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Using OBIEE against Transactional Schemas Part 3: Simple Dimensions and Facts
This could be the longest series of blog posts in Rittman Mead history... not in number of posts (this is only the third), but in length of time from start to finish. I don't think that's a record...
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Using OBIEE against Transactional Schemas Part 4: Complex Dimensions
You guessed it... more on transactional schemas. For a quick recap, here are the posts to date: Using OBIEE against Transactional Schemas Part 1: Introduction Using OBIEE against Transactional Schemas...
View ArticleBIWA 2013 Welcome Reception
You may have seen information on our website about the BIWA Summit and how excited we are to be attending. It's great to have a separate BIWA event again, and to help ensure it's success, Rittman Mead...
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Using OBIEE against Transactional Schemas Part 5: Complex Facts
I've finally gotten around to finishing this series... I believe it's actually been a year in the making. I'm planning on being more proactive with getting content on the blog. Actually... the main...
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Rittman Mead BI Forum Atlanta Special Guest: Cary Millsap
I feel like I'm introducing the Beatles... though I think Kellyn Pot'Vin calls them the "DBA Gods". Today I'll be talking about Cary Millsap, and tomorrow I'll introduce our other special guest: Alex...
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Rittman Mead BI Forum Atlanta Special Guest: Alex Gorbachev
A few days back, I introduced our special guests for the Rittman Mead BI Forum in Atlanta, focusing first on Cary Millsap. Today I'd like to talk about our other special guest: Oracle ACE Director Alex...
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MDS XML versus MUDE Part1: Introduction
The links below represent all the entries in this series: MDS XML versus MUDE Part 2: What is MUDE? MDS XML versus MUDE Part 3: Configuring MDS XML with Git MDS XML versus MUDE Part 4: Using Branches...
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MDS XML versus MUDE Part 2: What is MUDE?
Mark Rittman once joked during a presentation on OBIEE and SCM that "MUDE" (multiuser development environment) was the closest thing to a dirty word in the OBIEE documentation. I know many people who...
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MDS XML versus MUDE Part 3: Configuring MDS XML with Git
In the previous installment of this series, I gave an overview of MUDE (multi-user development environment), and described it's strengths and weaknesses, hopefully presenting a fair assessment on both...
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MDS XML versus MUDE Part 4: Simple Multi-Branch Development
After getting our MDS XML repository ready for development in the last post, I am ready to demonstrate what multi-user development without MUDE would look like using Git as our version control system...
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My Journey to ODI 12c
Most readers of this blog probably know me for my time spent with OBIEE (especially my work in repository development), but I'm guessing some of you long-time readers know that I grew up working with...
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Automated RPD Builds with OBIEE
Introduction Some time ago, I wrapped up a four-part series on using MDS XML as a basis for RPD development. Of course... you can (re-) read the blog posts to get up to speed on the concept... but I'll...
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New OTN Article: Making the Move from Oracle Warehouse Builder to Oracle Data...
One of the reasons I've been silent on the blog lately regarding new Oracle Data Integrator 12c content (even though I promised it some months ago) is because I've been writing an article focused on...
View ArticleUsing Groovy instead of WLST for OBIEE Systems Management
I remember some years back when Rittman Mead first received the OBIEE 11g beta and I tried installing it for the first time. It was a nightmare. If you think the 11.1.1.3 release was challenging, you...
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Preview of the Rittman Mead BI Forum in Atlanta
Mark has done a great job of previewing the upcoming content for both BI Forums, the one running locally for us in Atlanta, as well as the one in Brighton, UK. We have an exceptional Master Class this...
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