oracle olap creating cubes part 1: concepts

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Oracle OLAP Creating Cubes Part 1: Concepts

Marty GubarOracle BI/DW Product Management

Creating CubesSources

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Creating CubesSources: Table Relationships

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Creating CubesSources: Column Relationships

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Creating CubesDimensions Formalize Data Relationships

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Creating CubesDimensions Formalize Data Relationships

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ProductLevel-based Hierarchy

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Define the business relationships

Creating CubesDimensions Formalize Data Relationships

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ProductComplex Hierarchy

Model complex hierarchical relationships

Parent

ChildrenDescendants

Creating CubesDimensions Formalize Data Relationships

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ProductHierarchical Relationships

Use family references to simplify calculations

Creating CubesTime Dimension Supports Any Calendar Type

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Creating CubesArray-based Access of Summary Data

Product

Sales Cube

Inventory Cube

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Creating CubesAggregation Rules

Product

Sales Cube

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∑ Aggregation RulesProduct: SumGeography: SumTime: Sum

∑ Aggregation RulesProduct: SumGeography: SumTime: Sum

∑ Aggregation RulesProduct: SumTime: Hierarchical Last

∑ Aggregation RulesProduct: SumTime: Hierarchical Last

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Creating CubesRich, Embedded Analytic Calculations

Calculations•Sales•YTD•YTD Growth •Market Share•Product Alert•Moving Average•…

Calculations•Sales•YTD•YTD Growth •Market Share•Product Alert•Moving Average•…

Calculations•Balance•Inventory Cost•Stock Out•…

Calculations•Balance•Inventory Cost•Stock Out•…

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Creating CubesTune Physical Properties

Physical Properties:

Cost Based Aggregation: 30

Physical Properties:

Cost Based Aggregation: 30

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Product

Sales Cube

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Partition: Quarter

Creating CubesTune Physical Properties

Physical Properties:

Cost Based Aggregation: 30

Physical Properties:

Cost Based Aggregation: 30

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ITEMITEMInventory Cube

Sales Cube

Product

TimeGeography

Product

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Partition: Quarter

Compress Aggregates: True

Product

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Cube ViewsAutomatically Synchronized with Cubes

Web Analysis

Smart Search

Smart Space

Desktop Gadgets

SmartView

Custom Application (SOAP, J2EE, .Net MDX, etc.)

Hyperion Visual Explorer

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GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY

TIME TIME

PRODUCT PRODUCT

SALES CUBESALES CUBE

Cube-based Materialized ViewsTransparently Enhance Query Performance

Web Analysis

Smart Search

Smart Space

Desktop Gadgets

Hyperion Financial Reporting

SmartView

Custom Application (SOAP, J2EE, .Net MDX, etc.)

Statistical Package (SPSS, etc.)

Hyperion Visual Explorer

Automatic Query Rewrite

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Creating Cubes with Analytic Workspace Manager

CreatingCubes

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