The Oracle OLAP User's Guide explains how SQL applications can extend their analytic processing capabilities and manage summary data by using the OLAP option of Oracle Database. It also provides information about managing resources for OLAP.
The preface contains these topics:
This manual is intended for DBAs who perform these tasks:
Develop and manage a data warehouse
Create and maintain dimensional data objects
Administer Oracle Database with the OLAP option
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For more information about the OLAP option, see the following manuals in the Oracle Database 11g documentation set:
Oracle OLAP Customizing Analytic Workspace Manager
Describes how to customize Analytic Workspace Manager with XML documents and Java plug-ins.
Contains a complete description of the OLAP Data Manipulation Language (OLAP DML), which is used to define and manipulate analytic workspace objects.
Contains full descriptions of the data dictionary views for cubes, cube dimensions, and other dimensional objects.
Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference
Contains full descriptions of several PL/SQL packages for managing cubes.
Oracle OLAP Java API Developer's Guide
Introduces the Oracle OLAP API, a Java application programming interface for Oracle OLAP, which is used for defining, building, and querying dimensional objects in the database.
Oracle OLAP Java API Reference
Describes the classes and methods in the Oracle OLAP Java API for defining, building, and querying dimensional objects in the database.
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