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online transaction processing (OLTP)

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Computer system where time-sensitive, transaction-relateddata is processed immediately and is always kept current. Used mainly in online banking, inventory control,manufacturing scheduling, and ticket reservations, OLTP must possess ACID qualities to maintain data integrity and to ensure that transactions are correctly executed.

Operational Data Store(ODS)

An operational data store (or "ODS") is a database designed to integrate data from multiple sources for additional operations on the data. The data is then passed back to operational systems for further operations and to the data warehouse for reporting.

Because the data originates from multiple sources, the integration often involves cleaning, resolving redundancy and checking against business rules for integrity. An ODS is usually designed to contain low-level or atomic (indivisible) data (such as transactions and prices) with limited history that is captured "real time" or "near real time" as opposed to the much greater volumes of data stored in the Data warehouse generally on a less-frequent basis.

General Use: The general purpose of an "ODS" is to integrate data from disparate source systems in a single structure, using data
integration technologies like data virtualization or data federation. This will allow operational access to the data for operational reporting, master data or reference data management. An "ODS" is not a replacement or substitute for an enterprise data warehouse but in turn could become a source.

OLAP
Stands for "Online Analytical Processing." OLAP allows users to analyze database information from multiple database systems at one time. While relational databases are considered to be two-dimensional, OLAP data is multidimensional, meaning the information can be compared in many different ways. For example, a company might compare their computer sales in June with sales in July, then compare those results with the sales from another location, which might be stored in a different database. Ex: EDW & CDW

DIMENSION A dimension is a structural attribute of a cube that is a list of members, all of which are of a similar type in the user's perception of the data. For example, all months, quarters, years, etc., make up a time dimension; likewise all cities, regions, countries, etc., make up a geography dimension. A dimension acts as an index for identifying values within a multi-dimensional array. If one member of the dimension is selected, then the remaining dimensions in which a range of members (or all members) are selected defines a sub-cube. If all but two dimensions have a single member selected, the remaining two dimensions define a spreadsheet (or a "slice" or a "page"). If all dimensions have a single member selected, then a single cell is defined. Dimensions offer a very concise, intuitive way of organizing and selecting data for retrieval, exploration and analysis.