Re: Statistics extensions
From: ddf <oratune_at_msn.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:40:39 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <9e6926ff-bcc2-40bd-8d26-da369618a7f0_at_googlegroups.com>
On Thursday, October 18, 2012 12:16:32 PM UTC-6, John Hurley wrote:
> David:
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> # It was a request for some common courtesy since you posted these
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> items were available on-line.
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> Just kidding man ... yikes ... like I noted ( at least once if not
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> twice already in this thread ) ... searching for the presentations
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> from Oracle Open World is not very easy.
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> Step 1: Go to Open World http://www.oracle.com/openworld/index.html
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> Step 2: Tools ( under red top bar mid way on page is a drop down menu
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> when you scroll over it ) pick Virtual Collateral Rack
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> That leads you to a not very good searching tool ... you can put in
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> words like "Maria Colgan" and click search ...
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> Then you get a list of sessions ... like CON8455 and CON8457 etc ...
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> If you click on the description/link of CON8455 you get taken to a
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> page that has details on the session and in this case has a download
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> link for the pdf for the presentation.
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> The CON8457 session though ( on the new 12c stuff ) does not have a
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> download link ... probably still "confidential" ...
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> I could one could compile a list of links for the relevant session
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> pdfs ( or at least for the one that are available ).
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> I do not think that Oracle wants to provide the material like that
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> however ... they probably want you to use the ugly search process ...
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> so ( as I noted earlier ) its a YOYO ... You are On Your Own ...
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:40:39 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <9e6926ff-bcc2-40bd-8d26-da369618a7f0_at_googlegroups.com>
On Thursday, October 18, 2012 12:16:32 PM UTC-6, John Hurley wrote:
> David:
>
>
>
> # It was a request for some common courtesy since you posted these
>
> items were available on-line.
>
>
>
> Just kidding man ... yikes ... like I noted ( at least once if not
>
> twice already in this thread ) ... searching for the presentations
>
> from Oracle Open World is not very easy.
>
>
>
> Step 1: Go to Open World http://www.oracle.com/openworld/index.html
>
>
>
> Step 2: Tools ( under red top bar mid way on page is a drop down menu
>
> when you scroll over it ) pick Virtual Collateral Rack
>
>
>
> That leads you to a not very good searching tool ... you can put in
>
> words like "Maria Colgan" and click search ...
>
>
>
> Then you get a list of sessions ... like CON8455 and CON8457 etc ...
>
>
>
> If you click on the description/link of CON8455 you get taken to a
>
> page that has details on the session and in this case has a download
>
> link for the pdf for the presentation.
>
>
>
> The CON8457 session though ( on the new 12c stuff ) does not have a
>
> download link ... probably still "confidential" ...
>
>
>
> I could one could compile a list of links for the relevant session
>
> pdfs ( or at least for the one that are available ).
>
>
>
> I do not think that Oracle wants to provide the material like that
>
> however ... they probably want you to use the ugly search process ...
>
> so ( as I noted earlier ) its a YOYO ... You are On Your Own ...
Knowing WHERE to search is the key point here and it is not intuitive with this lacklustre search 'engine' (it's probably a two-cycle knock-off from Lawn Boy).
I do appreciate the direction as I'd probably never have found any of the sessions without it. I'm certain others appreciate it as well.
David Fitzjarrell Received on Fri Oct 19 2012 - 18:40:39 CEST