Database Concepts (7th Edition)
Database Concepts (7th Edition)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780133544626
Author: David M. Kroenke, David J. Auer
Publisher: PEARSON
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OLAP (Online Analytical Processing):

  • OLAP stands for “Online Analytical Processing” which is a technology that is laid behind many Business Intelligence applications.
  • The technology is used for data discovery with certain processing capabilities such as report viewing; performing complex analytical operations and prediction planning.
  • OLAP is used to examine the data that is present in the database dynamically.
  • OLAP is used to perform some of the basic arithmetic operations on the group of data; the basic arithmetic operations include sum, count, and average.

OLAP reports:

  • The reports that are generated after performing some basic arithmetic with the help of OLAP is called as OLAP report.
  • OLAP report can also be called as OLAP cube.

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