Versions covered in this book

As of this writing, Essbase System 9.x is the latest offering from Oracle Corporation. Essbase System 9.x itself is an integrated suite of Business Intelligence software. The Essbase module in System 9.x is substantially similar to Hyperion Essbase 7.x. Hyperion Essbase 7.x is still widely used and supported.

Since this book primarily covers the Essbase component where screen captures are used, they will be version 9.x however most all examples in this book will work in versions 7.x and 9.x unless otherwise noted.

Before we drill down into Essbase let us quickly take a minute to refresh some accepted data warehousing concepts.