Typical Workflow for Administrators
If you’re setting up Oracle Analytics Cloud on Gen 2 for the first time, follow these tasks as a guide.
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Place an order for Oracle Analytics Cloud or sign up for a free Oracle Cloud promotion |
Sign up for a free credit promotion or subscribe to Oracle Analytics Cloud through Universal Credits. |
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Activate your Oracle Cloud account and sign in for the first time |
You receive a welcome email when your account is ready. To activate your account, you must sign in with the credentials provided in the email. As the Cloud Account Administrator, you can complete all the setup tasks for Oracle Analytics Cloud. |
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Determine your service requirements |
Plan your Oracle Analytics Cloud deployment. Think about what you need before you start. |
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(Optional) Enable other users to set up services |
If you don’t want to set up Oracle Analytics Cloud yourself, give other users permissions to create services. |
Give Another User Permission to Set Up Oracle Analytics Cloud |
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(Recommended) Create a compartment for your service |
Create a compartment for your Oracle Analytics Cloud deployment. |
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Create a service |
Deploy a new service with Oracle Analytics Cloud. |
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Verify your service |
When your service is ready, check that you can sign in and your service is up and running. |
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Set up users and groups |
Set up users and groups for Oracle Analytics Cloud and assign them to application roles. |
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Schedule regular backups of your data (snapshots) |
As part of your business continuity plan, take a snapshot before people start using the system and again at suitable intervals so you can restore the environment if something goes wrong. |
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Set service-level options |
Configure service-level options for everyone using your service. |
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Migrate content |
Leverage your existing content in Oracle Analytics Cloud. |
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| Administer services |
Monitor services and perform administrative tasks such as pause, resume, scale, delete, and so on. Delegate administrative responsibilities to others through security policies. |