Dirk Manuel is a freelance documentation and training consultant, specializing in projects for the large-scale implementation of SAP. Dirk has been using UPK and its precursor OnDemand for five years, during which time he has developed hundreds of well-received simulations. Dirk has provided training on UPK and OnDemand to UPK developers in Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Americas.
Dirk wrote an excellent developer’s guide to Oracle UPK version 3.5 (and its predecessor, OnDemand version 9.1, with which it shares 95% of its functionality). It covers all aspects of UPK’s functionality, and explains how to get the most out of these features in order to build high-quality training exercises that will ensure the most effective knowledge transfer possible for your trainees. Documentation on UPK has been (until the publication of this book) almost nonexistent (consisting solely of the Content Development Guide shipped with the software), and training can be expensive.
This book fills the documentation gap by providing developer-friendly, visuallyappealing, and easy-to-read documentation on the core functionality of UPK. It fills the training gap by taking a guided approach to this functionality, introducing new concepts and functionality with each chapter, and building on the knowledge gained in the previous chapters. In this way, readers can start with the basics, and then progress to more advanced topics as they need them, rather than being presented with “everything you need to know” at once, in a dry and difficult-to-digest manner (as is the case with the Oracle-provided documentation).
Although it is primarily aimed at new or intermediate users, this book contains enough advanced information to keep all but the most hardcore of UPK developers happy. It includes tips on how to get the most out of UPK, suggestions on best practices for training material development with UPK, and advice on how to avoid some common mistakes.
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Where to buy this book
You can buy Oracle User Productivity Kit 3.5 from the Packt Publishing website: http://www.packtpub.com/oracle-user-productivity-kit-upk-3-5?utm_source=Appsinsight.net&utm_medium=bookrev&utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=mdb_001047. Free shipping to the US, UK, Europe and selected Asian countries.
Alternatively, you can buy the book from Amazon, BN.com, Computer Manuals and most internet book retailers.