The document discusses the multidimensional nature of business information and how it can be represented using a cube structure. It explains how adding additional dimensions like accounts, time, scenarios, customers, and products results in a six-dimensional database that allows any slice of the data to be extracted for reporting. The multidimensional cube structure stores business data in a way that all dimensions can be accessed equally to provide powerful analysis, reporting, dashboarding and business modeling.

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3. The Multidimensional Nature of Business Information

4. Origins of Multidimensionality: The Spreadsheet plus 1 (Region) = 3 Dimensions, so far . . . 2 Dimensions

5. Region Accounts Time The Three Dimensions Can Be Represented by a Cube Actual 2008 This entry (cell) is theSales for June in Ontario for Actual 2008 If this is the “Actual 2008” data, where do we store the “2008 Plan” and the Actual 2007 (Prior Year) ?

6. Plan 2008 Actual 2007 Region Accounts Time Time Time A Fourth Dimension is Needed A cube for each Scenario (Fiscal Set) of the data: Actual 2008 What about analyzing the data by Customer ?

7. Sears Wal-Mart Target Actual 2008 Plan 2008 Actual 2007 A Fifth Dimension is Needed A cube for each Scenario and Customer combination: Reg Accounts Time What about analyzing the data by Product ?

8. Sears Wal-Mart Target Electronics Appliances Actual 2008 Plan 2008 Actual 2007 Furniture A Six Dimensional Database Reg Accounts Time

9. Sears Wal-Mart Target Electronics Appliances Actual 2008 Plan 2008 Actual 2007 Furniture Entries in the Database Each entry (cell) is defined by its place in the six dimensions: This cell contains the data for: Appliances,Sears,Actual 2007,Sales for June in Ontario Reg Accounts Time

10. Sears Wal-Mart Target Electronics Appliances Actual 2008 Plan 2008 Actual 2007 Furniture Extract Any Slice For a Report Data in a Multidimensional Cube Reg Accounts BI-Analyzer Time Excel

11. Sears Wal-Mart Target Electronics Appliances Actual 2008 Plan 2008 Actual 2007 Furniture All Dimensions Can be Accessed Equally This Way Data in Multidimensional Cube Reg Accounts BI-Analyzer Time Excel

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