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3. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. Oracle® Essbase Studio 11.1.1.0.0 Overview Al Marciante Senior Director, Product Management

4. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 4 Challenges with Analytic Applications Proliferation of data sources Interrelated and dependent applications Source-type specific modeling and construction environments

5. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 5 11.1.1.0.0 Essbase Studio: Feature Summary A feature-rich developer’s tool providing: Unified & consistent modeling of sources Creation of reusable hierarchy, member, and measure elements Dynamic discovery of related content Construction and deployment of analytic applications (cubes) Improved Drill-Through Traceability

6. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 6 Unified Modeling of Sources: Overview Handles variety of data sources: Relational database sources (RDBMS) Flat files Oracle's Enterprise Performance Management Architect (EPMA) dimension library Oracle BI Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) sources

7. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 7 Unified Modeling of Sources: Benefits Consistent experience in modeling multiple sources Provides easy, in-place access to corporate data resources Built-in intelligence for interpreting source types

8. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 8 Unified Modeling of Sources: Demonstration In this demonstration, you will see how to use Essbase Studio to connect to various types of data sources.

9. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 9 Demonstration When the demo concludes: 1.Close the demo window 2.Click the play button below to continue

10. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 10 Creating Reusable Elements : Overview Defines necessary elements for analytic applications –Hierarchies –Members –Derived elements –Measures Provides reusability at a granular level to reduce time and effort for deploying additional applications

11. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 11 Creating Reusable Elements : Benefits Comprehensive interface enables you to create, deploy, and manage your cube artifacts in one place. Modeling environment provides separation of the analytic/business model from the physical source. Standardization of definitions across applications ensures consistency and integrity.

12. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 12 Creating Reusable Elements: Demonstration In this demonstration, you will see how to define hierarchies, members, and measure elements in Essbase Studio.

13. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 13 Demonstration When the demo concludes: 1.Close the demo window 2.Click the play button below to continue

14. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 14 Dynamic Discovery of Related Content: Overview Introspection process searches data source for candidates: Fact tables Dimension tables Hierarchies Attributes

15. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 15 Dynamic Discovery of Related Content: Benefits You can use logical objects derived from introspection to create cube schemas and Essbase models, saving you modeling and building time. Provides a quick start to analytic application building

16. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 16 Dynamic Discovery of Related Content: Demonstration In this demonstration, you will see how to use Essbase Studio introspection functionality to create cube schemas and Essbase models.

17. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 17 Demonstration When the demo concludes: 1.Close the demo window 2.Click the play button below to continue

18. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 18 Construction of Analytic Applications: Overview Drag-n-Drop hierarchy, member, and measure elements to create an analytic application. Associate metadata with Essbase specific properties. Deploy cube(s) to Essbase Server(s).

19. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 19 Construction of Analytic Applications: Benefits Cubes are constructed from standardized metadata. Previews enable you to view cube structure before deployment. Cube definitions are abstracted from physical data formats. Alternate hierarchies and attribute dimensions can be built from a single definition.

20. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 20 Construction of Analytic Applications: Demonstration In this demonstration, you will see the functionality that Essbase Studio provides for constructing and managing analytic applications and cubes.

21. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 21 Demonstration When the demo concludes: 1.Close the demo window 2.Click the play button below to continue

22. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 22 Improved Drill-Through: Overview Overcomes many of the limitations of EIS drill-through: In the EIS model, EIS drill-through is restricted to tables (or to a URL). Introduction of a new EIS drill-through report is intrusive and requires rebuilding the outline. EIS drill-through reports are not reusable across cubes.

23. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 23 Improved Drill-Through: Enhancements Drill anywhere, including sources not related to your cube definition Launch drill-through from metadata (member) or data (cell) Drill to URL, RDBMS, Financial Data Management, Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE), and/or Java …and more

24. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 24 Improved Drill-Through: Benefits Enhanced drill-through capabilities provide greater flexibility in analysis and stronger insight into summarized data.

25. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 25 Improved Drill-Through: Demonstration In this demonstration, you will see how Essbase Studio provides enhanced drill through capabilities.

26. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 26 Demonstration When the demo concludes: 1.Close the demo window 2.Click the play button below to continue

27. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 27 Traceability: Overview Built-in lineage viewer graphically displays the origin and use of metadata elements. –Source –Element history (who/when created and modified) –Dependencies (upstream/downstream) –Impact of move (single/multiple elements) –Navigation (Undo/Redo/Zoom) –…and more Changes cascade through dependent applications.

28. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 28 Traceability: Benefits Provides at-a-glance view of element relationships Helps you understand the potential impact of changes to an element, saving modeling time Enhances troubleshooting and eliminates modeling errors Provides Move/Undo/Redo functionality for fast hands-on modeling Provides cascading changes to reveal impact beyond “this model”

29. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 29 Traceability: Demonstration In this demonstration, you will see how the Essbase Studio lineage viewer provides traceability.

30. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 30 Demonstration When the demo concludes: 1.Close the demo window 2.Click the play button below to continue

31. Copyright © 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 - 31 11.1.1.0.0 Essbase Studio: Feature Summary A feature-rich developer’s tool providing: Unified & consistent modeling of sources Creation of resuable hierarchy, member, and measure elements Dynamic discovery of related content Construction and deployment of analytic applications (cubes) Improved Drill-Through Traceability