Preface

BI Publisher Periodic Reporting enables flexible handling of periodic reports in Argus Safety. The Oracle Argus Safety Flexible Aggregate Reporting (Oracle Argus FAR) Guide provides Argus Safety–BI Publisher integration details, and out-of-the-box periodic report details along with data models, algorithms, and methods to customize or extend these reports as needed.

Audience

This guide assumes that your organization has the expertise to perform the job functions listed in this section. If your staff lacks these skills, we recommend that you engage Oracle Health Sciences Consulting.

Oracle Database Administrators

Customizing the database package supplied with Oracle Argus FAR requires a level of knowledge equivalent to having mastered the material in Oracle's DBA Architecture and Administration course. You must be able to read SQL*Plus scripts and edit them. You must be able to run SQL scripts and review logs for Oracle errors.

System Administrators

Customizing and maintaining an Oracle Argus Safety BI Periodic Reporting requires mastery of the following tools:

  • Microsoft Windows Operating System

  • Unix or Linux based Operating Systems

  • OBIEE and (or) Oracle BI Publisher

  • Oracle Web Logic Administration

Where to Find More Information

Oracle Help Center

The latest user documentation for Oracle Health Sciences products is available at http://docs.oracle.com/en/industries/health-sciences/.

My Oracle Support

The latest release notes, patches and white papers are on My Oracle Support (MOS) at https://support.oracle.com. For help with using MOS, see https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E74665_01/MOSHP/toc.htm.

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Access to Oracle Support

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