2 Introduction
About Oracle Utilities Data Intelligence
Oracle Utilities Data Intelligence is a suite of analytics applications that provides real-time access to data in the on-premise Oracle Utilities Customer To Meter application and in cloud services such as Oracle Customer Cloud Service and Oracle Meter Solution Cloud Service. It is powered by Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse and Oracle Analytics Cloud, and it offers a library of ready-to-use, best practice key metrics across customer and meter applications to help you make quick and collaborative decisions. It includes rich pre-built analytical subject areas, measures, key performance indicators, and workbooks that allow you to create visualizations from your data and derive strategic insights.
Oracle Utilities Data Intelligence is based on the Fusion Data Intelligence platform. This guide therefore contains references to Fusion Data Intelligence documentation where you can find more detailed guidance and information. Most core Fusion Data Intelligence capabilities are available in Oracle Utilities Data Intelligence, including data connectors, data augmentation capabilities, bundle deployment concepts, and Microsoft Power BI integration. However, some Fusion Data Intelligence features may not be applicable, enabled, or supported in Oracle Utilities Data Intelligence. Where applicable, this guide identifies those differences.
Important Differences from Fusion Data Intelligence
The following Fusion Data Intelligence features are currently not applicable or not supported in Oracle Utilities Data Intelligence.
| Feature or Capability | Oracle Utilities Data Intelligence Behavior |
|---|---|
| Viewing objects within the Data Augmentation framework | Not applicable. Source tables can still be viewed. |
| Frequent Data Refresh Schedule and Frequent Refresh Tables | Not supported. |
| Global Bundle Repository | Not enabled by default. Requires enablement before use. |
Subject Areas
One of the key benefits of Oracle Utilities Data Intelligence is that it comes with predefined subject areas that are specific to the utilities industry.
A subject area is a data model that presents business data for analysis in a manner that reflects the structure of the business. Subject areas enable analysts to structure queries in the same intuitive fashion as they ask business questions.
This document covers the Customer subject areas available in Oracle Utilities Data Intelligence. See the following topics for details: