RPAS Technical Essentials: Fusion Client

Once an RPAS application is built and in production, its day-to-day functionality is maintained by the RPAS Administrator. This course is designed to provide a comprehensive look at the many tools and utilities used by the Administrator for installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting an RPAS application domain. Students will learn the Hardware and Software requirements and best practice suggestions when working with the RPAS Server, the RPAS Fusion Client, and the RPAS Configuration Tools.Also presented are the detailed procedures for creating and maintaining User Accounts, User Groups, and application security and access privileges, the building and patching of RPAS Domains, the RPAS Batch Process, and using the many RPAS administrative utilities. Some of the utilities are accessed thru the RPAS Fusion client, while many more are accessed from a command line.

Learn To:

• Identfy the key RPAS components on the supported OS platforms
• Create and modify RPAS User and Group Accounts
• Identify the supported server and client operating systems
• Administer the RPAS Batch Process
• Install and test ODBC Server/Client functionality
• Adminster RPAS functions using both Client-based and command line utilities

Audience

• Application Developers
• Business Analysts
• Functional Implementer
• Support Engineer
• System Analysts
• Technical Administrator
• Technical Consultant
• Database Administrators

Course Topics Application Overview

• Identify RPAS’s place in the Oracle Retail solution footprint
• Describe the high level functions of the RPAS application
• Explain at a high level the user interface and login procedures
• Describe the highlights of the navigational options

Physical Architecture

• List the minimum requirements for RPAS
• Describe typical database sizing issues
• Explain B-Tree Array Sizing

Application Architecture

• Identify RPAS software requirements
• Describe the RPAS directory structure
• Name the major RPAS components and their function
• Define the purpose of hierarchies, measures, and rules
• Distinguish the differences between relational and mulitidimensional databases
• Explain how RPAS is extended through the use of APIs

Installation

• Identify the major Unix components for RPAS
• Explain the installation verification for UNIX
• Identify the major Windows components for RPAS
• Perform the installation verification for Windows

Configuration

• Describe the purpose of the configuration tools
• Explain the configuration process
• Describe the purpose and function of the calculation engine after configuration

Domain Administration

• Explain the typical directory structure for Domains
• List the reasons for deciding on the use of Simple or Global Domains
• List the tasks in the Build Domain Process
• Explain the purpose of the Configuration Installer Tool
• Build a simple Domain
• Test a Domain
• Explain the purpose of patching domains

System Administration

• Describe the functional overview of security
• Explain user administration
• Demonstrate the security administration workbook

Batch Processes: Overview

• Describe best practice suggestions for batch scripts
• Explain usage of typical RPAS environment variables
• Describe the standard arguments used by the RPAS utilities
• Identify the major steps in a batch process
• Explain the purpose of centrally administrating batch processes

Batch Processes: Hierarchy Management

• List the major tasks in RPAS hierarchy management
• Explain the purpose of reshaping arrays
• Perform the loadHier utility
• Explain the purpose of the purgeAge utility
• Describe the filterHier utility and how it can improve performance
• Name the benefits of reconfiguring partitions
• Identify the major tasks when working with positions

Batch Processes: Data Management

• Identify the purpose of the loadmeasure utility
• Explain the use of the exportMeasure utility

Operational and Informational Utilities

• Perform tasks related to the use of operational and informational utilities
• Identify error handling messages

Integration

• Explain the basic principals of how RPAS solutions are integrated
• Describe the file types used to integrate solutions
• Identify the solutions that are integrated
• Explain a typical integrated solution layout

Reporting Tools

• Explain the purpose of ODBC
• Describe the use of the ODBC reporting tools
• Perform an installation of the ODBC Server
• Perform a basic ODBC Server configuration
• Perform an installation of the ODBC Client
• Perform a basic ODBC Client configuration
• Create a basic report script

Localization

• Explain internationalization functionality in this release
• Determine how to configure languages on a per-product basis
• Avoid common implementation pitfalls with respect to internationalization and localization
• Find additional release information and resources

Course Objectives

• Identify the Administrative tools available thru the RPAS Client
• Identify the Administrative tools available at the command line
• Start and Stop the DomainDaemon process
• Describe the RPAS Batch Process flow
• Differentiate an RPAS Simple Domain from an RPAS Global Domain
• Describe the basic architecture of RPAS
• Explain the Date Interface design process
• Administer the RPAS Alert Manager
• Differentiate between Building and Patching RPAS Domains
• Explain issues related to RPAS database sizing
• Install and use the ODBC Server
• Install and use the ODBC Client
• List the Hardware and Software Requirements for RPAS components
• Explain the procedure for installing RPAS Server, RPAS Client, and the RPAS Configuration Tools