ODI 11g – How to Load Using Partition Exchange
Here we will look at how to load large volumes of data efficiently into the Oracle database using a mixture of CTAS and partition exchange loading. The example we will leverage was posted by Mark...
View ArticleODI 11g – Oracle Multi Table Insert
With the IKM Oracle Multi Table Insert you can generate Oracle specific DML for inserting into multiple target tables from a single query result – without reprocessing the query or staging its...
View ArticleOWB – How to update OWB after Database Cloning
One of the most commonly asked questions led to one of the most commonly accessed support documents (strange that) for OWB is the document describing how to update the OWB repository details after...
View ArticleODI 11g – How to override SQL at runtime?
Following on from the posting some time back entitled ‘ODI 11g – Simple, Powerful, Flexible’ here we push the envelope even further. Rather than just having the SQL we override defined statically in...
View ArticleODI 11g – Faster Files
Deep in the trenches of ODI development I raised my head above the parapet to read a few odds and ends and then think why don’t they know this? Such as this article here– in the past customers (see...
View ArticleODI 11g – Scripting Repository Creation
Here’s a quick post on how to create both master and work repositories in one simple dialog, its using the groovy capabilities in ODI 11g and the groovy swing builder components. So if you want...
View ArticleOWB 11gR2 – Parallelization using DBMS_PARALLEL_EXECUTE
As well as all of the parallel query and DML capabilities exposed in OWB, the 11gR2 release of OWB includes out of the box support for the DBMS_PARALLEL_EXECUTE package in 11gR2 of the Oracle database,...
View ArticleOWB – ANSI and Oracle SQL code generation
There is a configuration property in OWB for switching between ANSI SQL code generation and Oracle SQL. It is under the ‘Code generation options’ in the mapping configuration. The join condition is...
View ArticleOWB – Configuration Templates, Default Values
The 11gR2 release of OWB introduced ways of overriding the default values for properties – users may wish to change the seeded default values for properties (for all objects of a type. You can do this...
View ArticleExternal table and preprocessor for loading LOBs
I was using the COLUMN TRANSFORMS syntax to load LOBs into Oracle using the Oracle external which is a handy way of doing several stuff - from loading LOBs from the filesystem to having constants as...
View ArticleOWB - Securing your data with Transparent Data Encryption
Oracle provides a secure and convenient functionality for securing data in your datawarehouse, tables can be designed in OWB utilizing the Transparent Data Encryption capability. This is done by...
View ArticleOWB Repository Install on RAC using OMBPlus
There are few documents on the Oracle Support site http://support.oracle.com to check if OWB is installed correctly on RAC and Exadata (Doc ID 455999.1) and How to Install a Warehouse Builder...
View ArticleOWB - Compressing Files in Parallel using Java Activity
Yesterday I posted a user function for compressing/decompressing files using parallel processes in ODI. The same code you can pick up and use from an OWB process flow. Invoking the java function from...
View ArticleOracle Database 12c
Exciting day today as Oracle Database 12c is released. You can find lots of information on the release on OTN here. With this release comes another milestone on Oracle's Data Integration roadmap - OWB...
View ArticleOWB - 11.2.0.3 CP3
The OWB 11.2.0.3 Cumulative Patch 3 has just been released, the bug/patch number is 16568042. This cumulative patch wraps a number of bugs from customers using the OWB 11gr2 release. See the patch...
View ArticleHow to Configure The SSL Certificate For Oracle Warehouse Builder Repository...
The Repository Browser is a browser-based tool that generates reports from data stored in Oracle Warehouse Builder (OWB) repositories. It use OC4j as the web server. Users need to use HTTPS to access...
View ArticleDatabase 11.2.0.4 Patchset Released
The 11.2.0.4 database patchset was released today, checking twitterland you can see news is already out. Tom Kyte tweeted 'look what slipped into 11.2.0.4' amongst others. There will be a standalone...
View ArticleOWB - 11.2.0.4 standalone client released
The 11.2.0.4 release of OWB containing the 32 bit and 64 bit clients is released today. Big thanks to Anil for spearheading that, another milestone on the Data Integration roadmap.Below are the patch...
View ArticleOWB - 11.2.0.4 Documentation Updates for 12c database
The OWB 11.2.0.4 documentation is updated on OTN with information on operating with 12c databases including install/upgrade and pluggable databases. It's worth starting with the release notes for...
View ArticleOWB - Making the Move to ODI
Yesterday's session on Making the Move to Oracle Data Integrator at OOW13 after the America's Cup finale was a great way to round off the day (the garlic at the Stinking Rose was even better but we...
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