1. Preface

3. Preface - 3 Profile Before You Begin This Course Before you begin this course, you should have thorough knowledge of Oracle RDBMS, SQL DDL and DML, PL/SQL and data warehousing fundamentals. You should be able to use a graphical user interface (GUI). The prerequisite is a familiarity with data processing concepts and techniques. How This Course Is Organized Data Integration and ETL with Oracle Warehouse Builder: Part 2 is an instructor- led course featuring lectures and hands-on exercises. Online demonstrations and written practice sessions reinforce the concepts and skills that are introduced.

4. Preface - 4 Related Publications Oracle Publications Title Part Number Oracle Warehouse Builder Installation and Administration Guide E10579-01 Oracle Warehouse Builder Concepts E10581-01 Oracle Warehouse Builder Sources and Targets Guide E10582-02 Oracle Warehouse Builder Data Modeling, ETL, and Data Quality Guide E10935-02 Additional Publications System release bulletins Installation and user’s guides read.me files International Oracle User’s Group (IOUG) articles Oracle Magazine

5. Preface - 5 Typographic Conventions The following two lists explain Oracle University typographical conventions for words that appear within regular text or within code samples. 1. Typographic Conventions for Words Within Regular Text ConventionObject or TermExample Courier NewUser input; Use the SELECT command to view commands; information stored in the LAST_NAME column, table, andcolumn of the EMPLOYEES table. schema names; functions; Enter 300. PL/SQL objects; pathsLog in as scott Initial capTriggers;Assign a When-Validate-Item trigger to user interface object the ORD block. names, such as button namesClick the Cancel button. ItalicTitles ofFor more information on the subject see courses andOracle SQL Reference manuals; Manual emphasized words or phrases;Do not save changes to the database. placeholders or variables Enter hostname, where hostname is the host on which thepassword is to be changed. Quotation marksLesson or moduleThis subject is covered in Lesson 3, titles referenced“Working with Objects.” within a course

6. Preface - 6 Typographic Conventions (continued) 2. Typographic Conventions for Words Within Code Samples ConventionObject or TermExample UppercaseCommands, SELECT employee_id functions FROM employees; Lowercase,Syntax variables CREATE ROLE role; italic Initial capForms triggers Form module: ORD Trigger level: S_ITEM.QUANTITY item Trigger name: When-Validate-Item... LowercaseColumn names,... table names, OG_ACTIVATE_LAYER filenames, (OG_GET_LAYER ('prod_pie_layer')) PL/SQL objects... SELECT last_name FROM employees; BoldText that must CREATE USER scott be entered by a IDENTIFIED BY tiger; user