Product Orientation

• Oracle's Enterprise Performance Management System
• EPM System Product Names
• Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition Plus
• Reporting and Analysis Products

Reporting and Analysis Architecture

• Reporting and Analysis Architecture Benefits
• Reporting and Analysis Architecture Tiers
• Content Generation in Workspace
• Communication Between Web and Services Components
• Reporting and Analysis Framework Components
• Shared Services Architecture
• Key Administration Options in Workspace for Reporting and Analysis

Working with Installation and Configuration Tools

• Installation and Configuration Tools
• Starting EPM System Installer
• Starting EPM System Configurator
• Running EPM System Diagnostics
• Uninstalling Reporting and Analysis Components

Installing and Configuring Foundation Services

• Pre-Installation Tasks
• Installing Foundation Services Components
• Configuring Foundation Services Components
• Starting Foundation Services
• Accessing Workspace and Shared Services Console

Installing and Configuring Reporting and Analysis

• Reporting and Analysis Product Architectures
• Required Software for Reporting and Analysis
• Installing Reporting and Analysis Products
• Configuring Reporting and Analysis Products
• Verifying the Installation and Configuration

Installing and Configuring Essbase for EPM System

• Essbase Architecture
• Essbase Components
• Installing Essbase Components
• Configuring Essbase Components
• Administering Essbase in Administration Services Console
• Loading Data into Essbase Sample Applications
• Viewing Essbase Application Data in Administration Services Console
• Viewing Essbase Application Data in Microsoft Excel

Installing EPM System in Distributed Environments

• About Distributed Environments
• Requirements for Distributed Environments
• Assemblies for EPM System Tiers
• Installation and Configuration Sequence
• Considerations for Distributing Reporting and Analysis Components

Exploring WebLogic

• About WebLogic Server Domains
• Starting and Stopping WebLogic Administration Server
• Starting and Stopping WebLogic Node Manager
• Accessing WebLogic Server Administration Console
• Viewing Items in WebLogic Server Administration Console
• Starting and Stopping Managed Servers
• Finding Additional Information

Manually Deploying Web Applications

• Required Experience
• When to Manually Deploy EPM System Web Applications
• Rules for Manually Deploying EPM System Web Applications
• Steps for Manually Deploying Web Applications

Introducing High Availability, Load Balancing, and Failover

• Terminology
• Cluster Types
• Clustering and Load Balancing Options for EPM System Components
• Example Deployments
• High Availability and Failover Support for Essbase
• Replicating Reporting and Analysis Services

Scaling EPM System Web Applications

• Cluster Configuration for Automatic Deployments
• Creating and Configuring Clusters
• Cloning Managed Servers
• Horizontally Scaling EPM System Web Applications
• Vertically Scaling EPM System Web Applications

Configuring SSL for EPM Systems

• SSL Terminology
• SSL Options for EPM System
• Configuring SSL Termination at Oracle HTTP Server

Provisioning Users

• Provisioning Concepts
• Creating Application Groups
• Creating Native Users and Groups
• Deactivating and Deleting Users
• Assigning Roles to Users and Groups
• Creating and Provisioning Reports
• Setting Permissions on Items
• Best Practices for Provisioning Users

Configuring External Security Sources

• Supported User Directories
• Assessing User Directories
• Configuring User Directories
• About Single Sign-on from External Systems
• Best Practices for Ensuring Good Login Performance
• Best Practices for Configuring User Directories

Getting Started with Interactive Reporting

• Creating Interactive Reporting Documents
• Setting Up Connectivity in Workspace
• Importing Interactive Reporting Documents into Workspace
• Best Practices for Report Developers and Administrators

Getting Started with Web Analysis

• Key Concepts
• Accessing Web Analysis Studio in Workspace
• Creating Data Source Connections
• Creating Web Analysis Documents
• Exporting and Importing Web Analysis Documents and Presentations

Getting Started with Financial Reporting

• Creating Financial Reporting Database Connections in Workspace
• Creating Financial Reporting Reports
• Exporting and Importing Financial Reporting Reports
• Managing User POVs

Getting Started with SQR Production Reporting

• Configuring SQR Production Reporting Components
• Creating Simple SQR Production Reporting Jobs
• Importing SQR Production Reporting Jobs into Workspace
• Running SQR Production Reporting Jobs in Workspace
• Best Practices for Implementing SQR Production Reporting

Scheduling Jobs and Batches

• About Scheduling
• Scheduling Interactive Reporting Jobs
• Creating Custom Calendars
• Configuring Directories and Printers for Job Output
• Scheduling SQR Production Reporting Jobs
• Creating and Scheduling Financial Reporting Batches
• Managing Schedules in the Schedule Module
• Best Practices for Scheduling

Configuring Workspace Features

• Configuring Workspace Server Settings
• Managing User Preferences
• Configuring Items for Reporting and Analysis
• Configuring E-mail Notifications
• Configuring MIME Types
• Configuring Generic Jobs
• Viewing Hidden Folders in Workspace
• Enabling Usage Tracking

Configuring System Logging

• Troubleshooting Options
• About Oracle Diagnostic Logging
• Modifying Configuration Files
• Viewing Log Files
• Dynamically Setting Log Levels

Migrating Reporting and Analysis Content

• About Lifecycle Management
• Viewing Artifacts
• Completing Premigration Tasks
• Migrating Reporting and Analysis Artifacts
• Completing Postmigration Tasks