficiently.

In the creating dashboards section, you’ll engage in exercises to create new dashboards, establish and apply dashboard prompts, publish shared dashboards, and create report links. Practical questions and exercises reinforce these skills, allowing you to build interactive and insightful dashboards.

The course also covers filtering with variables, where you'll practice filtering using variables, top and bottom row filtering by percentage, and applying filters in column formulas. Exercises will solidify your understanding and ability to implement these techniques.

Discover the power of actionable intelligence by working with agents. Exercises in this segment help you automate actions based on data triggers, enhancing the responsiveness of your business intelligence solutions.

Finally, you’ll explore advanced analysis techniques through exercises such as creating bins and hierarchical analysis. These advanced concepts will help you perform more sophisticated analysis, providing deeper insights into your data.

By the end of this course, you’ll be proficient in using OBIEE to create complex analyses and interactive dashboards. You’ll have the practical skills to manage data, apply advanced analysis techniques, and distribute actionable insights effectively. Whether you’re training a team or enhancing your own capabilities, this course will equip you with the tools needed to excel with OBIEE.