I Copyright © 2006, Oracle. All rights reserved. Introduction

I-2 Copyright © 2006, Oracle. All rights reserved. Course Objectives After completing this course, you should be able to do the following: Describe OLAP concepts and terminology Describe methods of accessing OLAP data –List tools for the end user –List tools for the administrator Create dimensions, cubes, and measures by using the AWM 10g tool for deployment with the OLAP analytical tools Use OracleBI Spreadsheet Add-In to query OLAP data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet Build analytical reports that access the multidimensional data in the analytic workspace by using the Discoverer Plus OLAP tool

I-3 Copyright © 2006, Oracle. All rights reserved. Course Agenda Day 1 –Defining OLAP concepts –Understanding Oracle OLAP technology –Building an analytic workspace (AW) –Applying advanced dimensional design and cube processing techniques Day 2 –Creating calculated measures and applying data refresh options –Using OracleBI Spreadsheet Add-In to query OLAP data in Excel –Building analytical reports with Discoverer Plus OLAP –Enhancing analytic content

I-4 Copyright © 2006, Oracle. All rights reserved. Tables Used in This Course The Sales History portion of the sample schemas is used. Additional tables are created to simplify some of the examples.

I-5 Copyright © 2006, Oracle. All rights reserved. Sales History Schema

I-6 Copyright © 2006, Oracle. All rights reserved. Sales History Schema