On-Line Analytical Processing

Presented By:
B.SATHEESH (07W81A0559)
 Definition:

 The term On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP)

refer to a type of application that allows a user to
interactively analyze data.
Coined By

 E.F. Codd in 1993

 Before the term OLAP was, coined, these
systems were often referred to as Decision
Support Systems.

 An OLAP system is often contrasted to an

OLTP (On-Line Transaction Processing)
What is OLTP

 An OLTP (On-Line Transaction Processing)

system that focuses on processing
transaction such as orders or general
transactions.
 OLAP describes a class of applications that
require multidimensional analysis of business
data.
 It systems enable managers and analysts to rapidly and
easily examine key performance data .

 Perform powerful comparison and trend

analyses, even on very large data volumes.
OLAP is often confused with Data Warehousing.
 OLAP is not a data warehousing, methodology,
however it is an integral part of a data warehousing
solution.
OLAP comes in many different shades,
depending on the underlying database structure and
the location of the majority of the analytical
processing
The term OLAP has different meanings depending on
the specific combination of these variables.

OLAP provides the facility to analyze I the data

held within the data warehouse in a flexible
manner.
OLAP has different meanings for
different people, as there are many
variants of OLAP
OLAP is also defined as

 Theprocess of converting raw

data into business information
through multi-dimensional
analysis.
 This enables analysts to identify business
strengths and weaknesses.

 It provides an insight into the business

through the interactive analysis of
different views of business information
USES:

 sales
 Marketing analysis
 Financial reporting
 Budgeting
 Planning
 Product profitability
 Pricing analysis and
 Quality analysis.
OLAP Cubes Support Business
Intelligence

 OLAP helps to visualize data as cube structures.

ADVANTAGES:

 Fast
 Visual
 Multidimensional
 Aggregation
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