Reasons to Create an Application

There are two main reasons to create an application.

The first is if you don’t have an existing system that contains all the data you need to work with. By creating an application, you can centralize the data required for one or more report packages. This provides additional analytic capabilities against the data used in a report package including ad hoc analysis.

The second reason is that you may have all your data in an existing system but need a subset (or slimmer) model. For example, you might want to work with a subset of data in a Payroll system that’s currently in a very large and complex human resources system. In both cases, an application allows you to work with exactly the data you want in the Cloud.