Oracle Discoverer 4i

Discoverer is an all-in-one information tool

from Oracle.

Discoverer gives you sophisticated ad hoc

query, analysis, reporting and web publishing
capabilities.
Administration Edition
Is an application that database administrators use to
prepare the data so users' exploration can be easy and
productive.

User Edition

Enables business professionals to explore and analyze

the data that's important to them -- while avoiding
complex database structures and procedures.
 Administration Edition

The Administration Edition is the tool you'll use to

maximize these benefits for your users

Because most databases are designed for efficient data

storage, not for ease of use.
Discoverer User Edition makes data in databases easy to
use by presenting it with familiar business-like names,
organized to serve users' needs.
To help users get the most from Discoverer User Edition,
we need to perform a series of tasks.
•7 Step Process
7 Step Process
• Perform Business Analysis of User
requirements
• Mapping User needs to Database Structures
• Create End User Layer (EUL)
• Create Business Areas
• Refine Business Areas to fit User needs
• Use Admin Edition to maintain Business Areas
• Privileges to Users/Roles
 End User Layer

The End User Layer lies between the User Edition and
the database. It shields users from the complexity of
database tables, views, columns, joins, and SQL.
 Business Area

A business area is a logical grouping of information from

database tables or views. Within a business area, you
create:
Folders -- based on tables and views.
Items -- based on columns.

Business areas are stored in the End User Layer.

The structure and names that you choose for the
business areas, folders, and items can make the data
easier for users to query and analyze.
Admin Edition Components

End User Layer

Business Area

Folder

Items

Joins
Using Admin Edition
• Providing Data Access
• Query and Report Formatting
• Drilling Through Data
 Features and Benefits

Ease of use
• Bulk load
• Automatic Join Creation
• List of Values
• Automatic drill creation
• Custom Folders
• Mandatory Stored Conditions
• Centralized Repository
• Command-line Interface
 Features and Benefits
(contd...)

Enhancing User Productivity

• Calculated items
• Complex folders
• Item Hierarchy creation
Performance
• Query Prediction
• Batch Controls
• Defining summaries from query statistics
• Automatic summary table maintenance
 Features and Benefits
(contd...)

Openness
• Integrated security
• Designer/2000 repository integration
• EUL Gateway
• ODBC support
 User Edition

With Discoverer we can:

Rapidly query a relational database, data warehouse or data
mart.
Intuitively drill down and analyze data by simply clicking
and dragging.
Produce high-impact reports, presentations, and Web pages
from your results.
Access non-Oracle databases using ODBC.
Send reports to other users via MAPI-compliant e-mail.
Schedule reports to be run at a later date and time using
Discoverer's batch facility.
Steps for Creating Workbook
Create new workbook / Open an existing workbook
Choose the type of layout
• Table
• Crosstab
• Page-Detail table
• Page-Detail crosstab
Choose the Business Area
Choose the required columns from folders
Define conditions
Define sorting options
Define Calculations (Formula’s)
 Features

• Data filtering conditions

• Sorting conditions
• Total’s (group totals/ summary totals)
• Percentages
• Calculations
• Parameters
• Query Governing
 Benefits

• Importing SQL Query

• Exporting SQL Query
• Export Report data
• Schedule workbook
• Share Workbook
• Send workbook as a mail
THANK YOU