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Meta Integration® Model Bridge (MIMB)
"Metadata Integration" Solution

MIMB Bridge Documentation

MIMB Import Bridge from Oracle Warehouse Builder

Bridge Specifications

Vendor Oracle
Tool Name Oracle Warehouse Builder (OWB)
Tool Version 10g to 11g
Tool Web Site http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/warehouse/
Supported Methodology [Data Integration] Metadata Repository, ETL (Source and Target Data Stores, Transformations, Expression Conversion) via OMB API

Import tool: Oracle Oracle Warehouse Builder (OWB) 10g to 11g (http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/warehouse/)
Import interface: [Data Integration] Metadata Repository, ETL (Source and Target Data Stores, Transformations, Expression Conversion) via OMB API from Import bridge: 'OracleWarehouseBuilderOmb' 6.0.3 - Nov 12 2008 19:33:22

This bridge requires a working installation of Oracle Warehouse Builder in order to interface with its API. Please ensure that you are able to open OWB and view the metadata objects you are trying to import.

Bridge Parameters

Parameter Name Description Type Values Default Mandatory
Host Enter the host name or IP address where the Oracle Warehouse Builder repository server is running. STRING   localhost Yes
Port Enter the Oracle Warehouse Builder service port number. The defult value is 1521. NUMERIC   1521 Yes
Service Enter the Oracle Warehouse Builder service name. STRING   orcl Yes
Repository Enter the Oracle Warehouse Builder Repository name. If this value is omitted the default repository will be used. STRING      
Project Enter the Oracle Warehouse Builder Project name you wish to import. REPOSITORY_MODEL     Yes
User Enter the database user name on whose behalf the connection is being made. Please ensure that you are able to open OWB and view the metadata objects you are trying to import with this user name. STRING     Yes
Password Enter the password associated with the database user name on whose behalf the connection is being made. PASSWORD     Yes
OWB Home Path Enter the path to the Oracle Warehouse Builde home directory.
Attention !!!
The directories are different for OWB 10g and OWB 11g.
As usual it is:
For OWB 10g: C:\OraHome_1
For OWB 11g: C:\product\11.1.0\db_1
DIRECTORY     Yes
Reverse Engineer ROLAP Algorihm Select the algorithm to reverse engineer dimensional objects into relational objects. This algorithm is most useful when converting a BI/OLAP model to a destination tool that only supports relational metadata. In this case the business metadata from the BI/OLAP model will be applied to the relational objects.

This algorithm will reverse-engineer the following properties:
- the dimension name, description and role (fact or dimension) to the underlying table,
- the attribute or measure name, description and datatype to the underlying column,

These properties may be transfered if there is a direct match between the dimensional object to the relational object. If there is no direct match, this algorithm doesn't apply (if a measure maps to a set of columns with a complex expression for example).

- 'Disabled' - no reverse engineering
- 'Enabled (business names)' - reverse-engineer and migrate the dimension business names to the relational names
- 'Enabled (physical names)' - reverse-engineer and migrate the dimension physical names to the relational names
- 'Enabled (preserve names)' - reverse-engineer but the relational names are preserved.
ENUMERATED Disabled
Enabled (business names)
Enabled (physical names)
Enabled (preserve names)
Disabled  

 

Bridge Mapping

Meta Integration Repository (MIR)
Metamodel
(based on the OMG CWM standard)
"Oracle Warehouse Builder"
Metamodel
Mapping Comments
     
Association Foreign Key  
AssociationRole Foreign Key  
Multiplicity zero or one/ zero or more  
AssociationRoleNameMap Foreign Key, Primary Key  
Attribute Column  
Description Column.Description  
InitialValue Column.DefaultValue  
Name Column.Name  
Optional !Column.NotNull  
BaseType OracleType  
CandidateKey Primary Key, Index  
Name Name  
Class Table  
Description Table.Description  
Name Table.Name  
ClassifierMap Operator  
Description Operator.Description  
Name Operator.Name  
Cube Cube  
Description Cube.Description  
Name Cube.Name  
CubeDimensionAssociation Cube.Dimension  
DataAttribute Attribute  
Description Attribut.Description  
Name Attribute.Name  
DataSet Group  
Description Group.Description  
Name Group.Name  
DatabaseCatalog OWB Modules  
DatabaseSchema OWB Module  
DerivedType ColumnType  
Name DataType  
DesignPackage Module  
Description Module.Description  
Name Module.Name  
Dimension Dimension  
Description Dimension.Description  
Name Dimension.Name  
DimensionAttribute DimensionAttribute  
Description DimensionAttribute.Description  
Name DimensionAttribute.Name  
FeatureMap Line  
Name Group.Name+Attribute.Name  
Hierarchy DimensionHierarchy  
Description DimensionHierarchy.Description  
Name DimensionHierarchy.Name  
Index Index  
Generate Index.type  
Name Index.Name  
IndexMember Index.Column  
Name Index.Column.Name  
Level Level  
Description Level.Description  
Name Level.Name  
LevelAttribute Level Attribute Ref  
Description Level Attribute Ref.Description  
Name Level Attribute Ref.Name  
LevelKey Level Attribute Ref  
Measure CubeMeasure  
DefaultAggregation Agregation function  
Description CubeMeasure.Description  
Name CubeMeasure.Name  
Model Project  
Name Project.Name  
SQLViewAssociation View (selected Tables)  
Name Table.Name+View.Name  
SQLViewAttribute View.Column  
Description View.Column.Description  
Name View.Column.Name  
SQLViewEntity View  
Description View.Description  
Name View.Name  
WhereClause View. ViewQuery  
Transformation Mapping  
Description Mapping.Description  
Name Mapping.Name  
TransformationTask Operator  
Name Operator.Name  

Last updated on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:26:56