We made it this far and your head hasn't exploded, has it? Thank goodness! Oracle Essbase or for that matter, any OLAP or analytic application, seems to have a certain aura or mystique about them. Some people automatically shy away, thinking they're just beyond normal comprehension. This is just not true.
We're confident the information has been presented in a manner that allows you to grasp the concepts of Oracle Essbase and OLAP. We're also confident that you are beginning to think Oracle Essbase is no big deal and wondering what all the fuss is about.
It probably seems like this chapter has flown by. You have now built an Essbase application to house your newly built Essbase database. You've been given a high level view of some of the more important features and aspects of Essbase application and database properties. You've also created users for your databases.
In the next chapter, we go all out. We build a complete Essbase database outline for our Esscar Motor Company example,...
