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deeP InsIde the essBase Java aPI
Tim Tow
8.1 INTRODUCTION
One of the key dierences between an application and a platform is the presence of an
application programming interface, or API. e Essbase platform was created from the
ground up on a robust API, and, in fact, nearly all functionality in the Essbase product is
also available to developers through the API. is is important as it allows developers to
tailor Essbase applications in nearly innite ways to meet their business requirements.
It also allows Essbase to be used in ways above and beyond the vision of the Essbase
product team.
is chapter assumes you are not yet familiar with Java, so it will introduce you to
some of the terminology and organization techniques used in Java. Once ...