1.

What is OBIA

-prebuilt business intelligence solution

-provide a strategic opportunity for organizations to turn information into
business intelligence
-used by front line operational users to senior management
-deliver intelligence across an organization

2. Different version of OBIA

-7.9.6.1(latest 2012/2013 , with Informatica and DAC,)

-12.2.1.1.1.0(12c)
-11.1.1.7.1(11g)

3. What are the different component of obia

7.9.6.1
1-DAC Repository metadata files:Content includes repository objects such as tables,
subject areas, execution plans, and tasks, and is contained in XML files.The DAC
client and server were included until version 7.9.5. Since then it is a separate
installer.
2-Embedded Informatica ETL tool and repository:ETL is a third party tool which
includes mappings (wrapped in workflows) to extract data from the supported source
systems (various versions of standard applications such as Siebel CRM - yes it was
first - , Oracle eBusiness Suite, Peoplesoft, JDEdwards and SAP (BI Apps version
7.8.4) ) and load the data into the Oracle Business Analysis Warehouse.
3-Prebuilt metadata content:This metadata content is contained in the Oracle BI
Applications repository file (OracleBIAnalyticsApps.rpd).
It maps the source physical tables to a generic business model and includes more
than 100 presentation catalogs (aka subject areas) to allow queries and
segmentation using Oracle BI clients such as Answers, Dashboards and Segment
Designer
4-Prebuilt reports and dashboard content:Contains hundreds of requests and ready-
to-use dashboards which enable tight integration between the source applications
and the BI infrastructure
5-Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse:The prebuilt data warehouse that holds data
extracted, transformed, and loaded from the transactional database
6-Ad-hoc Analysis: Metadata layer serves as foundation to provide flexible and
intuitive ad-hoc reporting and custom dashboard designs through Oracle BI Answers
and Oracle BI Dashboard
tools that are part of the OBIEE toolset.
7-Role-Based Dashboards:Delivered role-based dashboards are easily configurable to
meet specific organizational needs and practices.

11.1.1.7.1
1- Weblogic ODI Managed server:A> OBIA conf mgr , B> Load plan generetor c> ODI
console 4>ODI JEE Agent
2-Prebuilt metadata content:This metadata content is contained in the Oracle BI
Applications repository file (OracleBIAnalyticsApps.rpd).
It maps the source physical tables to a generic business model and includes more
than 100 presentation catalogs (aka subject areas) to allow queries and
segmentation using Oracle BI clients such as Answers, Dashboards and Segment
Designer
3-Prebuilt reports and dashboard content:Contains hundreds of requests and ready-
to-use dashboards which enable tight integration between the source applications
and the BI infrastructure
4-Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse:The prebuilt data warehouse that holds data
extracted, transformed, and loaded from the transactional database
5-Ad-hoc Analysis: Metadata layer serves as foundation to provide flexible and
intuitive ad-hoc reporting and custom dashboard designs through Oracle BI Answers
and Oracle BI Dashboard
tools that are part of the OBIEE toolset.
6-Role-Based Dashboards:Delivered role-based dashboards are easily configurable to
meet specific organizational needs and practices.
7-Golden gate and ELT mechanism of extraction

4. Explain OBIA architecture

see this document

8. What are the different modules present in OBIA

7.9.6.1
1-finance Analytics
2-HR analytics
3-Procurment and spend analytics
4-supply chain and order management analytics
5-Service analytics
6-CRM analytics
7-Project Analytics
8-Logistic analytics

extra with 11.1.1.7.1

9-student analytics
10-Indirect spend planning analytics