| Oracle® Business Activity Monitoring Administrator's Guide 10g (10.1.3.1.0) Part Number B28991-01 |
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| Oracle® Business Activity Monitoring Administrator's Guide 10g (10.1.3.1.0) Part Number B28991-01 |
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This chapter introduces the features and components of Oracle Business Activity Monitoring and it describes how to access the Administrator application.
This chapter contains the following topics:
Always use the start page to start Web applications. Do not start Web applications from a direct URL to the application. This ensures that caching works correctly. Also, do not use localhost in the URL instead of the host name.
In Microsoft Internet Explorer, go to http://<host>:<http_port>/oraclebam, where host is the name of the server where Oracle Business Activity Monitoring is installed.
The Start Page opens.
Click Administrator.
Administrator launches in a new browser window.
This section describes Oracle Business Activity Monitoring features and components.
Oracle Business Activity Monitoring includes the following features:
Active Data Architecture. Oracle Business Activity Monitoring provides an active data architecture that dynamically moves real-time data to end users through every step of the process. This solution actively collects data, applies rules designed to monitor changes, and delivers the information in reports to users.
Real-time Reports. Real-time reports containing current data are delivered as soon as data changes occur. This is possible because of data in the Active Data Cache and the connections to real-time transactional feeds.
Active Presentations in Reports. Reports display active data presentations where data continuously updates, formats, and displays. When data changes, the display changes in real-time.
Instant Alerts. Alerts, based on rules and events occurring in real-time, are delivered through e-mail.
Rules-Based Active Delivery. In an event-driven solution, the information finds the target users instead of requiring users to query for the information on their own initiative. The reports are initially designed for delivery to end users based on data changing or events triggering. For the end user, the result is zero-click reporting that is always relevant.
High Performance, Scalable Architecture. Oracle Business Activity Monitoring is scalable to handle large amounts of complex, real-time enterprise data. Enterprise Link uses data flow technology to select the correct raw data and then transform and perform calculations required by the data designer. The transformed data is delivered to the Active Data Cache in a ready-to-use state for fast access.
Oracle Business Activity Monitoring includes the following architectural components and applications:
Active Data Cache is designed and optimized to handle large amounts of data in a real-time solution. To make data readily accessible and deliverable, it maintains real-time views of the data. The data feed to the Active Data Cache is a combination of business data sources, from data warehouse information to transactional feeds and other enterprise sources. Enterprise Link sends this information to the Active Data Cache in a continuous stream as data changes occur.
Enterprise Link connects Oracle Business Activity Monitoring to real-time data with message queues and also to other information sources such as database servers, flat files, and XML sources.
Event Engine monitors complex data conditions and implements specified rules. Rules can include a series of conditions and actions attached to an event. The Event Engine continuously monitors the information in the Active Data Cache for certain conditions and executes the related actions defined in associated rules.
Report Engine applies the report definitions to the data sets retrieved from the Active Data Cache for presentation in a browser. It manages information paging for viewing and printing reports. After reports are created, they are stored in the Active Data Cache so that report creation is not repeated each time. Most reporting views are designed to support live, active displays of data changing in real-time.
Active Viewer is the thin user interface for viewing reports. Active Messenger is client-side notification software. When new information is available, the user receives an e-mail that contains a link to the information. The user clicks the link and the report is displayed in Active Viewer. Report formats include charts, lists, KPIs, crosstabs, spreadsheets, and more.
Active Studio is the thin user interface for the power user. Through Active Studio, the power user can create and edit reports. Reports can be shared with other users and rules can be created for determining the scheduling and delivery of the reports. Report types include charts, lists, KPIs, crosstabs, spreadsheets, and more.
Architect is the thin user interface for the data designer. Through Architect, the data designer creates and manages data objects in the Active Data Cache and manages real-time message processing.
Administrator is the thin user interface for the system administrator who is responsible for user management and overall server management. Using Administrator, the system administrator manages users and security levels, monitors loading to the Active Data Cache, and configures Oracle Business Activity Monitoring services.
