Web Analysis documents can contain a variety of data objects:
Spreadsheets
Charts
Pinboards
SQL spreadsheets
Freeform grids
Despite their diversity, data objects are not static. You can rearrange, expand, change, and concentrate dimension intersections. These methods, called navigation methods, enable travel through dimensional hierarchies.
Navigation methods are specific to data object and data source.
Table 20. Supported Data Sources
Type | Data Source |
|---|---|
OLAP | Analytic Services IBM DB2 OLAP Server SAP BW |
Hyperion | Financial Management Planning |
Relational | IBM DB2 Enterprise Server Edition Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Teradata Other JDBC RDBMS |
OLAP data sources support the navigation methods described in this chapter. Other Hyperion data sources and relational data sources support fewer navigation methods.