How does Oracle Warehouse Builder compare to Kalido's DIW?

What are the differences? Which one should I purchase and why?

Hi
They don't really. Kalido is a total DW solution which does all sorts of nice things and you don't really need any database knowledge to use it but was (I am a little out of date) fairly pricey and you'll probably want an oracle database to sit it on. OWB is an ETL tool that is bundled with Oracle (see http://www.tdwi.org/News/display.aspx?ID=8100 for the ups and downs of bundled products) and is fairly straightforward to anyone with a PL/SQL/oracle background.
As to which to buy both require a major investment in money and time. Kalido's big advantage IMHO is that it dramatically reduces development costs as it is fairly easy to regig things but you have to do it Kalido's way. OWB is free and a useful tool especially if you are already an oracle shop.
You should also consider the other tools e.g. Informatica, Pentaho (open source), Sunopsis etc not just OWB and Kalido
Cheers
Ian

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Hi,
can any one share the information about, running the unix script or scripts using oracle warehouse builder.
Regards,
Ak

One way is define a workflow. Inside the workflow you put
1)an external process that "points to" the shell script and then
2)put the mapping
The external process must have the "COMMAND" parameter set to the name of the shell script. If the script has parameters you must put them in the "PARAMETERS LIST" separated by "?" (for example, ?par1?par2).
The path where OWB executes the external process I think is the ORACLE_HOME of the OWB.
f you don't use workflow, you can try with this more complex solution. I tried with 9i and OWB 9.2 and it's working well.
You create an autonomous procedure (within a package or not) :
CREATE PROCEDURE Extract_Email_List
DECLARE
PRAGMA AUTONOMOUS_TRANSACTION;
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sys.shell('sh ' || txt_dir_name || '/send_email_marketing.sh ' || txt_dir_name || ' ' || email_addr );
Then you import your procedure into OWB and use it in your mapping with the "pre-mapping" icon (you can set parameters for your proc with constants if you want).
To implement sys.shell, go to metalink and find "Note:168065.1" - "How to call a UNIX shell script from PL/SQL".
Once it's done once, it's not so bad. But I would still recommend the workflow approach also..
I hope this helps.

How does Oracle Database compare with IBM DB2?

Hi
thank you for reading my post
How Does ORACLE Database compare with IBM DB2 ?
Which one has better performance with similar workload?
Which one perform better on System Z hardware and z/OS?
Is there any document that compare these two product?
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Hi
The below link may useful to you.
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/availability/pdf/CWP_HA_Oracle10gR2_DB28.2.pdf
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Shan

How to Install oracle warehouse builder repository

OS Enterprise linux for oracle
database 11G
I have installed oracle warehouse builder 11G .
Pls tell about any link to install Repository in linux environment.

go to <ORACLE_HOME>/owb/unifiedrepos
directory
then run the following order
sqlplus "/ as sysdba" @clean_owbsys.sql
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sqlplus "/ as sysdba" @unlock_owbsys.sql
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Problem in DB Link creation ( Oracle warehouse builder 3i )

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Backend: Oracle 8i Server on my machine
DW Software: Oracle warehouse builder 3i ( client , repository asistant.....)
Operating system: Windows NT 4 SERVICE PACK 6
I wants to use the scott database( default database given by oracle ) as my input source.
How can I create the DB LINK ( for scott database) ?
How can I create the DB LINK ( for any other database) ?
Should I need to add anything in Setting of"ODBC DATASOURCE ADMINISTRATION"
==================
Settings done:
==================
DB Link Name :scott
Host name
Host name: my machine's ip address
port number: 1521
oracle sid: prashant ( my oracle sid)
user name:scott
password:tiger
==================
Gives error:
==================
Testing...
Failed.
ORA-02085 Database link %s connects to %s
*Cause: a database link connected to a database with a different name.
The connection is rejected.
*Action: create a database link with the same name as the database it
connects to, or set global_names=false.
Please change it to false by doing :
first option:
Log in the database with DBA privilege and use the command:
alter system set GLOBAL_NAMES = false
second option:
Change the GLOBAL_NAMES to false in database system parameter file, init.ora
==================
Options tried:
==================
1. I tried to change GLOBAL_NAMES = false but still not able to create the DB LINK.
2. As per suggestion of one the friend
"A file named "Logon.Properties" under the directory $OWB_HOME/wbapp
in this file please set the property
OWBSingleUserLockUsage = false"
I tried the same but it is still not working.
How should I proceed further.
I am expecting URGENT FEEDBACK.
Reply me on : [email protected]
From
Prashant

I solved the problem.
Procedure I followed :
UNINSTALL ORACLE WRAEHOUSE BUILDER SOFTAWARE.
'GLOBAL_NAMES = FALSE' in init.ora file.
RESTARTED MY MACHINE.
INSTALL THE ORACLE WRAEHOUSE BUILDER SOFTAWARE.

Oracle Applications Release 12 and Oracle Warehouse Builder 10gR2

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I'm trying to deploying process flows to Workflow but I get the following error:
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Comment I found on another thread: "As far Workflow Versions with Oracle Applications is concerned, it is always 2.6.0. Workflow is not identified with its 2.6.x versioning in Oracle Applications. The 2.6.x.x versioning is purely for Workflow Standalone."
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Oracle Warehouse Builder Repository: 10.2.0.1.0
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May be the excerpt from the other thread is a response I posted.
So, when you say, deploying process flows to Workflow, I do not understand what you are doing exactly? If this involves the Oracle Warehouse Builder you may want to explain a little more in detail since I do not understand how OWB works with Workflow. But as far as I have heard, it is Workflow standalone that is packaged with OWB but you are deploying into Oracle Applications.
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ORA-06502 pl/sql in Oracle warehouse builder

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I have a problem with using Name and Address operator in Oracle Warehouse builder. When I mapped a table which has more than 7735 rows to another table.
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The problem is happening again.
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fonction_institution, code_institution,
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tel_perso, email, site_web, fax,
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Oracle Warehouse Builder

Dear buddies,
I need to migrate my tables and data from SQL Server 2005 to Oracle 10g.
My boss's requirement is I must be able to redo it at any point of time. Meaning, I should be able to use the script at any point to recreate the tables and reload them independently without using SQL Server or the existing configurations.
Does OracleWarehouse Builder provide such scripts after the migration or in the process of migration, which can be reused independently?
There are about 7 SQL Server databases and each has around 270 tables. Some would be totally new and some would involve merging.
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Thanks.
Nith

Hi everyone,
I tried to Just started like this
1 - Start - All programs - Oracle Home - Warehouse Builder - Administration - Repository Assitant - Basic Install -
2 - User Name=rep_user
password=rep_user
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hostname=localhost
port number = 1521
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When I click Next, this error pops us:
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The remaining disk space for that drive is few gigs and I have created the database with the 16384.
Please advice on how I should go about this.
I have been struggling to perform my migration. I really hope someone would be able to guide me through.
OS: Windows 2003 Enter Edition
Oracle 10g
And I am not able to access anything from SQL Plus after I installed Oracle Warehouse Builder.
So, is the error I am facing something like to do with a bad installation? Do I need to uninstall my OWB or uninstall my oracle and OWB and reinstall them?
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Problem with Starting with Oracle Warehouse Builder 11g Release 1

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OMBALTER MAPPING 'LOAD_SALES' \
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TO ATTRIBUTE 'CHANNELS_SOURCE_ID' OF GROUP 'SALES' OF OPERATOR 'SALES_OUT'\
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TO ATTRIBUTE 'PRODUCTS_SOURCE_ID' OF GROUP 'SALES' OF OPERATOR 'SALES_OUT'\
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Oracle Warehouse Builder 10g installation issues

Hi All,
I have downloaded the OWB 10g, from the site. I have Oracle 10g (Release 2) database server installed on the machine.
When I start installing Oracle Warehouse Builder 10g, it just does the client installation and I am not able to find out were should I search for the OWB server installation?
Even I have checked by installing the same but I just have Repository Assistant , Design Center and Repository Browser available on the machine. I could not find the Runtime Assistant & Control Center to work on?
Can somebody help me out with these issues?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Anand

Hi...
There is an explanations..from the FAQ itself :
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... the analyst firm Gartner does!
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- D

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For User managed hot database refreshes.
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Thanks in advance:-)
Best regards
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Edited by: user613304 on Mar 6, 2009 11:10 PM

No.
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hi folks,
i have Oracle 10g db on my laptop; and it runs great!
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i would appreciate your comments.
thanks in advance,
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Thanks Andreas,
i have printed and followed the advice on these documents.
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regards,
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