[...]... the data whether it is in a data warehouse, a series of data marts, or by normalizing the data across applications with master data management (MDM) solutions ETL tools usually come into play when a large volume of data has to be exchanged (as opposed to Service-Oriented Architecture infrastructures for instance, which would be more transaction based) In the early days of ETL, databases had very weak... Automation technologies (also known as Middleware), Big Data, and Cloud solutions Data integration technologies are at the heart of all these solutions Beyond the technical solutions, adopting and using ODI allows IT to cross the chasm between business requirements and data integration challenges In July 2010, the 11gR1 release of Oracle Data Integrator was made available to the marketplace Oracle Data. .. seven years of technical expertise with high availability Oracle Databases/Applications Prior to joining Keane Inc., he worked as a Consultant for Sun Microsystems in Clustered Oracle E-Business Suite implementations for the TSO team He also worked with Oracle India Pvt Ltd for EFOPS DBA team specializing in Oracle Databases, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Application servers, and Oracle Demantra Before... Agent Starting the ODI Studio for the first time Post installation—parameter files review Summary Chapter 3: Using Variables Defining variables Variable location and scope Variable definitions Refreshing variables Variable history Using variables for dynamic information Assigning a value to a variable Setting a hardcoded value Refresh Variable Passed as a parameter (Declare Variable) Referencing variables... Integrating the data from a single Purchase Order Single order interface flow logistics Sample scenario: Integrating a simple Purchase Order file Expanding the Topology Reverse-engineering the metadata Creating the Interface Creating procedures Summary Chapter 10: Creating Workflows—Packages and Load Plans Packages Creating a package Adding steps into a package Adding tools in a package Changed Data Capture... for Oracle 11g R1/R2 Real Application Clusters Essentials and Oracle Information Integration, Migration, and Consolidation, both published by Packt Publishing He has many certifications to his credit, some of them are Oracle Certified Master, Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Database 11g Tuning Specialist, Oracle Database 11g Data Warehouse Certified Implementation Specialist He fills his time with. .. are interested in, or responsible for, the content, freshness, movement, access to, or integration with data Job roles that are a likely match include ETL developers, Data Warehouse Specialists, Business Intelligence Analysts, Database Administrators, Database Programmers, Enterprise, or Data Architect, among others Those interested in, or responsible for, data warehouses, data marts, operational data. .. Summary Chapter 13: Concluding Remarks Index [ vi ] 341 342 343 343 346 347 349 351 Preface Oracle Data Integrator background and history Oracle has been a leading provider of database, data warehousing, and other data management technologies for over 30 years More recently it has also become a leading provider of standards-based integration, Service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Business Process Automation... architecture are as follows: • The ability to dynamically manage a staging area (location, content, automatic management of table alterations) • The ability to generate code on source and target systems alike, in the same transformation • The ability to generate native SQL for any database on the market—most ETL tools will generate code for their own engines, and then translate that code for the databases—hence...Maciej Kocon has been in the IT industry for 10 years He began his career as a Database Application Programmer and quickly developed a passion for the SQL language, data processing, and analysis He entered the realm of BI and data warehousing and has specialized in the design of EL-T frameworks for integration of high data volumes His experience covers the full data warehouse lifecycle in various . years of experience in various areas of data management such as data analysis, data architecture, data modeling, data migration and integration, ETL, data. Professional, Oracle Database 11g Tuning Specialist, Oracle Database 11g Data Warehouse Certied Implementation Specialist. He lls his time with Oracle, his family,