Oracle Utilities: Energy Information Platform Fundamentals

This Energy Information Platform (EIP) 1.6 course gives you a general overview of working with the Oracle Utilities Energy Information Platform, including exercises that span a variety of business applications. You'll learn how to navigate the web user interface and work with the EIP features and tools.

Learn To:

• View and edit interval data.
• Configure application and data security.
• Configure work queues.
• Navigate the EIP user interface.
• Configure interval data validations and aggregation and interval and scalar billing calculations.
• Create XML output using Oracle Utilities Rules Language.
• Configure import interfaces using the adapter.
• Reinforce standard coding and configuration practices within the Rules Language environment.

Work with Oracle Utilities Rules Language

Expert Oracle University instructors will also give you a general overview of working with Oracle Utilities Rules Language. You'll examine business requirements and translate them into business rules configured using Oracle Utilities Rules Language. This includes creating database records, using standard naming conventions and more.

Application of Topics

You'll also participate in hands-on exercises to solidify your learning. These exercises include: searching and viewing account-related data, searching database records, configuring and administrating application and data-level security, configuring import interfaces, exception handling, viewing and editing interval data and configuring and administrating reports.

Rules Language Exercises

Rules Language exercises include: validating and aggregating interval data, exception handling, billing calculations based on scalar and interval data, accessing historical data, working with XML and working with COM objects.

Live Virtual Class Format

A Live Virtual Class (LVC) is exclusively for registered students; unregistered individuals may not view an LVC at any time. Registered students must view the class from the country listed in the registration form. Unauthorized recording, copying, or transmission of LVC content may not be made.

Audience

• Application Developers
• Support Engineer
• Developer
• System Analysts
• End Users
• Security Administrators
• Functional Implementer
• Technical Consultant

Course Topics Energy Information Platform Basics

• Overview
• Basic Navigation
• User Dashboard
• Data Navigator

Security Configuration and Administration

• Security Concepts
• Function-Level Security
• Record-Level Security
• Database Auditing

Adapter

• Installing and Configuring the Adapter
• Adapter Components
• Adapter Business Rules
• Adapter Services
• Starting and Running the Adapter

Work Queues

• Life Cycle of a Work Queue Item
• Work Queues Configuration
• Work Queue Hints
• Work Queue Menu and User Interface
• Work Queue Reports

Interval Data Viewer and Interval Data Manager

• Searching and Viewing Interval Data
• Editing Interval Data

Reporting Framework

• Report Administration
• Running and Viewing Reports
• Crystal Reports
• Oracle Utilities Rules Language Reports
• Report Scheduler

Customizing the Energy Information Platform User Interface Oracle Utilities Rules Language: Working with Interval Data

• Interval Data Validation
• Interval Data Aggregation
• Interval Data Functions and Operations

Oracle Utilities Rules Language: Work Queues Configuration

• Defining a work queues configuration
• Configuring exception management business rules

Creating Oracle Utilities Rules Language Reports

• Creating report templates
• Running and Viewing Reports

Oracle Utilities Rules Language: Billing Rates and Tariffs

• Scalar (consumption) rates
• Interval Rates
• Using historical data in billing

Oracle Utilities Rules Language: Working with XML

• Reading from XML Files
• Creating XML Output

Oracle Utilities Rules Language: Creating CIS Output

• Billing Results and Output
• Interval Data Export

Oracle Utilities Rules Language: Working with COM Objects
Course Objectives

• Provide an overview of basic navigation tools used by Oracle Utilities Energy Information Platform applications
• Describe how to configure and adminster application and data-level security for Oracle Utilities Energy Information Platform applications
• Describe how to configure interfaces for import of data into Oracle Utilities Data Repository
• Provide an overview of Oracle Utilities Rules Language configuration
• Describe how to set up business rule processing to be invoked via the Energy Information Plaform web user interface
• Describe how to configure and work with Energy Information Platform work queues
• Provide an overview of function and features shared by Oracle Utilities Energy Information Platform applications
• Develop a working knowledge of Oracle Utilities Rules Language standard practices
• Describe a methodology for configuring business rules and billing tariffs in Oracle Utilities Rules Language
• Provide an overview of Oracle Utilities Rules Language XML and COM functionality