3        Getting Started

This chapter provides an understanding of the prerequisites, general, and data preparation assumptions and logging into the application.

Topics:

·        Prerequisites

·        Assumptions

·        Accessing the OFSDF Interface with RBI Interface

·        Organization of the Interface for User Roles

·        Metadata Browser

OFS Regulatory Reporting for Reserve Bank of India with Lombard Risk Integration allows you to perform the following activities:

·        Manage Data Loading and Transformation from various source systems to staging, processing, and results.

·        Manage relevant OFSAA metadata for regulatory reporting purposes. This includes creating, modifying, and viewing the metadata used in reporting.

·        View the report metadata for mapping.

·        Drill down from AgileREPORTER to OFSAA results area.

Prerequisites

For detailed prerequisites and instructions on installing this Interim Release, see the Oracle Financial Services Regulatory Reporting for Reserve Bank of India Lombard Risk Integration Pack Installation Guide Release 8.1.1.0.0.

Assumptions

OFSDF interface with Lombard Risk for RBI is a reporting application and it does not perform any risk/stress calculations. The following are the assumptions for the application:

·        Data required for risk and compliance regulatory report templates are available in FSDF as per data requirements.

·        Lombard Risk Reporter Portal supports other non-risk and non-compliance related regulatory templates and Oracle Financial Services Analytical Application (OFSAA) may not supply all the necessary data for such reports.

·        Textual and other related portions of reports like personal details, contact details, Yes / No choices must be updated on Report Portal directly and FSDF does not have a placeholder for it.

·        Data provided is post reconciliation to ensure that accuracy of data being reported (non-prescribed by regulators) are performed in OFSAA using various components General Ledger (GL) reconciliation, data quality checks, and variance reporting.

·        Validity checks such as edit checks, cross-validation checks, and so on prescribed by the regulator are performed within the AgileREPORTER.

·        All monetary amounts are expected to be positive in number, except valuation outputs which can be positive or negative. Rules are constructed assuming the negative sign of valuation amounts wherever applicable.

·        The application populates a few specific dimension tables, known as seeded / sample tables as part of the installation script. Since they are used in the metadata, changes in data values have an impact on overall functioning.

·        All percentage data are expected in decimal format meaning 9% must be provided as 9 and not 0.09.

·        For data provided as of date, such as the last day of the quarter of the reporting year: Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) report for the given date display the same value for those measures which are of as of the date in nature. For example the Annual and Quarterly Balance Sheet and BASEL report generated as of 31-MAR show the same values for all measures such as Account Balance.

·        Account Balances such as End of Period Balances are expected to be provided as Net of (without) Unearned Income.

·        RCA III - Mkt Risk Specific-CDS: As per the reporting requirement, we must use Fct_reg_market_risk_exposures.f_cds_undrly_party_cre_nbfc flag to identify CDS counterparty type. DM change for the same is handled in subsequent model. To support template for 8.0.5.1.0 releases, use the unused column, Fct_reg_market_risk_exposures.V_eff_credit_score_source. This column is populated from Basel tables, that is, Fct_market_risk_exposures.f_cds_undrly_party_cre_nbfc.

·        RCA III - CR On BS excl. Sec: Reporting in this schedule is as per Asset Class (for example Domestic PSE, Foreign Bank, and so on) for Pre CRM amount and CRM Amount. There is no separate reporting for Non-Sec Covered Amount / RWA (Covered by mitigant) anywhere in the template. So we are assuming the following:

·        If the mitigant is Guarantor or Credit Derivative, then the amount covered by that mitigant will be reported as per Effective Asset Class in its respective line in the template. So, each reporting line will have two parts added to it for the Amount of Exposure column. The first part will report Exposure based on Original Asset Class to report Uncovered RWA, the second part will report Exposure based on Mitigant's Effective Asset Class to report Covered RWA column.

·        RCA III - Securitization Related Schedules: Regarding RW reporting of Unrated Eligible Liquidity Facilities in Line 1.2 and 1.2 of all 4 schedules related to securitization exposures, RW is taken as maximum RW assigned to any of the Unrated Eligible Liquidity Facilities. RCA III template issued by RBI has only one cell for the reporting of RW of such unrated facilities. If a reporting bank has more than one such facility, the maximum RW assigned to any one of these facilities is reported. This is taken as the interpretation of the template.

·        RCA III - Securitization Related Schedules: Line Items 1.1. III, 1.1. IV, 2.1. III, and 2.1. IV is not mapped for all 4 schedules related to securitization exposures. The reason behind not mapping these is that they are already covered in 1.2 and 2.2.

·        RCA III - Capital Structure Schedules: Some line Items are not mapped in Capital Schedules. The following table explains the reason for not mapping these line items.

Table 3: Capital Structure Schedules

Line Item

Comments

The shortfall in regulatory capital instruments in the unconsolidated entities - Amounts subject to Pre-Basel III Treatment.

For this line, there is no amount subject to Pre-Basel III Treatment.

Regulatory adjustments applied to Common Equity Tier 1 in respect of amounts subject to Pre-Basel III treatment (please specify the details in the remarks column).

All items falling under this category are already captured in previous reporting lines of the template, hence null mapping for this line.

The shortfall in the Additional Tier 1 capital of majority-owned financial entities that are not consolidated with the bank.

As per our interpretation of RBI Basel Guidelines, the deduction must be from CET1 alone, and not from respective Tier (CET1, AT1, and T2).

Regulatory adjustments applied to Additional Tier 1 in respect of amounts subject to Pre-Basel III treatment (please specify the details in the remarks column).

All items falling under this category are already captured in previous reporting lines of the template, hence null mapping for this line.

Regulatory adjustments applied to Additional Tier 1 due to insufficient Tier 2 to cover deductions - Amounts subject to Pre-Basel III Treatment.

For this line, there is no amount subject to Pre-Basel III Treatment.

The shortfall in the Tier 2 capital of majority-owned financial entities that are not consolidated with the bank.

As per our interpretation of RBI Basel Guidelines, the deduction must be from CET1 alone, and not from respective Tier (CET1, AT1, and T2).

Regulatory adjustments applied to Tier 2 capital in respect of amounts subject to Pre-Basel III treatment (please specify the details in the remarks column).

All items falling under this category are already captured in previous reporting lines of the template, hence null mapping for this line.

 

·        CRILC Section 1 - Line In case SMA-0 under SMA, the reason thereof: is not mapped as this is expected to be a user input field, where you can directly update the SMA reason.

·        ALE - Section 2 Part F1 and F2 - Line b) Credit event payments (cash-settled): is interpreted to be derived from subsequent two lines paid and received.

Accessing the OFSDF Interface or RBI Interface

After the application is installed and configured, to access the OFSDF Interface with Lombard Risk for RBI application you need to log into the OFSAAI environment using the OFSAAI login page.

To access application, follow these steps:

1.     Enter the OFSAAI URL in your browser. The OFSAAI login page is displayed.

Figure 2: OFSAAI Log In

This illustration shows the login page for the OFSAAI application. You can select the required Language, enter valid User ID and Password, and then click Login.

2.     Select the desired language from the Language drop-down list.

3.     Enter your User ID and Password. When you log into OFSAAI, the OFSAAI Applications page is displayed. Select Financial Services Data Foundation.

Figure 3: OFSAAI Application Page

This illustration shows the OFSAAI applications page with FSDF and REG REP RBI applications in it.

4.     Select the Financial Services Data Foundation option to navigate to the FSDF application or select the Oracle Financial Services Regulatory Reporting for Reserve Bank of India to navigate to the OFS REG REP RBI application.

Organization of Interface for User Roles

This section explains the various features used by an analyst. It describes the organization of the user interface and provides step-by-step instructions for navigating through the application to carry out these activities.

To access the Process Execution Summary, the following roles must be assigned to the user:

1.     Modify Run Parameters

2.     Approve Reporting Flag

3.     Override Reporting Flag

4.     Request Reporting Flag

5.     Run Reporting Flag

6.     View Run Details

Data Analysts are expected to perform the following activities:

1.     Executing Batch to Refresh Derived Entities

2.     Drill down from AgileREPORTER to OFSDF

Regulatory Report Analysts are expected to perform the following activities:

1.     Drill down from AgileREPORTER to OFSDF

2.     Using Metadata Browser to check schedule wise metadata

3.     Using Metadata Browser to check metadata usage across schedules

Topics:

·        Process Execution Summary

·        Marking Run as Final 

·        Reporting Flag for Run through Process Execution Summary

·        Executing Batch to Resave Derived Entities 

·        Executing Batch to Refresh Derived Entities 

·        Report Verification - Drill Down from AgileREPORTER to OFSAA Results Area 

·        Retrieving the Returns from AgileREPORTER 

Process Execution Summary

This section provides information on the Runs that are applicable for RBI. The Process Execution Summary is launched once the Runs are executed from the Processing Modelling Framework. The following figure displays the Process Execution Summary with the data that is retrieved from the Process Modeler.

Marking Run as Final

Various applications provide data for regulatory reporting. You must mark specific executions for regulatory reporting as the final run.

1.     After logging into OFSAAI applications page, navigate to Oracle Financial Services Regulatory Reporting for Reserve Bank of India and select Process Execution Summary.

Figure 4: Process Execution Summary Screen

This illustration shows the Process Execution Summary navigation steps. Starting from OFSAAI application, then selecting the Oracle Financial Services Regulatory Reporting for Reserve Bank of India application and then selecting Process Execution Summary.

2.     Scroll towards the right and click Filter, select the Run Pipeline from the available pipeline selection list. Click OK.

Figure 5: Pipeline Selection Screen

This illustration shows the list of available pipeline, select the run pipeline and click OK.

3.     After the Run execution, the Process Execution Summary is generated in the list format as illustrated in the following steps. The summary page displays the Process Names for which the Run Parameters are generated.

4.     Scroll towards the right and click View View Icon in the Process Name row.

Figure 6: Process Execution Summary View Screen

This illustration shows the list of process names and you can view the details using the view icon.

You can view the detailed definition of a Run on a read-only mode. The Process Execution Details page displays the execution details for the selected Execution Key with the color band displaying the status of each Execution Key.

Figure 7: Process Execution Details Screen

This illustration shows the process execution details for a regulatory runs.

 

The execution keys and the corresponding execution details are as follows:

·        Process Description: The RBI Regulatory Common Process Run appears as the process description when the user executes the Regulatory Run.

·        MIS Date: The extraction date is displayed in this field.

·        Start Time: It displays the Execution Date and the Execution Time when the Execution Run starts.

·        End Time: It displays the End Execution Date and Execution Time.

·        Process Execution Key: Unique identifier assigned to each Process Execution.

·        Approval Status: It displays the Approval status of the Execution as Completed, Failed, or Ongoing.

·        Process Monitor: This helps to show the run definition as defined in the process modeling framework. There are four icons in the Process Monitor as follows:

§       PMF Launch:  Click View View icon to view the Process flow associated with the selected run.

§       Request Report Flag: To request for a Reporting Run, select an Execution ID in the Process Execution Summary page and click the Request Report Flag Request Report Flag icon. A dialog box will appear for you to input your comments. Click Submit and the status of this Run is displayed in the Reporting Flag section. Only a successful execution can be requested for reporting. For the selected Run and Execution date, there can be only one reporting flag.

§       Approve Report Flag: After submitting the Reporting Run in the earlier section, the Approve Report Flag Approve Report Flag icon is enabled. When you click the Approve Report Flag, a dialog box is displayed with User Comments and Approver Comments. The Approver can update the comments in the Approver Comments field and then click Approve or Reject.

§       Override Report Flag: Any reporting execution can be overwritten with another execution. Select a successfully triggered batch in the Process Execution Summary page. The Override Report Flag  Override Report Flag icon is enabled if an execution is already marked as a Reporting Flag. You can override the execution by updating your comments. This must be approved by the approver and the procedure is similar to the procedure detailed in the Approve Report Flag for a Run section.

Reporting Flag for Run through Process Execution Summary

To request, approve, and override a flag for the process execution, perform the following steps:

1.     Navigate to Oracle Financial Services Regulatory Reporting for Reserve Bank of India and select Process Execution Summary.

Figure 8: Process Execution Summary Page

This illustration shows the Process Execution Summary navigation steps. Starting from OFSAAI application, then selecting the Oracle Financial Services Regulatory Reporting for Reserve Bank of India application and then selecting Process Execution Summary.

2.     Scroll towards the right and click Filter, select the Run Pipeline from the available pipeline selection list. Click OK.

Figure 9: Process Execution Summary Filter Search Result Pane

This illustration shows the list of process names and you can view the details using the view icon.

3.     Scroll towards the right and click View View Icon in the Process Name row.

4.     Select Request Report Flag Request Report Flag Icon to request a report flag for the selected run execution.

5.     Enter information in the Comments field and click Submit. The request report flag for a run is saved successfully.

Approve Report Flag for a Run

To approve the report flag, perform the following steps:

1.     Navigate to the Process Execution Summary page and select the process name for which the report flag must be approved.

2.     Click Approve Approve icon to approve the request.

3.     Enter the information in the Approve Request Flag page.

4.     Click Approve to approve the requested report flag.

Override Report Flag for a Run

To override the report flag for a successful run, perform the following steps:

1.     Navigate to the Process Execution Summary page and select the process name for which the report flag must be overridden.

2.     Click Override Report Flag Override icon to override the report flag.

3.     Enter the information in the Override Report Flag window.

4.     Click Override to override the requested report flag.

5.     Click Approve Report Flag Approve icon to approve the override report flag request.

6.     Enter the information in the Approver Comments field and click Approve and the report flag is overridden successfully.

Executing Batch to Resave Derived Entities

To execute the batch to resave derived entities, follow the below steps:

1.     Navigate Financial Services Data Foundation, then select Operations, and then select Batch Execution.

2.     Select the batch <<INFODOM>>_RBI_<<REPORT NAME>>_RESAVEDE to resave all the DEs used in that <<REPORT NAME>>.

Figure 10: Batch Execution Screen

This illustration shows the batch execution to resave derived entities steps for REP REP RBI.

3.     Monitor the status of the batch using the Batch Monitor link.

Figure 11: Batch Monitor Screen

This illustration shows the batch monitor to monitor the batch navigation steps. Starting from Oracle Financial Services Regulatory Reporting for Reserve Bank of India, then selecting Operations and then selecting Batch Monitor.

4.     The batches available for this release are:

Table 4: List of Resave Batches

RESAVE Batch

Description

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_ADJUSTMENT_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI ADJUSTMENT Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_BSRII_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI BSRII Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_BSRVII_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI BSRVII Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_CICDP_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI CICDP Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_CRILC_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI CRILC Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_CUSTAT_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI CUSTAT Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_DSB3ROR_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI DSB3ROR Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_DSBIALE_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI DSBIALE Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_EXPI_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI EXPI Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_FORMAS42_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI FORMAS42 Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_FORMVIII_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI FORMVIII Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_FORMX_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI FORMX Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_GTCAII_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI GTCAII Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_IRS_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI IRS Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_LCRBLR_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI LCRBLR Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_LEVRATIO_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI Leverage Ratio Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_LR_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI LR Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_PCSTAT_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI PCSTAT Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_RAQ_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI RAQ Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_RBSIXBRL_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI RBSIXBRL Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_RBSTR1_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI RBSTR1 Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_RBSTR3_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI RBSTR3 Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_RCAIII_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI RCAIII Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_RETCGR_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI RETCGR Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_RLC_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI RLC Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_SAQLO1_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI SAQLO1 Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_SAQLO2_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI SAQLO2 Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_SLIPPAGE_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI SLIPPAGE Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_SLR_RESAVEDE

This batch resaves the RRS RBI SLR Derived Entities

Executing Batch to Refresh Derived Entities

To execute the batch to refresh derived entities, follow the below steps:

1.     Navigate to Financial Services Data Foundation, then select Operations, and then select Batch Execution.

2.     Select the batch <<INFODOM>>_RBI_<<REPORT NAME>>_REFRESH to refresh all the DEs used in that <<REPORT NAME>>.

Table 5: List of Refresh Batches

REFRESH Batch

Description

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_ADJUSTMENT_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI ADJUSTMENT Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_BSRII_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI BSRII Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_BSRVII_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI BSRVII Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_CICDP_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI CICDP Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_CRILC_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI CRILC Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_CUSTAT_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI CUSTAT Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_DSB3ROR_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI DSB3ROR Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_DSBIALE_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI DSBIALE Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_EXPI_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI EXPI Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_FORMAS42_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI FORMAS42 Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_FORMVIII_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI FORMVIII Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_FORMX_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI FORMX Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_GTCAII_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI GTCAII Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_IRS_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI IRS Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_LCRBLR_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI LCRBLR Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_LEVRATIO_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI Leverage Ratio Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_LR_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI LR Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_PCSTAT_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI PCSTAT Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_RAQ_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI RAQ Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_RBSIXBRL_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI RBSIXBRL Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_RBSTR1_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI RBSTR1 Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_RBSTR3_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI RBSTR3 Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_RCAIII_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI RCAIII Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_RETCGR_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI RETCGR Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_RLC_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI RLC Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_SAQLO1_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI SAQLO1 Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_SAQLO2_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI SAQLO2 Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_SLIPPAGE_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI SLIPPAGE Derived Entities

<<INFODOM>>_RBI_SLR_REFRESH

This batch refreshes the RRS RBI SLR Derived Entities

Report Verification - Drill Down from AgileREPORTER to OFSAA Results Area

Drill down functionality enables the user to view the accounts included in the aggregation. Following these steps to drill down from AgileREPORTER to OFSAA:

1.     Log in to the AgileREPORTER.

Figure 12: AgileREPORTER Login Page

This illustration shows the login page for the AgileREPORTER application. You must enter valid User ID and Password, and then click Sign in.

2.     The user can view the list of reports on the main page. Click any report name in the Returns column, for example, FORMVIII.

Figure 13: AgileREPORTER Main Page

This illustration shows the list of reports for retrieve return in the application.

3.     The schedule list is displayed on the left-hand side. Click any schedule name, for example, AnnexI_P2.

Figure 14: AgileREPORTER Page Displaying List of Schedules

This illustration shows the list of schedules in the page instance in the application.

4.     Click any cell to drill down.

Figure 15: AgileREPORTER Schedule Details Page

This illustration shows the list of schedules in the page instance against different MDRM codes in the application.

5.     Error! Reference source not found. displays drill down for the first cell in Column F. The OFSAA icon is displayed. Click the OFSAA icon to view how this cell was populated from OFSAA results. You are redirected to the OFSAA drill-down page.

Figure 16: AgileREPORTER Drill Down

This illustration shows the amount reported in a Drill Down cell.

6.     Click the OFSAA icon, to view how this cell was populated (provides information about the amounts reported in a cell) from OFSAA results. You are redirected to the OFSAA Drill down page.

7.     Click the Column Selector button on the header of the second table.

NOTE:   

Select the required Data Source, from the Available Attributes list and click Move Move icon . You can press the Ctrl key and click Move Move icon for multiple selections to map all the listed Data Sources to the application.

Select the required Data Source, from the Selected Attributes list and click Remove Remove icon to remove the mapped Data Source from the application.

 

8.     Expand Dataset and select the Attribute to be shown in the Drill down. Click Apply.

9.     Click Export to export the report details.

Retrieving the Returns from AgileREPORTER

The Retrieve Return functionality in AgileREPORTER fetches data from OFSAA derived entities and embeds them on AgileREPORTER templates. This runs the decision table process in Lombard Risk. You can view the relevant OFSAA data on various schedules of the AgileREPORTER using this functionality.

Figure 17: Retrieve Returns Page

This illustration shows the data retrieval from OFSAA derived entities using AgileREPORTER.

Metadata Browser

This section helps you to navigate through the Metadata Browser and guides you in tracing the source of the metadata. The Metadata Browser function allows you to view and analyze all aspects of the metadata used in the OFSAAI. It provides extensive browsing capabilities of metadata, helps in tracking the impact of changes to metadata, and trace through to the source of originating data.

Metadata Browser (Object and Application View) provides a common repository of metadata objects created in OFSAAI and applications hosted in OFSAAI. Using this view, you can identify the usage of base objects in higher-level objects and the mapping of Objects to Application, thus enabling traceability. It also allows you to view the data flow and the workflow of the application and understand the usage of objects within the application.

The new visualization of Metadata Browser (MDB) supports the Application view and Object view. In the Application view, you can browse through the metadata created using the applications hosted in OFSAAI. In the Object view, you can view the metadata created in OFSAAI.

To access the Metadata Browser (Object and Application View), your role must be mapped to the SCR_MDB function.

Analysts review the metadata used for a particular report schedule to verify the data. Data verification can require looking for metadata used in a given schedule or it can be scheduled in which particular metadata is used. Data Analysts and Reporting Analysts perform the report verification. Metadata refers to business measures, hierarchies, data sets, derived entities used for a given schedule.

Reporting Metadata

To use MDB for schedule-wise metadata, and to use MDB for metadata wise schedule, identify the metadata used, perform the following steps:

1.     You can verify the data for related data elements in results using this information. Navigate to Catalog of Objects, select OFSAA Metamodel, select Reporting Metadata, and then select Reports. The MDB Reporting Metadata screen is displayed.

Figure 18: MDB - Reporting Metadata Page

This illustration shows the Metadata Browser -Reporting Metadata navigation steps. Starting from the Catalog of Objects, then selecting OFSAA Metamodel, then selecting Reporting Metadata and then selecting Reports.

2.     Click the object view SLRP9 to view the list of schedules. The Reporting Metadata Schedule View page is displayed.

Figure 19: MDB - Reporting Metadata - Schedule View

This illustration shows the Reporting Metadata schedule details such as Depends on, Used In and Applications.

You can view the following information in the Schedule Details page:

§       Depends On: This section displays the metadata used in a given schedule.

§       Used In: This section displays the Reports in which this schedule is used.

§       Applications: This section displays the applications in which this schedule is used.

3.     Click Details to view the dependency and usage information such as the Object Name and the Object Type.

Figure 20: MDB - Reporting Metadata - Schedule View 1

This illustration shows the Reporting Metadata schedule details such as Object Name and Object Type.

4.     From the Schedule View page, click the Dependency tab to view the report tree structure.

Figure 21: MDB - Reporting Metadata Tree Structure Page

This illustration shows the Reporting Metadata schedule tree structure.

Starting from common metadata used across the application, you may want to know the list of reports or derived entities this metadata has used. Let us take an example of a measure. To identify how value is computed, perform the following steps to trace it back to the metadata.

Business Metadata

This section provides information on the Business metadata objects which include Base Metadata and Derived Metadata.

Base Metadata

The following are the steps to perform to view the Base metadata details. For example, Measures.

1.     To view the measures, navigate to Catalog of Objects, select OFSAA Metamodel, select Business Metadata, select Base Metadata, and then select Measures.  The MDB Business Metadata page is displayed.

Figure 22: MDB - Business Metadata - Measure View Page

This illustration shows the Metadata Browser Business Metadata Measure View navigation steps. Starting from the Catalog of Objects, then selecting OFSAA Metamodel, then selecting Business Metadata, then Base Metadata and then selecting Measures.

2.     Click the Measure that you wish to view. The MDB Business Metadata Measure Details page is displayed.

Figure 23: MDB - Business Metadata Measure Details Page

This illustration shows the Business Metadata measure details such as Depends on, Used In and Applications.

You can view the following information on this page:

§       Measure Properties: It provides information on the properties of Business measures. For example, aggregation function, Measure Data Type, Business Exclusions, Filter, and Rollup Type.

§       It depends on: This section displays all the object names and their types, such as Entities, Columns, and so on.

§       Used In: This section displays the Objects in which this schedule is used.

§       Applications: This section displays the applications in which this schedule is used.

3.     Click Details to view the measure dependency and usage information.

Figure 24: Measure Dependency and Usage Details Page

This illustration shows the Business Metadata measure details such as Object Name and Object Type.

4.     From the Measure Details page, click the Dependency tab to view the measure tree structure.

Figure 25: Business Metadata Measure Tree Page

This illustration shows the Business Metadata Measure tree structure.

NOTE:   

The similar steps as mentioned in this section are applicable for other metadata such as Business Metadata (Hierarchies, Measures, Variables, and so on) and Derived Metadata (Dimensions, Filters, and so on), Process Metadata (Process, Rules, and so on) and Data Foundation (Target Model, Sources, Connectors, and so on).

Derived Metadata

The following are the steps to perform to view the Derived Metadata details. For example, Derived Entities.

1.     To view the schedule-wise derived entities, navigate to Catalog of Objects, select OFSAA Metamodel, select Business Metadata, select Derived Metadata, and then select Derived Entities.

Figure 26: MDB - Business Metadata Derived Entity Page

This illustration shows the Metadata Browser Business Metadata Derived Entity navigation steps. Starting from the Catalog of Objects, then selecting OFSAA Metamodel, then selecting Business Metadata, then selecting Derived Metadata and then selecting Derived Entities.

2.     Click the Derived Entity that you wish to view. The Derived Entity Details page is displayed.

Figure 27: Derived Entity Details Page

This illustration shows the Business Metadata Derived Entity details such as Depends on, Used In and Applications

You can view the following information on this page:

§       Derived Entity Properties: It provides information on properties of derived entities, such as Source Type, Aggregate Flag, and Materialized View.

§       It depends on: This section displays all the object names and their types, such as Dataset, Hierarchy, and so on.

§       Used In: This section displays the Objects in which this schedule is used.

§       Applications: This section displays the applications in which this schedule is used.

3.     Click Details to view the derived entity dependency and usage information.

Figure 28: Derived Entity Dependency and Usage Page

This illustration shows the Business Metadata derived entity details such as Object Name and Object Type.

4.     From the Derived Entity Details page, click the Dependency tab to view the Derived Entity tree structure.

Figure 29: Derived Entity Tree Structure Page

This illustration shows the Business Metadata Derived Entity tree structure.

For more information about the Metadata and its usage, see the OFSAA Metadata Browser User Guide.