OLAP Universes
Within a BI deployment, OLAP databases provide a way of aggregating data to provide speed of thought analysis and complex, multidimensional calculations. In SAP BusinessObjects 4.0, users can connect directly to SAP BW InfoCubes and Microsoft Analysis cubes via the web-based Analysis edition for the OLAP interface. This allows users to explore data, drill, and create charts. However, it provides limited formatting options.
To enable users to interact with Microsoft Analysis Services or Oracle Essbase cubes via Web Intelligence, you must create a business layer. This is not required for SAP BW InfoCubes, as Web Intelligence can connect to BEx queries directly, without a universe. You may still elect to create a universe for BW as ...
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