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Multidimensional Analysis
Analysis of data from multiple perspectives:
FY14
Depreciation by entity
YearTotal
By asset or by month
Depreciation
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
235679 24582 53297 73874 83926
Computer_C_315 (315)
L_123
Budget
No Asset
FY14
Total New
YearTotal
Local
Total New
CX_00001
CX_00002
CapexVersion1
Budget
FY14
YearTotal
Depreciation
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235679
235679
3438
5111
Spreadsheet-Based Analysis
Data integrity suffers because of user errors or stale data.
Validating spreadsheet reports wastes time and resources.
Two reports prepared by two users show two different totals. Which one is
correct?
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Accountant
Region Manager
Product Manager
Financial Analyst
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Data Cubes
Analysts prefer to view multidimensional data in cubes, rather than in
relational tables.
Data cube
Relational table
Product
Time
Sales
Lightbolt
Jan
166
Lightbolt
Feb
182
Thunderball
Jan
131
Thunderball
Feb
149
Jan
Feb
Lightbolt
166
182
Thunderball
131
149
1 measure: Sales
2 dimensions: Time, Product
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Dimension Hierarchies
You can organize a dimensions members in a hierarchy.
Year Tot
Quarter 1
Product
Performance
January
Lightbolt
February
Thunderball
Customer
OEM
IBM
Retail
March
Value
Apple
Quarter 2
April
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Mavrider
Gateway
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Navigation
panel
Object
window
Message
panel
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Outlines
Tree structure for dimension hierarchies
Consolidations and mathematical relationships between members
Outline Editor
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Rules Files
Map data sources to a target Oracle Essbase database
Can apply to many data sources
Can load data and build outlines
Header mapped
to units
Fields Mapped to
Dimensions
CustIDRemoved
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Ignored
Field
Calculation Scripts
Calculate all or a portion of the database
Control the order in which dimensions are calculated
Perform complex calculations
Calculated
database
Level 0 data
Calculation script
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Smart View
Is a Web-deployed thin client that is embedded in a client spreadsheet
application
Enables you to retrieve data and create ad hoc reports
Provides integration with Microsoft Office products
Provides a single Excel interface to analyze data
TCP/IP
HTTP(S)
Provider
Services
Java API
Infrastructure
Single database or
database cluster
Spreadsheet Add-in
Is a software program that is embedded in a client spreadsheet
application
Enables you to retrieve data, create ad hoc reports, and analyze data
Provides an interface with Essbase
TCP/IP
TCP/IP
Excel with
Spreadsheet Add-in
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Essbase server
Essbase database