Whether it’s an enterprise application, the automobile you drive, or your favorite tea kettle, seemingly everything in the world today produces data. This results in a need to transfer data to a place where people and technology can make sense of it. Typically, the faster data can be transferred and more data that can be […]
This post is part 2 of 4 about using the Baseline Validation Tool (BVT) with Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE). Post 1 with an intro to BVT, can be found here. Obtain the BVT tool Download the latest version of BVT from Oracle. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi/downloads/bi-bvt-download-3587672.html Unzip the download into a directory on your computer. To save yourself typing later on, […]
I have a report that works fine in OBIEE 11g but when upgraded to 12.2.1.2, it gives an error stating: [nQSError: 22025] Function TimestampAdd is called with an incompatible type. This report has a SQL Expression in a filter that states: TimestampAdd(SQL_TSI_HOUR, 4.5, CURRENT_DATE) The problem is that we are trying to add hours onto […]
This post is part 1 of 4 about using the Baseline Validation Tool (BVT) with Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE). Overview of BVT With the 12c release of OBIEE, Oracle released a new tool called the Baseline Validation Tool or BVT. This tool allows you to run specific tests against your OBIEE reports, dashboards, and BI Publisher […]
Snowflake Data Warehouse release 2.11 (September 7, 2017) included the addition of an OVERWRITE parameter for the INSERT command. INSERT OVERWRITE effectively consolidates two commands, TRUNCATE TABLE and INSERT, into one. INSERT OVERWRITE also deletes the file load history and retains access control privileges on the target table; both of which are not insignificant details. […]
Fall is here and we are gearing up to head to San Francisco for Oracle OpenWorld, October 1–5. However, this year Red Pill Analytics, an analytics consulting firm, will also be participating in JavaOne, October 1–5. So what is JavaOne and why are we there? Let’s start by pointing out that Stewart Bryson, one of […]
Some of the best presentations at Oracle Open World are on User Group Sunday, on Oct 1st. It can be challenging to pay attention in sessions though when your stomach is growling because there’s no conference meal that day. Regional User Groups have the solution! Join regional user groups at the Children’s Museum next to […]
Fall is here and that means a trip to San Francisco is on the calendar for Red Pill Analytics. Once again, we are thrilled to be joining an amazing group of presenters at Oracle’s largest conference of the year, Oracle OpenWorld/JavaOne. Red Pill Analytics has six sessions, three at Oracle OpenWorld and three at JavaOne. […]
When I start a new ETL project I often find it useful to have some idea how the source tables relate to each other. If I’m lucky there is documentation to guide me or even a diagram showing me how the tables link up (I do dream a lot). Of course, I could pull the […]
Last month a new R package was released called ODBC to improve the ability to connect to relational databases. By using these universal connection packages such as DBI and ODBC, you’ll be able to easily port your code to different databases. If you currently use RODBC to connect to Oracle, you’ll like ODBC more! ODBC […]