Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
Summary
We made it this far and your head hasn't exploded, has it? Thank goodness! Oracle
Essbase or for that matter, any OLAP or analytic application, seems to have a certain
aura or mystique about them. Some people automatically shy away, thinking they're
just beyond normal comprehension. This is just not true.
We're confident the information has been presented in a manner that allows you
to grasp the concepts of Oracle Essbase and OLAP. We're also confident that you
are beginning to think Oracle Essbase is no big deal and wondering what all the
fuss is about.
It probably seems like this chapter has flown by. You have now built an Essbase
application to house your newly built Essbase database. You've been given a high
level view of some of the more important features and aspects of Essbase application
and database properties. You've also created users for your databases.
In the next chapter, we go all out. We build a complete Essbase database outline
for our Esscar Motor Company example, which we will use for the rest of this
topic. Starting with the base outline Essbase automatically creates when you build
a database, we take you through adding data dimensions, adding data members
to the dimensions, determining data storage options, loading data, and much more.
A
veritable cornucopia
of Essbase database outline information awaits you!
