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by Erik Thomsen (Author) "The purpose of this chapter is to define the essential characteristics (otherwise known as the functional requirements) for any OLAP or On-line Analytical Processing system..." (more)
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A complete, practical, hands–on guide to mastering OLAP technology "I was awestruck by the range, depth, and quality of this book." –Rick Crandall, OLAP Council Spokesman and Comshare Board Chairman Written in a clear and engaging style by one of the leading experts in the field, this book takes you on a comprehensive and richly illustrated journey from the most basic concepts to the most advanced areas of OLAP technology. The book describes both logical OLAP features, such as dimensions and hypercubes, and physical features, such as storage and access methods, using real–life case studies to illustrate concepts. You can follow these case studies, step–by–step, using the OLAP software provided on the accompanying CD–ROM. Inside this comprehensive resource you′ll find:
∗ An overview of OLAP and its relationship to data warehousing
∗ Complete coverage of multidimensional features, including dimensions, hypercubes, hierarchies, data, links, and formulas
∗ Thorough treatment of how to visualize multidimensional data sets
∗ Practical steps for designing multidimensional information systems
∗ Case studies covering such topics as global planning for sales and marketing, portfolio analysis, air transportation, and cost–benefit analysis for infrastructure projects
∗ Guidelines for evaluating OLAP products, with OLAP vendor and product descriptions
On the CD–ROM you′ll find:
∗ A copy of the OLAP software package used to create the book′s case studies
∗ A functional version of each case study covered in the book
∗ A copy of the product used to create the book′s visualizations
∗ A functional version of the visualizations created in the book
∗ A full listing of major OLAP vendors and tools
Visit our Web site at: http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/

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A complete, practical, hands–on guide to mastering OLAP technology "I was awestruck by the range, depth, and quality of this book." —Rick Crandall, OLAP Council Spokesman and Comshare Board Chairman Written in a clear and engaging style by one of the leading experts in the field, this book takes you on a comprehensive and richly illustrated journey from the most basic concepts to the most advanced areas of OLAP technology. The book describes both logical OLAP features, such as dimensions and hypercubes, and physical features, such as storage and access methods, using real–life case studies to illustrate concepts. You can follow these case studies, step–by–step, using the OLAP software provided on the accompanying CD–ROM. Inside this comprehensive resource you’ll find:
  • An overview of OLAP and its relationship to data warehousing
  • Complete coverage of multidimensional features, including dimensions, hypercubes, hierarchies, data, links, and formulas
  • Thorough treatment of how to visualize multidimensional data sets
  • Practical steps for designing multidimensional information systems
  • Case studies covering such topics as global planning for sales and marketing, portfolio analysis, air transportation, and cost–benefit analysis for infrastructure projects
  • Guidelines for evaluating OLAP products, with OLAP vendor and product descriptions
On the CD–ROM you’ll find:
  • A copy of the OLAP software package used to create the book’s case studies
  • A functional version of each case study covered in the book
  • A copy of the product used to create the book’s visualizations
  • A functional version of the visualizations created in the book
  • A full listing of major OLAP vendors and tools
Visit our Web site at: http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for anybody involved in Olap design, 5 Sep 2002
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This review is from: OLAP Solutions: Building Multidimensional Information Systems (Paperback)
A book which gives you a comprehensive theoretical foundation together with useful, pratical techniques to design Olap solutions.
In the first half of the book the author explains you all you need to think clearly in N dimensions, in the second half he guides you through the design of a rather complex application, stepping into the purchasing process, the material inventory analysis, sales & marketing, and activity-based management. He teaches you using maieutics, Socrates' way of teaching, via a dialogue between two designers. This way, a lot of questions that usually arise during real-life development are examined and solved.
Whilst the examples in the first edition of this book were based on TM1, in this second edition they are written using a vendor-independent language, called LC (Located contents), which provides you with a solid, logically based foundation to multidimensional design.
The vendor languages, like those used by Microsoft Analysis Services (MDX), Applix TM1, Oracle Express and Hyperion Essbase, are kind of Plato's shadows in the cavern of this ideal language (which is sort of a tautology for MS Plato...), so if you start thinking in LC, you'll be able to work with all of these products.
Ideal complements to this book, if you use Microsoft Analysis Server, are "MDX Solutions" by George Spofford, and "Microsoft Olap Solutions", by Thomsen (again!), Spofford and Chase.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A key reource for building an intelligent enterprise, 28 Jun 1998
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OLAP technology enables a data analyst to view information in multiple dimensions, e.g., sales by territory by saleperson, by quarter. This is the definitive book on how OLAP works.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fundamental Olap principles, 28 Dec 2007
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This review is from: OLAP Solutions: Building Multidimensional Information Systems (Paperback)
I was impressed by the quality of this book; this is probably the most complete book on OLAP theory and is a fundamental reading for professionals involved in the design of olap systems. In most cases it gives all the details and information needed to master this technology. It also contains some practical examples that are very useful to see how the theory can be applied in the real world.
I didn't read the first edition, but the second edition contains new sections and many updates, like a description of SQL-99 OLAP extensions.
The author chose to be vendor-independent, so all practical examples are based on a multidimensional language that he created, called Located Contents (LC). However, when I read it I had already used a couple of OLAP tools (Microsoft Analysis Services and Microstrategy), and I think that this helped me understand many of the concepts contained in the book.
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