From Oracle Warehouse Builder to Oracle Data Integrator fast and safe. Massimo Sposaro marketing manager Alessandro Drago technical team leader Database & Technology
From "Oracle Data Integrator and Oracle Warehouse Builder Statement of Direction": OWB v.10.2 premier support ended in July 2010. OWB v.11.1 premier support ended in August 2012. OWB v.11.2 (available from September 2009) premier support will end in January 2015. No major enhancements are planned for OWB beyond the OWB 11.2 release. ODI is Oracle s strategic product for high performance flexible heterogeneous data integration. So if client has to migrate or he wants to migrate from OWB to ODI, a transfer of the OWB components to equivalent ODI components needs to be planned.
Product overview OWB2ODI Converter acquires OWB repository s metadata and it generates the corresponding ODI repository. Algorithms in OWB are transferred in ODI and OWB operators are transformed in corresponding ODI operators. Supplied service Conversion service of an Oracle Warehouse Builder project to a corresponding Oracle Data Integrator project. Supported product versions OWB v. 9.2 or higher ODI v. 10g or higher (v. 11.1.1.5 included).
Conversion process After initial assessment phase with the client, a specific Converter component extracts metadata from the OWB.mdl file. In their own laboratories, D&T uses the OWB2ODI Converter to automatically generate the corresponding ODI project from the original OWB one. The generated ODI project is sent to the client for the acceptance test. Additional services Performances tuning, ODI and DBA consulting, ODI and DBA education.
CIO s point of view OWB/ODI roadmap OWB s premier support end OWB linked to DB ODI is Oracle strategic product ODI s plus Open product Best productivity Lower TCO OWB2ODI Converter Both flows and mappings Fast, because automatic Safe, because automatic Repeatable, because automatic Strategical aspects Independence from hardware/software platform ELT subsystem s very high mobility Impact of a delayed decision More OWB development, more costs for future conversion Skills conversion Not critical Several training channels and tools available
OWB to ODI Conversion Manual process Automatic process (by Converter) Assessment Manual recognition Automatic Conversion Automatic Manual coding Test Manual verification Manual verification Debugging and iterative test Manual debugging and verification Full tested converter
Conversion standard timing Assessment.mdl file 5 days Assessment report Assessment meeting Conversion.mdl file DB s schema (no data) 10 / 20 days ODI Topology xml ODI Project xml
Conversion process.mdl file Assessment Assessment report.mdl file DB s schema (no data) Conversion Test ODI Topology xml ODI Project xml Parallel Production
Supplied services Conversion service Support on-site (optional) 1. OWB to ODI automatic 2. Formal test 3. Debugging 4. Exception handling 1. Assistance on-site 2. Acceptance test 3. Performance tuning 4. Deploy 5. Post roll-out assistance 1. OWB 2. ODI 3. DB 1. OWB 2. ODI 3. DB 4. Optimization 5. Maintenance Consulting (optional) Education (optional)
Architecture: typical scenarios (Pre-conversion) Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Enterprise job scheduler Oracle Workflow (for example) Workflow manager Oracle Warehouse Builder Project Oracle Warehouse Builder Project Application logic
Architecture: typical scenarios (Post-conversion) Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Enterprise job scheduler Oracle BPEL (for example) Workflow manager Oracle Data Integrator Project Oracle Data Integrator Project Application logic
Critical success factors Typical good practices for any IT project Project management Configuration management (versions, releases and so on) Effective relationship between Client and D&T Assessment meeting Communication protocol Expertise availability Product specialist (ODI, DB administrator) Project team (about application logic)
OWB to ODI Conversion project Scenario PEDW (Pirelli Enterprise DW) OWF (400 flows) OWB v. 10.2 (2.300 mappings) Oracle DB v. 10g ODI v. 11.1.1.6 Platforms (Oracle, Sql Server, SAP, sequential files, )
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