Original data might
also need to be cleansed to eliminate or correct invalid values.
Loading the data warehouse/marts
This process might also occur in bulk or a steady stream.
Basic reporting
Standard reports should be easily accessible by nontechnical business analysts in
a browser-based portal or dashboard and could be published.
Ad hoc query and analysis
Tools business analysts can use for picking and choosing data items and building
their own queries. The results can be published into reports.
Advanced OLAP for multidimensional analysis
More advanced analysis capability needed to spot business changes and trends
typically where a large number of dimensions are present.
Data mining
Usually used where there are a large number of variables present to determine a
best model for known outcomes and then used to predict future results where
outcomes are not known.
Metadata management
Store descriptive business and technical data and enable extended management
services such as versioning and impact analysis.
The following sections provide descriptions of how Oracle can deliver such functionality
in various tools and database features and options.
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