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FIGURE 15.4
Results of MDX request with the values of KPI properties.
Finally, the client application has to map the graphic properties returned by the schema
rowset, such as
KPI_STATUS_GRAPHIC
and
KPI_TREND_GRAPHIC
, to the actual image that it
displays. Analysis Services includes a set of images that you can use to display the status
and trends of KPIs. The images are located in the
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual
Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\DataWarehouseDesigner\KPIsBrowserPage\
Images
directory. Of course, you don't have to use those files; you can use your own
graphics files.
Actions
Actions are another feature that allows tighter integration between analytical systems and
vertical applications. Actions enable you to create a tightly integrated system that not
only discovers trends in data and enables managers to make decisions based on those
discoveries, but they also make it possible for the end user to act on the manager's deci-
sions. For example, suppose that a user browses an inventory cube and discovers a low
level in the inventory of a certain product. He can use actions to trigger a supply chain
system procurement order for the product.
Analysis Services enables you to create objects associated with actions and store them on
the server. It also provides a generic interface that client applications can use to access
actions. In this way, it provides an automated means for software (such as Microsoft Excel)
that doesn't know anything about a certain business application to execute an operation
associated with actions.
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