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What is Desktop Intelligence?
DesktopIntelligenceisanintegratedquery,reportingandanalysissolution
forbusinessprofessionalsthatallowsyoutoaccessthedatainyourcorporate
databasesdirectlyfromyourdesktopandpresentandanalyzethisinformation
inaDesktopIntelligencedocument.
DesktopIntelligencemakesiteasytoaccessthisdata,becauseyouwork
infamiliarbusinesstermsandnottechnicaldatabasetermslikeSQL.
Onceyou'veusedDesktopIntelligencetoaccessdata,youcanpresentthe
informationinreportsastables,orassophisticateddynamicdocumentswith
drillablecharts.
Where does thedata come from?
DesktopIntelligencemakesiteasytoaccessdatafromyourcorporate
databasebecauseithasabusiness-intelligent,semanticlayerthatisolates
youfromthetechnicalissuesofthedatabase.Thissemanticlayeriscalled
auniverse.Auniversemapstodatainthedatabase,usingeverydayterms
thatdescribeyourbusinessenvironment.Thismeansyoucanselectexactly
thedatathatinterestsyouusingyourownbusinessterminology.
Inyourcompanyororganization,universesarecreatedbyauniverse
designer,usingBusinessObjectsDesigner.Thedesignerthenmakes
universesavailabletoyouandotherusers,toaccessdatafromthedatabase
throughanintuitive,user-friendlyinterface.
Universesaremadeupofclassesandobjects.
Objectsareelementsthatmaptoasetofdatafromarelationaldatabase
usingbusinessterms.Theseobjectsallowyoutoretrievedataforyour
documents.
Classesarelogicalgroupingsofobjects.
Usingthisinterface,youbuildaDesktopIntelligenceusinganeditorcalled
theQueryPanel,byaddingandorganizingobjectsfromauniverse.Objects
areelementsthatmaptoasetofdatafromarelationaldatabaseinterms
thatpertaintoyourbusinesssituation.Whenyourunthequery,Desktop
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DesktopIntelligenceAccessandAnalysisGuide
IntroductiontoDesktopIntelligence
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WhatisDesktopIntelligence?