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EAL – Essbase Analytics Link for HFM Installation

EAL Installation

Oracle Essbase Analytics Link for Hyperion Financial Management provides a seamless integration between Hyperion Financial Management applications and Business Intelligence tools. Analytics Links enables the ability to effortlessly expose HFM from within an Essbase database and use the Essbase analytical features on top of live HFM data.

Important Note: Prior to installing this product, you must download and install Oracle Universal Installer. Please refer to the Oracle Essbase or Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, Fusion Edition links for downloading these products.

*Keep in mind that this installation cannot be rolled back.

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Why Are There So Few BI Experts?

It is important to understand the characteristics of a good BI Expert:

Good Listener
Opened to Criticism
Self Criticize
Able to Think Again and Again and Again and Again…until Perfect!
Logical
Passionate
Love numbers and graphs
Explorer – Explore & Accept New Ideas
Constantly wanting to help others with BI
All round business knowledge
Up to date IT knowledge & willing to keep learning (self-motivated)
Never comfortable at where you are (knowledge)
Good communication skills
Good at maths
Good at UX design
Good with colors
Always putting yourself in someone else’s shoes (both your colleagues and clients)
Don’t mind revision after revision and revision then revision again.