ETL Loads on Essbase & Planning - Oracle Data Integrator

Venkatakrishnan J, India Managing Director & Principal Consultant

Rittman Mead Consulting

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Who Am I?
Venkatakrishnan Janakiraman is Principal Consultant, Rittman Mead
Over 7+ Years of Oracle BI Implementation/Training experience
Managing Director (India) & Principal Consultant, Rittman Mead India
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Agenda
Overview of Oracle Data Integrator
ODI & Essbase
Dimension Loads
Data Loads
Dimension & Data Extracts
Demo
ODI & Planning
Dimension Loads
Data Loads
Dimension & Data Extracts
Demo

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Oracle Data Integrator 11g

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Oracle Data Integrator 11g

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Oracle Data Integrator 11g - Hyperion Applications

HFM

Essbase
Planning

ODI 11g

Relational Data Sources

Web Services

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Oracle Data Integrator 11g - Hyperion Applications

ODI Support for Hyperion Essbase
Data Loads
Dimension Loads
Data Extracts
Dimension Extracts
ODI Support for Hyperion Planning
Data Loads
Dimension Loads
Data Extracts - Through Essbase
Dimension Extracts - Through Essbase
ODI Support for Hyperion Financial Management
Data Loads
Dimension Loads
Data Extracts
Dimension Extracts

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Oracle Data Integrator 11g - Hyperion Applications

RMI Java API

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HFM API

Java API

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Oracle Data Integrator - Essbase

Available Knowledge Modules
RKM Hyperion Essbase
LKM Hyperion Essbase Data to SQL
LKM Hyperion Essbase Metadata to SQL
IKM SQL to Hyperion Essbase (Data)
IKM SQL to Hyperion Essbase (Metadata)

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Oracle Data Integrator - Essbase - Importing Metadata

Reversing the Essbase Metadata
Very similar to Hyperion DIM/HAL
Converts the Cube into a relational Dimension-Measure
format
Options determining the import structure
Treat Essbase like a Data Warehouse Fact
- Multiple Data Columns set to Yes
- Called Type 1 in Hyperion DIM
Treat Essbase as a pure dimensional model
with a single measure
- Measure Dimension imported
- Called Type 2 in Hyperion DIM
Can extract Attribute members

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Type 2

Type 1

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Oracle Data Integrator - Essbase as Target

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Oracle Data Integrator - Essbase - Dimension Load

Pre-Requisite Steps
ODI cannot create the Database/Application
- The application will have to be created in Essbase first
All the dimensions will have to be defined first in the Cube
One dimension load per interface
Requires a rule file to load the metadata
Similar to Hyperion DIM/HAL
Pumps up rows using Java API
Possible to call
Post MaxL scripts
Pre MaxL scripts

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Oracle Data Integrator - Essbase - Dimension Load

All property updates possible in Rule files, supported in ODI
Consolidation Property (+,-,~ etc)
Time Balance Property (TBFirst, TBLast, TBAverage)
UDA
Alias
Two Pass Calc Property
Solve Order
Data Storage (Stored, Dynamic Calc etc)
Formula

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Oracle Data Integrator - Essbase - Dimension Load Example

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Oracle Data Integrator - Essbase - Data Load

2 types of Load
Rule file based load
API based load
Performs as good as SQL Interface
Pure Java API - Commit interval controls performance to an extent
Full Error handling available
Can run Calc scripts after load
Possible to execute calc scripts alone
Ability to do parallel loads using ASO
buffers

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Oracle Data Integrator - Data Load Example

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Dimension and Data Loads to Essbase - ODI

Demo

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Oracle Data Integrator - Essbase as Source

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Oracle Data Integrator - Essbase - Data Extract

3 types of Data Extract possible
Report Scripts
MDX Scripts
Calc Scripts
All the options available
Load Knowledge Module (LKM Hyperion Essbase Data to SQL)

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Oracle Data Integrator - Essbase - Data Extract using Report Scripts

Report Scripts
All Report Script formatting should be suppressed
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{ROWREPEAT SUPHEADING SUPFORMAT SUPBRACKETS SUPFEED SUPCOMMAS NOINDENTGEN TABDELIMIT DECIMAL 15}

Columns in Report Script >= Columns mapped from Source to target

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Oracle Data Integrator - Essbase - Data Extract using MDX

MDX Scripts
The names of dimension columns should match with Essbase Cube
Type 1 Extraction (multiple measures)
- Data Columns should match with member names
- Data Columns recommended to be at Level-0

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Oracle Data Integrator - Essbase - Data Extract using Calc Scripts

Calc Scripts Extract
Supported only for BSO Cubes (9.3 & above)
DataExportDimHeader setting should be on
ODI Agent and Essbase should be on same machine

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Oracle Data Integrator - Data Extract - Example

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Oracle Data Integrator - Essbase - Dimension Extract

Target Tables Case Sensitive
Dimension Column names & Target table column names should Match
All major member functions work
IDescendants
Descendants
Children
IChildren
Member
All the properties can be exported
Very good for outline extraction

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Oracle Data Integrator - Dimension Extract - Example

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Dimension and Data Extracts from Essbase - ODI

Demo

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Oracle Data Integrator - Planning

Available Knowledge Modules
RKM Hyperion Planning
LKM - No Specific Planning LKM - Use Essbase LKMs
- LKM Hyperion Essbase Data to SQL
- LKM Hyperion Essbase Metadata to SQL
IKM SQL to Hyperion Planning

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Oracle Data Integrator - Planning - Importing Metadata

Reversing the Planning Metadata
Similar to Essbase metadata reversal
More properties available (in addition to Essbase)
Single import structure
ODI loads the metadata only into Classic Planning
interface tables
No support for EPMA interface tables yet

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Oracle Data Integrator - Planning - Dimension Load

Pre-Requisite Steps
ODI cannot create the Planning Application
- The application will have to be created in Planning first
All the dimensions will have to be defined first in Planning
One dimension load per interface
Chained interfaces in Packages to do multiple dimension loads
Uses Hyperion RMI Service
Loads into interface tables
Refresh to Essbase available

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Oracle Data Integrator - Planning - Dimension Load

In ODI 11g
Smartlists load into Planning Supported
Fx Rates load supported

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Oracle Data Integrator - Planning - Dimension Load Example

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Oracle Data Integrator - Planning - Data Load

2 types of Loads
Loading directly for Planning Forms (Data & Driver dimensions)
Loading directly into Essbase
Both possible using ODI

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Oracle Data Integrator - Planning - Data Load

Planning Forms Load
3 Step Process
Setup the load in Planning UI
- Set the Driver dimension
- Set the measure dimension
Reverse ODI Metadata
Load data into Planning using Planning LKM
Uses Hyperion RMI Service
Full Error handling available

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Dimension and Data Loads to Planning - ODI

Demo

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