Typical Workflow for Administrators

If you’re setting up Oracle Analytics Cloud on Gen 2 for the first time, follow these tasks as a guide.

Task	Description	More Information
Place an order for Oracle Analytics Cloud or sign up for a free Oracle Cloud promotion	Sign up for a free credit promotion or subscribe to Oracle Analytics Cloud through Universal Credits. See Data Regions for Platform and Infrastructure Services.	Request and Manage Free Oracle Cloud Promotions Upgrade to a Paid Account
Activate your Oracle Cloud account and sign in for the first time	You receive a welcome email when your account is ready. To activate your account, you must sign in with the credentials provided in the email. As the Cloud Account Administrator, you can complete all the setup tasks for Oracle Analytics Cloud.	Signing in for the First Time
Determine your service requirements	Plan your Oracle Analytics Cloud deployment. Think about what you need before you start.	Plan Your Service
(Optional) Enable other users to set up services	If you don’t want to set up Oracle Analytics Cloud yourself, give other users permissions to create services.	Give Another User Permission to Set Up Oracle Analytics Cloud
(Recommended) Create a compartment for your service	Create a compartment for your Oracle Analytics Cloud deployment.	Create a Compartment
Create a service	Deploy a new service with Oracle Analytics Cloud.	Create a Service
Verify your service	When your service is ready, check that you can sign in and your service is up and running.	Verify Your Service and Sign In
Set up users and groups	Set up users and groups for Oracle Analytics Cloud and assign them to application roles.	Set Up Users
Schedule regular backups of your data (snapshots)	As part of your business continuity plan, take a snapshot before people start using the system and again at suitable intervals so you can restore the environment if something goes wrong.	Schedule Regular Snapshots
Set service-level options	Configure service-level options for everyone using your service.	Configure Options for Your Service
Migrate content	Leverage your existing content in Oracle Analytics Cloud.	Migrate to Oracle Analytics Cloud from Other Environments
Administer services	Monitor services and perform administrative tasks such as pause, resume, scale, delete, and so on. Delegate administrative responsibilities to others through security policies.	Administer Services Give Users Permissions to Manage Analytics Cloud Instances