BI Consulting Group has developed what is recognized as the most complete, most comprehensive set of dashboard and report design “best practice†standards ever developed, specific to Oracle Business Intelligence (formerly Siebel Business Analytics). These best practices have not been created simply to provide a “standard†, instead they are based on the most important litmus test – what standards actually cause dashboards to be used, and what “best practices†of dashboard and report development provide insight into the business, rather than just reports. This guide was started with the Siebel Analytics 7.8.x platform, before Oracle acquired Siebel. The current version of the guide reflects Oracle’s 10.1.3.3.x releases of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE). Expect this guide to be enhanced and revised with subsequent major releases of OBIEE.

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Unleash the full potential of Microsoft Excel's latest version and elevate your data-driven prowess with this comprehensive resource Key Features Create robust and automated dashboards in Excel for M365 Apply data visualization principles and employ dynamic charts and tables to create constantly updated and informative dashboards for your organization Uncover the best practices for effective dashboard creation Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionM365 Excel is a modern Excel version that is constantly updated with features that make creating and automating analyses, reports, and dashboards very easy compared with older Excel versions. This book will help you leverage its full capabilities, beginning with a quick overview of what dashboards are and how they are different from other types of reports. Then, you’ll familiarize yourself with the different standard dashboards currently available and what they are meant to accomplish for organizations. As you progress, you’ll get to grips with the use of new powerful tools such as Power Query and dynamic array formulae in the automation of analysis, gaining insights into the right approach to take in building effective dashboards. You’ll equip yourself with not only all the essential formulae, charts, and non-chart visuals but also learn how to set up your dashboard perfectly. Along the way, you’ll build a couple of awesome dashboards from scratch to utilize your newfound knowledge. By the end of this book, you will be able to carry out an impressive and robust level of analysis on business data that may come from multiple sources or files, using better processes, formulae, and best practices in M365 to create insightful dashboards faster.What you will learn Understand the importance of dashboards in today's business analytics environment Delve into the various essential formulae in Excel Utilize Power Query to shape and transform data to extract insights easily Explore the power of the new dynamic array functions in M365 Employ PivotTable and Power Pivot to automate your dashboards Master the setup and optimization of your dashboard canvas Discover best practices for visualization, charts, and effective dashboard creation Consolidate your knowledge through a hands-on concluding project Who this book is for This book is for Microsoft Excel users, especially those tasked with creating dynamic reports and dashboards that require data and help support to decision-makers within an organization with visually engaging and actionable insights. Financial analysts, data analysts, business analysts, and BI professionals will also greatly benefit from this book. Some familiarity with the Microsoft Excel interface is a prerequisite.

Focus on SAP business analytics business gains, key features, and implementation. The book includes example implementations of SAP business analytics, the challenges faced, and the solutions implemented. SAP Business Analytics explains both the strategy and technical implementation for gathering and analyzing all the information pertaining to an organization. Key features of the book are: A 360-degree view of an organization’s data and the methods to gather and analyze that data The strategies that need to be in place to gather relevant data from disparate systems Details about the SAP business analytics suite of products The technical implementations used to gather data from disparate systems such as ERP and CRM Real business cases as examples Analytics is the driving force in today’s business, be it healthcare, marketing, telecommunications, or retail and hence the most vital part of any organization’s strategy. What You'll Learn Gain an understanding of business analytics in general Absorb the technical details of the SAP business analytics suite of products Discover the challenges faced during an enterprise-level analytics project implementation Learn the key points to be kept in mind during the technical implementation of an SAP business analytics project Who This Book Is For Analytics strategists, BI managers, BI architects, business analysts, and BI developers.

Develop enterprise portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal 12c software and enrich those applications with social computing services, including discussions, documents, blogs, wikis, tags, and links. This book covers all functionalities and aspects from a developer, architect, and administrator point of view. Enterprise portal technology is used for creating intranet and extranet portals which enhance collaboration within a company. The book is intended to complete and fill in the gaps of the official documentation from an administrator and developer perspective. Beginning Oracle WebCenter Portal 12c provides an overview of the architecture behind Oracle WebCenter Suite and the Oracle Fusion Middleware platform. Sample code written in Java is included along with best practices developed from the authors’ experience of using Oracle WebCenter Portal for building enterprise portals. What you will learn: Enterprise Portal and Oracle WebCenter Portal concepts Basic administrator knowledge Basic developer knowledge Overview of the tools and services offered by Oracle WebCenter Portal How to develop Portal Assets using JDeveloper IDE How to develop new components(Portlets JSR-286 and ADF Task Flows) using JDeveloper IDE REST API integration with Portal Enterprise content management with Portal Who this book is for: Developers, architects, project managers and portal administrators in the Oracle Fusion Middleware (FMW) area. IT professionals working in FMW or WebLogic stack can also make use of this book.

A comprehensive guide from Oracle experts, that will act as your single point of reference for building an Oracle BI 12c system that turns data in actionable insight. About This Book Come, start your first Oracle Business intelligence system and excel in BI with this exhaustive guide An all-encompassing guide for your Oracle business intelligence needs Learn from the self-paced professional guidance and implement Oracle business intelligence using this easy-to-follow guide by our experts Who This Book Is For If your job includes working on data, improving the financial or operational performance of your organization or you are a consultant for the above, then this book is for you. If you have been placed on a business intelligence project, then this book is for you. If you are the Project Manager, Business Analyst or Data Scientist then this book is for you. If you are an end user of Oracle Business Intelligence, then this book is for you too. Having a basic understanding of databases and the use of Business Intelligence is expected, but no knowledge of Oracle BI is required. What You Will Learn Install OBIEE in Windows, including how to create the underlying Weblogic Application server and the required database Build the BI system repository, the vital engine connecting your data to the front end of Oracle BI Develop effective analysis, draw out meaning from the data, and present it to end users on interactive dashboards Build pixel-perfect, printable reports using the embedded BI Publisher feature Build agents for actionable insight and enable your users to act on Business Intelligence at their desktop or on the move Understand the various aspects of securing the Oracle BI system, from data restrictions to whole dashboard access rights Get acquainted with the system management tools and methods available for the continuous improvement of your system In Detail Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) 12c is packed full of features and has a fresh approach to information presentation, system management, and security. OBIEE can help any organization to understand its data, to make useful information from data, and to ensure decision-making is supported by facts. OBIEE can focus on information that needs action, alerting users when conditions are met. OBIEE can be used for data analysis, form production, dashoarding, and workflow processes. We will introduce you to OBIEE features and provide a step-by-step guide to build a complete system from scratch. With this guide, you will be equipped with a good basic understanding of what the product contains, how to install and configure it, and how to create effective Business Intelligence. This book contains the necessary information for a beginner to create a high-performance OBIEE 12c system. This book is also a guide that explains how to use an existing OBIEE 12c system, and shows end users how to create. Style and approach This book will take you from one feature to another in a step-by-step manner and will teach how you can create effective business intelligence using Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. You will be taught how to create BI solutions and dashboards from scratch. There will be multiple modules in the book, each module spread in chapters, that will cover one aspect of business intelligence in a systematic manner.

This book highlights the practical aspects of using Oracle Essbase and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) as a comprehensive BI solution. It explains the key steps involved in Oracle Essbase and OBIEE implementations. Using case studies, the book covers Oracle Essbase for analytical BI and data integration, using OBIEE for operational BI including presentation services and BI Publisher for real-time reporting services, Self-service BI– in terms of VLDB, scalability, high performance, stability, long-lasting and ease of use that saves time, effort, and costs, while maximizing ROI.