Preface

Oracle OLAP User's Guide explains how SQL applications can extend their analytic processing capabilities and manage summary data by using the OLAP option of Oracle Database. It also provides information about managing resources for OLAP.

The preface contains these topics:

• Audience

• Documentation Accessibility

• Related Documents

• Conventions

Audience

This manual is intended for DBAs who perform these tasks:

• Develop and manage a data warehouse

• Create and maintain dimensional data objects

• Administer Oracle Database with the OLAP option

Documentation Accessibility

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Accessible Access to Oracle Support

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Related Documents

For more information about the OLAP option, see the following manuals in the Oracle Database 12c documentation set:

• Oracle Database SQL Language Reference

  Contains complete syntax descriptions of the SQL CREATE, ALTER, and DELETE syntax for managing cubes, cube dimensions, and other dimensional database objects.

• Oracle Database Reference

  Contains full descriptions of the data dictionary views for cubes, cube dimensions, and other dimensional database objects.

• Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference

  Contains full descriptions of DBMS_CUBE and several other PL/SQL packages for managing cubes.

• Oracle OLAP DML Reference

  Contains a complete description of the OLAP Data Manipulation Language (OLAP DML).

Conventions

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