Oracle Warehouse Builder 11g : getting started : extract, transform, and load data to build a dynamic, operational data warehouse / Bob Griesemer ; reviewers, Anitha Kadaru, Yasodarani Venkatesan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griesemer, Bob.

Contributor:

Kadaru, Anitha.

Venkatesan, Yasodarani.

Series:

From technologies to solutions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Data warehousing.

Database management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Extract, Transform, and Load data to build a dynamic, operational data warehouse

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Oracle Warehouse Builder; Introduction to data warehousing; Introduction to our fictional organization; What is a data warehouse?; Where does OWB fit in?; Installation of the database and OWB; Downloading the Oracle software; A word about hardware and operating systems; Installing Oracle database software; Configuring the listener; Creating the database; Installing the OWB standalone software; OWB components and architecture; Configuring the repository and workspaces; Summary

Chapter 2: Defining and Importing Source Data StructuresPreliminary analysis; ACME Toys and Gizmos source data; The POS transactional source database; The web site order management database; An overview of Warehouse Builder Design Center; Importing/defining source metadata; Creating a project; Creating a module; Creating an Oracle Database module; Creating a SQL Server database module; Importing source metadata from a database; Defining source metadata manually with the Data Object Editor; Importing source metadata from files; Summary; Chapter 3: Designing the Target Structure

Data warehouse designDimensional design; Cube and dimensions; Implementation of a dimensional model in a database; Relational implementation (star schema); Multidimensional implementation (OLAP); Designing the ACME data warehouse; Identifying the dimensions; Designing the cube; Data warehouse design in OWB; Creating a target user and module; Create a target user; Create a target module; OWB design objects; Summary; Chapter 4: Creating the Target Structure in OWB; Creating dimensions in OWB; The Time dimension; Creating a Time dimension with the Time Dimension Wizard; The Product dimension

Product Attributes (attribute type)Product Levels; Product Hierarchy (highest to lowest); Creating the Product dimension with the New Dimension Wizard; The Store dimension; Store Attributes (attribute type), data type and size, and (Identifier); Store Levels; Store Hierarchy (highest to lowest); Creating the Store dimension with the New Dimension Wizard; Creating a cube in OWB; Creating a cube with the wizard; Using the Data Object Editor; Summary; Chapter 5: Extract, Transform, and Load Basics; ETL; Manual ETL processes; Staging; To stage or not to stage; Configuration of a staging area

Mappings and operators in OWBThe canvas layout; OWB operators; Source and target operators; Data flow operators; Pre/post-processing operators; Summary; Chapter 6: ETL: Putting it Together; Designing and building an ETL mapping; Designing our staging area; Designing the staging area contents; Building the staging area table with the Data Object Editor; Designing our mapping; Review of the Mapping Editor; Creating a mapping; Summary; Chapter 7: ETL: Transformations and Other Operators; STORE mapping; Adding source and target operators; Adding Transformation Operators

Using a Key Lookup operator

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612257292

9781282257290

1282257293

9781847195753

184719575X

OCLC:

798536452