Migrating Discoverer to OBIEE,
and getting OBIEE Live in 7 Days
Mike Hartmann, Regional Sales Manager
mike.hartmann@eistech.com
Agenda
 Introductions
 Sunsetting Discoverer, and your Options
 Transactional versus Analytical Reporting
 Where does OBIEE fit? (and REALLY fit?)
 And what about those Discoverer Workbooks?
 Choices for transactional reporting
 Why EiS?
 Summary
EiS Overview
 Founded in 2001
 Privately owned
 Oracle Platinum Partner and ISV
 International presence – US, UK
and India
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Distribution partners globally
 Resources
• Atlanta with over 60
• Hyderabad with over 80
 Global customers – exceeding 120
 Partnerships–Oracle, Deloitte etc.
Sunsetting Discoverer, and your Options
Discoverer 11g Premier Support – June 2014
Extended support through June 2017
What’s the direction of your organization
BI Publisher
Microsoft Excel
OBIEE
How would I move from 11.5.10.2 to say R12?
BI Publisher and Excel
BI Publisher
Development time & skills
Ad-hoc capability?
End user access?
Microsoft Excel
End users love it
No security
Manual reporting
Analytical Reporting
Transactional Reporting
Financials
SCM
Projects
CRM
Manufacturing
OBIA – BI Apps
Common Enterprise Information Model
Oracle Business Intelligence Foundation
FDM / FDQM
HCM
Analytical Reporting
ODI / ERPi
Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)
Informatica
Analytical & Transactional Reporting
Planning/Essbase – HFM/FCM
Synchronize Dimensions and Metrics
Hyperion Business Intelligence Foundation
Reporting - Utilization and Audiences
Strategic
Analytical
Reporting
Transactional
Reporting
Query
Drilldown
Forecasting
Dashboards,
Scorecards, &
KPIs
&
Statistical
Analysis
Analytical
Reporting
Predictive
Analytics
&
Optimization
Support
Transactional
Reporting
& Alerts
Standard
Reports
& Ad Hoc
Reports
Operations
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Business Intelligence – Getting the Right Information to the Right People at the Right Time
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Transactional versus Analytical reporting is typically an 80/20
• 80% of reports keep your lights on
• 20% of reports help you plan and strategize
Where does OBIEE fit? (and REALLY fit?)
Strategic
 In the next 5 years
 High level – CEO, CFO etc.
Planned (in support of strategic)
 This year and next year
 Senior Mgmt – VPs etc.
Operational
 Today and yesterday
 Line level Mgmt – Directors etc
Where Does OBIEE REALLY Fit?
OBIEE
Oracle Discoverer
Operational
Planned
Strategic
Transactions, Transactions, Transactions
Summary
Transactional System
Warehouse
What does OBIEE need to go live?
OBIEE
Operational
Planned
Strategic
Metadata, Schema, Views – EUL, Universes, Models, Star Schema etc.
Transactions, Transactions, Transactions
Transactional System
Summary
Warehouse
EiS provides what OBIEE needs for EBS
Oracle
Apps
Data
EiS
Business
Views
RPD
Over 1,250 EiS Standard Reports
OBIEE
What does OBIEE need then?
What does OBIEE need then?
What about those Discoverer Workbooks?
Discoverer Workbook Utility
Discoverer
OBI
EiS Staging Area
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Workbook
EiS
Converter
Export
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Views
Joins
Components
LOVs
Comments
(if needed)
Import
Answers
Create
RPD File
View
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EiS Metadata
End user operational reporting
EiS - Choices for transactional reporting
Addresses ad-hoc
reporting needs and
provides configured
metadata (views) and
ready to use reports
for Oracle EBS
OBI content, ready to
use answers and
dashboards for
ad-hoc and real time
transactional reporting
for Oracle EBS
Enables you to run
reports from Oracle
EBS in Excel
securely while still
maintaining all your
formatting when
refreshing
Enables GL users
to replace FSGs
with Excel with
almost unlimited
drill down to any/all
sub ledgers
EiS eXpress
www.eistech.com
End user operational reporting
XL Connect
www.eistech.com
End user operational reporting
EiS/Oracle Integrated Architecture
Source
Business Layer
Report Layer
Presentation Layer
eXpress
Report Server
E-BUSINESS SUITE
11i/R12x
Configurations
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DFF
KFF
EIT
SIT
ORG
OU
Ledgers
Metadata
(Configured)
• Views
• Reports
• Security
• Datamarts
o GL
o Payroll
o Projects
OBIEE
RPD
EiS OBI
Generator
EBS Database (XXEIS)
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• Analysis
• Dashboards
Enterprise
Edition
SERVER
End user operational reporting
Why EiS?
Architecture - 100% Oracle
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extension of Oracle EBS
based on your existing:
hardware
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technology stack
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transactional system
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configuration and setups
utilizes Oracle Applications security
IT can support EiS using existing skill-sets
complete and mature EBS reporting solution
OA Framework – Fusion Middleware
Complimentary to OBIEE
Why EiS?
Coverage and Configuration
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Modules – R11.x, R12.x and beyond..........
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Financials – GL, AP, AR, FA, iExp and CM
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Projects – Costing, Billing, Management, OTL and Grants
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HCM – HR, PAY, OTL, OAB, iRec, IC, CWB and OLM
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Supply Chain – PO, INV, iProc and OM
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CRM – Sales and Marketing
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Service – Install Base, Depot Repair and Service Order
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Manufacturing – Discrete, Process, Quality and ASCP
Implementation Specific Content
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discovery of Sets of Books (Ledgers in R12), OU’s & Orgs
auto-detection of all DFF’s, KFF’s, EIT’s & SIT’s
complete online documentation with training exercises
over 1,250 production ready reports
fully supported and upgradeable to any version seamlessly
EiS Customers – 100% Retention
EiS Technologies
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Oracle EBS and technology experts since 2001
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Oracle Certified Partner and ISV
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Oracle EBS implementation experts
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More than just a software company
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eXpress Reporting Solutions
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Fusion implementation services
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OBIEE implementation services
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Oracle EBS implementation services
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R12 assessments and upgrades/re-implementations
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Managed Services
Summary
 There is life outside Discoverer
 Several options to select from for
transactional reporting needs
 OBIEE, BI Publisher and Excel all have a
place
 Maintain investment from Discoverer in
OBIEE or EiS eXpress
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End user operational reporting
Questions???
Mike Hartmann
Mike.Hartmann@eistech.com
Thank you
@EiSTechnologies
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