Maintaining the Oracle Argus Analytics Repository
Each release of Oracle Argus Analytics contains a Repository (RPD) file. The Repository is the data store for the Oracle Analytics Server. It maintains the mapping of the physical tables comprising the data mart to the Presentation Layer, which holds the columns and tables available for use in Oracle Analytics Server Requests. As shipped, the RPD corresponds to the Oracle Argus Analytics data mart, and can be used without any modification.
However, you might find it desirable to modify the Oracle-supplied Oracle Argus Analytics Repository file (RPD), for any of the following reasons:
- You want to add a column or table to the data mart, and propagate that addition into the layers of the repository.
- You want to add a calculated column in the Presentation Layer as a function of some set of physical layer columns.
- You want to modify a repository variable value, or add a new repository variable, for use in some Presentation Catalog calculation.
- You want to modify a group, an account, or a privilege maintained through the repository.
This section describes the procedures you must follow to carry out these types of modifications.
You should be aware that, once you have modified the Oracle-supplied Repository, it is your responsibility to merge these modifications into Repositories supplied by Oracle in patches and releases of Oracle Argus Analytics. Details on how to re-apply your modifications are provided below.
Caution:
Changes to the Repository should be made with care.
Privileges to make changes in the Oracle Argus Analytics Repository should be granted only to a limited set of users who need to make such changes and also know how to make them correctly.
Changes should be tested on a side copy of the Repository before being released for production use.
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