Look at OBIEE from an Essbase perspective. As EPM, Hyperion, and Essbase move toward the Oracle BI Reporting and Analytical platform, gain insight into detailed information and guidance on working with Essbase in the OBIEE world. Topics to be covered include: repository and presentation design, security and tuning considerations, EPM integration, and mobile access.

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7. Repository Design
Accounts – Flattened vs. Dimensional
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Accounts – Flattened vs. Dimensional
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Time Dimension
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11. Repository Design
Essbase Federation
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12. Repository Design
Essbase Federation
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13. Repository Design
Relational Drill Down
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14. Repository Design
Essbase Substitution Variables
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15. Repository Design
Automation and Life Cycle Management
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Automation and Life Cycle Management
MUDE Multi user Development Environment
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Automation and Life Cycle Management
MUDE Multi user Development Environment
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18. Repository Design
Automation and Life Cycle Management
MUDE Multi user Development Environment
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Guided Information Delivery Methodology
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20. Presentation Design
Dashboards / Analyses / Prompts
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Dashboards / Analyses / Prompts
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22. Presentation Design
Dashboards / Analyses / Prompts
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Master / Detail Links
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Visualizations
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27. Presentation Design
Action Links
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28. Presentation Design
BI Publisher
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29. Presentation Design
• BI Publisher
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30. Presentation Design
BI Publisher
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31. Security Considerations
WLS/LDAP/HSS/ERP Integration
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32. Security Considerations
LDAP Security Provider
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33. Security Considerations
• Object Security
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34. Security Considerations
• Data / Metadata Security
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37. Tuning Considerations
Caching
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38. Tuning Considerations
Query limiting
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39. Tuning Considerations
WLS Essbase configurations.
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40. Tuning Considerations
WLS Essbase configurations.
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41. Tuning Considerations
MDX Queries
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42. Operations
Session Information
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43. Operations
Job Management
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44. Operations
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45. Operations
Data Model Diagrams
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