After completing this lesson, you should be able to:◦ Describe multidimensional analysis◦ Describe Oracle Enterprise Performance Management

system◦ Describe Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise

Edition Plus◦ Describe Essbase◦ Identify components of the block storage production

environment

BI Applications

EPM Workspace

OLTP & ODSSystems

Data WarehouseData Mart

SAP, Oracle, Siebel,PeopleSoft, Custom

ExcelXML

BusinessProcess

OLAP, Essbase

Fusion Middleware

Business Intelligence Foundation

BI ApplicationsPerformance Management

Applications

Oracle Essbase is an OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) Server that provides an environment for developing custom analytic and enterprise performance management applications.

Oracle Essbase enables business users to• Quickly model complex business scenarios•“Write back" to an application's data repository (useful for forecasting applications and “what-if” analysis•Perform business calculations•Analyze data efficiently from various business perspective•Visualize data using different reporting tools and Microsoft Office documents

SalesTracking

and Analysis

Planningand

Budgeting

Performance andVariance Reporting

ProductLine

Analysis

Executive Information

Systems(EIS)

Oracle Essbase

Visual Basic APIC API

Web AnalysisFinancial Reporting

JavaHTMLXML

Excel

Financial Consolidationand Reporting

Customer and Profitability

Analysis

Middle Tier Database TierClient Tier

Administration Services

Administration Services

•Spreadsheet Add-in•MaxL and MDX•C API, VB API, and

Java API applications

•Spreadsheet Add-in•MaxL and MDX•C API, VB API, and

Java API applications

AdministrationServices Console

TCP/IP

HTTP

Provider Services

Provider Services

HTTP•Smart View•Visual Explorer

•Smart View•Visual Explorer

TCP/IP

Essbase Server

Essbase Database

IntegrationServices Console

Integration Services

Integration Services

TCP/IPRDBMS

ODBC

◦ Essbase: Essbase database Essbase Server Administration Services Smart View Spreadsheet Add-in MaxL, ESSCMD, MDX C API, VB API, and Java API◦ Additional components:

Integration Services Essbase Studio

Database and system administrators’ interface

Navigation panel Object

window

Message panel

◦ 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

Excel, Word, and PowerPoint with

Smart ViewSingle Essbase

database or database cluster

Provider Services

Provider Services

Java APIJava API

InfrastructureInfrastructure

HTTP(S) TCP/IP

◦ 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

Excel with Spreadsheet Add-in Essbase server Essbase database

TCP/IP TCP/IP

◦ Bridges the gap between data stored in Essbase databases and transactional data stored in relational databases◦ Enables hybrid analysis and drill-through reporting

In this lesson, you should have learned to:◦ Describe multidimensional analysis◦ Describe Oracle Enterprise Performance Management

system◦ Describe Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise

Edition Plus◦ Describe Essbase◦ Describe related products