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Chart of Accounts Hierarchy - Ragged & Skipped Oracle BI Apps Solutions

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Thu, Jan 23, 2014 @ 02:43 PM

by Ravi Hoskote

Chart of Accounts Hierarchy

Chart of Accounts Hierarchy (COA) is a structure that is used to classify and group accounts for financial reporting purposes. All transactions can be done at the Account Level (lowest), and higher levels are for roll-ups for reporting purposes.

The diagram below shows a Chart of Accounts Hierarchy of Company X:

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Tags: Data Warehousing, OBIEE, Oracle E-Business Suite, Ravi Hoskote, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Blog

Top 12 BI Articles of 2013

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Tue, Dec 17, 2013 @ 05:10 AM

The results are in... here are KPI's Top 12 Business Intelligence Articles of 2013*

JANUARY

The Primary Differences Between OBIEE 10g & 11g Security Models

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Tags: OBIEE, Mobile BI, Awards, White Paper, Security, Shiva Molabanti, Ashok Das, Ashwin Pujari, Oracle BI Mobile App Designer, Rushendra Prasad, Imtiyaz Basha, EBook, Business Intelligence, Sridhar Kasthuri, Interactive Reporting, infographic, Jeremiah Johnson, HR Analytics, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Book, Jaime Seagraves, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Hyperion, Blog

Implementing Complex Real-Time Analysis by Leveraging Oracle BI Applications

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Fri, Dec 13, 2013 @ 01:45 PM

by Puneet Aggarwal

Many customers have real-time reporting requirements that are analytic in nature. Essentially, they have a real-time report as a starting point for a more detailed real-time analysis which can go a few levels deep. Shown below is a generic example of one such requirement for Account Analysis.

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Tags: Data Warehousing, Oracle E-Business Suite, Real-Time BI, Training, Real-Time Supply Chain and Inventory Analytics, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Tutorial, Puneet Aggarwal, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Real-Time Financial Analytics, Blog

A Detailed Explanation of ODI Knowledge Modules (JKM & SKM)

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Thu, Dec 05, 2013 @ 07:35 AM

by Ashok Das

Another article in Ashok's series where he examines Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) Knowledge Modules (KM).  For an basic introductory overview, check out 'What is an ODI Knowledge Module (KM)?'

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Tags: Data Warehousing, Ashok Das, Tutorial, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Blog

Hanging In The OPN Lounge With Norm Dy & Jeff McQuigg

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Wed, Nov 27, 2013 @ 03:59 PM

Norm Dy and Jeff McQuigg recently had the opportunity to visit the Oracle PartnerNetwork Lounge and talk about some recent award wins, the research and development at KPI Partners, and the future of the business intelligence landscape.   As part of their visit, Jeff and Norm are featured in a brief video on the Oracle Partner Network YouTube channel.

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Tags: Pre-Built Solutions, Endeca, Norm Dy, Oracle OpenWorld, Press, Oracle PartnerNetwork, Video, HR Analytics, Events, Oracle BI Applications, Jeff McQuigg, Exalytics, Examining OBIA 11g, Blog

[Recording] Premier Support for Oracle Discoverer is Ending in June 2014

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Thu, Nov 14, 2013 @ 04:12 PM

Premier support for Oracle Discoverer is ending in June 2014 and if you're feeling the pressure to migrate to another solution, you're not alone. Moving to Oracle Business Intelligence and Oracle BI Applications, Oracle's newest flagship platform for business intelligence and decision support, is a decision facing many Discoverer customers.

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Tags: Webinar, OBIEE, Pre-Built Solutions, Oracle Discoverer, Malini Saxena, Migrations, Real-Time Supply Chain and Inventory Analytics, Business Intelligence, Jeremiah Johnson, Events, Oracle BI Applications, Kumar Krishnaswamy, Real-Time Financial Analytics, Blog

Installing The Oracle BI Mobile App Designer

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Tue, Oct 29, 2013 @ 08:37 AM

by Shiva Molabanti

Prerequisites:

  • OBIEE 11.1.1.7.1 (If your version of Oracle BI EE is not 11.1.1.7.1, download Patch 16556157: OBIEE BUNDLE PATCH 11.1.1.7.1 from My Oracle Support).
  • To support Oracle BI Mobile App Designer with Oracle BI Web Catalog, Apply OBIEE 11.1.1.7.1 MLR Patch 17004920.
  • Download Oracle BI Mobile App Designer Patch 17220944 from My Oracle Support.

Installation Steps:

  1. Stop All OBIEE 11G services (Weblogic Admin Server, Managed Server and OPMN services).
  2. Apply OBIEE 11.1.1.7.1 MLR Patch 17004920 using OPatch Utility.
  3. Apply Oracle BI Mobile App designer Patch 17220944 using OPatch Utility.
  4. Deploy the Oracle BI Mobile App Designer (MAD) manually using Weblogic Configuration Assistant as shown below.
  5. Open Command prompt window and Navigate to: <MW_HOME>\Oracle_BI1\common\bin
  6. Run "config.bat" to start the WebLogic Configuration Assistant Tool.

On welcome screen, select ‘"Extend an existing WebLogic domain" and click "Next."

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Tags: OBIEE, Mobile BI, Shiva Molabanti, Oracle BI Mobile App Designer, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Tutorial, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Blog

[Recording] Hutchinson & Miller Share How To Deliver Value With Oracle BI Apps

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Mon, Oct 28, 2013 @ 02:11 PM

Providing actionable business intelligence across the enterprise to enable informed decision-making and streamlined business processes is an obtainable goal. Often the challenge is determining where to start, how to select trusted advisors, how to form your team, and how to set user expectations.

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Tags: Data Warehousing, Webinar, Sid Goel, Financial Analytics, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Book, Simon Miller, William Hutchinson, Human Resource Analytics, Blog

[Photo] McQuigg & Ponaganti Accept Award From Oracle

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Thu, Oct 17, 2013 @ 04:49 PM

Jeff McQuigg and Ramesh Ponaganti recently represented KPI Partners at the Oracle PartnerNetwork's reception which honored winners of the 2013 Oracle Excellence Awards.  KPI Partners was honored as the receipient of the 2013 Oracle Excellence Award in two categories:  Business Intelligence/Enterprise Performance Management and Education.

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Tags: Awards, Press, Oracle PartnerNetwork, EPM, Jeff Henley, Business Intelligence, Education, Oracle EPM, Jeremiah Johnson, Ramesh Ponaganti, Events, Oracle BI Applications, Jeff McQuigg, Hyperion, Blog

[Video] Oracle PartnerNetwork Live w/ Guest KPI Partners

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Wed, Sep 25, 2013 @ 12:28 PM

Kusal Swarnakar, Co-Founder of KPI Partners, visits with Joel Borellis, Group Vice President of Partner Enablement at Oracle, on the set of Oracle PartnerNetwork Live during Oracle OpenWorld 2013.

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Tags: Kusal Swarnakar, Oracle OpenWorld, Case Study, Press, Joel Borellis, Business Intelligence, Video, Events, Oracle BI Applications, ERP, Blog