Oracle Essbase & Oracle OLAP
by Michael Schrader, Dan Vlamis, Mike Nader, Chris Claterbos, Dave Collins, Mitch Campbell, Floyd Conrad
Glossary
accounts dimension In Essbase, a dimension type that makes accounting intelligence available. Only one dimension can be defined as the accounts dimension. See also dimension.
ad hoc analysis An online analytical query created on the fly by an end user.
aggregate storage database In Essbase, the database storage model designed to support large-scale, sparsely distributed data that is categorized into many, potentially large dimensions. Upper-level members and formulas are calculated dynamically, and selected data values are aggregated and stored, typically with improvements in overall aggregation time. Contrast with block storage database.
aggregation The process of aggregating data from dependent members to parent member. For example, ...
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