The Financial Data Mart – Part 4

 In this short technical article, I will outline the data structures of the General Ledger module in Oracle eBusiness Suite that are relevant in building the Financial data mart. If you are currently engaged in building a data warehouse with Oracle eBusiness suite as the primary source of data, you may find this useful, particularly, if you are performing ETL tasks.

How to Rescue your Data Warehouse Initiative

Years back, in an Oracle user conference, I saw this very pithy slide:

 
Let’s admit it. Most of us who have been in this field for a while have had the sad experience of seeing the latter outcome some time during our careers. Failed projects are harsh realities that most organizations face. We, professionals, learn from these failed initiatives, and apply the knowledge to detect problems early and remedy them effectively.