Tag Archives: Oracle

CIOs, CFOs, and CEOs and Data Cleansing

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

This is my last full day in Las Vegas for Collaborate 12 I certainly didn’t win at the tables but I did win at the Collaborate 12 conference. Old friends, new friends, new contacts, hopefully future customers. MDM is on the … Continue reading →

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Why Phase One in “16 weeks” minimum?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Feel for my clients because they know very well the term 16 weeks. This is usually the minimal time for my firm to lead the internal resources into a great implementation design.  I suddenly come into a client site making … Continue reading →

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Importing Metadata into PIM Data Hub 12.1.3

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

According to Oracle Support metalink note 1113543.1: In previous versions: “Oracle Product Hub allows you to create Item Catalog Category (ICC), Attribute Groups and its corresponding attributes, Value Sets and the corresponding values through User Interfaces. “ But in the … Continue reading →

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Shared vs Full HR Install in the PIM Data Hub instance

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

If you don’t need it, don’t use it! It is common for this question to not get asked by the apps dba when starting to create the installation configuration. If you not implementing Oracle HR in the same instance as … Continue reading →

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2012 Fired up and ready to go

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

Happy New Year!! Happy 2012! This is the biggest year for Oracle PIM Data Hub. This is the biggest year for McKinley-Alexandra LLC. There is so much benefit, growth, and opportunity in PIM Data Hub that this year will be … Continue reading →

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Oracle PIM Data Hub Knowledge Transfer (who’s appropriate?)

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

Who on the project implementation should learn how to configure and use Oracle Data Hub (PIMDH) functionality?  Same discussion every time I come on to a project.  It is very confusing to organizations starting an Oracle PIMDH project what the difference … Continue reading →

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Implementation Strategy Comparison between Siebel and PIM Data Hub

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

Project “Proof Of Concepts” activities are to prove (proof) something is functionally or technically possible in the software. Knowledge transfer is to ensure that project members are able to “come up to speed” on the “off the shelf” software functionality. There is … Continue reading →

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PIM is in EBS

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

PIM data hub application is also installed when you install EBS. You have to license the Oracle PIM data hub module in the application manager but it already is installed. Related articles Oracle MDM PIM DH Implementation Styles (mckinleyalexandra.wordpress.com) Bob’s … Continue reading →

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Using Text in PIM Data Hub

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

A well respected PIM expert provided a real helpful guideline on limitations of using text fields and descriptions in PIM data hub. I hope this helps you with your design plans. See below. Bob User Defined Attribute Text fields for … Continue reading →

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Oracle PDH (PIM Data Hub) WebADI Choices COTS in 12.1.3

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

I had a good question asked in the Oracle PIM LinkedIn group. Could someone tell me if it is possible to assign a list of items to one or more organizations? There and other things are possible when mass updating the … Continue reading →

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