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| What versions of Oracle database can I use
with Warehouse Builder 10g? |
For the target database, users can use Oracle 8.1.7,
9.2 and 10g with Warehouse Builder 10g. As a source,
Warehouse Builder 10g supports:
- 7.3.4 or higher if your target is a 8.1.7 database
- 8.0 or higher if your target is a 9.2 database
- 8.1.7.4 or higher if your target is a 10g database
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| Can I use Warehouse Builder 9.2 with Oracle
10g database? |
| You can only use Oracle 10g database with Warehouse
Builder 9.2 to store the design or run-time repositories. Because OWB
9.2 does not have a 10g location, you can not use an Oracle
10g source or target. If you are sourcing from or targeting
Oracle 10g database you must use OWB 10g. |
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| What platforms will Warehouse Builder 10g
be available on? |
Warehouse Builder 10g will be available on all
platforms that Oracle Database 10g is available on, with the
the exceptions of HP OpenVMS and IBM zOS (OS/390). Specifically,
Warehouse Builder 10g will be available on the following platforms:
- Windows (32 bit and 64 bit)
- Sun Solaris (64 bit)
- Sun Solaris (x86)
- HP-UX
- HP-Tru64
- HP-UX (Itanium64)
- Linux (x86)
- Linux (Itanium64)
- AIX 5L
- z/Linux
Starting with Warehouse Builder 10g Release
1, Warehouse Builder will not be available on Sun Solaris (SPARC) 32-bit
operating system, and will only support a database running on the Sun
Solaris (SPARC) 32-bit operating system as a remote source. Customers
that wish to continue to use a database running on this operating system
in conjuction with any other Warehouse Builder functionality, must remain
on Warehouse Builder 9.2 (or earlier). |
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| Where can I download Warehouse Builder 10g? |
Warehouse Builder 10g is available for download
from Oracle Technology Network
http://otn.oracle.com/software/products/warehouse/index.html |
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| What new features are introduced in Warehouse
Builder 10g? |
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The primary function of Warehouse Builder 10g is to support
the Oracle Database 10g. Other changes in this
release are:
- Simplified installation - there are no longer Design-Time and Server-Side
installation options.
- Warehouse Builder now provides a script that configures
the Warehouse Builder Runtime Service for remote execution of Warehouse
Builder's mappings on Oracle Enterprise Manager nodes.
More details on these changes are in Release Notes http://otn.oracle.com/documentation/warehouse.html
Significant number of new features will be offered in the next
release of Warehouse Builder which is currently scheduled to be
available in November 2004.
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| Does Warehouse Builder 10g leverage
any new Oracle 10g database features? |
| While Warehouse Builder 10g supports Oracle Database
10g as a target database, it only implicitly leverages the
new database features. The next release of Warehouse Builder will explicitly
leverage many new Oracle Database 10g features. |
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| When is the next feature bearing version
of Warehouse Builder going to be released? |
| Warehouse Builder will offer significant number of new
features in the next release of Warehouse Builder which is currently
scheduled to be available in November 2004. |
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| How should I install Warehouse Builder 10g? |
| Warehouse Builder 10g should be installed in
its own Oracle home. For detailed installation instructions, please
see Warehouse Builder Install and Configuration Guide http://otn.oracle.com/documentation/warehouse.html.
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| What CD pack is Warehouse Builder 10g
located in? |
| Warehouse Builder 10g is a stand alone CD
in the Oracle Developer Suite 10g (9.0.4) CD pack. This
CD pack can be ordered through the OracleStore http://www.oracle.com/products/buy/ |
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| Why should I upgrade to Warehouse Builder
10g? |
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Warehouse Builder users will want to upgrade to Warehouse Builder
10g for the following reasons:
- To be able to use the Oracle 10g database as a source or
target
- Warehouse Builder 10g is available on more platforms than
any previous version. For details see this question
"What platforms will Warehouse Builder 10g be available on?"
- For a brand new install, it is easier to get the most stable environment
by installing Warehouse Builder 10g rather than installing
OWB 9.2.0.2.8 followed by 9.2.0.4.0 patchset
- Warehouse Builder patch 9.2.0.4 will be the last patch for Warehouse
Builder 9.2, so users are encouraged to migrate to Warehouse Builder
10g to receive the future product updates
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| I already have an existing data warehouse
built with Warehouse Builder. How do I migrate to Warehouse Builder 10g? |
| For Warehouse Builder 3i, 9.0.2 and 9.0.3 users, you will
need to upgrade your design and runtime environments. For Warehouse
Builder 9.0.4 and 9.2 users, you can perform an in-place migration using
a script to upgrade both your design time and runtime repositories. See
the Warehouse Builder Install and Configuration Guide http://otn.oracle.com/documentation/warehouse.html,
Chapter 3: "Upgrading to 10g Release 1 (10.1) and Migrating Data",
for details. Note that additional steps are required if you perform
a database upgrade as well as a Warehouse Builder upgrade. |
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| What does it cost to upgrade to Warehouse
Builder 10g? |
| Warehouse Builder users who have maintained their Oracle
Developer Suite software update license are eligible to upgrade to Warehouse
Builder 10g without any additional charges. Other users need
to purchase an Oracle Developer Suite license. For questions about licensing,
please contact your Account Manager. |
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| What license do I need to use Warehouse Builder
10g? |
| Users need an Oracle Developer Suite license and
an Oracle database Enterprise Edition license to run Warehouse Builder
10g. |
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