2 Overview of Configuring Oracle Business Intelligence Applications

This section includes an overview of how to configure Oracle Business Intelligence Applications modules before you start ETL.

2.1 High-Level Overview of Configuring ETL for Oracle BI Applications

This section provides a high-level overview of the tasks you must complete to configure Oracle BI Applications.

Note: Before you perform the tasks described in this section, you must install and set up Oracle BI Applications according to the instructions in Oracle Business Intelligence Applications Installation Guide for Informatica PowerCenter Users.

High-Level ETL Configuration Tasks

1. Perform the tasks in Section 3.1, "Source-Independent Configuration Steps."

2. Perform the tasks in one or more of the following sections, depending on the type of your source system or systems:

   • Section 3.2, "Oracle EBS-Specific Configuration Steps"

   • Section 3.3, "PeopleSoft-Specific Configuration Steps"

   • Section 3.4, "Oracle Siebel-Specific Configuration Steps"

   • Section 3.5, "Oracle's JD Edwards-Specific Configuration Steps"

3. Perform the tasks in one or more of the following sections depending on the applications you want to deploy:

   • Chapter 4, "Configuring Oracle Procurement and Spend Analytics"

   • Chapter 5, "Configuring Oracle Financial Analytics"

   • Chapter 6, "Configuring Oracle Supply Chain and Order Management Analytics"

   • Chapter 7, "Configuring Oracle Human Resources Analytics"

   • Chapter 8, "Configuring Oracle Sales Analytics"

   • Chapter 9, "Configuring Oracle Contact Center Telephony Analytics"

   • Chapter 10, "Configuring Oracle Price Analytics"

   • Chapter 11, "Configuring Oracle Service Analytics"

   • Chapter 12, "Configuring Oracle Marketing Analytics"

   • Chapter 13, "Configuring Oracle Loyalty Analytics"

   • Chapter 14, "Configuring Oracle Pharma Analytics"

   • Chapter 15, "Configuring Oracle Project Analytics"

   • Chapter 16, "Configuring Oracle Enterprise Asset Management Analytics"

   • Chapter 17, "Configuring Oracle Manufacturing Analytics"

4. (Optional) Configure the Oracle BI Repository by following the tasks in Chapter 18, "Configuring the Oracle BI Repository."

   Note: Oracle BI Applications is installed with default BI repository settings. If the default BI repository settings meet your business needs, then you can skip this step.

5. (Optional) Customize the Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse ETL logic by following the tasks in Chapter 19, "Customizing ETL Mappings for Oracle BI Applications."

   Note: Oracle BI Applications is installed with default ETL logic. If the default ETL settings meet your business needs, then you can skip this step.