1. What is Database A database is a collection of information that is organized so that it can easily be accessed, managed, and updated.

A Database is a collection of information organized in such a way that a computer program can quickly select desired pieces of data. You can think of a database as an electronic filing system. Traditional databases are organized into Records containing Fields. ach field contains specific information. A telephone book is an e!ample of a database.

"ne of the technology terms that most people ha#e become accustomed to hearing either at work or while surfing the internet is the database. The database used to be an e!tremely technical term, howe#er with the rise of computer systems and information technology throughout our culture, the database has become a household term. The definition of a database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system. $n order for a database to be truly functional, it must not only store large amounts of records well, but be accessed easily. $n addition, new information and changes should also be fairly easy to input. $n order to ha#e a highly efficient database system, you need to incorporate a program that manages the queries and information stored on the system. This is usually referred to as D%&' or a Database &anagement 'ystem. %esides these features, all databases that are created should be built with high data integrity and the ability to reco#er data if hardware fails.

Types of Databases There are se#eral common types of databases( each type of database has its own data model )how the data is structured*. They include( Flat &odel, +ierarchical &odel, ,elational &odel and -etwork &odel. The Flat Model Database $n a flat model database, there is a two dimensional )flat structure* array of data. For instance, there is one column of information and within this column it is assumed that each data item will be related to the other. For instance, a flat model database includes only zip codes. .ithin the database, there will only be one column and each new row within that one column will be a new zip code. The Hierarchical Model Database The hierarchical model database resembles a tree like structure, such as how &icrosoft .indows organizes folders and files. $n a hierarchical model database, each upward link is nested in order to keep data organized in a particular order on a same le#el list. For instance, a hierarchal database of sales, may list each days sales as a separate file. .ithin this nested file are all of the sales )same types of data* for the day. The Network Model $n a network model, the defining feature is that a record is stored with a link to other records / in effect networked. These networks )or sometimes referred to as pointers* can be a #ariety of different types of information such as node numbers or e#en a disk address. The Relational Model The relational model is the most popular type of database and an e!tremely powerful tool, not only to store information, but to access it as well. ,elational databases are organized as tables. The beauty of a table is that the information can be accessed or added without reorganizing the tables. A table can ha#e many records and each record can ha#e many fields. Tables are sometimes called a relation. For instance, a company can ha#e a database called customer orders, within this database will be se#eral different tables or relations all relating to customer orders. Tables can include customer information )name, address, contact, info, customer number, etc* and other tables )relations* such as orders that the customer pre#iously bought )this can include item number, item description, payment amount, payment method, etc*. $t should be noted that e#ery record )group of fields* in a relational database has its own primary key. A primary key is a unique field that makes it easy to identify a record. ,elational databases use a program interface called '01 or 'tandard 0uery 1anguage. '01 is currently used on practically all relational databases. ,elational databases are

e!tremely easy to customize to fit almost any kind of data storage. You can easily create relations for items that you sell, employees that work for your company, etc.

2. What is Multidi ensional Database A multidimensional database )&D%* is a type of database that is optimized for data warehouse and online analytical processing )"1A2* applications. &ultidimensional databases are frequently created using input from e!isting relational databases. .hereas a relational database is typically accessed using a 'tructured 0uery 1anguage )'01* query, a multidimensional database allows a user to ask questions like 3+ow many Apti#as ha#e been sold in -ebraska so far this year43 and similar questions related to summarizing business operations and trends. An "1A2 application that accesses data from a multidimensional database is known as a &"1A2 )multidimensional "1A2* application. A multidimensional database / or a multidimensional database management system )&DD%&'* / implies the ability to rapidly process the data in the database so that answers can be generated quickly. A number of #endors pro#ide products that use multidimensional databases. Approaches to how data is stored and the user interface #ary. 5onceptually, a multidimensional database uses the idea of a data cube to represent the dimensions of data a#ailable to a user. For e!ample, 3sales3 could be #iewed in the dimensions of product model, geography, time, or some additional dimension. $n this case, 3sales3 is known as the measure attribute of the data cube and the other dimensions are seen as feature attributes. Additionally, a database creator can define hierarchies and le#els within a dimension )for e!ample, state and city le#els within a regional hierarchy*.

A multidimensional database is a form of database that is designed to make the best use of storing and utilizing data. 6sually structured in order to optimize online analytical processing )"1A2* and data warehouse applications, the multidimensional database can recei#e data from a #ariety of relational databases and structure the information into categories and sections that can be accessed in a number of different ways. #en persons who ha#e relati#ely little e!perience working with a database often find that a multidimensional database, or &D%, requires only a short time to master. .hen it comes to using a multidimensional database for internal business purposes, the main ad#antage is the ease of obtaining data quickly and succinctly. For instance, if an end user wanted to determine how many widget sales were generated during the third quarter of the past year in a gi#en sales territory, this data could be obtained from a multidimensional database with a simple question. %y asking 7+ow may widgets were sold during third quarter 899: within the 'outhwest Territory4; the end user does not ha#e to go through the steps of building a report, specifying fields, and restricting content within those fields to selected criteria. The use of one simple question will accomplish the task. The e!act means of formulating a question will determine on se#eral factors. "ne key element is the sorting and type of data within a multidimensional database. Any question that contains a request for information that is not found within the database will not result

in a direct response, although many &D%s will respond with data based on what data that is a#ailable. This means that if an end user asks 7+ow many widgets were sold in <irginia last month4; the database will only be able to pro#ide a focused response if each sale includes the state of origin and the database was configured to understand which month and year 7last month; indicates. $f not, the multidimensional database will probably respond with some partial answers, or ask for clarification.

!. Difference between 2D and Multi Dia. ,elational database is 8D . .here as +yperion essbase is &ultidimensional databases. &ultidimensional databases are frequently created using input from e!isting relational databases. .hereas a relational database is typically accessed using a 'tructured 0uery 1anguage )'01* query. .hile =ust about e#ery relational database is structured for keyword searches and building a query by specifying fields and perimeters, the multidimensional database goes one step further. ,ather then building a query, a user simply poses the question in e#eryday #erbiage. This approach is used with se#eral online help tools associated with software programs such as word processing and spreadsheet applications, as well as se#eral of the more popular search engines currently in use. &ultidimensional data/base technology is a key factor in the interacti#e analysis of large amounts of data for decision/making purposes. $n contrast to pre#ious technologies, these databases #iew data as multidimensional cubes that are particularly well suited for data analysis. &ultidimensional models categorize data either as facts with associated numerical measures or as te!tual dimensions that characterize the facts. 0ueries aggregate measure #alues o#er a range of dimension #alues to pro#ide results such as total sales per month of a gi#en product. &ultidimensional database technology is being applied to distributed data and to new types of data that current technology often cannot adequately analyze

>. .hat is +yperion a History The company was founded by the name $&,' in ?@A?,B?C and its business was to de#elop and ship analytical financial applications for 25 platforms. $ts products beat so many costy mainframe products due to their quality that it changed its name to +yperion 'oftware 5orporation in ?@@D . 3+yperion3 is the name of the first portable $%& 25 compatible computer in ?@A9s. $n ?@@A, +yperion 'oftware merged with Arbor 'oftware 5orporation, which de#eloped and marketed ssbase "1A2 ser#er. The merge was called the 3combination of the leading "1A2 technology company with the leading "1A2 applications company.3.The combined company adopted the name +yperion 'olutions 5orporation. b "bout Mer#er

"racle acquired +yperion, a leading pro#ider of performance management software. This e!tends "racleEs business intelligence capabilities to offer the most comprehensi#e system for enterprise performance management e#en as customers are increasingly using performance management and business intelligence together. TodayEs enterprises feel the acute need for all/encompassing %$ solutions to help them make crucial business decisions. These primary business dri#ers include / financial consolidation( financial, statutory and management reporting( budgeting, planning and forecasting( profitability modeling and optimization( and dashboard and scorecard applications. +51 has e!perience in managing comple! +yperion engagements, working closely with "racle on #arious customer/focused assignments, leading to best of breed solutions with #alue add for clients. The long association with "racle has helped +51 acquire the latest product knowledge and enhanced skills #ery early in the product life cycle. +51Es +yperion practice is aligned to its "racle 6ni#erse 'trategic %usiness. 'pecific capabilities include ssbase )A'" F %'"( +yperion ssbase A2$s( Application &anager* and ,eporting )+yperion 'mart#iew( +yperion %,$"( +yperion $nteracti#e ,eporting* with de#elopment ser#ices like analysis, design F de#elopment of new reporting requirements and enhancements( design F architecture of data staging solutions( ssbase core component de#elopment, migration of cubes, consolidation, and implementation. 'upport and maintenance ser#ices include application production ser#er and cube building process monitoring( application user support( change management and change control( set up, configuration and maintenance of hardware and software. +51 has a dedicated +yperion 5o , which le#erages on the rich e!perience of our +yperion implementations G deployments for global clients. The 5o Es key ser#ices includeH

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The 5" has the optimal blend of e!perienced pro=ect managers, domainGindustry '& s, functional and technical professionals and system administrators, with implementation methodologies, knowledge management and quality systems, and tools and techniques to support them.

$ %nfor ation about Hyperion. There r only 8 ways a#ailable to get data from datawarehouse or a database.one is using sql statement and other method is using an "1A2 tool)e!Hcognos, business ob=ects.....*'o +yperion is an e!ample for a "1A2 tool. T1 is a process of !tracting data from a source systems)a system where clientEs transactional business information resides* and performing business logic)applying T,A-'F",&AT$"- rules* on the collected source information)business logic depends on business requirements*, and 1"AD$-I the precise data into a warehouse)propably a relational database*. "1A2 comes into picture after T1 de#elopers design the warehouse........by using olap tools a business user can generate standard reports)without ha#ing sql knowledge he can do this*

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+yperion Financial 2erformance &anagementH

The newest release of "racleEs +yperion financial management product, "racle +yperion Financial &anagement is a comprehensi#e, .eb/based application that deli#ers global financial consolidation, reporting and analysis in a single, highly scalable software solution. "racle +yperion Financial &anagement utilizes todayEs most ad#anced technology, yet is built to be owned and maintained by the enterpriseEs finance team.

+yperion 2lanning

The newest release of "racleEs +yperion planning product, "racle +yperion 2lanning is a centralized, !cel and .eb/based planning, budgeting and forecasting solution that integrates financial and operational planning processes and impro#es business predictability. "racle +yperion 2lanning pro#ides an in/depth look at business operations and its related impact on financials, by tightly integrating financial and operational planning models. .ith "racle +yperion 2lanning you can meet your immediate financial planning needs while enabling a platform for future cross/functional e!pansion and automated process integration. +yperion 2erformance 'corecard

The newest release of "racleEs +yperion performance scorecard product, "racle +yperion 2erformance 'corecard is a balanced scorecard collaborati#e certified application that helps companies clearly articulate strategy and goals, communicate them across the enterprise, monitor key performance indicators, and impro#e business alignment. The software offers you complete strategy/and accountability/mapping capabilities, as well as .eb/based message boards, forums and discussion threads. +yperion 'trategic Finance

"racle +yperion 'trategic Finance software is a financial modeling application that lets e!ecuti#es identify and understand the full financial impact of alternati#e corporate strategies. "racle +yperion 'trategic Finance software deli#ers pre/packaged modeling and forecasting so your finance e!perts can better spend their time testing alternati#e strategies, building contingency plans, and understanding the impact of those strategies and plans on your companyEs long/term performance. +yperion 5apital Asset 2lanning

"racle +yperion 5apital Asset 2lanning, software is a specialized planning module that automates the planning of capital assets and capital asset related e!penses, such as depreciation, maintenance and insurance. "racle +yperion 5apital Asset 2lanning includes pre/built functionality and best practices that easily plan for all your capital e!penses. $t is also directly linked to "racle +yperion 2lanning 2lus, so you can immediately assess the impact of your capital e!penses on your o#erall e!penses and financial statements.

+yperion .orkforce 2lanning

"racle +yperion .orkforce 2lanning software is a special/purpose planning module that makes headcount, salary, and compensation planning fast and efficient across the enterprise. Designed with pre/built functionality and best practices that are ready to use

right out of the bo!, it simplifies the planning of workforce and workforce related e!penses, such as bonuses, fringe benefits, o#ertime and merit increases. $t also automatically and seamlessly links your workforce e!pense plans into "racle +yperion 2lanning 2lus, to deli#er accurate and real/time awareness of the business impact of your workforce decisions on your o#erall e!pense plans. +yperion Financial Data 0uality &anagement

"racle +yperion Financial Data 0uality &anagement is a packaged solution for finance users that helps de#elop standardized financial data management processes with its .eb/ based guided workflow user interface. $ts data preparation ser#er can ease integrating and #alidating financial data from any of your source systems. And to further reduce your data integration costs as well as data mapping comple!ities, "racle +yperion Financial Data 0uality &anagement includes prepackaged adapters for "racle +yperion Financial &anagement 2lus, "racle +yperion 2lanning 2lus, "racle +yperion 'trategic Finance, "racleEs +yperion nterprise, "racle ssbase 2lus, and "racle /%usiness 'uite.

+yperion Data ,elationship &anagement As companies grow and e#ol#e, it becomes essential to manage master data across information silos that result from mergers and acquisitions, departmental initiati#es, or legacy system proliferation. Data consistency, integrity, quality and accuracy suffer. And, no one trusts the information and insight that ensues. "racle +yperion Data ,elationship &anagement, )pre#iously known as +yperion &aster Data &anagement* pro#ides enterprises with a solution to build consistency within master data assets despite endless changes within the underlying transactional and analytical systems. 'pecifically, "racle +yperion Data ,elationship &anagement pro#ides the industryEs first data model/agnostic master data management solution built to enable financial and analytical master data management in dynamic, fast/changing business en#ironments. Financial Master Data Mana#e ent 5reate an enterprise #iew of financial chart of accounts, cost centers and legal entities with a #iew to go#ern on/going financial management and consolidation based on

consistent definitions of financial and reporting structures across general ledger systems, financial consolidation, planning and budgeting systems. "nalytical Master Data Mana#e ent 5reate an enterprise #iew of analytical dimensions, reporting structures, performance measures and their related attributes and hierarchies using "racle +yperion Data ,elationship &anagementEs data model/agnostic foundation. 5onstruct departmental perspecti#es that bear referential integrity and consistency with master data constructs based on #alidations and business rules that enforce enterprise go#ernance policies. 'ynchronize master data with downstream systems including business intelligence )%$*Genterprise performance management ) 2&* systems, data warehouses and data marts to gain trustworthy insight.

What is &ssbase "bout &ssbase. ssbase is a multidimensional database management system )&D%&'* that pro#ides a multidimensional database platform upon which to build analytic applications. ssbase, whose name deri#es from 3 !tended 'pread 'heet data%A' 3, was originally de#eloped by Arbor 'oftware, which merged with +yperion 'oftware in ?@@A. +yperion 'olutions 5orporation was acquired by "racle 5orporation in 899:, so ssbase is now a#ailable as "racle ssbase. 6ntil late 899D, it was also marketed by $%& as D%8 "1A2 'er#er. B?C The term 3on/line analytical processing3 )"1A2* was coined by database researcher . F. 5odd in a whitepaper that set out twel#e rules for analytic systems, an allusion to his earlier famous set of twel#e rules defining the relational model. This whitepaper, published by 5omputerworld, was somewhat e!plicit in its reference to ssbase features, and when it was later disco#ered that 5odd had been sponsored by Arbor 'oftware, 5omputerworld withdrew the paper.B8C %y comparison with 3on/line transaction processing3 )"1T2*, "1A2 defines a database technology that is optimized for processing human queries rather than transactions. The

results of this orientation was that &D%&' oriented their performance requirements around a different set of benchmarks )Analytic 2erformance %enchmark, A2%/?* than that of ,D%&' )Transaction 2rocessing 2erformance 5ouncil )T25**. &any +yperion products were renamed in 899D, gi#ing ssbase an official name of +yperion 'ystem @ %$J Analytic 'er#ices, but the new name was largely ignored by practitioners. The ssbase brand was later returned to the official product name for marketing purposes, but the ser#er software still carried the 3Analytic 'er#ices3 title until it was incorporated into "racleEs %usiness $ntelligence product suite. BKC ssbase was named as one of the ?9 most influential technology inno#ations of the last ?9 years by $nformation Age magazine in its ?9th anni#ersary issue, along with -etscape, %lackberry, Ioogle, #irtualization, <oice "#er $2 )<"$2*, 1inu!, L&1, the 2entium processor and AD'1. ditor Menny &ac$#er saidH 3+yperion ssbase was the multi/ dimensional database technology that put online analytical processing on the business intelligence map. $t has spurred the creation of scores of ri#al "1A2 products N and billions of "1A2 cubes3. "nalytical 'er(er This is where the &"1A2 cube is stored. The ser#er acts as a shared resource handling all data storage, calculation, sorting etc. $t also contains the "utlines )=ust assume that outline is a file that stores the dimension and measure specifications*, rules )one can define rules for data load* etc. Analytic ser#er has 8 kinds of storage ?. %lock 'torage ) asy to use and implement but does not scale* $ t is for smaller, denser dataset . 8. Aggregate 'torage )+as certain limitations but can scale* $t is used when analysis of application with lots of dimension . Deploy ent 'er(er ssbase Deployment 'er#ices is a middle/tier framework that e!tends the power of ssbase Analytic 'er#ices )+yperion ssbase* by creating a .eb/enabled, distributed platform for ssbase Analytic 'er#ices applications. ssbase Deployment 'er#ices was pre#iously called ssbase nterprise 'er#ices. ssbase Deployment 'er#ices acts as a broker for client program requests to +yperion ssbase ser#ers.

b. Features )ist. &ssbase has primary business application like financial consolidation , financial statuatory management reporting , budgeting ,planning , forecasting, profitability modeling , optimization, dashboard ,scorecard application. +yperion ssbase is "1A2.it is T1 tool which is e!tracting sourse data , transforming as required then loading data in dataware housing .or ,elational database. $n this generation of crosstab report from "1A2 ser#er is easy using report generation in ssbase.

c. *ersion )ist $n this there are mainly two #ersion namely :L, @L. d. $urrent *ersion 5urrent <ersion $' hyperion ssbase @L. "racle hyperion ssbase @L pro#ides performance management software to customers worldwide. +yperion will add

complementary products to "racleEs business intelligence offerings including an open enterprise planning system, financial consolidation products, and a powerful multi/source "1A2 ser#er. .ith "racleEs %$ tools and analytic applications, the combination redefines business intelligence and performance management by pro#iding the first system that spans planning, consolidation, operational analytic applications, %$ tools, reporting, and data integration, all on a unified %$ platform. O. ssbase A2$ a. <% b. Pa#a :. .hat is +yperion 'ystem @.9.4