Oracle 9i Discoverer Desktop For End Users

Course Description

Oracle Discoverer Desktop Edition is a Graphical User Interface utility that can be used to specify queries and access data in the database according to the specifications given. Discoverer Desktop Edition makes finding the data easier than it often is with other interfaces. The data set that you can find is restricted to the data that is known to exist in the database. Results are brought back quicker since the data is pre-configured to be used by Discoverer. The database engine will not have to search the entire database. The format of the resulting data set is familiar and easier to understand than the ourput of plain vanilla SQL statements. Analysis of data by using drilling up or down techniques is possible. Finding data that meets certain conditions is make easier. `What if` scenarios can be modeled easily. Data can be shared amond other users and applications. This course teaches how to write queries to access data in an Oracle 9i database.

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Prerequisites

Familiarity with Windows Applications.

Introduction to Workbooks

Benefits of Discoverer
Understanding Discoverer Components
Starting Discoverer Desktop
Opening a Workbook

Working with Workbooks

The Workbook Window
Selecting Sections in Worksheets
Formatting Worksheets

Creating Workbooks

Types of Worksheets
Creating Tabular Worksheets
Creating Crosstab Worksheets

Customising the Display

Customising Item Headings
Customising Data Displays
Customising Report Headings

Conditions and Parameters

Creating a Condition
Parameters in Conditions
Multiple Conditions

Group Sorts and Summaries

Creating Group Sorted Output
Including Totals and Subtotals

Calculated Items

Creating Calculated Items
Calculating Percentage of the Whole
Applying Functions
Conversion Functions
Date Functions
Numeric Functions
String Functions
Miscellaneous Functions

Managing Queries, Worksheets and Workbooks

Copy a Query Sheet as a Table
Copy a Worksheet as a Crosstab
Monitoring Query Execution

Conditions and Subqueries

Creating Subqueries in Conditions

Drills in Worksheets

Identifying Drill Types
Using the Find Facility as a Drill Feature

Analyze Data Graphically

Graphically Analyze Table Output

Scheduling and Managing Queries

Scheduling Periodical Queries

Advanced Options

Support for MS Excel and Other File Formats
Other Advanced Features
Discoverer