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Why use Discoverer? Implementation Management Security Usability Performance
Why Discoverer?
Common functionality, centralized management and deployment. Very secure- end user can only query with this tool. Only administrator can make joins Easy to install and deploy. Access data/saved reports remotely.
Oracle 9iAS R2
Migrating to Oracle Portal utilizing SSO along with Oracle Forms/Reports. Requires a OID Infrastructure install (recommended on a separate server) Use OEM for Connection Management using private and/ or public connections. http://servername:1810 Discoverer Workbooks/Worksheets can be deployed as portlets
Web Deployment-contd
Still requires Discoverer Admin license to create the workbooks. Performance, Use and Stability of Discoverer Plus has been outstanding. If using firewall, you must implement the use of a gatekeeper to do Network Address Translation.
Management
Business Areas can be exported and imported between databases and/or EULs. Can be deployed using a centralized model with control of the administrator application strictly in the IT department vs the decentralized model where certain departmental designees are given access to the administrator application to develop workbooks for their department.
Security
Oracle Discoverer can only do select statements. Other reporting tools such as MSAccess, ODBC and SQLPLUS have the inherent ability for an enduser to have direct access to tables for update, deletes, etc. Easily managed via the use of Oracle Roles. Security is regulated at the database level and the application level. Different modules/campuses or organizations can be functionally separated using the EUL (End User Layers) and/or flexibility in granting access to the different Business Areas.
http://technet.oracle.com/products/discoverer/conte nt.html
See this website for some on-line views of the application and functionality. When it says that there is no setup required for Discoverer.NOT really truethey are telling you that the application itself doesnt have to be modified (it works straight out of the box) but access and security still has to be configured. EUL schema install, Oracle role definition and assignment, Granting application, workbook access to administrators and endusers.
Usability
4 to 8 hours of training will prepare most people to be able to modify, save their own queries. The level of expertise with MS Excel typically predicts the level of success with Discoverer. Our end users love it because it gives them power- they can manipulate parameters, drill down, modify the look of the report without knowing SQL.
Discoverer Administrators
Can be functional end-users who are somewhat technical or IT staff who understand the functional area. Someone with no prior programming experience will take from 3 to 6 months (with some training) to become completely comfortable. Start with a person who is already an expert at MSExcel.
Pros and Cons in the following realms: Implementation Management Security Useability Performance
Pros and Cons in the following realms: Implementation Management Security Useability Performance
Performance
It takes longer for the same query to run in Discoverer via Oracle Reports because it is collecting statistics about all queries run. Changing the database to Cost-based optimizing would help performance. Possibility of producing Cartesian products that fill up temp Tablespace. The discoverer administrator creates the joinsnot the enduser.
Logical Standby
Database Version 9.2.0.2 (required level) Logical standby (can create a combination data warehouse and OLTP available for failover) The data is transported using SQL apply with SQL statements only. Can use DataGuard, OMS or manually install. Reporting database has REAL-TIME data. Metalink Docs: 234631.1 , 215020.1 , 186150.1 , 233261.1
Required to install 2nd EUL before removing first. (Possible space issue) Each EUL needs to be upgraded separately. Earlier version is still accessible during transition until you run script to delete. The same queries work between versions and between EULs if the Business Area has not been modified or the underlying tables/views. Table modified, then do a refreshqueries still WORK!
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