Contents

List of Examples

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

Audience

Documentation Accessibility

Related Documentation

Where to Find Database Tuning Documentation

Conventions

What's New in Oracle Data Mining Administration?

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.3) Oracle Data Mining

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.2) New Features in Oracle Data Mining

Oracle Database 11g Release 1 New Features in Oracle Data Mining

1 Getting Started with Oracle Data Mining

Step One: Install the Database

Step Two: Verify the Data Mining Installation

Step Three: Create a Data Mining User

Step Four: If You Want to Use Oracle Data Miner

Step Five: If You Want to Use the Spreadsheet Add-In

Step Six: If You Want to Use the Sample Programs

2 Installing Oracle Data Mining

Install Oracle Database

Verify the Data Mining Installation

Enable or Disable the Data Mining Option

Optionally Install Oracle Database Examples

Optionally Install Oracle Data Miner

Optionally Install the Spreadsheet Add–In

Spreadsheet Add–In: Requirements

Spreadsheet Add–In: Install Steps

Start Data Mining in Excel

3 Connecting to an Oracle Database

Connect Application Development Tools

Connect SQL*Plus

Connect SQL Developer

Connect Oracle Data Miner

Oracle Client and Oracle Net

Install Oracle Client

Create a Net Service Name

Connect the Spreadsheet Add–In

4 Users and Privileges for Data Mining

Create a Database User

Example: Create a Database User in SQL*Plus

Grant Data Mining Privileges

System Privileges for Data Mining

Example: Grant System Privileges for Data Mining

Object Privileges for Mining Models

Example: Grant Object Privileges on Mining Models

5 Working With Mining Model Schema Objects

Obtaining Information from the Data Dictionary

Obtaining Information about Mining Models

Obtaining Information about Mining Model Attributes

Obtaining Information about Mining Model Settings

Data Definition Language for Mining Models

Adding a Comment to a Mining Model

Auditing Mining Models

Enabling Auditing in the Database

Opening an Audit Trail on Mining Models

Closing the Audit Trail

Viewing the Audit Trail

Exporting and Importing Mining Models

Using Oracle Data Pump

Using EXPORT_MODEL and IMPORT_MODEL

Database Privileges for Export/Import

Directory Object for EXPORT_MODEL and IMPORT_MODEL

Tablespace for IMPORT_MODEL

Tables Created By EXPORT_MODEL and IMPORT_MODEL

Examples: Exporting and Importing Mining Models

Exporting Models from the DMUSER Schema

Importing Models Into the Same Schema

Importing Models Into a Different Schema

Exporting and Importing Specific Models

Importing From PMML

6 Upgrading Oracle Data Mining

Data Mining Upgrade Overview

Data Mining Model Upgrade

Upgrading from 10g

Upgrading from 11.1

Upgrade Using Database Upgrade Assistant

Upgrade Using Export/Import

Export/Import Release 11.1 Data Mining Models

Export/Import Release 10g Data Mining Models

Post Upgrade Steps

Downgrade Data Mining

7 The Data Mining Sample Programs

Installation and Setup

Install the Sample Programs

Run the Configuration Scripts

Locate the Sample Programs

Run the Sample Programs

Run the PL/SQL Sample Programs

Prepare to Run the Java Programs

Run the Java Programs

List the Sample Models

The PL/SQL Programs

PL/SQL Programs: Algorithms

PL/SQL Programs: Mining Functions

PL/SQL Text Mining Programs

The Java Programs

Java Programs: Algorithms

Java Programs: Mining Functions

Java Text Mining Programs

The Sample Data

Customer Data for Data Mining

Market Basket Data for Association Rules

Customer Data for Text Mining

A Verifying Your Data Mining Installation

Connect to the Database

Create a Script or Execute the Commands Individually

Command Output

Index

List of Examples

4-1 Privileges Required for Data Mining

7-1 Sample Data Mining Models

A-1 Commands To Verify Data Mining Installation

List of Figures

7-1 The Data Mining Sample PL/SQL Programs

7-2 The Data Mining Sample Java Programs

List of Tables

4-1 System Privileges for Data Mining

4-2 Object Privileges for Mining Models

5-1 Mining Model Data Dictionary Views

5-2 DDL for Mining Models

7-1 Algorithms in PL/SQL Sample Programs

7-2 Mining Functions of PL/SQL Sample Programs

7-3 Algorithms in Java Sample Programs

7-4 Mining Functions of the Java Sample Programs

7-5 Views Used by the Data Mining Sample Programs

7-6 Tables Used by the Text Mining Sample Programs

Oracle® Data Mining

Administrator's Guide

11g Release 2 (11.2)

E16807-07

July 2011

Oracle Data Mining Administrator's Guide, 11g Release 2 (11.2)

E16807-07

Copyright © 1996, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Primary Author:  Kathy L. Taylor

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Preface

This manual explains how to install Oracle Data Mining and prepare the database for data mining activities.

The preface contains these topics:

Audience

Documentation Accessibility

Related Documentation

Where to Find Database Tuning Documentation

Conventions

Audience

This guide is intended primarily for users who want to install, configure, and use Oracle Data Mining on Microsoft Windows for data mining exercises and demonstrations.

Note for DBAs:

DBAs managing production databases that support Oracle Data Mining should follow standard administrative practices as described in the Oracle Database Administrator's Guide.

Building data mining models and batch scoring of mining models tend to put a DSS-like workload on the system, and single-row scoring tends to put an OLTP-like workload on the system.

Documentation Accessibility

For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=docacc.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Related Documentation

The documentation set for Oracle Data Mining is part of the Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2) Online Documentation Library. The Oracle Data Mining documentation set consists of the following documents:

Oracle Data Mining Concepts

Oracle Data Mining Application Developer's Guide

Oracle Data Mining Java API Reference (javadoc)

For detailed information about the Oracle Data Mining PL/SQL interface, see Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference .

For detailed information about the SQL data mining functions, see Oracle Database SQL Language Reference.

For an introduction to Oracle application development, see Oracle Database 2 Day Developer's Guide.

Where to Find Database Tuning Documentation

The Oracle Data Mining documentation set does not address the topic of database tuning for data mining. The Oracle Database Performance Tuning Guide is the best source of information for tuning Oracle Database (including when the goal is to invoke mining build/score operations).

The memory tuning parameters PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET and SGA_TARGET can easily have the most impact on data mining. The correct setting of PGA is very important for model building routines, as well as complex queries and batch scoring. From a Data Mining perspective, the SGA is generally less of a concern, except that real-time scoring is enabled by having the model loaded into the shared cursor in the SGA, so this still should be sized accordingly.

See Also:

Oracle Database Performance Tuning Guide for getting started

Oracle Database Performance Tuning Guide for more detail on memory configuration

In addition, if parallel execution is desired, then there are INIT.ORA parameters that control this functionality.

See Also:

Chapter "Using Parallel Execution" in Oracle Database VLDB and Partitioning Guide for information about parallel execution tuning

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:

Convention | Meaning
boldface | Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated with an action, or terms defined in text or the glossary.
italic | Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis, or placeholder variables for which you supply particular values.
monospace | Monospace type indicates commands within a paragraph, URLs, code in examples, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter.
ORACLE_HOME | ORACLE_HOME represents the directory in which Oracle Universal Installer installs an Oracle product. ORACLE_HOME contains subdirectories for Oracle software executables and network files.

What's New in Oracle Data Mining Administration?

This section summarizes the new features in Oracle Data Mining.It contains the following topics:

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.3) Oracle Data Mining

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.2) New Features in Oracle Data Mining

Oracle Database 11g Release 1 New Features in Oracle Data Mining

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.3) Oracle Data Mining

The Oracle Data Mining Java API is deprecated in this release.

Note:

Oracle recommends that you not use deprecated features in new applications. Support for deprecated features is for backward compatibility only

Oracle Data Mining supports a new release of Oracle Data Miner. The earlier release, Oracle Data Miner Classic, is still available for download on OTN, but it is no longer under active development.

To download Oracle Data Miner 11g Release 2, go to:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/options/odm/dataminerworkflow-168677.html

To download Oracle Data Miner Classic, go to:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/options/odm/downloads/odminer-097463.html

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.2) New Features in Oracle Data Mining

In Oracle Data Mining 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.2), you can import externally-created data mining models when they are presented as valid PMML documents. The model must be of type RegressionModel, either linear regression or binary logistic regression.

PMML is an XML-based standard for representing data mining models.

The IMPORT_MODEL procedure in the DBMS_DATA_MINING package is overloaded with new syntax to support PMML import. When invoked with this syntax, the IMPORT_MODEL procedure will accept a PMML document and translate the information into an Oracle Data Mining model. This includes creating and populating model tables as well as SYS model metadata.

External models imported in this way will be automatically enabled for Exadata scoring offload.

See Also:

Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference for information about DBMS_DATA_MINING.IMPORT_MODEL

Oracle Data Mining Concepts for information about scoring in Oracle Exadata

Oracle Database 11g Release 1 New Features in Oracle Data Mining

The following features were introduced in Oracle Data Mining 11g Release 1 (11.1):

No DMSYS Schema

New Database Privilege Required for Creating Models

Enhanced Security

Mining Models in the Oracle Data Dictionary

Features Not Available in Oracle Data Mining 11g Release 1

Features Deprecated in Oracle Data Mining 11g Release 1

No DMSYS Schema

Oracle Data Mining 11g is more tightly integrated with Oracle Database than it was in previous releases. Data Mining metadata and PL/SQL packages have been migrated from DMSYS to SYS. The DMSYS schema does not exist in Oracle Database 11g fresh installations.

New Database Privilege Required for Creating Models

In addition to the privileges needed for data mining in previous releases, the CREATE MINING MODEL privilege is required for creating models. This privilege should be added to any accounts being upgraded to 11g.

Additional system and object privileges are available for controlling mining activities in 11g.

See Also:

Chapter 4, "Users and Privileges for Data Mining"

Enhanced Security

Security features of Oracle Data Mining are significantly enhanced in 11g. Improved security for data mining has several aspects:

Previously, Oracle Data Mining used DMSYS as its own repository schema. This necessitated the granting of advanced database privileges to DMSYS, a non-system account. In 11g, the Oracle Data Mining metadata repository is in SYS, where it is accessible only to the system DBA.

The SQL auditing system can be used to track operations on mining model objects.

New system and object privileges for mining model objects are introduced in 11g.

See Also:

"Auditing Mining Models"

Chapter 4, "Users and Privileges for Data Mining"

Mining Models in the Oracle Data Dictionary

New catalog views for Data Mining are introduced in Oracle Database 11g:

ALL/DBA/USER_MINING_MODELS provides information about mining models.

ALL/DBA/USER_MINING_MODEL_ATTRIBUTES provides information about data columns used to build a mining model.

ALL/DBA/USER_MINING_MODEL_SETTINGS provides information about configuration settings for mining models.

The ALL/DBA/USER_OBJECTS catalog view now identifies mining models.

See Also:

"Obtaining Information from the Data Dictionary" in Chapter 5

Features Not Available in Oracle Data Mining 11g Release 1

The following features are not supported in Oracle Data Mining 11g:

DMSYS schema.

Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) is no longer required for adding Oracle Data Mining metadata to a database. Oracle Data Mining is part of Oracle Database metadata in Oracle 11g.

Oracle Data Mining Scoring Engine, a separately-installable database option in Oracle 10g, is not available in Oracle 11g. All functionality of the Data Mining Scoring Engine option is offered in the Data Mining option.

Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST).

Features Deprecated in Oracle Data Mining 11g Release 1

The following features are deprecated in Oracle Data Mining 11g:

Adaptive Bayes Network classification algorithm

DM_USER_MODELS view is replaced by data dictionary views

Several PL/SQL procedures have been deprecated.

GET_DEFAULT_SETTINGS

Replaced with data dictionary views: USER/ALL/DBA_MINING_MODEL_SETTINGS

GET_MODEL_SETTINGS

Replaced with data dictionary views: USER/ALL/DBA_MINING_MODEL_SETTINGS

GET_MODEL_SIGNATURE

Replaced with data dictionary views: USER/ALL/DBA_MINING_MODEL_ATTRIBUTES

Note:

Oracle recommends that you do not use deprecated features in new applications. Support for deprecated features is for backward compatibility only.

See Also:

Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference

1 Getting Started with Oracle Data Mining

The steps described in this chapter explain how to install Oracle Data Mining locally on your Windows PC or laptop and start up the client interfaces: Oracle Data Miner and Oracle Spreadsheet Add-In for Predictive Analytics.

This chapter provides summary information. Details are provided in subsequent chapters of this manual.

Note:

The minimum requirements for a working installation of Oracle Data Mining are:

An installation of Oracle Database Enterprise Edition

A database user ID that has data mining privileges (see Chapter 4)

Step One: Install the Database

Step Two: Verify the Data Mining Installation

Step Three: Create a Data Mining User

Step Four: If You Want to Use Oracle Data Miner

Step Five: If You Want to Use the Spreadsheet Add-In

Step Six: If You Want to Use the Sample Programs

Step One: Install the Database

Perform a basic installation of Oracle Database Enterprise Edition and create a starter database.

In Windows Control Panel, Administrative Tools, choose Services. Stop any Oracle services that may be running on your computer.

From the Oracle Database installation directory, run SETUP.EXE to start Oracle Universal Installer. Follow the instructions as specified on the initial pages, then:

On the Select Installation Options page, choose Create and Configure a Database.

On the System Class page, choose Desktop Class.

On the Typical Install Configuration page, specify the installation directories, the database name, and the database system passwords.

The Installer performs prerequisite checks, displays summary information about the installation, and copies the Oracle executables and the starter database files to your computer.

The Installer configures Oracle Net to enable client connections.

The Installer starts Oracle Database Configuration Assistant to create the starter database.

Database Configuration Assistant displays summary information about the starter database. If you wish to use Oracle sample data or the Data Mining sample programs, unlock the SH account.

Exit the Installer. The starter database is now running, and Oracle Net is ready to accept client connections.

If necessary, restart the Oracle services that you stopped in step 1.

See:

"Install Oracle Database" for more detailed instructions

Step Two: Verify the Data Mining Installation

Once you have installed Oracle Database and created a starter database, you may wish to verify that Oracle Data Mining is functioning properly before proceeding further.

In Appendix A, you will find a series of SQL and PL/SQL commands that perform basic data mining operations. You can type these commands into SQL*Plus or SQL Developer to make sure that the database is enabled for data mining.

See:

Appendix A, "Verifying Your Data Mining Installation"

Step Three: Create a Data Mining User

Create a database user with data mining privileges.

Log in to SQL*Plus or SQL Developer as the system user.

Execute the following CREATE USER statement. Specify a user name for dmuser and password for dmpassword.

CREATE USER dmuser IDENTIFIED BY dmpassword
       DEFAULT TABLESPACE users
       TEMPORARY TABLESPACE temp
       QUOTA UNLIMITED ON users;
Commit;

Execute these statements to grant data mining privileges to the user.

GRANT CREATE JOB TO dmuser;
GRANT CREATE MINING MODEL TO dmuser;       -- required for creating models
GRANT CREATE PROCEDURE TO dmuser;
GRANT CREATE SEQUENCE TO dmuser;
GRANT CREATE SESSION TO dmuser;
GRANT CREATE SYNONYM TO dmuser;
GRANT CREATE TABLE TO dmuser;
GRANT CREATE TYPE TO dmuser;
GRANT CREATE VIEW TO dmuser;
GRANT EXECUTE ON ctxsys.ctx_ddl TO dmuser;  -- required for text mining

GRANT SELECT ON data TO dmuser;             -- required for mining data that is
                                               not in your schema

If the user will need to import or export data mining models, grant this additional privilege.

GRANT CREATE ANY DIRECTORY TO dmuser;

For import/export operations, the user must create a directory object. The user may also require additional privileges. See "Exporting and Importing Mining Models" for details.

See:

Chapter 4, "Users and Privileges for Data Mining" for more detailed instructions

Step Four: If You Want to Use Oracle Data Miner

Oracle Data Miner, an extension to Oracle SQL Developer 3.0, is a graphical user interface to Oracle Data Mining. Oracle Data Miner uses a workflow paradigm to perform data mining tasks.

You can use Oracle Data Miner to explore data, build and evaluate multiple mining models, and apply the models to new data. By building workflows, you can capture and document the methodology you use to perform a range of mining tasks. You can save and share workflows.

To install and launch Oracle Data Miner: 

Go to the following page on the Oracle Technology Network:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/options/odm/dataminerworkflow-168677.html

Follow the installation instructions provided on the page. The basic steps can be summarized as:

Install Oracle Database (also described in Step One: Install the Database earlier in this chapter).

Install Oracle SQL Developer 3.0, which includes Oracle Data Miner 11gR2.

Install the Oracle Data Miner repository.

For further instructions, use the Online Help provided by SQL Developer.

For additional assistance, use the Oracle By Example tutorials. Links to the tutorials are available with the installation instructions at the URL provided in Step 1.

Note:

Oracle Data Miner Classic, the previous release of Oracle Data Mining, is still available for download on the Oracle Technology Network.

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/options/odm/downloads/index.html

Oracle Data Miner Classic is no longer under active development.

Step Five: If You Want to Use the Spreadsheet Add-In

The Oracle Spreadsheet Add-In for Predictive Analytics lets you perform certain limited data mining operations in an Excel spreadsheet.

To install and launch the Spreadsheet Add-In: 

Install Oracle Client and create a Net Service Name as described in "Oracle Client and Oracle Net".

Download the Spreadsheet Add-In from the Oracle Technology Network.

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/options/odm/odm-pred-analytics-addin-092973.html

Open the zip file and extract the contents to the Microsoft Office Library, typically:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Library

Open Excel and click Tools > Add–Ins. Select Oracle Predictive Analytics from the Add–Ins dialog box. The OraclePA menu is added to the Excel toolbar.

From the Add-In menu in Excel, choose Connect.

In the Connect (Oracle Database) dialog:

Select the Net Service Name that you created.

Provide the user name and password of the data mining user.

Click Connect to launch the Spreadsheet Add-In.

See:

"Optionally Install the Spreadsheet Add–In" for more detailed instructions

Step Six: If You Want to Use the Sample Programs

Follow these steps to install and configure the sample Data Mining programs:

Install Oracle Database Examples as described in "Optionally Install Oracle Database Examples".

The sample programs are copied to the RDBMS\demo subdirectory of the Oracle home directory. You can find the PL/SQL programs by searching for dm*.sql.

Start SQL*Plus and connect to the database as the system user. Run the dmshgrants script. Specify the full path to the Oracle home directory and the name of the data mining user.

@ ORACLE_HOME\RDBMS\demo\dmshgrants dmuser

Connect to the database as the Data Mining user. Run the dmsh script.

CONNECT dmuser
@ ORACLE_HOME\RDBMS\demo\dmsh
COMMIT;

Once you have completed steps 1 through 4, you can run the PL/SQL programs.

See:

Chapter 7, "The Data Mining Sample Programs" for more detailed instructions

2 Installing Oracle Data Mining

This chapter is intended for anyone who wishes to install Oracle Data Mining and its client interfaces on a personal computer or laptop running Microsoft Windows.

Note:

For production installations of Oracle Database with Oracle Data Mining, refer to the installation instructions for your platform.

See the "Installing and Upgrading" page of the Oracle Database Online Documentation Library:

http://www.oracle.com/pls/db112/homepage

This chapter contains the following sections:

Install Oracle Database

Verify the Data Mining Installation

Enable or Disable the Data Mining Option

Optionally Install Oracle Database Examples

Optionally Install Oracle Data Miner

Optionally Install the Spreadsheet Add–In

Install Oracle Database

Oracle Data Mining is an option to Oracle Database Enterprise Edition. To perform data mining activities, you must be able to log on to an Oracle database, and your user ID must have the database privileges described in Chapter 4.

The instructions in this section explain how to perform a basic installation of Oracle Database Enterprise Edition on Microsoft Windows. Instructions for creating a starter database are included.

Important:

These instructions are not intended as a replacement for Oracle Database installation documentation. If you have questions, if you encounter problems during the installation, or if you already have Oracle components installed on your PC, refer to:

Oracle Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows

For a high level introduction to Oracle Database installation and configuration, see:

Oracle Database 2 Day DBA Online Help

Additional documentation is available on the "Installing and Upgrading" page of the Oracle Database 11g Online Documentation Library:

http://www.oracle.com/pls/db112/homepage

Before you begin the installation, ensure that your computer meets the system requirements described in Oracle Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows.

Note:

If your computer uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), you may need to install a loopback adapter to assign a local IP address to your computer.

See Oracle Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows for instructions.

Log on to your computer as a member of the Administrator's group. If you are unsure if your user ID is in the Administrator's group, check User Accounts in Windows Control Panel.

Stop any Oracle services that may be running on your computer.

In Windows Control Panel, choose Administrative Tools, then Services. Find the service names that start with "Oracle". Choose Stop for each one.

Note:

To stop an Oracle database, first stop the database service (OracleServiceservice_name), then stop the database listener (OracleOraDb11g_homeTNSListener).

To start the installation, run SETUP.EXE from the Database installation directory.

Oracle Universal Installer opens and displays the Configure Security Options page. Type your My Oracle Support email address. Click Next.

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In the Download Software Updates box, type your My Oracle Support credentials if you want to automatically download software updates. Click Next.

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On the Select Installation Option page, choose Create and configure a database.

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Note:

If you choose Install database software only instead of Create and configure a database, you may choose which database options you want to include in the installation. If you do not choose the Data Mining option during installation, you can enable it later. See "Enable or Disable the Data Mining Option" for instructions.

On the System Class page, choose Desktop Class then Next.

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On the Typical Install Configuration page, specify the following information about the installation:

Oracle Base — Specify a base directory for Oracle products on this computer. If this directory does not exist, the Installer will create it.

Oracle base is the root of the Oracle directory tree. It may contain multiple Oracle home directories. By convention, Oracle base is referred to as ORACLE_BASE.

Software Location — The Installer provides a Software Location under ORACLE_BASE. This will be the home directory for this installation of Oracle Database. If this directory does not exist, the Installer will create it. If the directory does exist, make sure that it is empty.

Database File Location — The Installer provides a Database File Location under ORACLE_BASE. This directory will hold the data files for the starter database. If this directory does not exist, the Installer will create it. If the directory does exist, make sure that it is empty.

Database Edition — Choose Enterprise Edition.

Global Database Name — Specify a unique name for the starter database.

The Global Database name is the fully–qualified name of the database: for example, dbname.us.oracle.com. Specify a unique name for dbname that is not more than eight characters.

Administrative Password — Specify a password for the database system accounts SYS and SYSTEM. The password should have at least eight characters and include both alphabetic and numeric characters.

You will have the opportunity to change the passwords at a later time.

Confirm Password — Re–enter the administrative password.

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Note:

To obtain information about any of the items on this page, drag the cursor from right to left over the item. A tooltip that describes the item will appear.

After you have provided the information, click Next.

The Installer analyzes your computer to determine if you have the resources needed for the installation. If the prerequisite checks are successful, click Next. If not, click Fix and Check Again.

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On the Summary page, click Install.

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The Install Product page displays the progress of the installation.

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Once the software has been copied to your computer, the Database Configuration Assistant creates and starts the starter database.

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The Database Configuration Assistant displays summary information about the starter database.

At the bottom of the page is a note about passwords for the starter database. Choose Password Management if you wish to reset the administrative passwords or unlock any other accounts that are available in the database. By default the SYS and SYSTEM accounts are unlocked.

Note:

If you wish to use Oracle sample data or the Oracle Data Mining sample programs, unlock the SH account.

See Chapter 7 for information about the sample programs.

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Click OK to return to the Database Configuration Assistant page. Click OK to return to Oracle Universal Installer.

On the Finish page, click Close.

Now the database is running and ready to accept connections.

If you stopped any Oracle services before running Oracle Universal Installer, you can restart them at this time.

In Windows Control Panel, choose Administrative Tools, then Services. Find the service names that start with "Oracle". Choose Start for each one.

Note:

To restart an Oracle database, first restart the listener (OracleOraDb11g_homeTNSListener), then restart the database service (OracleServiceservice_name).

Verify the Data Mining Installation

If you wish to verify that Oracle Data Mining is present and functioning properly in the database, you can execute a few simple commands at the SQL command line. A set of commands is provided for this purpose in Appendix A.

You can perform this verification without installing or downloading any additional software.

See:

Appendix A, "Verifying Your Data Mining Installation"

Enable or Disable the Data Mining Option

The Data Mining option is enabled by default during installation of Oracle Database. However, you can choose to disable Data Mining and other database options when you install the database software. (See step 6 of Install Oracle Database.)

If you wish to enable or disable a database option for an Oracle home, you can use the command-line utility chopt.

chopt [ enable | disable ] db_option_name

Set db_option_name. to dm for the Data Mining option.

To enable the Data Mining option: 

Shut down the database.

srvctl stop database -d db_name

Stop the database service, OracleServiceSID, using the Services program in Control Panel.

Execute these commands.

cd ORACLE_HOME/bin
chopt enable dm

Start the database service, Oracle ServiceSID, using the Services program in Control Panel.

Start up the database.

srvctl start database -d db_name

To disable the Data Mining option: 

Shut down the database.

srvctl stop database -d db_name

Stop the database service, OracleServiceSID, using the Services program in Control Panel.

Execute these commands.

cd ORACLE_HOME/bin
chopt disable dm

Start the database service, Oracle ServiceSID, using the Services program in Control Panel.

Start up the database.

srvctl start database -d db_name

See Also:

Oracle Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows for more information about chopt

Optionally Install Oracle Database Examples

The Data Mining sample programs are installed with Oracle Database Examples. The installation process copies the Data Mining sample programs, along with examples and demonstrations of other database features, to the \RDBMS\demo subdirectory of Oracle home.

Note:

You only need to install Oracle Database Examples if you wish to use the sample programs. If you do not wish to install the sample programs, you can skip this section.

See Also:

Oracle Database Examples Installation Guide for complete installation instructions

Chapter 7 for information about the Oracle Data Mining sample programs

To install Database Examples, perform these steps:

Ensure that your computer meets the system requirements described in Oracle Database Examples Installation Guide.

Stop any Oracle services that may be running on your computer.

In Windows Control Panel, choose Administrative Tools, then Services. Find the service names that start with "Oracle". Choose Stop for each one.

Note:

To stop an Oracle database, first stop the database service (OracleServiceservice_name), then stop the database listener (OracleOraDb11g_homeTNSListener).

To start the installation, go to the Examples installation directory and run SETUP.EXE.

Oracle Universal Installer displays the Specify Install Location page. Specify the Oracle base and Oracle home provided in the database software installation (step 8).

Do not assume that the directories displayed by the Installer are correct.

Click Next.

Optionally Install Oracle Data Miner

Instructions for downloading and installing Oracle Data Miner are available at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/options/odm/dataminerworkflow-168677.html. Additional details are available in the online help for Oracle Data Miner.

Note:

Installation of Oracle Data Miner is not required. Oracle Data Mining supports a comprehensive SQL-based API and a Spreadsheet Add-In that supports limited data mining capabilities in Microsoft Excel.

See Oracle Data Mining Application Developer's Guide for an introduction to the SQL and PL/SQL interfaces to Oracle Data Mining.

See Also:

To install and launch Oracle Data Miner: in Chapter 1

Optionally Install the Spreadsheet Add–In

The Oracle Spreadsheet Add–In for Predictive Analytics adds predictive analytics features to Microsoft Excel. Using simple "one click" data mining for PREDICT, EXPLAIN, PROFILE, and EXPORT/IMPORT operations, you can mine data stored in Excel or in an Oracle database.

Note:

Installation of the Spreadsheet Add-In is not required. Oracle Data Mining supports a comprehensive SQL-based API as well as a full-featured graphical interface, Oracle Data Miner.

See Oracle Data Mining Application Developer's Guide for an introduction to the SQL and PL/SQL interfaces to Oracle Data Mining.

See Also:

Oracle Data Mining Concepts for information about Oracle predictive analytics

Spreadsheet Add–In: Requirements

The Spreadsheet Add-In requires the following:

Access to an instance of Oracle Database installed with the Data Mining option.

A user ID with the privileges described in Chapter 4.

Microsoft Excel 2000 or later.

Oracle Objects for OLE and Oracle Net Configuration Assistant.

To obtain these components, Oracle Client must be present on the computer where Excel and the Spreadsheet Add–In are installed. For Oracle Client installation instructions, see Chapter 3.

An Oracle Net Service Name for the database connection. Instructions for creating an Oracle Net Service Name are provided in Chapter 3.

Spreadsheet Add–In: Install Steps

To install Oracle Spreadsheet Add–In for Predictive Analytics:

Ensure that your system meets the requirements described in "Spreadsheet Add–In: Requirements".

Download the Spreadsheet Add–In from the Oracle Data Mining Web site at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/options/odm/odm-pred-analytics-addin-092973.html.

Open the zip file and extract the files to the Microsoft Office Library directory, which has a path such as this one:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Library

The zip file contains the following files:

Predictive_Analytics.xla if you have Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, or 2003

Predictive_Analytics_2007.xla if you have Microsoft Excel 2007

PAhelp.chm, the help file for the Spreadsheet Add–In

A readme (which you can copy to the directory of your choosing).

Open Excel and click Tools > Add–Ins. Select Oracle Predictive Analytics from the Add–Ins dialog box.

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Note:

If the Spreadsheet Add–In was previously installed on your computer, uncheck Oracle Predictive Analytics and click OK to close the Add–Ins dialog. Then reopen the dialog and check the Oracle Predictive Analytics box.

The OraclePA menu is added to the Excel toolbar.

Although the Add–In may use data stored in Excel or in Oracle Database, a connection to Oracle Database is required. For instructions, see "Connect the Spreadsheet Add–In".

Start Data Mining in Excel

Although the Spreadsheet Add–In may use data stored in Excel or in Oracle Database, a connection to Oracle Database is always required. Once you have created the connection, you can use the PREDICT, EXPLAIN, PROFILE, and export/import operations provided by the Add–In.

To create the connection and install the Add–In in Excel, follow the instructions in "Connect the Spreadsheet Add–In".

Note:

The first time you use the Add–In, you will be prompted to provide the path to the Java executable. Specify the full path of jdk\bin\java.exe under Oracle home.

For the installation described in "Install Oracle Database", the path would be:

C:\app\myuser\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\jdk\bin\java.exe

3 Connecting to an Oracle Database

This chapter explains how to connect to a database to use Oracle Data Mining. It contains the following sections:

Connect Application Development Tools

Connect SQL*Plus

Connect SQL Developer

Oracle Client and Oracle Net

Connect the Spreadsheet Add–In

Connect Application Development Tools

SQL*Plus and SQL Developer and other client tools are installed with Oracle Database. SQL*Plus is a command line tool for transmitting SQL and PL/SQL to the database. SQL Developer is a graphical development environment for SQL and PL/SQL.

You can use the Data Mining PL/SQL API in either SQL*Plus or SQL Developer. Within SQL Developer you can use both the Data Miner graphical tool and the Data Mining PL/SQL API. For information about the PL/SQL API, see Oracle Data Mining Application Developer's Guide.

If you have installed Oracle Database locally on your PC, you can follow these steps to start SQL*Plus or SQL Developer:

From the Windows Start menu, select Oracle – OraDb11g_homen.

Note:

If there are n database installations, they will appear as Oracle – OraDb11g_home1, Oracle – OraDb11g_home2, ...... Oracle – OraDb11g_homen in the Start menu.

Each of these refers to a separate ORACLE_HOME. Be sure to select the appropriate one.

Choose Application Development.

Choose the name of the application.

Connect SQL*Plus

When SQL*Plus starts up it is already connected to the local database. Enter the name of a user ID that has data mining privileges, as described in Chapter 4. You will be prompted to enter the password.

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Connect SQL Developer

The first time you run SQL Developer, you may be prompted to provide the path to the Java executable. If so, specify the full path of jdk\bin\java.exe under the Oracle home directory for the database. For the installation described in Chapter 2, the path would be:

C:\app\myuser\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\jdk\bin\java.exe

To define a connection to the local database:

Right click Connections and choose New.

The New/Select Database Connection dialog appears.

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For Connection Name, specify a meaningful name that you will remember.

For Username/Password, provide a user name and password for the connection. The user must have data mining privileges as described in Chapter 4.

For Hostname, specify localhost to indicate that the database is hosted on the local computer.

For Port, specify the port where the database will listen to requests from the client. The default port is 1521.

For SID (Service Identifier), specify the simple database name. This is the first component of the global database name described in the installation instructions in Chapter 2.

Click Connect to connect to the database using the specified credentials.

Connect Oracle Data Miner

Oracle Data Miner is a choice on the Tools menu of SQL Developer.

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Oracle Data Miner requires an administrative (SYS) connection for installation. A separate connection to the database is required for each user that will use the tool. Instructions for creating these connections are provided in the Oracle Data Miner Help. For installation and configuration instructions, go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/options/odm/dataminerworkflow-168677.html.

Oracle Client and Oracle Net

To connect to an Oracle Database, a client application must identify the database and present appropriate credentials. The connection mechanism depends on the type of client and whether it is running locally or remotely. Some connections require the installation of Oracle Client software.

There are several methods for specifying login credentials. For example, a client may present login credentials at the time of the connection, as shown below. The system will prompt for a password and establish a connection.

SQL>CONNECT username @ "hostname[:port][/databasename]"

You may also identify a connection with a predefined Net Service Name.

Oracle Spreadsheet Add–In for Predictive Analytics, whether running locally or remotely, requires the installation of Oracle Client and the creation of a Net Service Name.

See Also:

"Create a Net Service Name"

Note:

SQL Developer and Oracle Data Miner do not require the installation of Oracle Client.

For details about Oracle Data Miner installation and configuration, see Oracle Data Miner 11g Release 2 "Getting Started" on the Oracle Technology Network:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/options/odm/dataminerworkflow-168677.html

Additional details are available in the online help for Oracle Data Miner.

Install Oracle Client

You must install Oracle Client if:

You wish to use Oracle Spreadsheet Add-In for Predictive Analytics

You do not have a local database and you wish to use SQL*Plus and other tools for connecting to a remote Oracle database.

Use the following steps to install Oracle Client on a Windows platform:

Note:

The following instructions are not intended as a replacement for Oracle Client and Net Management documentation. For additional information, refer to:

Oracle Database 2 Day DBA Online Help

Oracle Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows

Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide

Ensure that your computer meets the system requirements described in Oracle Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows.

Stop any Oracle services that may be running on your computer.

In Windows Control Panel, choose Administrative Tools, then Services. Find the service names that start with "Oracle". Choose Stop for each one.

Note:

To stop an Oracle database, first stop the database service (OracleServiceservice_name), then stop the database listener (OracleOraDb11g_homeTNSListener).

Log on to your computer as a member of the Administrator's group. If you are unsure if your user ID is in the Administrator's group, check User Accounts in Windows Control Panel.

To start the installation, go to the Client installation directory and run SETUP.EXE to start Oracle Universal Installer.

On the Select Installation Type page, choose Administrator.

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Click Next.

In the Download Software Updates page, provide your My Oracle Support credentials if you want to automatically download software updates. Click Next.

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On the Select Product Languages page, select the language for the Oracle Client user interface.

Click Next.

On the Specify Install Location page, provide the path of the Base directory in which you installed Oracle Database. (See "Install Oracle Database" step 8.)

The Installer provides a Software Location under Oracle Base. This will be the home directory of the Oracle client that you are installing (Oracle home). If this directory does not exist, the Installer will create it. If the directory does exist, make sure that it is empty.

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Click Next.

The Installer performs prerequisite checks, then displays the Summary page.

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Click Install to complete the set up process and begin the installation.

On the Install Product page, the Installer displays a progress bar.

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When the installation is successfully completed, click Close.

Oracle Net Configuration Assistant starts and displays the Welcome page.

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Choose Local Net Service Name Configuration, then click Next.

Oracle Net Configuration Assistant determines that Oracle Client can use the Easy Connect naming method, as described in "Oracle Client and Oracle Net". A Net Service Name is not needed. Simply click Next.

Oracle Net Configuration Assistant displays summary information about the connection configuration.

Click the Password Management button at the bottom of the page to unlock any schemas that you plan. If you wish, you can also reset the system passwords. If you will use the Oracle Data Mining sample programs and you did not unlock the SH schema when you installed the database, you should do so now. (See "Install Oracle Database".)

Click Exit to exit Oracle Net Configuration Assistant, then click Finish to complete the installation of Oracle Client.

On the End of Installation page, click Exit to exit Oracle Universal Installer.

If you stopped any Oracle services before running Oracle Universal Installer, you can restart them at this time.

In Windows Control Panel, choose Administrative Tools, then Services. Find the service names that start with "Oracle". Choose Start for each one.

Note:

To restart an Oracle database, first restart the listener (OracleOraDb11g_homeTNSListener), then restart the database service (OracleServiceservice_name).

Create a Net Service Name

The instructions in this section explain how to create a Net Service Name. Follow these instructions if you wish to use Oracle Spreadsheet Add–In for Predictive Analytics.

Note:

The following instructions are not intended as a replacement for Oracle Client and Net Management documentation. For additional information, refer to:

Oracle Database 2 Day DBA Online Help

Oracle Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows

Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide

To create a Net Service Name:

From the Windows Start menu, select Oracle – OraClient11g_homen.

Note:

If there are n installations of Oracle Client, they will appear as Oracle – OraClient11g_home1, Oracle – OraClient11g_home2, .... Oracle – OraClient11g_homen in the Start menu. Be sure to select the appropriate one.

Choose Configuration and Migration Tools.

Choose Net Configuration Assistant.

Oracle Net Configuration Assistant displays the Welcome page.

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Choose Local Net Service Name configuration, then Next.

On the next page, choose Add to add a new Net Service Name. Then click Next.

Provide the Global Database Name in the Service Name text box. (See "Install Oracle Database".)

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Choose Next.

On the next page specify the communication protocol. The default is TCP.

Choose Next.

On the next page, choose Yes, perform a test to test the new connection.

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The connection will probably fail until you provide a new user ID and password.

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Choose Change Login.

Provide the user ID and password of an account that has data mining privileges on the host.

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If the user name and password were the only problem with the connection, Oracle Net Configuration Assistant makes a successful test connection.

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Choose Next.

Oracle Net Configuration Assistant reports that the connection configuration was successful. When you click Next, you are returned to the Welcome page, where you have the opportunity to perform additional configuration.

Click Finish to exit Oracle Net Configuration Assistant.

Connect the Spreadsheet Add–In

Oracle Spreadsheet Add–In for Predictive Analytics implements predictive analytics ("one–click" data mining) within Microsoft Excel. You can use the Spreadsheet Add–In to analyze data stored in Excel or in Oracle and to import/export data mining models to/from Oracle Database. Whether the data is stored in Excel or in the database, the Spreadsheet Add–In requires a database connection.

The Spreadsheet Add–In requires Oracle Client. It uses a Net Service Name to connect to the database. Even if the database is local, Oracle Client and a Net Service Name are required.

To connect to Oracle, follow these steps:

Install Oracle Client on your computer as described in "Install Oracle Client".

Create a Net Service Name as described in "Create a Net Service Name".

Add the Add–In to Excel as described in "Optionally Install the Spreadsheet Add–In".

From the Add–In menu, choose Connect.

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The Connect (Oracle Database) dialog appears.

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From the list of predefined Net Service Names, choose the connection you want to use. Provide a user name and password and click Connect to activate the Spreadsheet Add–In.

See Also:

"Optionally Install the Spreadsheet Add–In"

4 Users and Privileges for Data Mining

This chapter explains how to create data mining users and control their mining activities through the use of database privileges.

See Also:

Oracle Database 2 Day + Security Guide for information about Oracle Database security

This chapter contains the following topics:

Create a Database User

Grant Data Mining Privileges

System Privileges for Data Mining

Object Privileges for Mining Models

Create a Database User

To create a database user, you must be logged in as a system administrator. You can use any tool that transmits SQL to the database, for example Database Control, SQL*Plus, or SQL Developer.

Example: Create a Database User in SQL*Plus

To create a database user in SQL*Plus:

From the Windows Start menu, select the Oracle home of the local database.

Note:

If there are n database installations, they will appear as Oracle – OraDb11g_home1, Oracle – OraDb11g_home2, ...... Oracle – OraDb11g_homen in the Start menu.

Each of these refers to a separate ORACLE_HOME. Be sure to select the appropriate one.

Choose Application Development.

Choose SQL*Plus.

Log in with system privileges.

    Enter user-name: sys / as sysdba
    Enter password: password

To create a user named dmuser, type these commands. Specify a password of your choosing.

CREATE USER dmuser IDENTIFIED BY password
       DEFAULT TABLESPACE USERS
       TEMPORARY TABLESPACE TEMP
       QUOTA UNLIMITED ON USERS;
Commit;

Specify the USERS and TEMP tablespaces. These tablespaces are included in the starter database that was created during the installation, and they are typically included in a database by default. (See "Install Oracle Database"). The USERS and TEMP tablespaces are generally assigned to users that generate examples and demonstrations.

Note:

Tablespaces for Data Mining users should be assigned according to standard DBA practices, depending on system load and system resources.

To login as dmuser, type the following.

CONNECT dmuser
Enter password: password

See Also:

Oracle Database 2 Day DBA Online Help for an introduction to creating database users

Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for the complete syntax of the CREATE USER statement

Grant Data Mining Privileges

A set of basic privileges is required for data mining. Some may not be required for all mining activities, however it is prudent to grant them all as a group. The GRANT statements in Example 4-1 grant these privileges to dmuser.You could execute these statements in SQL*Plus after logging in with system privileges.

Example 4-1 Privileges Required for Data Mining

GRANT CREATE JOB TO dmuser;
GRANT CREATE MINING MODEL TO dmuser;        -- required for creating models
GRANT CREATE PROCEDURE TO dmuser;
GRANT CREATE SEQUENCE TO dmuser;
GRANT CREATE SESSION TO dmuser;
GRANT CREATE SYNONYM TO dmuser;
GRANT CREATE TABLE TO dmuser;
GRANT CREATE TYPE TO dmuser;
GRANT CREATE VIEW TO dmuser;
GRANT EXECUTE ON ctxsys.ctx_ddl TO dmuser;  -- required for text mining
GRANT SELECT ON data TO dmuser;             -- required for data
                                               that is not in your schema

Additional access rights are required for exporting and importing mining models, as described in "Exporting and Importing Mining Models".

Additional system and object privileges described in "System Privileges for Data Mining" and "Object Privileges for Mining Models" can be used to enable or restrict particular mining activities.

Note:

To create a user for the Data Mining sample programs, you need to run two configuration scripts as described in "Installation and Setup".

System Privileges for Data Mining

A system privilege confers the right to perform a particular action in the database or to perform an action on a type of schema objects. For example, the privileges to create tablespaces and to delete the rows of any table in a database are system privileges.

To grant a system privilege, you must either have been granted the system privilege with the ADMIN OPTION or have been granted the GRANT ANY PRIVILEGE system privilege.

The system privileges listed in Table 4-1 control operations on mining models.

Table 4-1 System Privileges for Data Mining

System Privilege
Allows you to ....

CREATE MINING MODEL

Create mining models in your own schema.

CREATE ANY MINING MODEL

Create mining models in any schema.

ALTER ANY MINING MODEL

Change the name or cost matrix of any mining model in any schema.

DROP ANY MINING MODEL

Drop any mining model in any schema.

SELECT ANY MINING MODEL

Apply (score) a mining model in any schema, also view model details in any schema.

COMMENT ANY MINING MODEL

Add a comment to any mining model in any schema. (See "Adding a Comment to a Mining Model".)

AUDIT ANY

Generate an audit trail for any mining model (or any object) in any schema. (See "Auditing Mining Models".)

Example: Grant System Privileges for Data Mining

The following statements allow dmuser to score models and view model details in any schema as long as SELECT access has been granted on the data. However, dmuser can only create models in the dmuser schema.

GRANT CREATE MINING MODEL TO dmuser;
GRANT SELECT ANY MINING MODEL TO dmuser;

The following statement revokes the privilege of scoring or viewing model details in other schemas. When this statement is executed, dmuser can only perform data mining activities in the dmuser schema.

REVOKE SELECT ANY MINING MODEL FROM dmuser;

Object Privileges for Mining Models

An object privilege confers the right to perform a particular action on a specific schema object. For example, the privilege to delete rows from the SH.PRODUCTS table is an example of an object privilege.

A user automatically has all object privileges for schema objects in the user's own schema. A user can grant object privilege on objects in the user's own schema to other users or roles.

The object privileges listed in Table 4-2 control operations on specific mining models.

Table 4-2 Object Privileges for Mining Models

Object Privilege
Allows you to ....

ALTER MINING MODEL

Change the name or cost matrix of the specified mining model object.

SELECT MINING MODEL

Apply (score) and view model details of the specified mining model object.

Example: Grant Object Privileges on Mining Models

The following statements allow dmuser to apply the model testmodel to the sales table, specifying different cost matrixes with each apply. The user dmuser can also rename the model testmodel. The testmodel model and sales table are in the sh schema, not in the dmuser schema.

GRANT SELECT ON MINING MODEL sh.testmodel TO dmuser;
GRANT ALTER ON MINING MODEL sh.testmodel TO dmuser;
GRANT SELECT ON sh.sales TO dmuser;

This statement prevents dmuser from renaming or changing the cost matrix of testmodel. However, dmuser can still apply testmodel to the sales table.

REVOKE ALTER ON MINING MODEL sh.testmodel FROM dmuser;

See Also:

Chapter 5 for information on mining model schema objects

5 Working With Mining Model Schema Objects

In this chapter, you will learn how to retrieve information about mining models from the data dictionary and perform various operations on mining models.

See Also:

Chapter 4, "Users and Privileges for Data Mining"

This chapter contains the following topics:

Obtaining Information from the Data Dictionary

Data Definition Language for Mining Models

Adding a Comment to a Mining Model

Auditing Mining Models

Exporting and Importing Mining Models

Importing From PMML

Obtaining Information from the Data Dictionary

Mining models are database schema objects. They can be queried in the ALL, DBA, and USER data dictionary views.

The data dictionary views in Table 5-1 reveal information about mining models created by Oracle Data Mining.

Table 5-1 Mining Model Data Dictionary Views

ALL_ Views
DBA_ Views
USER_ Views

ALL_MINING_MODELS

DBA_MINING_MODELS

USER_MINING_MODELS

ALL_MINING_MODEL_ATTRIBUTES

DBA_MINING_MODEL_ATTRIBUTES

USER_MINING_MODEL_ATTRIBUTES

ALL_MINING_MODEL_SETTINGS

DBA_MINING_MODEL_SETTINGS

USER_MINING_MODEL_SETTINGS

Obtaining Information about Mining Models

You can query the ALL_MINING_MODELS data dictionary view to obtain information about all accessible mining model objects.

SQL> DESCRIBE all_mining_models
 Name                                      Null?    Type
 ----------------------------------------- -------- ----------------------------
 OWNER                                     NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30)
 MODEL_NAME                                NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30)
 MINING_FUNCTION                                    VARCHAR2(30)
 ALGORITHM                                          VARCHAR2(30)
 CREATION_DATE                             NOT NULL DATE
 BUILD_DURATION                                     NUMBER
 MODEL_SIZE                                         NUMBER
 COMMENTS                                           VARCHAR2(4000)

The information in the COMMENTS column is generated by a SQL COMMENT statement. The comment provides descriptive information about the model. If no comment was generated by SQL COMMENT, the COMMENTS column is empty. See "Adding a Comment to a Mining Model".

See Also:

Oracle Data Mining Concepts for information about mining functions and algorithms

Oracle Data Mining Application Developer's Guide for more information about ALL_MINING_MODELS

Obtaining Information about Mining Model Attributes

You can query the ALL_MINING_MODEL_ATTRIBUTES data dictionary view to obtain information about all accessible mining model attributes.

SQL> DESCRIBE all_mining_model_attributes
 Name                                      Null?    Type
 ----------------------------------------- -------- ----------------------------
 OWNER                                     NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30)
 MODEL_NAME                                NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30)
 ATTRIBUTE_NAME                            NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30)
 ATTRIBUTE_TYPE                                     VARCHAR2(11)
 DATA_TYPE                                          VARCHAR2(12)
 DATA_LENGTH                                        NUMBER
 DATA_PRECISION                                     NUMBER
 DATA_SCALE                                         NUMBER
 USAGE_TYPE                                         VARCHAR2(8)
 TARGET                                             VARCHAR2(3)

Note:

The attributes listed in this data dictionary view are the physical columns in the build data that were used to construct the model. Some or all of these columns should be present for scoring. These data attributes are referred to as the model signature.

The term attribute is more accurately used to designate the numericals and categoricals derived from the data attributes for manipulation by the algorithm. These model attributes may or may not correspond to data attributes, depending on transformations and on whether or not the column is nested. The model attributes can be viewed in the model details returned by the GET_MODEL_DETAILS functions in the DBMS_DATA_MINING package.

See Also:

Oracle Data Mining Application Developer's Guide for more information about attributes

Oracle Data Mining Application Developer's Guide for more information about ALL_MINING_MODEL_ATTRIBUTES

Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference for details about the GET_MODEL_DETAILS functions

Obtaining Information about Mining Model Settings

You can query the ALL_MINING_MODEL_SETTINGS data dictionary view to obtain information about all accessible mining model settings.

SQL> DESCRIBE all_mining_model_settings
 Name                                      Null?    Type
 ----------------------------------------- -------- ----------------------------
 OWNER                                     NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30)
 MODEL_NAME                                NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30)
 SETTING_NAME                              NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30)
 SETTING_VALUE                                      VARCHAR2(4000)
 SETTING_TYPE                                       VARCHAR2(7)

Model settings are specified in a settings table that is used in the model build. The settings all have default values. The defaults are used when they are not overridden by settings specified in the settings table, or when there is no settings table.

See Also:

Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference for more information about model settings

Oracle Data Mining Application Developer's Guide for more information about ALL_MINING_MODEL_SETTINGS

Data Definition Language for Mining Models

The DDL operations for mining models are described in Table 5-2. The operations are procedures in the DBMS_DATA_MINING PL/SQL package.

Table 5-2 DDL for Mining Models

DDL
DBMS_DATA_MINING Procedure
Description

Add cost matrix

ADD_COST_MATRIX

Adds a cost matrix to a classification model

Alter reverse expression

ALTER_REVERSE_EXPRESSION

Alters the reverse transformation expression associated with a model

Create model

CREATE_MODEL

Creates a model

Drop model

DROP_MODEL

Drops a model

Remove cost matrix

REMOVE_COST_MATRIX

Removes the cost matrix from a classification model

Rename model

RENAME_MODEL

Renames a model

See:

Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference for details

Adding a Comment to a Mining Model

Comments can be used to associate descriptive information with a database object. You can associate a comment with a mining model using a SQL COMMENT statement.

COMMENT ON MINING MODEL schema_name.model_name IS string;

Note:

To add a comment to a model in another schema, you must have the COMMENT ANY MODEL system privilege.

See Table 4-1, "System Privileges for Data Mining".

To drop a comment, set it to the empty '' string.

The following statement adds a comment to the model DT_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE in your own schema.

SQL> COMMENT ON MINING MODEL dt_sh_clas_sample IS
           'Decision Tree model predicts promotion response';

You can view the comment by querying the catalog view USER_MINING_MODELS.

SQL> COLUMN comments FORMAT a22
SQL> SELECT model_name, mining_function, algorithm, comments FROM user_mining_models;

MODEL_NAME        MINING_FUNCTION  ALGORITHM      COMMENTS
----------------- ---------------- -------------- -----------------------------------------------
DT_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE CLASSIFICATION   DECISION_TREE  Decision Tree model predicts promotion response

To drop this comment from the database, issue the following statement:

SQL> COMMENT ON MINING MODEL dt_sh_clas_sample '';

Auditing Mining Models

The SQL auditing system is a DBA tool for tracking operations on database objects in a production environment. Data mining models can be tracked with the SQL auditing system.

Note:

To audit a mining model in another schema, you must have the AUDIT ANY system privilege.

See Table 4-1, "System Privileges for Data Mining".

Enabling Auditing in the Database

DBAs use auditing to monitor activity in the database. Audit records can be generated to monitor various database operations. They include information such as the operation that was audited, the user performing the operation, and the date and time of the operation.

Audit records can be stored in either a data dictionary table, called the database audit trail, or in operating system files, called an operating system audit trail.

The database initialization parameter AUDIT_TRAIL controls auditing capabilities in the database. To enable auditing, set AUDIT_TRAIL to one of the following:

DB
DB,EXTENDED
OS
XML
XML,EXTENDED

Set AUDIT_TRAIL to NONE to prevent auditing information from being recorded. By default, AUDIT_TRAIL is set to DB.

See Also:

Oracle Database Security Guide for details about the AUDIT_TRAIL settings

Opening an Audit Trail on Mining Models

Use the SQL AUDIT statement to open an auditing trail on a data mining model.

AUDIT {operation|ALL} ON MINING MODEL schema_name.model_name;

You can track the following operations on mining models.

Audit Operation | Description
AUDIT | Generate an audit trail for a mining model
COMMENT | Add a comment to a mining model
GRANT | Give permission to a user to access the model
RENAME | Change the name of the model
SELECT | Apply the model or view its signature.

For example, this statement generates an audit trail for all GRANT operations on the model NB_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE in the DMUSER schema.

SQL> AUDIT GRANT ON MINING MODEL dmuser.nb_sh_clas_sample;

This statement generates an audit trail for all operations on the same model.

SQL> AUDIT GRANT,AUDIT,COMMENT,RENAME,SELECT
            ON MINING MODEL dmuser.nb_sh_clas_sample;

You can refine the criteria for auditing with the following additional semantics.

AUDIT {operation|ALL} ON MINING MODEL schema_name.model_name
                                    [BY [SESSION|ACCESS]]
                                    [WHENEVER [NOT] SUCCESSFUL]];

Closing the Audit Trail

Use the NOAUDIT statement to stop one or more auditing operations previously enabled by the AUDIT statement.

NOAUDIT {operation| ALL} ON MINING MODEL model_name
                                      [WHENEVER [NOT] SUCCESSFUL]];

Viewing the Audit Trail

For each audited operation, Oracle Database produces an audit record containing:

The name of the user performing the operation

The type of operation

The object involved in the operation

The date and time of the operation

Several data dictionary views present auditing information. Some examples are:

DBA_AUDIT_OBJECT displays audit trail records for all objects in the database.

USER_AUDIT_OBJECT displays audit trail records for all objects accessible to the current user

DBA_OBJ_AUDIT_OPTS describes auditing options for all objects in the database.

USER_OBJ_AUDIT_OPTS describes auditing options for all objects owned by the current user.

Note:

The Oracle Database auditing system is a powerful, highly configurable tool for tracking operations on schema objects. Refer to the following manuals for more information:

Oracle Database Security Guide for a comprehensive discussion of database auditing

Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for documentation of the AUDIT and NOAUDIT statements

Oracle Database Reference for documentation of the AUDIT_TRAIL initialization parameter and the data dictionary views for querying the database audit trail

Exporting and Importing Mining Models

You can export data mining models to flat files to back up work in progress or to move models to a different instance of Oracle Database Enterprise Edition (such as from a development database to a production database). All methods for exporting and importing models are based in Oracle Data Pump technology.

Using Oracle Data Pump

Oracle Data Pump consists of two command-line clients and two PL/SQL APIs. The command-line clients, EXPDP and IMPDP, provide an easy-to-use interface to the Data Pump export and import utilities. EXPDP and IMPDP can be used to export/import entire schemas or databases.

The Data Pump export utility writes the schema objects, including the tables and metadata that constitute mining models, to a dump file set. The Data Pump import utility retrieves the schema objects, including the model tables and metadata, from the dump file set and restores them in the target database.

EXPDP and IMPDP cannot be used to export/import individual mining models.

See Also:

Oracle Database Utilities for information about Oracle Data Pump and the expdp and impdp utilities

Using EXPORT_MODEL and IMPORT_MODEL

The DBMS_DATA_MINING package includes the EXPORT_MODEL and IMPORT_MODEL procedures for exporting and importing individual mining models. EXPORT_MODEL and IMPORT_MODEL use the export and import facilities of Oracle Data Pump.

See Also:

Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference for detailed information about the export and import procedures in the DBMS_DATA_MINING package

Database Privileges for Export/Import

Your options for exporting and importing mining models depend on your access rights in the database:

A DBA can use EXPDP to export a full database and IMPDP to import a full database. All mining models in the database are included in the export/import.

A DBA or individual user can use EXPDP to export a schema and IMPDP to import a schema. All mining models in the schema are included in the export/import.

A DBA or individual user can use DBMS_DATA_MINING.EXPORT_MODEL to export individual models and DBMS_DATA_MINING.IMPORT_MODEL to import individual models. These procedures can export/import a single mining model, all the mining models in a schema, or mining models that match specific criteria.

By default, EXPORT_MODEL and IMPORT_MODEL support export and import within the same schema. You may need special privileges in the database to import models into a different schema. These privileges are granted by the EXP_FULL_DATABASE and IMP_FULL_DATABASE roles, which are only available to privileged users (such as SYS or a user with the DBA role). You do not need these roles to export/import models within your own schema.

To import models, you must have the same database privileges as the user who created the dump file set. Otherwise, a DBA with full system privileges must import the models.

Directory Object for EXPORT_MODEL and IMPORT_MODEL

EXPORT_MODEL and IMPORT_MODEL use a directory object to identify the location of the dump file set. A directory object is a logical name in the database for a physical directory on the host computer.

To export Data Mining models, you must have write access to the directory object and to the file system directory that it represents. To import Data Mining models, you must have read access to the directory object and to the file system directory. Also, the database itself must have access to file system directory.

You must have the CREATE ANY DIRECTORY privilege to create directory objects.

The following SQL command creates, or re-creates if it already exists, a directory object named dmtest. The file system directory (in this example, C:\oracle\product\11.1.0\dmining) must already exist and have shared read/write access rights granted by the operating system.

CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY dmtest AS 'c:\oracle\product\11.1.0\dmining';

This SQL command gives user dmuser both read and write access to dmtest.

GRANT READ,WRITE ON DIRECTORY dmtest TO dmuser;

Note:

For security reasons, use caution in granting permissions.

See Also:

Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for information about the CREATE DIRECTORY statement

Tablespace for IMPORT_MODEL

Mining models are stored in the default tablespace of the mining model owner, or in a tablespace to which the owner has access. The tablespace must also exist in the target database, and the target user must have access to it. If the tablespace does not exist in the target database, you must create it before importing the models.

For example, if the models were created in schema DMUSER and the default tablespace for DMUSER is USERS, then the USERS tablespace must exist in the target database. You can create the USERS tablespace and grant access to a target user with appropriate tablespace quota as follows.

connect / as sysdba;
create tablespace USERS datafile 'data_file_name' size 200M autoextend on;
alter user target_user quota unlimited on USERS;

Tables Created By EXPORT_MODEL and IMPORT_MODEL

The Data Mining export and import utilities create tables in the user's schema that are for internal use only:

DM$P_MODEL_EXPIMP_TEMP. Used for internal purposes during export and import, and provides a job history.

DM$P_MODEL_IMPORT_TEMP. Used only for internal purposes during import.

DM$P_MODEL_TABKEY_TEMP. Used only for internal purposes during export and import.

Do not alter these tables. However, you may drop them when no export or import job is running. The utilities will re-create them for the next job.

Examples: Exporting and Importing Mining Models

This example creates a dump file containing two models and imports the models from the dump file.

This example was generated on a Linux system. The directory object mydir identifies the path /scratch/dumpfiles. (See "Directory Object for EXPORT_MODEL and IMPORT_MODEL".)

Exporting Models from the DMUSER Schema

In this example, the dmuser schema contains two mining models.

SQL> CONNECT dmuser
Enter password: password

SQL> SELECT model_name FROM user_mining_models;

MODEL_NAME
------------------------------
GLMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE
SVMC_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE

The following commands create the directory object mydir and export all models from dmuser to mydir.

SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY mydir AS '/scratch/dumpfiles';
SQL> EXECUTE dbms_data_mining.export_model('all_dmuser_models.dmp', 'mydir');

An export or import creates a log file in the same directory as the dump file. Error messages are returned to the current output device (such as the screen), and the log file may provide additional information.

This sample export created two files in the mydir directory:

A dump file named ALL_DMUSER_MODELS01.DMP (note the 2-digit suffix added to the name)

A log file with the name DMUSER_EXP_920.LOG

For detailed information about the default names of files, see Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference.

You can view the log file using a system command or editor. You must know the path of the physical directory in order to locate the file.

DMUSER_EXP_920.LOG lists the two exported mining models and supporting objects .

Starting "DMUSER"."DMUSER_exp_17":  DM_EXPIMP_JOB_ID=17
Estimate in progress using BLOCKS method...
Processing object type TABLE_EXPORT/TABLE/TABLE_DATA
Total estimation using BLOCKS method: 1.062 MB
Processing object type TABLE_EXPORT/TABLE/TABLE
Processing object type TABLE_EXPORT/TABLE/GRANT/OWNER_GRANT/OBJECT_GRANT
Processing object type TABLE_EXPORT/TABLE/INDEX/INDEX
Processing object type TABLE_EXPORT/TABLE/CONSTRAINT/CONSTRAINT
Processing object type TABLE_EXPORT/TABLE/INDEX/STATISTICS/INDEX_STATISTICS
Processing object type TABLE_EXPORT/TABLE/STATISTICS/TABLE_STATISTICS
Processing object type TABLE_EXPORT/TABLE/POST_INSTANCE/PROCACT_INSTANCE
. . exported "DMUSER"."DM$PIGLMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE"         7.085 KB      14 rows
. . exported "DMUSER"."DM$PISVMC_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE"         7.507 KB      17 rows
. . exported "DMUSER"."DM$PCGLMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE"         53.27 KB    2278 rows
. . exported "DMUSER"."DM$PAGLMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE"         5.796 KB      24 rows
. . exported "DMUSER"."DM$PBGLMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE"         15.76 KB      67 rows
. . exported "DMUSER"."DM$PDGLMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE"             8 KB      66 rows
. . exported "DMUSER"."DM$PDSVMC_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE"         9.023 KB      88 rows
. . exported "DMUSER"."DM$PFGLMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE"         5.656 KB      10 rows
. . exported "DMUSER"."DM$POSVMC_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE"         5.320 KB       8 rows
. . exported "DMUSER"."DM$PXSVMC_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE"         7.265 KB      77 rows
. . exported "DMUSER"."DM$PZSVMC_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE"         6.164 KB       1 rows
. . exported "DMUSER"."DM$P_MODEL_EXPIMP_TEMP"           5.921 KB       2 rows
Master table "DMUSER"."DMUSER_exp_17" successfully loaded/unloaded
******************************************************************************
Dump file set for DMUSER.DMUSER_exp_17 is:
  /scratch/dumpfiles/all_dmuser_models01.dmp
Job "DMUSER"."DMUSER_exp_17" successfully completed at 10:30:19

Importing Models Into the Same Schema

The exported models still exist in DMUSER. In this example, we drop the models before importing from the dump file. An import will not overwrite an existing model with the same name.

SQL> EXECUTE dbms_data_mining.drop_model('GLMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE');
SQL> EXECUTE dbms_data_mining.drop_model('SVMC_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE');

The following command restores all models from the dump file to the DMUSER schema.

SQL> EXECUTE dbms_data_mining.import_model('all_dmuser_models01.dmp', 'mydir');

Importing Models Into a Different Schema

A user with the necessary privileges can load the models from a dump file into a different schema. The target schema must have the same permissions and have access to the same tablespace as the schema from which the models were exported.

CREATE USER dmuser2 IDENTIFIED BY password
        default tablespace dmuser
        temporary tablespace temp
        quota unlimited on dmuser;

@ $ORACLE_HOME/RDBMS/demo/dmshgrants dmuser2

The import command, also executed as SYS, loads the two models into the DMUSER2 schema.

SQL> EXECUTE dbms_data_mining.import_model('all_dmuser_models01.dmp', 'mydir', null, null, null, 'todmuser2', 'dmuser:dmuser2');

A parameter specifies TODMUSER2.LOG as the name of the log file; the .LOG extension is added automatically to the name. The log file shows the names of the imported models and supporting metadata.

Master table "SYS"."todmusr2" successfully loaded/unloaded
Starting "SYS"."todmusr4":  DM_EXPIMP_JOB_ID=21
Processing object type TABLE_EXPORT/TABLE/TABLE
Processing object type TABLE_EXPORT/TABLE/TABLE_DATA
. . imported "DMUSER2"."DM$PIGLMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE"        7.085 KB      14 rows
. . imported "DMUSER2"."DM$PISVMC_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE"        7.507 KB      17 rows
. . imported "DMUSER2"."DM$PCGLMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE"        53.27 KB    2278 rows
. . imported "DMUSER2"."DM$PAGLMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE"        5.796 KB      24 rows
. . imported "DMUSER2"."DM$PBGLMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE"        15.76 KB      67 rows
. . imported "DMUSER2"."DM$PDGLMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE"            8 KB      66 rows
. . imported "DMUSER2"."DM$PDSVMC_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE"        9.023 KB      88 rows
. . imported "DMUSER2"."DM$PFGLMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE"        5.656 KB      10 rows
. . imported "DMUSER2"."DM$POSVMC_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE"        5.320 KB       8 rows
. . imported "DMUSER2"."DM$PXSVMC_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE"        7.265 KB      77 rows
. . imported "DMUSER2"."DM$PZSVMC_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE"        6.164 KB       1 rows
. . imported "DMUSER2"."DM$P_MODEL_EXPIMP_TEMP"          5.921 KB       2 rows
Processing object type TABLE_EXPORT/TABLE/GRANT/OWNER_GRANT/OBJECT_GRANT
Processing object type TABLE_EXPORT/TABLE/INDEX/INDEX
Processing object type TABLE_EXPORT/TABLE/CONSTRAINT/CONSTRAINT
Processing object type TABLE_EXPORT/TABLE/INDEX/STATISTICS/INDEX_STATISTICS
Processing object type TABLE_EXPORT/TABLE/STATISTICS/TABLE_STATISTICS
Processing object type TABLE_EXPORT/TABLE/POST_INSTANCE/PROCACT_INSTANCE
Job "SYS"."todmusr2" successfully completed at 11:15:26

Exporting and Importing Specific Models

You can export/import a single model, a list of models, or a group of models that share certain characteristics. For example, the following command exports two models, NMF_SH_SAMPLE and SVMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE to the directory specified by directory object EXP_OUT.

SQL>execute dbms_data_mining.export_model ( 'models2_out', 'EXP_OUT',
            'name in (''SVMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE'')');

See:

Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference for more examples

Importing From PMML

This functionality is available starting with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.2) Data Mining.

You can import a mining model represented in Predictive Model Markup Language (PMML). The model must be of type RegressionModel, either linear regression or binary logistic regression.

PMML is an XML-based standard specified by the Data Mining Group (http://www.dmg.org). Applications that are PMML-compliant can deploy PMML-compliant models that were created by any vendor. Oracle Data Mining supports the core features of PMML 3.1 for regression models.

See:

Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference for more information about PMML import

6 Upgrading Oracle Data Mining

This chapter explains how to upgrade or downgrade Oracle Data Mining 11g Release 2 (11.2). It contains the following sections:

Data Mining Upgrade Overview

Upgrade Using Database Upgrade Assistant

Upgrade Using Export/Import

Post Upgrade Steps

Downgrade Data Mining

Data Mining Upgrade Overview

Oracle Data Mining upgrade is fully integrated with the Oracle Database upgrade process. Whether you are upgrading from 11.1 release or from 10g releases, Data Mining models and metadata are upgraded automatically during the upgrade of Oracle Database.

To upgrade a database, you can use Database Upgrade Assistant (DBUA) or you can perform a manual upgrade using export/import utilities.

See:

Oracle Database Upgrade Guide for complete database upgrade instructions

Data Mining Model Upgrade

Upgraded models will continue to work as they did in prior releases. New models that you create in the upgraded environment can make use of the new mining functionality introduced in the new release.

Note:

Models created by the Oracle Data Mining PL/SQL API can be upgraded from 10.1 to 11g.

Models created by the Oracle Data Mining Java API cannot be upgraded from 10.1 to 11g. The 10.1 version of the Java API was no longer supported in Oracle Data Mining 10.2.

Model upgrade from 9.2 release to 11g releases is not supported.

Upgrading from 10g

In Oracle Data Mining 10g, Data Mining metadata and PL/SQL packages are stored in the DMSYS schema. In Oracle Data Mining 11g, DMSYS no longer exists; Data Mining metadata objects are stored in SYS.

During the upgrade from 10g to 11g, all Data Mining metadata objects and PL/SQL packages are migrated from DMSYS to SYS. After the upgrade, when you determine that there is no need to perform a downgrade, set the initialization parameter COMPATIBLE to 11.2 and drop the DMSYS schema and its associated objects from the upgraded database as follows:

SQL> CONNECT / AS sysdba;
SQL> DROP USER dmsys CASCADE;
SQL> DELETE FROM sys.exppkgact$ WHERE schema = 'DMSYS';
SQL> SELECT COUNT(*) FROM dba_synonyms WHERE table_owner = 'DMSYS';

If the result is non-zero rows, create and run a SQL script as follows:

SQL> set head off
SQL> spool directory_path/drop_dmsys_synonyms.sql
SQL> SELECT 'Drop public synonym ' ||'"'||SYNONYM_NAME||'";'
             FROM DBA_SYNONYMS WHERE TABLE_OWNER = 'DMSYS';
SQL> spool off
SQL> @directory_path/drop_dmsys_synonyms.sql

Once DMSYS is removed, the SYS.DBA_REGISTRY view will no longer list Oracle Data Mining as a component.

After upgrading to 11g, you can no longer switch to the Data Mining Scoring Engine (DMSE). The Scoring Engine does not exist in 11g.

See Also:

"Oracle Database 11g Release 1 New Features in Oracle Data Mining"

Upgrading from 11.1

If you upgrade from 11.1 release to 11.2, check for the existence of DMSYS. If the database was previously upgraded from 10g, DMSYS may still be present. If DMSYS is still present in the database, you should remove it.

Upgrade Using Database Upgrade Assistant

Oracle Database Upgrade Assistant provides a graphical user interface that guides you interactively through the upgrade process. To start the Upgrade Assistant:

Go to the Windows Start menu and choose the Oracle home directory.

Choose the Configuration and Migration Tools menu.

Launch the Upgrade Assistant.

On Linux platforms, run the DBUA utility to upgrade Oracle Database.

Upgrade Using Export/Import

If you wish, you can use a less automated approach to upgrading Oracle Data Mining. You can export the models created in a previous version of Oracle Database and import them into a new 11g Release 2 (11.2) database.

Export/Import Release 11.1 Data Mining Models

To export models from an 11.1 database to a dump file and import them into an 11.2 database, follow the instructions in "Exporting and Importing Mining Models".

Export/Import Release 10g Data Mining Models

To export models from a 10g database to a dump file, follow the instructions in "Exporting and Importing Mining Models". If any models were created by the 10.1 Java API, do not include them in the export; they are not supported in 11g.

Before importing the models from the dump file, run the DMEIDMSYS script to create the DMSYS schema in the 11g database.

SQL>CONNECT / as sysdba;
SQL>@ORACLE_HOME\RDBMS\admin\dmeidmsys.sql
SQL>EXIT;

Note:

The TEMP tablespace must already exist in the 11g database. The DMEIDMSYS script uses the TEMP and SYSAUX tablespaces to create the DMSYS schema.

To import the dump file into the database:

%ORACLE_HOME\bin\impdp system\<password>
       dumpfile=<dumpfile_name>
       directory=<directory_name>
       logfile=<logfile_name> .....
SQL>CONNECT / as sysdba;
SQL>EXECUTE dmp_sys.upgrade_models('11.0.0');
SQL>ALTER SYSTEM FLUSH SHARED_POOL;
SQL>EXIT;

If you shutdown the database before operating on the upgraded mining models, this will also flush the shared pool.

After the import is complete, you should drop the DMSYS schema from the database.

Post Upgrade Steps

After upgrading the database, check the upgrade log file and the SYS.DBA_REGISTRY view to ensure that the upgrade process completed successfully. Also check the DBA_MINING_MODELS view in the upgraded database. The newly upgraded mining models should be listed in this view.

After you have verified the upgrade and confirmed that there will be no need to downgrade, you should set the initialization parameter COMPATIBLE to 11.2.

Important:

In Oracle 11g, the CREATE MINING MODEL privilege must be granted to Data Mining user accounts. This privilege is required for creating Data Mining models in 11g. Refer to Chapter 4, "Users and Privileges for Data Mining" for more information.

Downgrade Data Mining

Before downgrading the database back to the previous version, ensure that no 11g Release 2 (11.2) mining models were created in the upgraded database. Issue the following SQL statement in SYS to verify:

SQL>SELECT o.name FROM sys.model$ m, sys.obj$ o
                  WHERE m.obj#=o.obj# AND m.version=2;

If there are any 11g Release 2 (11.2) mining models in the database, you must manually delete them using the DBMS_DATA_MINING.DROP_MODEL routine before downgrading the database. If you do not do this, the database downgrade process will be aborted. See Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference for the calling syntax of DROP_MODEL.

7 The Data Mining Sample Programs

You can learn a great deal about the Oracle Data Mining APIs from the Data Mining sample programs. The programs illustrate typical approaches to data preparation, algorithm selection, algorithm tuning, testing, and scoring. Each program creates a mining model in the database. All the programs include extensive inline comments to help you understand the code.

See Also:

Oracle Data Mining Application Developer's Guide for information about the Data Mining APIs

Note:

The Oracle Data Mining Java API is deprecated in this release.

The Java sample programs are still shipped, but Oracle recommends that you not use the Oracle Data Mining Java API in new applications. Support for deprecated features is for backward compatibility only

This chapter includes the following sections:

Installation and Setup

The PL/SQL Programs

The Java Programs

The Sample Data

Installation and Setup

The Data Mining sample programs are installed with Oracle Database Examples. They are also available for download from the Oracle Technology Network:

The programs require access to a database that includes the sample schemas. Before you can run the programs, you must run two configuration scripts to configure the data and assign the required privileges to your user ID.

Install the Sample Programs

Follow these steps to install the sample programs:

Install Oracle Database with the sample schemas, or obtain access to a database that includes the sample schemas.

If you followed the instructions in "Install Oracle Database", the sample schemas are installed automatically in the starter database. Be sure to unlock the SH schema.

If the database does not include the sample schemas, you can install them manually or by using Oracle Database Configuration Assistant. See Oracle Database Sample Schemas for instructions.

Determine whether or not Database Examples was installed with Oracle Database. Database Examples provides a set of sample programs that illustrate numerous features of Oracle Database, including Oracle Data Mining. The programs are loaded into the RDBMS/demo subdirectory of Oracle home.

If Database Examples was not installed, you can perform the installation by following the instructions in "Optionally Install Oracle Database Examples". Alternatively, you can download the Data Mining sample programs from the Oracle Technology Network.

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/options/odm/index.html

Run the Configuration Scripts

Follow these steps to configure the sample data and grant the necessary privileges to your data mining user ID.

Log in to SQL*Plus with system privileges.

    Enter user-name: sys / as sysdba
    Enter password: password

If you do not have a user ID for your data mining activities, you can create one by following the instructions in "Example: Create a Database User in SQL*Plus".

Run dmshgrants.sql to grant data mining privileges and SH access to your user ID. Several tables in SH are used by the Data Mining sample programs. Specify the data mining user name as the parameter. Specify the full path of the Oracle home directory.

 @ ORACLE_HOME\RDBMS\demo\dmshgrants dmuser

Now connect to the database as the Data Mining user.

CONNECT dmuser
Enter password: password

Run dmsh.sql to populate the schema of the Data Mining user with tables, views, and other objects needed by the sample programs. Specify the full path of the Oracle home directory.

@ ORACLE_HOME\RDBMS\demo\dmsh
COMMIT;

Locate the Sample Programs

This section explains how to locate the sample programs if they were installed with Database Examples.

To locate the PL/SQL programs, navigate to the parent directory and search for the files that start with dm and end with .sql.

For example, if Database Examples was installed in Oracle home C:\app\demotest\product\11.2.0\db_1\, then navigate to C:\app\demotest\product\11.2.0\db_1\RDBMS\demo\ and use Windows Search to find the files named dm*.sql. Windows Search returns the list of Data Mining PL/SQL programs, as shown in Figure 7-1.

Figure 7-1 The Data Mining Sample PL/SQL Programs

Description of Figure 7-1 follows
Description of "Figure 7-1 The Data Mining Sample PL/SQL Programs"

Note:

The files listed in Figure 7-1 include all the Data Mining PL/SQL programs. However, one of the files, dmhpdemo.sql, is not a Data Mining program.

Use Windows Search to find the files named dm*.java in the same directory. Windows Search returns the Data Mining Java programs, as shown in Figure 7-2.

Figure 7-2 The Data Mining Sample Java Programs

Description of Figure 7-2 follows
Description of "Figure 7-2 The Data Mining Sample Java Programs"

Run the Sample Programs

You can run the sample programs as many times as you wish. The programs clean up the results of the previous run before executing the current run.

While the program is running, it displays the program code and the program output.

Run the PL/SQL Sample Programs

To run the PL/SQL programs:

Start SQL*Plus and log in as the Data Mining user.

    Enter user-name: dmuser
    Enter password: password

Run the program by specifying an at sign (@) followed by the fully-qualified path of the program. In the following example, replace ORACLE_HOME with the path of the Oracle home directory.

SQL>@ ORACLE_HOME\RDBMS\demo\dmnbdemo

This example executes the program dmnbdemo.sql, which creates a Naive Bayes model.

Prepare to Run the Java Programs

Before you can run the Java programs, you must set up your Java environment and compile the programs.

Check that the version of Java you are using is 1.5 or higher. You can execute the following in a command window to check the version of Java.

>java -version

Add ORACLE_HOME\jdk\bin\ to your PATH variable before the paths of any other Java versions. ORACLE_HOME is the full path to the Oracle home directory.

Add the following Data Mining JAR files to your Windows CLASSPATH:

            ORACLE_HOME\RDBMS\jlib\jdm.jar
            ORACLE_HOME\RDBMS\jlib\ojdm_api.jar
            ORACLE_HOME\RDBMS\jlib\xdb.jar
            ORACLE_HOME\jdbc\lib\ojdbc5.jar
            ORACLE_HOME\oc4j\j2ee\home\lib\connector.jar
            ORACLE_HOME\jlib\orai18n.jar
            ORACLE_HOME\jlib\orai18n-mapping.jar
            ORACLE_HOME\lib\xmlparserv2.jar

Compile the programs listed in Figure 7-2. To use the JAVAC executable, open a command window and go to \RDBMS\demo in Oracle home.

>javac program_name.java

For example:

>javac dmnbdemo.java

If JAVAC is not found, then check the value of the PATH variable.

Run the Java Programs

You can run the Java programs from the operating system prompt with a command like this:

>java program_name host_name:port_number:database_identifier user password

List the Sample Models

The mining models created by the sample programs can be viewed with a query like the one shown in Example 7-1.

Example 7-1 Sample Data Mining Models

SQL> SELECT model_name, mining_function, algorithm FROM user_mining_models
            ORDER BY model_name;

MODEL_NAME                     MINING_FUNCTION                ALGORITHM
------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------
ABNMODEL_JDM                   CLASSIFICATION                 ADAPTIVE_BAYES_NETWORK
ABN_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE             CLASSIFICATION                 ADAPTIVE_BAYES_NETWORK
AIMODEL_JDM                    ATTRIBUTE_IMPORTANCE           MINIMUM_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH
AI_SH_SAMPLE                   ATTRIBUTE_IMPORTANCE           MINIMUM_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH
APMODEL_JDM                    CLASSIFICATION                 NAIVE_BAYES
ARMODEL_JDM                    ASSOCIATION_RULES              APRIORI_ASSOCIATION_RULES
AR_SH_SAMPLE                   ASSOCIATION_RULES              APRIORI_ASSOCIATION_RULES
AR_SH_SAMPLE_STR_XNAL          ASSOCIATION_RULES              APRIORI_ASSOCIATION_RULES
AR_SH_SAMPLE_XNAL_SVAL         ASSOCIATION_RULES              APRIORI_ASSOCIATION_RULES
DT_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE              CLASSIFICATION                 DECISION_TREE
GLMCMODEL_JDM                  CLASSIFICATION                 GENERALIZED_LINEAR_MODEL
GLMC_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE            CLASSIFICATION                 GENERALIZED_LINEAR_MODEL
GLMRMODEL_JDM                  REGRESSION                     GENERALIZED_LINEAR_MODEL
GLMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE            REGRESSION                     GENERALIZED_LINEAR_MODEL
KMMODEL_JDM                    CLUSTERING                     KMEANS
KM_SH_CLUS_SAMPLE              CLUSTERING                     KMEANS
NBEXPIMPMODEL_JDM              CLASSIFICATION                 NAIVE_BAYES
NBMODEL_JDM                    CLASSIFICATION                 NAIVE_BAYES
NB_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE              CLASSIFICATION                 NAIVE_BAYES
NMFMODEL_JDM                   FEATURE_EXTRACTION             NONNEGATIVE_MATRIX_FACTOR
NMF_SH_SAMPLE                  FEATURE_EXTRACTION             NONNEGATIVE_MATRIX_FACTOR
OCMODEL_JDM                    CLUSTERING                     O_CLUSTER
OC_SH_CLUS_SAMPLE              CLUSTERING                     O_CLUSTER
SVMCMODEL_JDM                  CLASSIFICATION                 SUPPORT_VECTOR_MACHINES
SVMC_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE            CLASSIFICATION                 SUPPORT_VECTOR_MACHINES
SVMOMODEL_JDM                  CLASSIFICATION                 SUPPORT_VECTOR_MACHINES
SVMO_SH_CLAS_SAMPLE            CLASSIFICATION                 SUPPORT_VECTOR_MACHINES
SVMRMODEL_JDM                  REGRESSION                     SUPPORT_VECTOR_MACHINES
SVMR_SH_REGR_SAMPLE            REGRESSION                     SUPPORT_VECTOR_MACHINES
TREEMODEL_JDM                  CLASSIFICATION                 DECISION_TREE
TXTNMFMODEL_JDM                FEATURE_EXTRACTION             NONNEGATIVE_MATRIX_FACTOR
TXTSVMMODEL_JDM                CLASSIFICATION                 SUPPORT_VECTOR_MACHINES
T_NMF_SAMPLE                   FEATURE_EXTRACTION             NONNEGATIVE_MATRIX_FACTOR
T_SVM_CLAS_SAMPLE              CLASSIFICATION                 SUPPORT_VECTOR_MACHINES

The model names distinguish the models created by the Java programs from those created by the PL/SQL programs. The models created by the Java programs have "_JDM" appended to the name.

The PL/SQL Programs

The PL/SQL sample programs illustrate the use of the DBMS_DATA_MINING package for creating models and the DBMS_DATA_MINING_TRANSFORM package for performing transformations on the mining data.

See Also:

Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference for syntax of the PL/SQL API

Oracle Data Mining Application Developer's Guide for information on the use of the APIs

Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for syntax of the SQL functions for model scoring

PL/SQL Programs: Algorithms

The PL/SQL programs are presented by algorithm in Table 7-1.

Table 7-1 Algorithms in PL/SQL Sample Programs

Program File
Algorithm
Mining Function or Task

dmaidemo.sql

Minimum Descriptor Length

Attribute Importance

dmardemo.sql

Apriori

Association

dmdtdemo.sql

Decision Tree

Classification

dmdtxvlddemo.sql

Decision Tree (cross validation)

Classification

dmglcdem.sql

Binary Logistic Regression (GLM)

Classification

dmglrdem.sql

Multivariate Linear Regression (GLM)

Regression

dmkmdemo.sql

k-Means

Clustering

dmnbdemo.sql

Naive Bayes

Classification

dmnmdemo.sql

Non-Negative Matrix Factorization

Feature Extraction

dmocdemo.sql

O-Cluster

Clustering

dmsvcdem.sql

Support Vector Machine

Classification

dmsvodem.sql

Support Vector Machine

Anomaly Detection

dmsvrdem.sql

Support Vector Machine

Regression

dmtxtfe.sql

Term extraction using Oracle Text

Text transformation for mining

dmtxtnmf.sql

Non-Negative Matrix Factorization

Text mining using NMF

dmtxtsvm.sql

Support Vector Machine

Text mining using SVM

PL/SQL Programs: Mining Functions

The PL/SQL sample programs are presented by mining function in Table 7-2. For detailed descriptions of the sample programs, see the comments in the source code.

Table 7-2 Mining Functions of PL/SQL Sample Programs

Mining Function
Description

Classification

The classification programs demonstrate various preprocessing techniques and perform the following steps:

Build a classification model using training data

Display model details and settings

Test the model by applying the model on the test data

Compute test metrics, such as confusion matrix, lift, and ROC

Apply the model on the scoring data

Present apply results

Present ranked apply results, influenced by a cost matrix

dmnbdemo.sql illustrates Naive Bayes.

dmdtdemo.sql illustrates Decision Tree.

dmsvcdem.sql illustrates SVM classification.

dmglcdem.sql illustrates GLM classification (binary logistic regression)

The dmdtxvlddemo.sql program demonstrates cross-validation techniques for decision tree based-classification. With minor modifications, this program can be used to perform cross validation using other models/algorithms.

Regression

dmsvrdem.sql uses different test metrics, but otherwise performs most of the same steps used in the classification programs. Selected attributes of the input data are preprocessed (normalized).

NOTE: dmsvrdem.sql illustrates the use of Automatic Data Preparation.

dmglrdem.sql illustrates GLM regression (multivariate linear regression)

Anomaly Detection

dmsvodem.sql illustrates one-class SVM

Association

dmardemo.sql builds an association model and presents frequent itemsets and association rules as output.

Clustering

dmkmdemo.sql (k-Means) and dmocdemo.sql (0-Cluster) build clustering models and present cluster details, such as rules, centroid, and histogram for each cluster as output. The models are scored, and the probabilities associated with each cluster are returned as output. Selected attributes of the input data are preprocessed.

NOTE: dmkmdemo.sql illustrates the use of Automatic Data Preparation.

Feature extraction

dmnmdemo.sql builds a feature extraction model and presents model details as the output. The model is scored, and each feature ID is associated with a probability. Selected attributes of the input data are preprocessed (normalized).

Attribute importance

dmaidemo.sql builds an attribute importance model and presents a list of important attributes as the output of model details. Selected attributes of the input data are preprocessed (binned).

PL/SQL Text Mining Programs

Three sample programs illustrate the process of text mining using PL/SQL. One program illustrates the preprocessing that is required to transform the text for mining. The other two programs build models that use the transformed text.

See Also:

Oracle Data Mining Concepts for information about text mining with Oracle Data Mining

Oracle Data Mining Application Developer's Guide for details about text transformation in PL/SQL

The PL/SQL sample text mining programs are:

dmtxtfe.sql — Illustrates the process of term extraction that prepares text for mining

dmtxtnmf.sql — Creates a text mining model using the Non-Negative Matrix Factorization algorithm

dmtxtsvm.sql — Creates a text mining model using SVM classification

The Java Programs

The Java demos illustrate the features of the Oracle Data Mining Java API, which implements Oracle-specific extensions to the Java Data Mining (JDM) 1.0.1.1 standard. The sample Java programs demonstrate all the Data Mining algorithms as well as data transformation techniques, predictive analytics, export/import, and text mining.

Note:

The Oracle Data Mining Java API is deprecated in this release.

Oracle recommends that you not use deprecated features in new applications. Support for deprecated features is for backward compatibility only

See Also:

Oracle Data Mining Application Developer's Guide for information on the Oracle Data Mining Java API

Oracle Data Mining Java API Reference (javadoc)

Java Programs: Algorithms

The Java programs are presented by algorithm in Table 7-3.

Table 7-3 Algorithms in Java Sample Programs

Program File
Algorithm
Mining Function or Task

dmaidemo.java

Minimum Description Length

Attribute importance

dmapplydemo.java

Naive Bayes

Scoring methods

dmardemo.java

Apriori

Association

dmexpimpdemo.java

export/import

Model Export/Import

dmglcdemo.java

Binary Logistic Regression (GLM)

Classification

dmglrdemo.java

Multivariate Linear Regression (GLM)

Regression

dmkmdemo.java

k-Means

Clustering

dmnbdemo.java

Naive Bayes

Classification

dmnmdemo.java

Non-Negative Matrix Factorization

Feature extraction

dmocdemo.java

O-Cluster

Clustering

dmpademo.java

Automated predict and explain

Predictive Analytics

dmsvcdemo.java

Support Vector Machine

Classification

dmsvodemo.java

Support Vector Machine (one class)

Classification

dmsvrdemo.java

Support Vector Machine

Regression

dmtreedemo.java

Decision Tree

Classification

dmtxtnmfdemo.java

Non-Negative Matrix Factorization

Text mining with NMF

dmtxtsvmdemo.java

Support Vector Machine

Text mining with SVM classification

dmxfdemo.java

Binning, clipping, and normalization

Data Transformations

Java Programs: Mining Functions

The Java sample programs are presented by mining function in Table 7-4. For detailed descriptions of the sample programs, see the comments in the source code.

Table 7-4 Mining Functions of the Java Sample Programs

Mining Function or Task
Description

Classification

The classification programs demonstrate various preprocessing techniques and perform the following steps:

Build a classification model using training data

Display model details and settings

Test the model by applying the model on the test data

Compute test metrics, such as confusion matrix, lift, and ROC

Apply the model on the scoring data

Present apply results

Present ranked apply results, influenced by a cost matrix

The dmapplydemo.java program demonstrates several ways of applying a Naive Bayes model.

dmglcdemo.java illustrates GLM classification (binary logistic regression)

Regression

dmsvrdemo.java uses different test metrics, but otherwise performs most of the same steps used in the classification programs. Selected attributes of the input data are preprocessed (normalized).

dmglrdemo.java illustrates GLM regression (multivariate linear regression)

Association

dmardemo.java builds an association model and presents frequent itemsets and association rules as output. Selected attributes of the input data are preprocessed (binned).

Clustering

dmkmdemo.java (k-Means) and dmocdemo.java (0-Cluster) build clustering models and present cluster details, such as rules, centroid, and histogram for each cluster as output. The models are scored, and the probabilities associated with each cluster are returned as output. Selected attributes of the input data are preprocessed (normalized).

Feature extraction

dmnmdemo.java builds a feature extraction model and presents model details as the output. The model is scored, and each feature ID is associated with a probability. Selected attributes of the input data are preprocessed (normalized).

Attribute importance

dmaidemo.java builds an attribute importance model and presents a list of important attributes as the output of model details. Selected attributes of the input data are preprocessed (binned).

Data transformations

dmxfdemo.java demonstrates binning, clipping, and normalization transformations.

Predictive Analytics

dmpademo.java demonstrates PREDICT, EXPLAIN, and PROFILE functions.

Model import/export

dmexpimpdemo.java builds a Naive Bayes model, exports it to a dump file, then imports it from the dump file.

Java Text Mining Programs

Two Java programs illustrate the process of text mining. One builds a feature extraction model, the other builds a classification model.

See Also:

Oracle Data Mining Concepts for information about text mining with Oracle Data Mining

Oracle Data Mining Application Developer's Guide for details about text transformation in Java

The Java text mining programs both use the dmtxtnmfdemo.java interface to transform the text for mining. The programs are as follows:

dmtxtnmf.sql — Creates a text mining model using the Non-Negative Matrix Factorization algorithm

dmtxtsvmdemo.java — Creates a text mining model using SVM classification

The Sample Data

The dmsh.sql script creates views, tables, and indexes in the user's schema. The views define columns of customer data from tables in the SH schema. This data is used by the Data Mining sample programs. The tables reference the same columns in SH, but they include an extra COMMENTS column for text mining. The indexes are used to extract terms from the text in the COMMENTS column and build a nested table column.

Customer Data for Data Mining

Views in the data mining user's schema define columns of data from the CUSTOMERS, SALES, PRODUCTS, COUNTRIES, and SUPPLEMENTARY_DEMOGRAPHICS tables in the SH schema. You can list these views with the following SQL statements.

SQL>CONNECT dmuser
Enter password: password
SQL>SELECT view_name FROM user_views;

The views are listed in Table 7-5.

Table 7-5 Views Used by the Data Mining Sample Programs

View Name
Description

MINING_DATA_APPLY_STR_V

Scoring data for o-cluster

MINING_DATA_BUILD_STR_V

Training data for o-cluster

MINING_DATA_APPLY_V

Scoring data for data mining (not text mining)

MINING_DATA_BUILD_V

Training data for data mining (not text mining)

MINING_DATA_TEST_V

Test data for data mining (not text mining)

MARKET_BASKET_V

Data for association rules

MINING_DATA_ONE_CLASS_V

Data for one-class SVM

You can see the references to tables in SH by listing the view definitions. The definition of the view MINING_DATA_BUILD_V is shown as follows.

SQL> set long 1000000
SQL> set longc 100000
SQL> set pagesize 100
SQL> SELECT text FROM all_views WHERE
    owner='dmuser3'AND view_name='mining_data_build_v';

      SELECT a.CUST_ID, a.CUST_GENDER, 2003-a.CUST_YEAR_OF_BIRTH AGE,
             a.CUST_MARITAL_STATUS, c.COUNTRY_NAME, a.CUST_INCOME_LEVEL,
             b.EDUCATION, b.OCCUPATION, b.HOUSEHOLD_SIZE, b.YRS_RESIDENCE,
             b.AFFINITY_CARD, b.BULK_PACK_DISKETTES, b.FLAT_PANEL_MONITOR,
             b.HOME_THEATER_PACKAGE, b.BOOKKEEPING_APPLICATION,
             b.PRINTER_SUPPLIES, b.Y_BOX_GAMES, b.OS_DOC_SET_KANJI
       FROM  sh.customers a,
             sh.supplementary_demographics b,
             sh.countries c
       WHERE a.CUST_ID = b.CUST_ID AND a.country_id = c.country_id
             AND a.cust_id between 101501 and 103000

The views are used to build, test, and score the sample models. Each view has a CUSTOMER_ID column, which is the case ID, and an AFFINITY_CARD column, which is the target used by the predictive models. Most of the views provide data for 1500 customers (1500 rows). The view used by the One-Class SVM model has data for 940 customers.

The columns of training data in the MINING_DATA_BUILD_V view are as follows.

SQL> DESCRIBE mining_data_build_v

CUST_ID                    NOT NULL            NUMBER
CUST_GENDER                NOT NULL            CHAR(1)
AGE                                            NUMBER
CUST_MARITAL_STATUS                            VARCHAR2(20)
COUNTRY_NAME               NOT NULL            VARCHAR2(40)
CUST_INCOME_LEVEL                              VARCHAR2(30)
EDUCATION                                      VARCHAR2(21)
OCCUPATION                                     VARCHAR2(21)
HOUSEHOLD_SIZE                                 VARCHAR2(21)
YRS_RESIDENCE                                  NUMBER
AFFINITY_CARD                                  NUMBER(10)
BULK_PACK_DISKETTES                            NUMBER(10)
FLAT_PANEL_MONITOR                             NUMBER(10)
HOME_THEATER_PACKAGE                           NUMBER(10)
BOOKKEEPING_APPLICATION                        NUMBER(10)
PRINTER_SUPPLIES                               NUMBER(10)
Y_BOX_GAMES                                    NUMBER(10)
OS_DOC_SET_KANJI                               NUMBER(10)

Market Basket Data for Association Rules

The association demos use the MARKET_BASKET_V data set, which includes columns of products from the PRODUCTS table and the CUSTOMER_ID column from the CUSTOMERS table in SH. The columns of the MARKET_BASKET_V view are as follows.

SQL> DESCRIBE market_basket_v

CUST_ID                     NOT NULL         NUMBER
EXTENSION_CABLE                              NUMBER
FLAT_PANEL_MONITOR                           NUMBER
CD_RW_HIGH_SPEED_5_PACK                      NUMBER
ENVOY_256MB_40GB                             NUMBER
ENVOY_AMBASSADOR                             NUMBER
EXTERNAL_8X_CD_ROM                           NUMBER
KEYBOARD_WRIST_REST                          NUMBER
SM26273_BLACK_INK_CARTRIDGE                  NUMBER
MOUSE_PAD                                    NUMBER
MULTIMEDIA_SPEAKERS_3INCH                    NUMBER
OS_DOC_SET_ENGLISH                           NUMBER
SIMM_16MB_PCMCIAII_CARD                      NUMBER
STANDARD_MOUSE                               NUMBER

Customer Data for Text Mining

The text mining demos use the same customer data from tables in SH, but they include either an extra text column or a collection type column. The collection type is a nested table of type DM_NESTED_NUMERICALS.

Tip:

The process of extracting terms from a text column into a nested table column is described in Oracle Data Mining Application Developer's Guide.

You can list these tables with the following SQL statements.

SQL>CONNECT dmuser
Enter password: password
SQL>SELECT table_name FROM user_tables WHERE table_name LIKE '%MINING%';

The text mining tables are listed in Table 7-6.

Table 7-6 Tables Used by the Text Mining Sample Programs

Table Name
Description

MINING_APPLY_NESTED_TEXT

Apply table with COMMENTS column as DM_NESTED_NUMERICALS

MINING_BUILD_NESTED_TEXT

Build table with COMMENTS column as DM_NESTED_NUMERICALS

MINING_TEST_NESTED_TEXT

Test table with COMMENTS column as DM_NESTED_NUMERICALS

MINING_APPLY_TEXT

Apply table with COMMENTS column as VARCHAR2(4000)

MINING_BUILD_TEXT

Build table with COMMENTS column as VARCHAR2(4000)

MINING_TEST_TEXT

Test table with COMMENTS column as VARCHAR2(4000)

In the MINING_BUILD_TEXT, MINING_TEST_TEXT, and MINING_APPLY_TEXT tables, the COMMENTS column is of type VARCHAR2(4000).

SQL> DESCRIBE mining_build_text
 Name                                      Null?    Type
 ----------------------------------------- -------- ----------------------------
 CUST_ID                                   NOT NULL NUMBER
 CUST_GENDER                               NOT NULL CHAR(1)
 AGE                                                NUMBER
 CUST_MARITAL_STATUS                                VARCHAR2(20)
 COUNTRY_NAME                              NOT NULL VARCHAR2(40)
 CUST_INCOME_LEVEL                                  VARCHAR2(30)
 EDUCATION                                          VARCHAR2(21)
 OCCUPATION                                         VARCHAR2(21)
 HOUSEHOLD_SIZE                                     VARCHAR2(21)
 YRS_RESIDENCE                                      NUMBER
 AFFINITY_CARD                                      NUMBER(10)
 BULK_PACK_DISKETTES                                NUMBER(10)
 FLAT_PANEL_MONITOR                                 NUMBER(10)
 HOME_THEATER_PACKAGE                               NUMBER(10)
 BOOKKEEPING_APPLICATION                            NUMBER(10)
 PRINTER_SUPPLIES                                   NUMBER(10)
 Y_BOX_GAMES                                        NUMBER(10)
 OS_DOC_SET_KANJI                                   NUMBER(10)
 COMMENTS                                           VARCHAR2(4000)

In the MINING_*_NESTED_TEXT tables, the COMMENTS column is of type DM_NESTED_NUMERICALS.

SQL> DESCRIBE mining_build_nested_text
 Name                                      Null?    Type
 ----------------------------------------- -------- ----------------------------
 CUST_ID                                   NOT NULL NUMBER
 CUST_GENDER                               NOT NULL CHAR(1)
 AGE                                                NUMBER
 CUST_MARITAL_STATUS                                VARCHAR2(20)
 COUNTRY_NAME                              NOT NULL VARCHAR2(40)
 CUST_INCOME_LEVEL                                  VARCHAR2(30)
 EDUCATION                                          VARCHAR2(21)
 OCCUPATION                                         VARCHAR2(21)
 HOUSEHOLD_SIZE                                     VARCHAR2(21)
 YRS_RESIDENCE                                      NUMBER
 AFFINITY_CARD                                      NUMBER(10)
 BULK_PACK_DISKETTES                                NUMBER(10)
 FLAT_PANEL_MONITOR                                 NUMBER(10)
 HOME_THEATER_PACKAGE                               NUMBER(10)
 BOOKKEEPING_APPLICATION                            NUMBER(10)
 PRINTER_SUPPLIES                                   NUMBER(10)
 Y_BOX_GAMES                                        NUMBER(10)
 OS_DOC_SET_KANJI                                   NUMBER(10)
 COMMENTS                                           DM_NESTED_NUMERICALS

A Verifying Your Data Mining Installation

This appendix provides a set of SQL and PL/SQL commands that test whether or not the basic capabilities of data mining are present in the database. You can execute these commands directly in the database without downloading or installing any additional software.

Note:

These commands create and score several data mining models. These models do not perform meaningful data mining. They simply show whether or not model creation and scoring operations are working properly.

This appendix includes the following topics:

Connect to the Database

Create a Script or Execute the Commands Individually

Command Output

Connect to the Database

In SQL*Plus or SQL Developer, connect to the database as the system user. If you are not sure how to start these tools, see "Connect Application Development Tools".

CONNECT sys / as sysdba
Enter password: <sys_password>

Insure that the USERS and TEMP tablespaces are present in the database. These tablespaces are typically included by default and are always included in the starter database created during installation (See "Install Oracle Database"). You can check with a simple query.

select tablespace_name from dba_tablespaces;

Create a Script or Execute the Commands Individually

You can create a script by copying the commands in Example A-1 into a text file, saving the file with a .SQL extension, and invoking the script from the SQL command line.

SQL> @ script_name.SQL

Alternatively, you can copy each command from Example A-1 to the SQL command line and execute it individually.

Example A-1 Commands To Verify Data Mining Installation

--------------------------------------------------------
-- create a data mining user
--------------------------------------------------------
CREATE USER dm IDENTIFIED BY <dm_password>
     DEFAULT TABLESPACE users
     TEMPORARY TABLESPACE temp
     QUOTA 20M ON users;

-- grant minimum privileges
GRANT create mining model TO dm;
GRANT create table TO dm;
GRANT create view TO dm;
GRANT create session TO dm;

--------------------------------------------------------
-- create a simple table for mining
--------------------------------------------------------
CONNECT dm/dm;
CREATE TABLE mt (p NUMBER, t NUMBER);
INSERT INTO mt VALUES (1,1);
INSERT INTO mt VALUES (2,2);
COMMIT;

--------------------------------------------------------
-- create models
--------------------------------------------------------
EXEC dbms_data_mining.create_model('MAI','ATTRIBUTE_IMPORTANCE','MT',null,'T');
EXEC dbms_data_mining.create_model('MAR','ASSOCIATION','MT','T');
EXEC dbms_data_mining.create_model('MNB','CLASSIFICATION','MT',null,'T');
EXEC dbms_data_mining.create_model('MSVM','REGRESSION','MT',null,'T');
EXEC dbms_data_mining.create_model('MKM','CLUSTERING','MT',null);
EXEC dbms_data_mining.create_model('MNMF','FEATURE_EXTRACTION','MT',null);

-- check the models
SELECT model_name, algorithm FROM user_mining_models;

--------------------------------------------------------
-- score models
--------------------------------------------------------
SELECT p,t,PREDICTION(MNB USING *) pred_nb,
          p,t,prediction(MSVM USING *) pred_svm,
          p,t,cluster_id(MKM USING *) clus,
          p,t,feature_id(MNMF USING *) feat
FROM mt;

--------------------------------------------------------
-- drop the models and data
--------------------------------------------------------
EXEC dbms_data_mining.drop_model('MAI');
EXEC dbms_data_mining.drop_model('MAR');
EXEC dbms_data_mining.drop_model('MNB');
EXEC dbms_data_mining.drop_model('MSVM');
EXEC dbms_data_mining.drop_model('MKM');
EXEC dbms_data_mining.drop_model('MNMF');

DROP TABLE mt PURGE;

Command Output

The output of the commands in Example A-1 is as follows.

User created.

Grant succeeded.

Grant succeeded.

Grant succeeded.

Grant succeeded.

Connected.

Table created.

1 row created.

1 row created.

Commit complete.

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

MODEL_NAME                     ALGORITHM
------------------------------ ------------------------------
MAI                            MINIMUM_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH
MAR                            APRIORI_ASSOCIATION_RULES
MKM                            KMEANS
MNB                            NAIVE_BAYES
MNMF                           NONNEGATIVE_MATRIX_FACTOR
MSVM                           SUPPORT_VECTOR_MACHINES

6 rows selected.

         P          T    PRED_NB          P          T   PRED_SVM          P
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
         T       CLUS          P          T       FEAT
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
         1          1          1          1          1 1.48008198          1
         1          3          1          1          1

         2          2          2          2          2 1.51991802          2
         2          2          2          2          1

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Table dropped.

Index

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  R  S  T  U 

A

ALL_MINING_MODEL_ATTRIBUTES, Preface, 5.1

ALL_MINING_MODEL_SETTINGS, Preface, 5.1, 5.1.3

ALL_MINING_MODELS, Preface, 5.1, 5.1.1

ALL_OBJECTS, Preface

ALTER ANY MINING MODEL, 4.3

ALTER MINING MODEL, 4.4

anomaly detection, 7.2.1, 7.2.2

Apriori, 7.2.1, 7.3.1

association, 7.2.2, 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 7.4.2

attribute importance, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.3.1, 7.3.2

attributes, 5.1.2

AUDIT, 4.3, 5.4

AUDIT_TRAIL parameter, 5.4.1

Automatic Data Preparation, 7.2.2

B

binning, 7.3.1, 7.3.2

C

catalog views, Preface, 5.1

chopt utility, 2.3

classification, 7.2.1, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.3.1, 7.3.2

CLASSPATH, 7.1.4.2

clipping, 7.3.1, 7.3.2

clustering, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.3.1, 7.3.1, 7.3.2

COMMENT, 4.3, 5.1.1, 5.4.2

COMMENT ANY MINING MODEL, 4.3

COMMENT ANY MODEL, 5.3

COMPATIBLE parameter, 6.4

connection name, 3.3

cost matrix, 4.4

CREATE ANY DIRECTORY, 5.5.4

CREATE ANY MINING MODEL, 4.3

CREATE MINING MODEL, 1.3, 4.2, 4.3

D

data dictionary views, Preface, 5.1

Data Mining option, 2.1

enable or disable, 2.3

data mining user, 2.1, 2.6.1, 3.2, 4

Database Companion

See Database Examples

Database Configuration Assistant, Preface, 1.1, 7.1.1

Database Examples

installation, 2.4

sample programs, 7.1

database file location, 2.1

database tuning, Preface

Database Upgrade Assistant, 6.2, 6.2

DBA

database tuning, Preface

production database, Preface, 2

DBA_AUDIT_OBJECT, 5.4.4

DBA_MINING_MODEL_ATTRIBUTES, 5.1

DBA_MINING_MODEL_SETTINGS, 5.1

DBA_MINING_MODELS, 5.1, 6.4

DBA_OBJ_AUDIT_OPTS, 5.4.4

DBA_OBJECTS, Preface

DBA_REGISTRY, 6.4

DBMS_DATA_MINING, 5.1.2, 7.2

DBMS_DATA_MINING_TRANSFORM, 7.2

DBMS_DATA_MINING.DROP_MODEL, 6.5

Decision Tree, 7.2.1, 7.3.1

demo programs

See sample programs

DHCP, 2.1

directory objects, 5.5.4

DM$P_MODEL_EXPIMP_TEMP table, 5.5.6

DM$P_MODEL_IMPORT_TEMP table, 5.5.6

DM$P_MODEL_TABKEY_TEMP table, 5.5.6

DMEIDMSYS, 6.3.2

dmshgrants.sql, 1.6, 5.5.7.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.2

dmsh.sql, 7.1.2, 7.4

DMSYS, Preface, 6.3.2

downgrading, 6, 6.5, 6.5

DROP ANY MINING MODEL, 4.3

E

Enterprise Edition, 2.1, 2.1

EXPDP, 5.5.1

EXPLAIN, 2.6, 2.6.3, 7.3.2

exporting, 2.6.3, 4.2, 5.5, 6.3, 7.3.1, 7.3.2

F

feature extraction, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.3.1, 7.3.2

G

Generalized Linear Models, 7.2.1, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.3.2

GET_MODEL_DETAILS, 5.1.2

GLM

See Generalized Linear Models

global database name, 2.1, 3.3

I

IMPDP, 5.5.1

importing, 2.6.3, 4.2, 5.5, 6.3, 7.3.1, 7.3.2

INIT.ORA, Preface

installation

Data Mining sample programs, 7.1

Oracle Client, 3.5.1

Oracle Data Miner, 2.5

Oracle Database, 2.1

Oracle Database Examples, 2.4

Oracle Spreadsheet Add-In for Predictive Analytics, 2.6

J

Java API, Preface, 6.1.1, 7, 7.3

Java API sample programs, 7.3

Java API text mining, 7.3.3

JDM 1.0 standard, 7.3

JSR-73 specification, 7.3

K

k-Means, 7.2.1, 7.3.1

L

linear regression, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.3.1

logistic regression, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.3.1

loopback adapter, 2.1

M

market basket data, 7.4.2

memory tuning parameters, Preface

Microsoft Excel, 1.5, 2.6, 2.6.2, 3.6

Microsoft Windows, 2

Minimum Description Length, 7.2.1, 7.3.1

mining models

about, 5

adding a comment, 5.3

applying, 4.4

auditing, 5.4

changing the name, 4.4

listing, 5.1

object privileges, 4.4

See also scoring

settings, 5.1.3, 5.1.3

upgrading, 6.1

viewing, 4.4

model details, 5.1.2

model signature, 5.1.2

N

Naive Bayes, 7.2.1, 7.3.1, 7.3.1

Net Configuration Assistant, 2.6.1, 3.5.1

Net Service Name, 2.6.1, 3.5.2

new features, Preface

NMF

See Non-Negative Matrix Factorization

Non-Negative Matrix Factorization, 7.2.1, 7.2.1, 7.2.3, 7.3.1, 7.3.1, 7.3.3

normalization, 7.3.1, 7.3.2

O

object privileges, 4.4

O-Cluster, 7.2.1, 7.3.1

One-Class SVM, 7.2.1

Oracle base directory, 2.1, 2.4

Oracle Client

connect, 3.5

install, 3.5.1

required for Spreadsheet Add-In, 2.6.1

Oracle Data Miner, Preface, 3.1, 3.4

Oracle Data Pump, 5.5

Oracle Database

Enterprise Edition, 2.1, 2.1

install, 2.1

local, 3.3

remote, 3.5

Oracle home directory, 2.1, 2.4, 2.4, 2.6.3, 3.5.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.2, 7.1.4.1, 7.1.4.2

Oracle Net, 3.5

Oracle Objects for OLE, 2.6.1

Oracle services, 2.1

Oracle Spreadsheet Add-In for Predictive Analytics

install, 2.6.2

Net Service Name, 3.5, 3.5.2

start, 2.6.3

Oracle Text, 7.2.1

ORACLE_BASE, 2.1

ORACLE_HOME, Preface

P

parallel execution, Preface

PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET, Preface

PL/SQL API, 3.1, 6.1.1

PL/SQL sample programs, 7.2

PL/SQL text mining, 7.2.3

PMML, 5.6

port number, 3.3

PREDICT, 2.6, 2.6.3, 7.3.2

predictive analytics, 2.6, 3.5, 7.3, 7.3.1, 7.3.1, 7.3.1, 7.3.1, 7.3.1, 7.3.2

privileges for data mining, 2.1, 3.2, 4, 4, 5.5.3, 7.1

privileges for exporting and importing, 5.5.3

privileges for running sample programs, 7.1, 7.1.2

production database, Preface, 2

PROFILE, 2.6, 2.6.3, 7.3.2

R

regression, 7.2.1, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.3.1, 7.3.2

S

sample mining models, 7.1.5

sample programs, 2.4, 7

configuration scripts, 4.2, 7.1, 7.1.2

data used by, 7.4

find, 7.1.3

install, 7.1.1

Java, 7.1.4.2, 7.3

PL/SQL, 7.2

run, 7.1.4, 7.1.4.3

user, 4.2, 7.1

sample schemas, 7.1

scoring

java programs, 7.3.1

model signature, 5.1.2

privileges for, 4.3.1

Scoring Engine, 6.1.2

security, 4

SELECT ANY MINING MODEL, 4.3

SELECT MINING MODEL, 4.4

SGA_TARGET, Preface

SH schema, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.4

shared cursor, Preface

SID, 3.3

software location

See Oracle home directory

Spreadsheet Add-In

See Oracle Spreadsheet Add-In for Predictive Analytics

start, 2.6.3

SQL AUDIT, 5.4

SQL COMMENT, 5.3

SQL Developer, 3.1, 3.3

SQL*Plus, 3.1, 3.2

starter database., 2.1

Support Vector Machine, 7.2.1, 7.2.3, 7.3.1, 7.3.3

SVM

See Also One-Class SVM

See Support Vector Machine

SYS, Preface, 2.1

system privileges, 4.3

T

term extraction, 7.2.1, 7.2.3

text mining, 7.2.1, 7.2.1, 7.2.3, 7.3.1, 7.3.3, 7.4.3

transformations, 7.3.1

U

upgrading, 6.1

USER_AUDIT_OBJECT, 5.4.4

USER_MINING_MODEL_ATTRIBUTES, 5.1

USER_MINING_MODEL_SETTINGS, 5.1

USER_MINING_MODELS, 5.1

USER_OBJ_AUDIT_OPTS, 5.4.4

users, 2.1, 3.3, 5.5.3, 5.5.3, 7.1, 7.1.2

Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Net Service Name Configuration, Net Service Name

On this page, you can specify a name for the net service name. By default, Oracle Net Configuration Assistant uses the service name provided earlier.

Oracle SQL Developer: New/Select Database Connection dialog provides text boxes for specifying a database connection.

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Installer - Step 4 of 9 - System class

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Installer - Step 1 of 11 - Configure Security Updates

Select Installation Type page of Oracle Client installation.

Windows Search Results for dm*.java in C:\app\demotest\product\11.2.0\db_a\RDBMS\demo\

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Installer - Step 7 of 9 - Summary

Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Net Service Name Configuration, Text

Choose either "No, do not test" or "Yes, perform a test."

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Installer - Password Management

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Installer - Step 2 of 11 - Download Software Updates

Summary page of Oracle Client installation. Shows that the computer meets the requirements for the installation

Download Software Updates of Oracle Client installation

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Installer - Step 5 of 9 - Typical Install Configuration.

This graphic shows the drop down list of menu items that is displayed when you click Oracle PA in the menu bar of Microsoft Excel. Since you have not yet established a connection, only the Connect, Help, and About choices are available. The other choices (Explain, Predict, Profile, Import Data from DB, and Export Data to DB) are greyed out.

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Installer - Step 3 of 10 - Select Installation Option.

Windows Search Results for dm*.sql in C:\app\demotest\product\11.2.0\db_a\RDBMS\demo\

This graphic shows the menu bar of SQL Developer with the Tools menu expanded as far as the choice for Data Miner.

Oracle Net Configuration: Welcome.

Choose the configuration you would like to do: Select Listener configuration, Naming Methods configuration, Local Net Service Name configuration, or Directory Usage Configuration

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Installer - Step 8 of 9 - Oracle Configuration Manager is launched to create and start the starter database.

Oracle Predictive Analytics add-in selected in the list of available add-ins in Excel.

The Connect (Oracle Database) dialog of the Spreadsheet Add-In. Choose one of the pre-defined Oracle Net Service Names and specify a user name and password to connect to the database.

Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Net Service Name Configuration, Connecting

This page of the Oracle Net Configuration Assistant displays a log detailing the attempt to connect.

Specify Installation Location page of Oracle Client installation

Install Product page of Oracle Client installation

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Installer - Step 8 of 9 - Install Product

Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Net Service Name Configuration, Service Name.

The text on the page is: "Each Oracle database or service has a service name. An Oracle database's service name is normally its global database name. Enter the service name of the database or other service you want to access."

Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Net Service Name Configuration, Connecting

The Change Login page of Oracle Net Configuration Assistant, where you can provide a new user name and password

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Installer - Step 6 of 9 - Perform Prerequisite Checks

The SQL*Plus window showing the Enter user-name and Enter password prompts, the "Connected to:" statement, and the first SQL> prompt.

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