To respond to the request, the OLAP provider queries the OLAP metadata or
OLAP data depending on the request, computes a result and sends a SOAP
response envelope back to the client application. SOAP essentially defines an
RPC (remote procedure call)-like XML protocol over HTTP between the client
and provider.
Figure 14-2 Web services for DB2 Cube Views Architecture
Service requestors or clients might reside in small devices such as cellular
phones, in thin Web clients that deploy a browser interface, or in thick clients that
perform some data analysis and visualization.
14.4 Web services for DB2 Cube Views
Web ser ...
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