Discoverer Plus Take your reporting to the next level Professional Development Institute 2009

Discoverer Plus This session will provide an overview of Oracle’s Business Intelligence data exploration tool called Discoverer Plus. Presenters: Professional Development Institute 2009 Information Systems Mark Paquette Information Systems Diane Zach Computer Training and Support Services Fran Campana

Discoverer Plus Oracle’s report writing tool that provides access to data in the Operational Data Store. ▫Intuitive, ad-hoc, query tool ▫Report creation and sharing ▫Reports with charts and graphs ▫Data analysis with drill-down capabilities ▫Report scheduling and export capabilities ▫Web based (no software needs to be installed) Professional Development Institute 2009

Operational Data Store (ODS) The ODS is a database that stores data in a central location for reporting and allows for integration of data from different systems. The data in the ODS is refreshed nightly. Professional Development Institute 2009 Nightly Refresh ODS Aries RamCT Facilities HR Discoverer Access Excel Oracle Rpts. Other Tools

Discoverer Plus Terminology End User Layer (EUL) ▫The EUL provides authentication and connectivity between Discoverer Plus and the ODS. Business Area (BA) ▫BA’s are a collection of ODS data stored in views and they are assigned to a specific EUL. Workbooks ▫Workbooks are Discoverer Plus files that contain worksheets displaying data retrieved from the ODS. Worksheet ▫Worksheets contain the data that you want to analyze. Professional Development Institute 2009

Discoverer Plus Demo Live demonstration of Course Registration by College. Discoverer Plus (ODS Test) Professional Development Institute 2009

Discoverer Plus Training Training will be available through CTSS. The next training session will begin January 21 st. All classes will be listed on the CTSS. Registration site at: and advertised through State. Professional Development Institute 2009

Discoverer Plus Training Overview of what training covers. ▫Creating Workbooks and Worksheets ▫Report formatting and layout ▫Sorting and filtering ▫Conditional formatting ▫Cross tab reports ▫Report subtotals and grand totals ▫Sharing Workbooks with others ▫Exporting data Professional Development Institute 2009

Plans for Discoverer Plus Update from Alan Hill Delphi Discoverer Portal w/OID Discoverer Users Group Professional Development Institute 2009

More Info on Discoverer Plus Information Systems maintains a website that contains more information about Discoverer Plus and the ODS. CTSS Training information: Or Professional Development Institute 2009