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OLAP solutions : building multidimensional information systems / Erik Thomsen.

By: Thomsen, Erik, 1959-Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : New Delhi : Wiley Computer Pub., c2002. Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxiv, 661 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0471400300 (alk. paper); 9780471400301Subject(s): Decision support systems | Database design | System design | OLAP technologyDDC classification: 004.678 LOC classification: T58.62 | .T485 2002Online resources: Contributor biographical info | Publisher description | Table of contents | WorldCat details | Ebook Fulltext
Contents:
Preface.Acknowledgments.PART ONE: THE NEED FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL TECHNOLOGY. The Functional Requirements of OLAP Systems.The Limitations of Spreadsheets and SQL.Thinking Clearly in N Dimensions.PART TWO: CORE TECHNOLOGY.Introducton to the LC Model.The Internal Structure of a Dimension.Hypercubes or Semantic Spaces.Multidimensional Formulas.Links.Analytic Visualization.Physical Design of Applications.PART THREE: APPLICATIONS.Practical Steps for Designing and Implementing OLAP Models.Introduction to the Foodcakes Application Example.Purchasing and Currency Exchange.Materials Inventory Analysis.FCI s Sales and Marketing.FCI s Activity Based Manegement.A Computational Example.PART FOUR: FURTHER ISSUES. Multidimensional Guidelines.Product Language Comparisons.DSS Fusion.Appendix A: Formula Index. Appendix B: Standards in the OLAP Marketplace.Appendix C: LC Language Constructs.Appendix D: Glossary.Appendix E: The Relationship Between Dimensions and Variables.Appendix F: Toward a Theoretically Grounded Model for OLAP and Its Conection to the Relational Model and Canonical Logic.Appendix G: Codd s 18 Features.Notes.Bibliography.Index.
Summary: OLAP is a core technology used for data mining and decision support. This second edition to Erik Thomsen's reference provides an introduction to the best techniques for using OLAP no matter what tool the reader is using.
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Preface.Acknowledgments.PART ONE: THE NEED FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL TECHNOLOGY. The Functional Requirements of OLAP Systems.The Limitations of Spreadsheets and SQL.Thinking Clearly in N Dimensions.PART TWO: CORE TECHNOLOGY.Introducton to the LC Model.The Internal Structure of a Dimension.Hypercubes or Semantic Spaces.Multidimensional Formulas.Links.Analytic Visualization.Physical Design of Applications.PART THREE: APPLICATIONS.Practical Steps for Designing and Implementing OLAP Models.Introduction to the Foodcakes Application Example.Purchasing and Currency Exchange.Materials Inventory Analysis.FCI s Sales and Marketing.FCI s Activity Based Manegement.A Computational Example.PART FOUR: FURTHER ISSUES. Multidimensional Guidelines.Product Language Comparisons.DSS Fusion.Appendix A: Formula Index. Appendix B: Standards in the OLAP Marketplace.Appendix C: LC Language Constructs.Appendix D: Glossary.Appendix E: The Relationship Between Dimensions and Variables.Appendix F: Toward a Theoretically Grounded Model for OLAP and Its Conection to the Relational Model and Canonical Logic.Appendix G: Codd s 18 Features.Notes.Bibliography.Index.

OLAP is a core technology used for data mining and decision support. This second edition to Erik Thomsen's reference provides an introduction to the best techniques for using OLAP no matter what tool the reader is using.

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