Demantra

Software Components

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Objectives
After completing this module, you should be able
to do the following:

• Describe overall Demantra product architecture

• Describe different product components that make up
Demantra
• Understand the work done by each component
• Basic operations within each product component

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Agenda

• General Demantra product architecture

• Demantra product components
• Work done by each component

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Demantra product architecture
Browser client Application server

Web server

J2EE application server

Demantra
Analytical
Administrative
Oracle Demantra engine
Utilities
Web Platform

Database server

Demantra database
Demantra database
services

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Demantra product architecture
Client(s)
– One or more client machines each running a browser to
access Demantra
Application server
– Includes webserver and J2EE application server
– Within J2EE server Demantra runs Oracle Demantra Web
platform server that includes
• Workflow services
• DOL services
• Collaboration services
• GUI services
• A layer to communicate with database called APS
Database
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Product components
• All the capabilities in Demantra can be
accessed using the following product
components
• Administrative utilities
– Business modeler
– Member management, Chaining
• Collaborator workbench and administrator
• Analytical engine
• Workflow manager

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Admin utilities - business modeler

• Define all
elements used in
worksheets:
levels, series,
units of measure,
indexes and
exchange rates
• Defining level
methods
• Defining
integration
• Defining
components and
users
• Set parameters
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Admin utilities- Member/Chaining
• Manage
members
• Create new
combinations
• Define
chaining to
support NPI
• Perform
chaining

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Collaborator workbench

• Main UI
component
where user
interacts with
Demantra
• Used for data
review and
analysis
• Review and
resolve
exceptions
• Users can
collaborate with
other users and
trading partners

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Collaborative workbench admin
• Specify the items on
the Planning
Applications and
Tools menus
• Specify which of
those menu items
are available to
each user.
• Specify the default
layout of the core
content panes
• Specify which core
modules are
available to each
user.

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Analytical engine
• Use business
modeler to
configure causal
factors, forecast
tree and
parameters that
controls the
engine

• Use engine
administrator to
specify additional
engine settings .
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Workflow manager

• Use
seeded
processes
for general
tasks

• Design
your own
automated
processes

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Workflow manager

• Manage
automated
processes

• Monitor status

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Summary

• In this module, you should have learned

– Demantra product architecture
– Various product components within
Demantra
– Intended use of each product component

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