Oracle Data Integrator: Administration and Development

What you will learn:

In this course you will get an overview of the Active Integration Platform Architecture, and a complete-walk through of the steps required to set up a Oracle Data Integrator topology. You will learn how to use Oracle Data Integrator Topology Manager to define these context and logical schema objects according to current best practices. You will learn how to use manage projects in Oracle Data Integrator to develop interfaces and other objects. Oracle Data Integrator has an advanced metadata system which can store many types of information about your data, including constraints and Slowly-Changing Dimension information. You will also learn about the types of metadata, and how to retrieve it automatically from your database. Next, you will learn how to enrich your Oracle Data Integrator data models with more metadata that cannot be determined automatically and how to build an Active Integration Hub by using some advanced optional features. You will learn how to create an integration process, using Oracle Data Integrator packages. This course takes you through some of the more advanced features and uses of Oracle Data Integrator interfaces. You will also learn how to use Operator to stop, start and track the execution of Oracle Data Integrator sessions. Learn to:

Define Physical and Logical Architecture Create and reverse-engineer models Manage Projects Define Simple Integration Processes

Audience:

Business Intelligence Developer Data Warehouse Administrator Data Warehouse Analyst Data Warehouse Developer Technical Administrator

Course Objectives:

Overview of the architecture of the complete Oracle Data Integrator system Define the Information System architecture Get started with projects in Oracle Data Integrator and release your work for deployment An overview of models, reverse-engineering model metadata from your database, and how and why to flesh out models with missing metadata Manage metadata in Oracle Data Integrator: models and data quality
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Create simple interfaces and add multiple sources to an interface Launch a session to run an interface Enforce data quality constraints in an interface Manage packages Add more advanced integration components Customize data flow and get the best performance out of your system An overview of sessions, use Operator to monitor, stop and start sessions, and basic troubleshooting

Course Topics:
Oracle Data Integrator

Architecture Architecture Overview What Is Oracle Data Integrator? The Oracle Data Integrator Architecture Components Graphical Modules Run-Time Components Metadata Navigator

Topology Concepts

Overview of the Topology What Is the Topology? Data Servers and Physical Schemas What Is a Data Server? Important Note What Is a Physical Schema? Properties of Physical Schemas The Physical Architecture in Oracle Data Integrator

Connecting to Your Data

Topology Manager What Is the Topology? What Topology Manager Contains The Physical Architecture View Data Servers and Physical Schemas Prerequisites for Connecting to a Server Creating a Data Server Some Examples of Drivers and URLs

Defining the Logical Architecture

Topology Manager Overview of Topology Manager Logical Architecture/Context Views

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Defining Contexts Defining a Context Declaring Logical Schemas and Agents Creating a Logical Schema Linking the Logical and Physical Architecture

Setting Up a New Project

What Is a Project? Overview of Oracle Data Integrator Projects What Does a Project Represent? Creating a New Project Folders What Is a Folder? What Is a Knowledge Module? Exporting and Importing

Releasing Projects

What Is a Scenario? Properties of Scenarios Managing Scenarios Generating a Scenario Generation Versus Regeneration Executing a Scenario from the GUI Executing a Scenario from a Project Preparing Scenarios for Deployment

Oracle Data Integrator Model Concepts

What Is a Model? The Relational Paradigm Relational Model Support in Oracle Data Integrator Additional Metadata in Oracle Data Integrator Reverse-Engineering What Is Reverse-Engineering? Methods for DBMS Reverse-Engineering Standard Versus Customized Reverse-Engineering

Creating and Reverse-Engineering Models

What Is a Model? What Is Reverse-Engineering? Methods for DBMS Reverse-Engineering How to Create a Model by Reverse-Engineering How to Start the Reverse-Engineering Process Selective Reverse-Engineering

Fleshing Out Data Models

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Organizing Models What Is a Model Folder? Creating a Model Folder Organizing Datastores into Sub-Models Setting Up Automatic Distribution Creating a Datastore in a Model Adding Columns to a Datastore Constraints in Oracle Data Integrator

Enforcing Data Quality with Oracle Data Integrator

Why Data Quality When to Enforce Data Quality Data Quality in the Source Applications Data Quality Control in the Integration Process Data Quality in the Target Applications Business Rules for Data Quality From Business Rules to Constraints Overview of the Data Quality System

Exploring and Auditing Your Data

Exploring Your Data Displaying the Contents of a Datastore Viewing the Distribution of Values Analyzing the Contents of a Datastore Constructing Business Rules Defining Business Rules in Oracle Data Integrator Deducing Constraints from Data Analysis Auditing Data Quality

Building an Active Integration Hub

The Active Integration Hub What Is an AIH? The Active Integration Hub How to Create an AIH Creating and Naming the New Diagram How to Design the Diagram Implementing the AIH Merging Data and Events into the AIH

Interface Design: One-to-one Interfaces

Creating a One-to-One Interface Creating and Naming a New Interface Defining the Target Datastore Defining the Source Datastore What Is a Mapping?

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Defining the Mappings Valid Mapping Types Saving the Interface

Interface Design 2

Multiple Sources & Joins Multiple Source Datastores Manually Creating a Join Advanced Joins Types of Joins & Setting Up a Join Filtering Data Filters in Oracle Data Integrator Defining a Filter Manually

Executing and Debugging Interfaces

How to Execute an Interface What Happens at Run Time Monitoring Interfaces Operator: Viewing the Log Sessions, Steps, Tasks: The Hierarchy Viewing Sessions and Tasks How to Monitor Execution of an Interface Troubleshooting a Session

Interface Design

Essential Concepts in Data Quality What Is a Constraint? Defining and Enforcing Data Quality Overview of the Data Quality System Properties of Data Quality Control Static/Flow Control Differences How to Enforce Data Quality for an Interface Differences Between Control Types

Defining Simple Procedures

What Is a Procedure? & Procedure Examples Using Procedures: Overview How to Create a New Procedure Creating a New Command Arranging Steps in Order Which Parameters Should be Set? Valid Types of Commands Types of Options

Package Design 1

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What Is a Package? How to Create a Package Package Diagram Toolbar How to Create an Interface Step How to Create an Oracle Data Integrator Tool Step A Simple Package How to Sequence Package Steps Executing a Package

Variables and Sequences

What Is a Variable? Variable Scope Value Persistence: Action Types Refreshing a Variable with SQL Binding Versus Substitution How to Create a Variable Step Properties of Sequences Using Oracle Data Integrator Sequences in Mappings

User Functions

What Is a User Function? Creating User Functions Properties of User Functions How to Create a User Function Defining an Implementation Syntax and Implementations Using User Functions User Functions at Design Time & Run Time

Package Design

Types of Package Steps Basic & Advanced Step Types How to Create a Procedure Step Model, Sub-Model and Datastore Steps Models, Sub-Models, and Datastore Steps How to Create a Variable Step Controlling the Execution Path Controlling Execution

Interface Concepts

Business Rules for Interfaces Where Are the Rules Defined? Behind the Rules How Is Oracle Data Integrator Different? A Business Problem

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Implementing the Rules What Is the Staging Area? Knowledge Modules

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