Oracle Essbase 9 Implementation Guide

Today's hottest new data analysis trends involve business intelligence and analytics. The technology that supports business intelligence and analytics better than anything else is today's multidimensional OLAP technology, and there is none better than Oracle Essbase! Although storing data in a cube and developing analytical applications leave many people grasping for understanding, especially if their experience is with relational databases, embracing OLAP technology will pay big dividends in the long run.

It's easy to develop multidimensional analytic OLAP solutions when you have got this Oracle Essbase book to hand. It is a step-by-step guide to timeless Essbase fundamentals, which takes you from a basic software installation through to launching a fully functioning Essbase database cube.

This book is primaraly for the IT professional who has a good understanding of IT principles and processes, but is a multidimensional OLAP novice. Experienced OLAP professionals will also gain insights from this book.

Simply put, if you are in the IT field and wish to gain a functional level of knowledge in the world of Oracle Essbase, whether it be for a developer role or a PM or BA role, this is the book you need.

What will you learn from this book:
- Dig into the concept of multidimensional database cubes
- Build effective database outlines including dimensions and members
- Extract data from source systems like SQL Sources or Input Data Files and load them into Essbase cubes
- Create fast, efficient database calculation scripts for your Essbase applications
- Extract data into reports or downstream systems by writing professional database report scripts
- Make your work easier by automating Essbase processes like cube building or running calc and report scripts
- Generate quality dynamic ad hoc spreadsheets and reports by using Microsoft's Excel Add-In effectively
- Perform required and optional maintenance and performance-tuning tasks just like an experienced Essbase administrator