ABSTRACT

This chapter will examine the role of Essbase in Analytical BI as a specific component of a comprehensive BI and analytics solution. It begins by identifying what kind of analytical measures are good for Essbase Cubes and continues by highlighting the implementation specifics of analytical BI using Essbase. As part of using Essbase for analytical BI, in additional to analytical reporting, Essbase fills the gap of cube predictive analytics and, when combined with Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), provides a holistic solution of a combined OBIEE and Essbase-based implementation.