Thought Leadership

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Oracle Data Integrator: Enabling the transition to SOA This article will review the web service features of ODI and discuss how they can be used to develop and deploy a 'data service' layer that will prove critical within a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).

Using Oracle Data Integrator Knowledge Modules to Implement "History Preservation" on "Slowly changing Dimensions" This article will review one aspect of the ODI product, the concept of "Knowledge Modules", and discuss how these can be used to stream-line the ETL development process through the use of fully re-usable code modules.

Migrating from Business Objects Planning to SAP BPC (Budgeting Planning and Consolidation) Following acquisitions of Outlooksoft and Business Objects in 2007, SAP have recently announced a revised go-to-market offering for Planning, Budgeting and Consolidation. As a result of this, Business Objects Planning (BOP) will cease to be supported from 2010 and customers are being encouraged to migrate to SAP BPC (previously Outlooksoft).

Migrating from Oracle Financial Analyzer (OFA) to Oracle Hyperion Planning this white paper compares the two systems and highlights the similarities, differences and details what is to be gained by moving over to Hyperion Planning from OFA. It also looks at the methodology to migrate a current OFA application to Hyperion Planning, listing key areas and detailing how the migration steps can be completed.

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