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DB2 Cube Views: A Primer
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DB2 Cube Views: A Primer

by Corinne Baragoin, Geetha Balasubramaniam, Bhuvaneshwari Chandrasekharan, Landon DelSordo, Jan B. Lillelund, Julie Maw, Annie Neroda, Paulo Pereira, Jo A. Ramos
September 2003
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
754 pages
18h 9m
English
IBM Redbooks
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11.6.2 Financial analysis scenario
This typically takes the form of profitability analysis over time, and may include
forecasting. For example, financial analysis often asks for profit growth this
month versus last month, this quarter versus last quarter, or this quarter versus
the same quarter last year.
In this section we focus on the following typical financial issues:
򐂰 How have sales related profit margins changed over time?
򐂰 How can we forecast the sales for the upcoming year?
How have sales related profit margins changed over time?
A possible path to answer this business question may be as follows:
1. To view the ...
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