Oracle 10g Discoverer Plus for End Users — A 2-Day Course

 Open Public Course Closed In-House Course

Synopsis

This course introduces the end user to the Oracle Discoverer Tool for processing workbooks. It introduces the concept of the End User Layer and how, by building and manipulating workbooks, they can perform analysis of the data sources at their disposal.

Whilst Discoverer provides both Client and Web based tools, the web based tool Discoverer Plus is the primary tool used throughout the course.

Objectives

On completion of this course, delegates will have gained knowledge of:

• Creating Workbooks and Worksheets
• Creating Table and Crosstab layouts
• Formatting Worksheets
• Using Graphs
• Using the Data Analysis tools
• Scheduling Workbooks
• Using the Scheduling Manager
• Using Discoverer Viewer

Suitable For

This course is intended for:

• Anyone who wishes to use Oracle Discoverer to analyse data.

Prerequisites

The delegate must posess an ability to use a Windows interface.

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

Outline Course Contents

What Is Oracle Discoverer

• Overview of Oracle Discoverer
• Discoverer Components
• Connecting to Discoverer
• Workbooks and Worksheets

Workbook Basics

• The Discoverer Workbook Window
• The Button Bars
• Displaying Data
• Selecting Worksheet Sections
• Viewing Pages

Workbook Formatting

• Re-ordering and Resizing Columns
• Formatting Headings and Data
• Worksheet Titles

Creating a Workbook

• Overview of Workbook Creation
• Adding a Table Layout Worksheet
• Adding a Crosstab Layout Worksheet
• Page-Detail Worksheets
• Duplicating Sheets
• Worksheet Management

Conditions

• Creating and Editing a Condition
• Creating and Using Parameters
• Advanced Conditions

Counts and Calculations

• Creating COUNTS on a worksheet
• Creating and Editing Calculations
• Introduction to Oracle functions

Graphing your Data

• Overview of Graphs in Discoverer Worksheets
• The Graph Tool Bar
• Creating a Graph
• Modifying a Graph
• Drilling in a Graph

Workbook Manipulation

• Pivoting Data
• Drilling into Data
• Sorting Data

Data Analysis Tools

• Overview of the Data Analysis Tools
• Creating and Editing a Total
• Creating and Editing a Percentage
• Conditional Formatting with Exceptions

Reports

• Printed Reports
• Scheduled Reports
• Using the Scheduling Manager

Advanced Features

• Discoverer Options

Analytic Functions

• Introduction - Analytic Functions and their Purpose
• Examples of Analytic Functions
• Creating Calculations using Analytic Functions

Discoverer Viewer

• Overview of Discoverer on the Web
• Creating Private Connections
• Using Discoverer Viewer