Data Warehouse Builder

I received this message when I attempt to deploy mapping objects:
RPE-01011 Cannot deploy to target database because it does not have a compatible version.

OBE is a good start, also I recommend OWB manuals and other books on OWB and data warehousing in general. Great deal of help you can find on blogs, this forum, and oracle wiki.
http://www.training-classes.com/learn/_k/o/r/a/oracle_warehouse_builder/_t/ilt/
http://blogs.oracle.com/
http://wiki.oracle.com/
And not to forget metalink.
https://support.oracle.com/CSP/ui/flash.html

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Designer Vs. Oracle Data warehouse builder

Dear all,
Currently I'm responsible of building a Data warehousing project using Oracle database. I'm trying to decide on a tool for modelling my datawarehouse. I have two options:
1) Designer: we have some experience with this tool and we are using it for our main OLTP application.
2) Oracle Data Warehouse builder: we are using this to design our ETL processes.
I want to get some advice on whether the OWB is capable of modelling my datawarehouse and of doing a retrofit action. also, I try to standardize on the tools that are using in the Data Warehouse department (currently we are using only OWB).
I will appreciate for any other advice to help in my selection process.
Best Regards,
Bilal

Hi,
In my experience this choice depends on the implementation of the datawarehouse. If you are building a "pure" Kimball style dimensional data warehouse you should be able to do this using OWB. I have architected such a DW in the past using only OWB, so I am speaking from experience.
If on the other hand you are planning to implement an Inmon style CIF, if your requirements includes an operational data store (ODS), or if you for any other reason anticipate that you are going to be doing a lot of ER modeling, then I would not recommend using the current release of OWB for modelling. (Note however that there are significant improvements to the modelling capabilities in the Paris release of OWB, so this may change in the future)
The advantage of improved maintainability when using a single tools needs to be weighted against the improved functionality if you choose a combination of the two. In the "two tool" scenario strict development and deployment routines need to be enforced to avoid that the model in Designer comes out of sync with the metadata in OWB. (Consider the effect of a developer making a change to a table definition in OWB and deploying it directly to the database without updating the model in Designer.)
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Roald

Archiving audit trail using data warehouse builder.

How do you archive audit trail using data warehouse builder ?
Can someone please provide any steps in archiving the audit trail table aud$ ?

Hi.
Sorry 'bout my ignorance, what is a POC?
About OWB Installation cenario, it's all up to you. If your target database is a 9i db and you don't want to have a new database instance, then you can place all OWB repositories in this instance. Remember that DB release must be at least 9iR2. For further information, check OWB Installation Guide.
You'll find all OWB 10g R2 documentation in here:
http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/cd/B31080_01/doc/nav/portal_booklist.htm
OWB client may reside in any client machine or even in the host machine (if it's a windows server).
If you prefer to have a brand new instance to host OWB Repositories, you must create the runtime rep. in the target database (9i), in order to avoid loading performance issues.
Hope this helps
Marcosq

Installed Data warehouse builder.Not knowin how to proceed.intial problems

hello frds
i installed Oracle datawarehouse builder of 10.2.0.1.0
and when i am clicking the Repository Assistanceit is asking me for "basic or Advanced instal"
i clicked on basic install after dat it is asking me to fill many things like repository name , password,sys name and password an oracle service name etc etc
tell me how can i fill those details
if i am filling those details and click on Next it is showing be Sql exception ..
i have seen many books
but not getting any proper idea
and i already installed oracle 10g
and even oracle backup software
Plz help me with passwords andfilling those details
Is dat any thing related to oracle 10g
Plzz frdss hope u will reply.
i am waiting for a gud answer
Sindhu

contact your local oracle university or oacle learning centre and get some training on owb. But before you undertake any training you might want to be clear on the specifics such as:
Operating system.
Versions of DB and client.
Is there a specific reasons such as data migration from legacy to owb or development of a new dw environemnt.
What BI tool are you planning to use eg, Cognos,OBI EE ,Hyperion,BO etc.
What is typically your source system and how is the data going to be interfaced(frequency , ,data rules etc).
What is the schema architecture, Star or Snowflake.
What DW methodology do you want to use, Kimball or Inmon.
How much data are you going to work with in DW en.
Is it going to be on RAC.
Once you get your specifics right and know what you want you can get the best out of the training otherwise it will be a routine exercise of chasing something without knowing what you want to achieve.
Trust this helps.

Help modifiying Data Warehouse build in DAC to follow best practices.

Hi Folks,
I read in the documentation the following recommended tablespace configuration for the datawarehouse (below).
Can someone point me to where within DAC we can modify the create schema definitions for the warehouse to point to the various different tablespaces?
Thanks in advance?
Tablespace Name      List of Tables
DIM_STG      W_*DS
FACT_STG      W_*FS
DIM      W_D and W_MD
FACT      W_*F
AGG      W_*A
OTHER      Remaining W* tables
DIM_INDX      Indexes of W_D tables (for example, other tables would include WG and W*GS tables)
FACT_INDX      Indexes of W_*F tables
OTHER_INDX      Remaining indexes of W* tables

Thanks, that's helpful.
I should have probably specified that I'm on 10.1.3.4.1, OBI Apps 7.9.6.2
I don't see a directory OracleBI>>DAC>>Scripts
Anyone else have a procedure or step doc on how to configure dac so that dimension tables are created on one tablespace and fact on another?
Thanks

Data Warehouse using MSSQL - SSIS : Installation best practices

Hi All,
I am working on a MSSQL - 2008 R2 , based data warehouse building. The requirement is to read source data from files, put it in stage database and perform data cleansing etc .. and then move the
data to data warehouse db .. Now the question is about the required number of physical servers and in which server which component (MSSQL , SSIS ) of MSSQL should be installed based on any best practices:
Store Source files --> Stage database --> data warehouse db
The data volumne will be high ( per day 20 - 30 k transactions) ... Please suggest
Thank you
MSSQL.Arc

Microsoft documentation: "Use a Reference Architecture to Build An Optimal Warehouse
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Fast Track is a reference architecture data warehouse solution giving you a step-by-step guide to build a balanced hardware...Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Fast Track is a reference architecture
data warehouse solution giving you a step-by-step guide to build a balanced hardware configuration and the exact software setup.
Step-by-step instructions on what hardware to buy and how to put the server together.
Setup instructions on installing the software and all the specific settings to configure.
Pre-certified by Microsoft and industry hardware partners for the most optimal hardware and software configuration."
LINK:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/solutions-technologies/data-warehousing/reference-architecture.aspx
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Build a data warehouse for crystal report use

OS: AIX 5.3 with Oracle 10g R2/Baan 5c
I proposed my colleage to create a data warehouse for his heavily use of crystal report activity, so that his activites will not drag the normal database performance. The data will collect from the current Oracle 10 g database. Because I have never physically worked on the data warehouse, where should I start to look for information to proceed? I have an extra Sun Solris 8 box with a spare HD. I think it will be better to build the warehouse on that server, am I right? or the 10g R2 provides the capability to host another warehouse activity -- create a materialized view within? Thanks,

Thanks for the help Ted
Works like a charm now.
Or atleast my very very simple XML report works.
Now I just need to play around and see what I can do and what I cant.
I just want to make sure I understand how this works.
1) I start of with a XML file (or URL or other data source as explained in your BLOG)
2) I then have to create blank report which will have its data source set to my XML file.
    This report (rpt file) will always have its data source set to the original XML location
Can this be dynamically changed, or does a new rpt file need to be created each time
    (or atleast I will have to re-run "CreateXMLInlineSchemaReport" from your BLOG)
3) I can now use this rpt file as I would any other rpt file but its data source will be the original XML file
   - If I update or change the XML file, the report will dynamically reflect these changes.
4) To change the data source, I need to recreate a new rpt file as per point 2. Which will now be blank.
5) Filtering.... if I want to filter the XML data do I use normal parameters. If I want to filter the data before
    I pull it do I need to change anything. In otherwords if I have a XML file with 1000 records, but I only want say
5 of them, how do I only pull those 5 without first pulling the whole 1000 records. Hope that makes sense.
As I said I am very new to this so some things still fly over my head, but I do play around abit so hopefully
will find what I am looking for.
Cheers
Darren
PS any other links to info on creating and running reports of XML data sources would be greatly appriciated

SQL Server Data Warehouse Creation External or Build Your own

Hi,
In our firm we have a data warehouse which has been created by an external supplier.
The warehouse is being used for some reporting and dashboards but only for a single client, we have yet to fully utilize it.
My question is should we build a new data warehouse or should we push forward with the data warehouse created by the external supplier. I know it would take some time to build a data warehouse however it means we will have full control over it and could
overcome any issues we have with it in house.
It would really help if someone could offer some advice.
Thanks

Hi Nasa1999,
I am trying to involve someone more familiar with this topic for a further look at this issue. Sometime delay might be expected from the job transferring. Your patience is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
Regards,
Katherine Xiong
Katherine Xiong
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Creation data warehouse par l'outil oracle warehouse builder (OWB)

Bonjour,
Dans le cadre de mon PFE je veux construire un data warehouse par l'outil Oracle warehouse builder.
je cherche des exemples et un tutorial en français pour faire l'ETL d'une base de données de l'ERP JD Edwards.
SVP, aidez moi et merci.

Bonjour,
For examples try:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/warehouse/otn-collateral-086331.html
If you need them in French try changing the country / language on Oracle site, not sure what's available though as my French is not good enough to let me read documentation in that language.
Bonne chance

Can one build a data warehouse using SQL rather than Warehouse Builder?

I would like to build a data warehouse purely using SQL statements. Where can I find the data warehouse extension of SQL statements?

I am exploring the internal workings of Warehouse Builder.
I have written a SQL script to generate sample data to be inserted into tables, then write SQL script to do Extraction, Transformation and Loading using MERGE,, GROUP BY CUBE, DECODE, etc.
If anyone has any experience of just using SQL to perform ETL, would you share your expeience here? Thanks.

Building a data warehouse

Good Morning Buddys,
Actually I need build a data warehouse and I've some doubts:
1. OLTP I have these tables (Adventureworks):
Production.Location
LocationID int primary key
Name nvarchar(50)
CostRate smallmoney
Availability decimal(8,2)
ModifiedDate datetime
LocationFK int -- example
Production.ProductCategory
ProductCategoryID int primary key
Name nvarchar(50)
rowguid uniqueidentifier
ModifiedDate datetime
ProductCategoryFK int -- example
Production.ProductModel
ProductModelID int primary key
Name nvarchar(50)
CatalogDescription xml
Instructions xml
rowguid uniqueidentifier
ModifiedDate datetime
ProductModelFK int -- example
When I transfer to Staging is necessary I have foreign key columns? I mean with varchar, not int (foreign key) for example:
STAGING_Production.Location
LocationID varchar(20)
Name nvarchar(50)
CostRate varchar(20)
Availability varchar(20)
ModifiedDate varchar(20)
LocationFK varchar(20) - it's correct?
STAGING_Production.ProductCategory
ProductCategoryID varchar(20)
Name nvarchar(50)
rowguid varchar(20)
ModifiedDate varchar(20)
ProductCategoryFK varchar(20) - it's correct?
I've no idea if is necessary foreign key columns transfer to staging but with another data type...
some one can help me please?

Ok ok
following:
1. OLTP I have these tables (Adventureworks):
Production.Location
LocationID int primary key
Name nvarchar(50)
CostRate smallmoney
Availability decimal(8,2)
ModifiedDate datetime
Production.ProductCategory
ProductCategoryID int primary key
Name nvarchar(50)
rowguid uniqueidentifier
ModifiedDate datetime
LocationFK int - example
Production.ProductModel
ProductModelID int primary key
Name nvarchar(50)
CatalogDescription xml
Instructions xml
rowguid uniqueidentifier
ModifiedDate datetime
ProductCategoryIDFK int -- example
When I transfer to Staging is necessary I have foreign key columns? I mean with varchar, not int (foreign key) for example:
STAGING_Production.Location
LocationID varchar(20)
Name nvarchar(50)
CostRate varchar(20)
Availability varchar(20)
ModifiedDate varchar(20)
STAGING_Production.ProductCategory
ProductCategoryID varchar(20)
Name nvarchar(50)
rowguid varchar(20)
ModifiedDate varchar(20)
LocationFK varchar(20) data type? - example
Production.ProductModel
ProductModelID int primary key
Name nvarchar(50)
CatalogDescription varchar(20)
Instructions varchar(20)
rowguid varchar(20)
ModifiedDate varchar(20)
ProductCategoryIDFK varchar(20) -- example
What my doubt?
all columns in oltp (primary key and foreign key) exists on my olap table? i mean using data type varchar(20) - in columns :
ProductCategoryIDFK varchar(20)
LocationFK varchar(20)
because i have no idea how can i load fact table without relationship...
you understood?

Convert Date using ORACLE WAREHOUSE BUILDER

Hi,
I need to convert date format from 'DD/MON/YYYY' to 'YYYY/MON/DD'. The data is varchar(2) and in the database is stored as date. I am using expression component.
I used this expressionS REPLACE(TO_CHAR(INGRP1.FROMDATE), 'YYYY-MON-DD') REPLACE(TO_CHAR(INGRP1.TO DATE), 'YYYY-MON-DD') and it gave me an error: literal does not match format string.
Can anyone help me! PLEASE. IT'S URGENT

You are in the wrong forum. This is the forum for the SQL Developer tool. You wll get better answer from Warehouse Builder forums or from then SQL and PL/SQL forum.
To convert varchar to date use the to_date function, In your case something like
to_date(date_field,'DD/Mon/YYYY');

Oracle Warehouse Builder VS Oracle Data Integrator

Hi everybody,
I have a question that wish you can help me.
we have systems of x64 so we cant use Oracle Warehouse Builder (only support on system 32 bits), someone recommend us to use Data Integrator but i don't really know this application.
Anyway ODI 11.1.X.X could it be installed in x64:
All Oracle Fusion Middleware products that are indicated as certified on x64 processor based Oracle Linux 5.5 or 5 Update 5+, 64 bit operating system, are also supported on Exalogic X2-2.
What's is the different between OWB and ODI?
I read about it and see that ODI is powerfull and it apply "Data Quality" better than OWB, is it right?
Is it possible to exp/imp with metadata loader move metadates between OWB and ODI?

Hi,
well, the basic difference is hard to tell. ODI is based on so called knowledge module. This are implementations for physical access to all kind different database technologies (among ohter things). Therefore ODI used to be more flexible extracting data from different database technologies and also writing to them. But with OWB 11.2, these knowledge modules were integrated into owb as so-called template mappings. OWB has a stronger integration with the Oracle database and an Oracle database is always required. Oracle plans to integrate these two tools into one some day, whenever that will be. ODI offers more options for data quality (that are charged extra).
So technically, the two tools are not that different. They have different user interfaces anyway.
A big difference is the license. A basic version of OWB is included with the database license, so it can be used without extra charge. Most of our customers are using this version, even for large dwh implementations. If you buy am ETL license (or already have one), you may use both tools.
Before you decide on one of the tools, make sure you have enough manpower with the required skill available - internal or external.
Hope this helps,
Carsten.

Connecting Oracle Warehouse Builder to an Informix data source

I am having trouble connecting Oracle Warehouse Builder to my Informix database. I am getting error ORQ-28545. Here is what I did: Under Project Explorer I went to Non-Oracle under Datases. Then right click on Informix and selected New. In the Create Module Window I edit a the Location. Gave it a name, Set Type to HOST:PORT:SERVICE, enter my username, passowrd, my Host IP, left Port as default(1521), enter my Service Name, Enter the Schema. Click on Test Connection and got the above mentioned error.

Hi,
the first you should configure access to your Informix database at target Oracle DB (OWB works with non-Oracle DB over HS).
So you should perform all steps described in Oracle Database Heterogeneous Connectivity Administrator's Guide (4.1 Setting Up Access to Non-Oracle Systems):
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14232/admin.htm#sthref152
Oleg

Suggestions of building this data warehouse

Hi,
We have 5 source systems and all the data are coming in to 5 different ODSes in our data warehouse.
For reporting purposes,
1). do you suggest that we feed each ODS into a one cube each and push them into a multiprovider
or
2) feed all 5 ODSes into a single cube
3) What is the advantage of 1) over 2); and 2) over 1)
4) Any suggestions on how best to configure the cubes and/or multiprovider?
5) How should the keys fields of the ODSes be handled in the Cube?
6) How best do your suggest that we handle this with respect to BW authorization?
Thanks

Hi,
thanks for the response.
I don't clearly get some of the points you made well.
On 1) & 2), you indicated that
"I would say 1 would be right way to do it. In that case, you can split ur KF values by dataprovider if ever you need them to comparision scenario.".
What did you mean by "...ou can split ur KF values by dataprovider if ever you need them to comparision scenario"?
I was also lost on the "split ur KF laues.." and " comparison scenario"
I will appreciate and example to clarify this
On 3) you wrote that
"Unless you dont have any field in each ODS to differentiate the data, putting all the data into a single cube would prevent you from spilting the data by dataprovider."
Can you clarify (preferably with an exmaple) what you meant by ""Unless you dont have any field in each ODS to differentiate the data"?
For performance purposes, won't multiple cubes be better than placing all the data in a single cube?
I thought I read that the ODSes to multiple cubes and them pushing to a multiprovider has some advantages of being able to add or remove a cube whithout the need to modify the queries.
On 4) what "data structure" were you refering to? ( this is logistic data).
Thanks

Data Warehouse Builder

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