Oracle Autonomous Analytics Cloud is a fully managed cloud service that provides analytics capabilities without requiring users to manage infrastructure. The steps to get started include signing up for a free trial or subscription, setting up services and user accounts as an administrator, and then exploring data visualization or enterprise data modeling as a user. Administrators can refer to documentation on setting up and managing services while users can find guidance on loading and analyzing data.

1. Oracle® Cloud
Getting Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud
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May 2018

2. Oracle Cloud Getting Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud,
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3. Contents
Preface
Audience iv
Documentation Accessibility iv
Related Documents v
Conventions v
1 What is Oracle Analytics Cloud?
About Oracle Analytics Cloud 1-1
Features of Oracle Analytics Cloud 1-1
About Oracle Analytics Cloud Products 1-3
Standard, Data Lake, and Enterprise Editions 1-6
Sample Scenarios 1-7
2 How Do I Get Started?
Getting Started with Oracle Autonomous Analytics Cloud 2-1
Getting Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud 2-2
3 Where Do I Go for More Information?
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4. Preface
Learn how to get started with Oracle Analytics Cloud.
Topics:
• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions
Audience
Getting Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud is intended for consumers, analysts, and
administrators using Oracle Analytics Cloud for the first time:
• Administrators create services, manage access to Oracle Analytics Cloud and
perform other administrative duties such as backing up and restoring information
for others.
• Analysts load data, model data, visualize data, and create reports for consumers.
They also perform sensitivity analysis with data to understand future impact, and
initiate processes to collect and consolidate data. Analysts also test data
scenarios, collect data and consolidate it.
• Consumers work with their favorite visualizations, reports, and customize their
dashboard pages. Dashboards allow consumers to quickly analyze and manage
activity across their system. They also participate in data consolidation workflows.
Documentation Accessibility
For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle
Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?
ctx=acc&id=docacc.
Access to Oracle Support
Oracle customers that have purchased support have access to electronic support
through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/
lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs
if you are hearing impaired.
Preface
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5. Related Documents
These related Oracle resources provide more information.
• Oracle Public Cloud http://cloud.oracle.com
• Getting Started with Oracle Cloud
• Managing and Monitoring Oracle Cloud
• Administering Oracle Analytics Cloud in a User-Managed Environment
• Administering Oracle Autonomous Analytics Cloud
• Visualizing Data and Building Reports in Oracle Analytics Cloud
• Preparing Data in Oracle Analytics Cloud
• Using Oracle Analytics Cloud - Essbase
• Command Line Interface Reference
• Using Oracle Database Cloud Service
Conventions
This document uses the standard Oracle text and image conventions.
Text Conventions
Convention Meaning
boldface Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated
with an action, or terms defined in text or the glossary.
italic Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis, or placeholder variables for
which you supply particular values.
monospace Monospace type indicates commands within a paragraph, URLs, code
in examples, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter.
Videos and Images
Skins and styles customize the look and feel of Oracle Analytics Cloud, dashboards,
reports, and other objects. Videos and images used in this guide may not have the
same skin or style that you are using, but the behavior and techniques shown are the
same.
Preface
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6. 1
What is Oracle Analytics Cloud?
Let’s first explore Oracle Analytics Cloud and how you can take advantage of its
features.
Topics:
• About Oracle Analytics Cloud
• Features of Oracle Analytics Cloud
• About Oracle Analytics Cloud Products
• Standard, Data Lake, and Enterprise Editions
• Sample Scenarios
About Oracle Analytics Cloud
Oracle Analytics Cloud is a scalable and secure public cloud service that provides a
full set of capabilities to explore and perform collaborative analytics for you, your
workgroup, and your enterprise.
With Oracle Analytics Cloud, you also get flexible service management capabilities,
including fast setup, easy scaling and patching, and automated lifecycle management
with standards-based REST APIs.
Features of Oracle Analytics Cloud
Built on a high-performance platform with flexible data storage, Oracle Analytics Cloud
provides a complete set of tools for deriving and sharing data insights.
• Data preparation: Analysts can ingest, profile, and cleanse data using a variety of
algorithms.
• Data flow: Analysts can prepare, transform and aggregate data, and then run
machine-learning models at scale.
• Data discovery: Subject matter experts can easily collaborate with other business
users, blending intelligent analysis at scale, machine learning, and statistical
modeling.
• Data visualization: Analysts can visualize any data, on any device, on premises
and in the cloud.
• Data collaboration: Large organizations and small teams can share data more
simply, as you don't need to manage or consolidate multiple versions of
spreadsheets.
• Data-driven: Application developers can utilize interfaces that enable them to
extend, customize, and embed rich analytic experiences in the application flow.
With Oracle Analytics Cloud, you can take data from any source, and explore and
collaborate with real-time data.
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7. You can interact with your personal data, ingest and harmonize data sources, collate
and manage disparate inputs, and handle data with coherence and consistency during
organizational sharing.
As you visually research and discover, you can review and visualize both personal and
corporate data, and gain insights at key stages of the iterative information cycle.
You can also perform role-based visualization, for example, as a Sales VP, Sales
Manager, Marketing Analyst, or Services Manager.
You can initiate data collaboration based on any data, and access real-time data with
a variety of interface options.
You can display data in a choice of Oracle reports and dashboards.
Chapter 1
Features of Oracle Analytics Cloud
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8. About Oracle Analytics Cloud Products
Oracle Analytics Cloud offers you two product options.
Product Options
Product Options Cloud Infrastructure Managed By...
Oracle Autonomous Analytics
Cloud
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Oracle
Oracle Analytics Cloud Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Classic
Oracle User
Differences Between Products
The main difference between Oracle Analytics Cloud and Oracle Autonomous
Analytics Cloud is the way you deploy and manage your services on Oracle Cloud.
• Editions
• Service Management
• Infrastructure
Editions
All three editions (Standard, Enterprise, and Data Lake) are available on both Oracle
Analytics Cloud and Oracle Autonomous Analytics Cloud.
Edition Oracle Analytics Cloud Oracle Autonomous
Analytics Cloud
Standard Data Visualization
Essbase
Data Visualization
Data Lake Data Visualization
Essbase
Data Visualization
Essbase
Enterprise Data Visualization
Essbase
Business Intelligence
Data Visualization
Essbase
Business Intelligence
Service Management
Service Management Oracle Analytics Cloud Oracle Autonomous
Analytics Cloud
Managed by You (Oracle
User)
You manage the service
lifecycle and configuration,
and have SSH access to the
compute node VM.
Chapter 1
About Oracle Analytics Cloud Products
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9. Service Management Oracle Analytics Cloud Oracle Autonomous
Analytics Cloud
Oracle–Managed
Oracle provides you with
lifecycle management and
configuration. You can log
service requests to Oracle
Cloud support to request
service updates.
Customer Responsibility
Manage users and roles
Create and size service
Create database cloud service
Administer database cloud
service
Back up and restore services Oracle schedules and
manages backups
Patch services Oracle schedules and applies
patches
Patch operating system Oracle schedules and applies
patches
Chapter 1
About Oracle Analytics Cloud Products
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10. Service Management Oracle Analytics Cloud Oracle Autonomous
Analytics Cloud
Monitor service Oracle has direct access to
diagnostic logs for
troubleshooting issues
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Oracle Analytics Cloud Oracle Autonomous
Analytics Cloud
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Classic
Identity Cloud Service
Load Balancer
When you enable Oracle
Identity Cloud Service as the
identity provider, an Oracle-
managed load balancer is
created and configured
automatically for your service.
An Oracle-managed load
balancer is created and
configured automatically for
your service.
Cloud Storage Required
Uses Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure Object Storage
Classic — You can create the
object storage container either
before or while you are
creating the instance.
Uses Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure Object Storage
— You must create the object
storage bucket before you
create the instance.
Chapter 1
About Oracle Analytics Cloud Products
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11. Infrastructure Oracle Analytics Cloud Oracle Autonomous
Analytics Cloud
Database Cloud Service
Required
You must set up a database
service for Oracle Analytics
Cloud schemas and organize
a back up schedule.
Compute Shapes
Standard and high memory
shapes. The list of available
shapes may vary by region.
VM.Standard and
BM.Standard shapes. The list
of available shapes may vary
by region.
Scale Up and Scale Down
Availability Domains
Each region has multiple
isolated availability domains,
with separate power and
cooling. The availability
domains within a region are
interconnected using a low-
latency network. When you
create a service, you can
select in which availability
domain the service is
deployed.
Standard, Data Lake, and Enterprise Editions
Oracle Analytics Cloud is available in the Standard, Data Lake, and Enterprise
editions.
Standard Edition
With the Standard edition, you can:
• Take control of your data
Chapter 1
Standard, Data Lake, and Enterprise Editions
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12. • Create processes for business analytics application and data collection
• Discover insights on the data that you provide
• Prepare data through interactive data flows
• Explore data through grammar-based visualization
• Coordinate business analytics within your department or organization
Data Lake Edition
The Data Lake edition offers all the features in the Standard edition. In addition, you
can:
• Explore and replicate data
• Create scalable data flows including ingestion, transformation, and persistence
• Execute data flows by using Apache Spark or Oracle Database Cloud
Enterprise Edition
The Enterprise edition offers all the features in the Standard edition and the Data Lake
edition. In addition, you can:
• Build data models, reports, and analytic dashboards in an enterprise business
intelligence environment
• Design and publish pixel-perfect reports from your enterprise data
• Migrate content from your existing on-premises environment
• Perform a sensitivity analysis to test various data scenarios
• Use the Oracle Analytics Cloud Day by Day mobile app
• Maintain live and optimized connectivity to on-premises data warehouses
Sample Scenarios
Here are some sample scenarios of your deployment of Standard, Data Lake, and
Enterprise Editions of Oracle Analytics Cloud.
Standard, Data Lake, and Enterprise Edition
Sample Scenario Description
Self-Service Data Analysis You can connect to specific data sources, perform data
preparation activities, analyze data, discover insights, and tell
data stories.
For example, you might create rough models and content, or
projects to return to for monitoring and further analysis. Your
primary focus here is on data preparation and interactive analytics
of information.
Chapter 1
Sample Scenarios
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13. Sample Scenario Description
Distribute and Share
Analytic Content
You can collaborate and share content. This can be static content,
such as PDFs and images that are shared with passive users, or
interactive content shared with other analysts.
Interactive content can vary based on the specific business
scenario, such as sharing an interactive story, collaborating in the
creation of a story or a scenario for analysis, or sharing an
application.
Perform Data Collection
and Consolidation
You can collect data, adjust the data as necessary, collaborate
with other analysts, and submit the results for approval.
Access Data from a Mobile
Device
You can access, analyze, and share analytic content from mobile
devices.
Data Lake Edition and Enterprise Edition
Sample Scenario Description
Explore Data Lakes You can create data flows to visualize data in your data lakes.
Replicate Data in Data
Lakes
You can replicate data from Oracle Service Cloud (RightNow) into
Oracle Big Data Cloud Service, Oracle Database Cloud, and
Oracle Database.
For example, you can replicate data from customer service
records in Oracle Service Cloud into your data lake on Oracle Big
Data Cloud Service and then perform further data preparation and
analysis with data flows and data visualization projects.
Enterprise Edition Only
Sample Scenario Description
Build Business Intelligence
Data Models
You can create data models at the enterprise level, as a single,
consistent source of data.
Build Enterprise Business
Intelligence Reports and
Dashboards
You can build and employ highly-formatted reporting content and
comprehensive interactions for analytical dashboards at the
enterprise level.
Publish Pixel-Perfect
Reports
You can design pixel-perfect reports to publish analytical content
at the enterprise level.
Migrate On-premises
Business Intelligence
You can move your existing on-premises Oracle business
intelligence applications and content directly to the cloud.
Model Data and Scenario-
Based Analysis
You can explore data while looking for insights and perform
sensitivity analysis to test various data scenarios.
Analyze Business Analytics
Anywhere
You can use the Day by Day mobile app. An innovative app that
infuses personalized analytics on the go, at the right time, and
place. Day by Day learns what users are interested in, when and
where they are interested in it and who they collaborate with.
Chapter 1
Sample Scenarios
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14. 2
How Do I Get Started?
Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. Knowing the steps and which ones apply
to you can help you get started.
Topics:
• Getting Started with Oracle Autonomous Analytics Cloud
• Getting Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud
Getting Started with Oracle Autonomous Analytics Cloud
These are the steps for getting started when you deploy Oracle Autonomous Analytics
Cloud in a Oracle-managed environment.
First Steps User More Information Book
Sign up for a free credit
promotion or purchase a
subscription to Oracle
Autonomous Analytics Cloud.
Buyer Requesting and Managing Free Oracle
Cloud Promotions
Buying an Oracle Cloud Subscription
Getting Started with
Oracle Cloud
Understand the prerequisites Administrator Typical Workflow for Creating a
Service
Administering Oracle
Autonomous
Analytics Cloud
Set up services for others to use Administrator Creating Services with Oracle
Autonomous Analytics Cloud
Administering Oracle
Autonomous
Analytics Cloud
Add user accounts and manage
their roles
Administrator Setting Up Users and Application
Roles
Administering Oracle
Autonomous
Analytics Cloud
Sign in to your service Administrator
User
Verifying Your Service and Signing In Administering Oracle
Autonomous
Analytics Cloud
Get started with data
visualization
• Upload your data
• Explore data
• Share insights
User Getting Started with Data Visualization Visualizing Data and
Building Reports in
Oracle Analytics
Cloud
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15. First Steps User More Information Book
(Enterprise Edition only) Get
started with enterprise data
modeling
• Upload enterprise data
• Create data models
• Build reports and
dashboards
• Design and publish pixel-
perfect reports
User Getting Started with Data Loading
Getting Started with Data Modeling
Getting Started with Analyses and
Dashboards
Getting Started with Pixel-Perfect
Publishing
Preparing Data in
Oracle Analytics
Cloud
Preparing Data in
Oracle Analytics
Cloud
Visualizing Data and
Building Reports in
Oracle Analytics
Cloud
Visualizing Data and
Building Reports in
Oracle Analytics
Cloud
Get started with collaborative
data collection and scenario
analysis
• Create and import users
• Create and analyze
application workbooks
• Create cubes and outlines
Administrator
User
Quick Tour of Oracle Analytics Cloud
— Essbase
Essbase Using
Oracle Analytics
Cloud - Essbase
Migrate existing content to
Oracle Autonomous Analytics
Cloud
Administrator Migrating Content to Oracle
Autonomous Analytics Cloud
Administering Oracle
Autonomous
Analytics Cloud
Getting Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud
These are the steps for getting started when you deploy Oracle Analytics Cloud in a
user-managed environment.
First Steps User More Information Book
Sign up for a free credit
promotion or purchase a
subscription to Oracle Analytics
Cloud.
Buyer Requesting and Managing Free Oracle
Cloud Promotions
Buying an Oracle Cloud Subscription
Getting Started with
Oracle Cloud
Understand the prerequisites Administrator Before You Begin with Analytics Cloud Administering Oracle
Analytics Cloud in a
User-Managed
Environment
Set up Oracle Analytics Cloud
services for others to use
Administrator Setting Up Analytics Cloud Services Administering Oracle
Analytics Cloud in a
User-Managed
Environment
Add user accounts and manage
their roles
Administrator About Users and Roles in Analytics
Cloud
Administering Oracle
Analytics Cloud in a
User-Managed
Environment
Chapter 2
Getting Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud
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16. First Steps User More Information Book
Sign in to your Oracle Analytics
Cloud service
Administrator
User
How Do I Access Oracle Analytics
Cloud?
Administering Oracle
Analytics Cloud in a
User-Managed
Environment
Get started with data
visualization
• Upload your data
• Explore data
• Share insights
User Getting Started with Data Visualization Visualizing Data and
Building Reports in
Oracle Analytics
Cloud
(Data Lake Edition ) Get started
with data lake exploration and
replication
• Connect to data lake
• Explore data lake
• Replicate data
User Getting Started with Data Replication Visualizing Data and
Building Reports in
Oracle Analytics
Cloud
(Enterprise Edition only) Get
started with enterprise data
modeling
• Upload enterprise data
• Create data models
• Build reports and
dashboards
• Design and publish pixel-
perfect reports
User Getting Started with Data Loading
Getting Started with Data Modeling
Getting Started with Analyses and
Dashboards
Getting Started with Pixel-Perfect
Publishing
Preparing Data in
Oracle Analytics
Cloud
Preparing Data in
Oracle Analytics
Cloud
Visualizing Data and
Building Reports in
Oracle Analytics
Cloud
Visualizing Data and
Building Reports in
Oracle Analytics
Cloud
Get started with collaborative
data collection and scenario
analysis
• Create and import users
• Create and analyze
application workbooks
• Create cubes and outlines
Administrator
User
Quick Tour of Oracle Analytics Cloud
— Essbase
Essbase Using
Oracle Analytics
Cloud - Essbase
Migrate existing content to
Oracle Analytics Cloud
Administrator Migrating Content to Oracle Analytics
Cloud
Administering Oracle
Analytics Cloud in a
User-Managed
Environment
Monitor cloud services Administrator Monitoring Services Administering Oracle
Analytics Cloud in a
User-Managed
Environment
Manage cloud services: back up,
apply patches and roll back,
scale up, scale down, and so on.
Administrator Managing Services Administering Oracle
Analytics Cloud in a
User-Managed
Environment
Chapter 2
Getting Started with Oracle Analytics Cloud
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17. 3
Where Do I Go for More Information?
There are plenty of books, videos, and other resources available. Watch short videos
and explore the documentation to learn more.
• How Do I Set Up a Cloud Service?
• How Do I Model Enterprise Data?
• How Do I Visualize Data?
• How Do I Share BI Content?
• How Do I Use Essbase for Collaborative Data Collection and Scenario Analysis?
How Do I Set Up a Cloud Service?
Learn how to... Audience Edition More Information
Set up cloud services with
Oracle Autonomous Analytics
Cloud
Administrato
rs
All 1 Creating Services with Oracle
Autonomous Analytics Cloud
Set up cloud services with
Oracle Analytics Cloud
Administrato
rs
All Creating Services in a User-
Managed Environment
Find out about known issues Everyone Known Issues for Oracle
Analytics Cloud
1 Standard Edition, Data Lake and Enterprise Edition
How Do I Visualize Data?
Learn how to... Audience Edition More Information
Upload data from a file or
connect to online data sources
Content
authors
All Typical Workflow for Adding Data
Visualize the data in different
ways
Content
authors
All Typical Workflow for Exploring Data
Build stories and share insights Content
authors
All Building Stories
Curate data from multiple
sources
Content
authors
All Blending Data
Import, export, and convert
visualizations
Content
authors
All Importing, Exporting, and
Converting Projects
View data visualizations Users All Exploring Data Without Authoring
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18. How Do I Model and Report Enterprise Data?
Learn how to... Audience Edition More Information
Upload enterprise data to a
cloud database for analysis
Data
loaders
Data Lake
and
Enterprise
Edition
Uploading Data to the Cloud
Create a data model Data
modelers
Data Lake
and
Enterprise
Edition
Typical Workflow for Modeling Data
Build reports from the data
model
Content
authors
Data Lake
and
Enterprise
Edition
Creating Your First Analysis
Build dashboards to display
data
Content
authors
Data Lake
and
Enterprise
Edition
Creating Your First Dashboard
Design and publish pixel-
perfect reports
Content
authors
Data Lake
and
Enterprise
Edition
Finding and Exploring Reports and
Dashboards
View reports and dashboards Users Data Lake
and
Enterprise
Edition
Finding and Exploring Reports and
Dashboards
How Do I Share Business Intelligence Content?
Learn how to... Audience Edition More Information
Share content Content
authors
All Sharing Your Content with Others
Email reports Content
authors
Data Lake
and
Enterprise
Edition
Emailing Reports and Tracking
Deliveries
Move data visualizations Content
authors
All Migrating Content to Other
Catalogs
Move reports and dashboards
between catalogs
Content
authors
Data Lake
and
Enterprise
Edition
Migrating Content to Other
Catalogs
Embed content Content
authors
All Embedding Content in Other
Applications
Chapter 3
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19. How Do I Use Essbase for Collaborative Data Collection and Scenario Analysis?
Learn how to... Audience Edition More Information
Create Essbase applications Power
Users
Both (SE
and EE)
Using Oracle Analytics Cloud -
Essbase
Solve business analytics
scenarios and model business
performance
Users Enterprise
Edition
Using Oracle Analytics Cloud -
Essbase
Analyze data and scenarios
using Smart View
Users Both Working with Oracle Smart View
Learn about accessibility
features
Users Both Accessibility Guide - for Oracle
Analytics Cloud - Essbase
Migrate on-premises
applications
Administrat
ors
Both Using Oracle Analytics Cloud -
Essbase
View advanced Essbase
configuration options
Administrat
ors
Both Technical Reference for Oracle
Analytics Cloud - Essbase
Chapter 3
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