Welcome to the first post in the EPRCS blog series! Although Enterprise Performance Reporting Cloud (EPRCS) is not the new Cloud kid on the block, there still seems to be much confusion about what this product is and how it fits into the EPM/BI reporting spectrum. I thought I'd start this blog series by sharing … Continue reading EPRCS Series: Inaugural Post – Frequently Asked Questions
Tag: BI
OAC Series: Patching OAC
Last night we decided to patch our OAC instance to the awaited 106 release for Essbase Cloud. There were actually 2 patches made available, one for Essbase Cloud and one for BI Cloud. I installed them consecutively (although you can run all patches at once since they hit different VM's - we haven't tried this … Continue reading OAC Series: Patching OAC
OAC Series: Introduction to Access Rules
Access rules are a feature new to administrators in the world of PaaS. But what are they and why do you need to know about them? Are these new "rules files" for Essbase Cloud? (Nope.) Regardless of which area of OAC you're managing, you'll need to become familiar with access rules. If you are having … Continue reading OAC Series: Introduction to Access Rules
OAC Quick Tip: Manually Accessing Essbase Cloud Log Files
Please note that the following blog post contains temporary information. In patch 106 (released in mid-August 2017), Oracle added a feature to Essbase Cloud that allows customers to download their Essbase log files directly from the web interface. While troubleshooting the issue we hit last week (read the first part of that blog post here), … Continue reading OAC Quick Tip: Manually Accessing Essbase Cloud Log Files
OAC Quick Tip: Manually Restarting Essbase Cloud
Yesterday, our team encountered an unfortunate situation. Our OAC - Essbase Cloud environment started acting "funny." We were unable to create new applications nor start existing applications. Here is what some of those error messages looked like: This was the first time we've encountered this situation in our public GA environment, so a group of … Continue reading OAC Quick Tip: Manually Restarting Essbase Cloud
OOW16: Day 2 – The Education Continues
Yikes! It's starting to get really difficult to catch up on blog posts...I find myself blogging during sessions and hoping for the best! Swim in the Bay This morning I continued my social exercise activities with the #SQLDev community. As the last part of their "OOW Triathlon" we all went and swam in the ocean. … Continue reading OOW16: Day 2 – The Education Continues
Next Achievement Unlock: OOW16
Tomorrow, I begin my inaugural pilgrimage to the amazing event known as Oracle OpenWorld. It will be my first one (which I hope is the first of many) and I'll finally be able to witness this 60,000+ person event up close. I'm super stoked to see how an entire conference takes over the city of … Continue reading Next Achievement Unlock: OOW16
Kscope16: Awesomeness Redux
It's now the American Independence Day holiday, 4 days after the annual ODTUG conference known as Kscope. After a weekend of rest and relaxation, I am almost fully recovered. Almost. This year's Kscope did not disappoint. Knowledge sharing, networking, and fun - all of the elements of a great conference were present. I'm mighty proud … Continue reading Kscope16: Awesomeness Redux
ODTUG Member Series: A Man and his Hot Sauce
The “ODTUG Member Series” is a 1-year long installment of articles highlighting the non-technical obsessions of our wonderful ODTUG community members. Blog posts are published monthly and advertised on ODTUG’s News blog. Enjoy! (Wayne and his beautiful wife, Cynthia) Name: Wayne Van Sluys Age check box: 35-44 Current career age: ~15 years # of … Continue reading ODTUG Member Series: A Man and his Hot Sauce
KScope15: The Awesomeness that Was
As I sit on the plane returning from my favorite week of the year, I look over and notice that Chicago's Devon Avenue is featured in this month's American Way magazine. This article focuses on the culturally vast community located within the Chicago West Ridge neighborhood, its roots, and how its people were brought together … Continue reading KScope15: The Awesomeness that Was