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

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What's New in Oracle Data Mining Administration?

This section summarizes the new features of Oracle Data Mining 11g that pertain to installation, configuration, and upgrade.

See:

Oracle Data Mining Concepts for a complete list of new and deprecated features in Oracle Data Mining 11g

This section contains the following topics:

New Administrative Features in Oracle Data Mining 11g Release 2 (11.2)

The following features were introduced in Oracle Data Mining 11g Release 2 (11.2):

New Uninstall Utility

In Oracle 11g Release 2 (11.2), Oracle Universal Installer can no longer be used to uninstall individual database options. To uninstall Oracle Data Mining, run the utility described in Chapter 2.

Deprecated Functions No Longer Used in Sample Programs

Several PL/SQL functions were deprecated in Oracle Data Mining 11g Release 1. (See "Features Deprecated in Oracle Data Mining 11g Release 1 (11.1)".) In Oracle Data Mining 11g Release 2 (11.2), the deprecated function calls are no longer used in the sample programs. They are replaced with queries of data dictionary views.

New Administrative Features in Oracle Data Mining 11g Release 1 (11.1)

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

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:

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:

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 (11.1)

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

Features Deprecated in Oracle Data Mining 11g Release 1 (11.1)

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

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