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Oracle Business Intelligence 10 Foundation Essentials

Oracle Business Intelligence Foundation Suite delivers best in class reporting, ad hoc query, OLAP, dashboards, and scorecards on an architecturally integrated business intelligence foundation. Oracle Business Intelligence10 Foundation Essentials (1Z0-526) exam tests your training and experience to ensure that you have a strong foundation and expertise in Oracle Business Intelligence Suite and Enterprise Edition Plus (OBIEE). The exam targets the intermediate-level implementation team member. Up-to-date training and field experience are recommended. Oracle Partners passing this exam will be recognized as OPN Certified Specialists. This certification helps their companies qualify for the Oracle Business Intelligence Foundation Specialization. Exam 1Z0-526 Number: Associated Oracle Business Intelligence Certifications: Foundation Certified Implementation Specialist OPN Certified Specialist Exam Price: US$ 195 Pricing may vary slightly by country or by localized currency. Check Pearson VUEwebsite for s exact pricing in your country. Click Here to Register Register: Passing Score 61% Duration: 105 minutes Number of 70 Questions:

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Exam Topics Oracle BI and EPM System Overview

Oracle BI Repository Overview

Using Variables

Describe Oracleoverall s EPM System Define and describe business analytics and business intelligence Describe how OBIEE addresses business intelligence challenges Identify and describe the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) products and components

Describe the three layers of the OBI Repository Use the Administration Tool to view and modify the repository

Describe session variables Describe repository variables Describe initialization blocks Implement a dynamic repository variable

Using Non-Dimensional Data

Build Basic Repository

OBI EE Architecture

Identify major components of the OBIEE architecture Describe the function of each component

Define a System Data Source Name (DSN) for a data source Build the Physical layer of the Repository Build the Logical layer of the Repository Build the presentation layer of the repository

Prototype using a spreadsheet Model a non-dimensional data source

Implementation Methodology and Best Practices

Oracle BI Installation

Repository Testing and Deployment

Explain system requirements, supported platforms and installation pre-requisites Successfully install OBIEE

Describe techniques for testing a repository Execute steps to validate and test a repository

Describe and apply a recommended approach for implementing Oracle BI Identify various implementation phases Employ Oracle recommended implementation best practices

Oracle BI Security

BI EE User Interface Overview

Complex Repository Modeling

Describe Oracle BI Answers, Dashboards and Delivers Use Oracle Answers to construct, modify, and save BI requests Use Oracle Answers to construct, modify, and save Filters Use Oracle BI Presentation Catalog to create and modify catalog folders

Describe derived metrics and its use Configure derived metrics based on existing logical columns Configure derived metrics based on physical columns

Define authentication and authorization Describe the different levels at which security is enforced Configure security using Security Manager Configure query governing controls

Cache Management

Dashboards and Answers Development

Building a Repository with Multiple Sources

Explain the purpose of cache in OBI Configure caching and manage cache files Develop caching strategies

Use Intelligence Dashboard UI objects to construct an Intelligence Dashboard Configure delivery devices Add delivery profiles Build Analytics alerts Create iBots

Add multiple sources to an existing logical table source for a dimension in the business model Add a second table source to a dimension in the business model

Performance Tuning

Dimensional Modeling

Hierarchies and Level Based Measures

Describe the request and data flow in Oracle BI Identify sources of performance bottlenecks and best practices for making improvements

MS Office Integration

Describe Data Warehousing Describe Dimensions, Facts and Hierarchies

Create a dimensional hierarchy Use level-based measures Create a rank measure Describe Aggregate tables and the purpose they serve Create aggregate tables in the OBI repository

Use MS Office plug in for Oracle BI Identify the required components to enable office integration Install and configure MS office server and client for Oracle BI

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