Business intelligence architecture

A BI architecture has the following components:

A source systemtypically an online transaction processing (OLTP) system, but other

systems or files that capture or hold data of interest are also possible

An extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) process

A data warehousetypically an online analytical processing (OLAP) system

A business intelligence platform such as MicroStrategy

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Terms in DWH
Dimension
Fact
Dimension Table
Fact Table

Terms in MSTR
Attribute
Fact
Look Up Table
Fact Table

Backend Process:
The backend process will be designed by architect

Sql Engine: Generates the query [Bring the data from metadata database and then generate the
query]
Query Engine: It interacts with data ware house & brings the data for the query generated by sql
engine
Analytical Engine: All the calculations required for the report are performed by analytical engine
For ex: total, sub-total, Grand totaletc

Differences between MSTR 9.2 and 9.3

1) Configurable formatting for table of contents
Customization of Report service Document's table of contents by formatting such as font
properties, title alignment, indentation and borders, the report look and feel can be
improved.
2) Dashboards enhancements
Drilling across templates: Drilling on one Grid/graph to simultaneous drilling can be
done on another Grid/graph.
Export a single report in a dashboard: The user can choose to export the grid/graph on
the dashboard instead of exporting the entire dashboard as a PDF/Microsoft excel.
Filter Panel: This type of panel stack contains only selectors, which users interact with
to filter the data displayed in a dashboard.
3) Widget support
Network Visualization widget: This widget displays on web. It displays different
colors/line between Map markers depending on Metric values.
Micro charts widget: Consists of compact representations of data that allow analysts to
quickly visualize trends in data.

4) Visual Insight
Enhanced mapping options, Network Visualization, Graph Matrix Visualization, Image
Layout Visualization, etc.,
5) MicroStrategy Intelligence Server
Intelligent Total calculations: The Total subtotal for all metrics is calculated based on
the metrics function, rather than always defaulting to a simple summation. In addition,
totals for derived metrics can also be calculated from the base level data available in a
report. This is particularly useful for derived metrics such as distinct counts and averages.
Communication encryption: Communications between MicroStrategy Desktop and
MicroStrategy Intelligence Server are encrypted to provide enhanced security.

A Report is a request for Specific, Formatted data from the Data Warehouse.
There are 5 types of Views
1) Design View
2) Grid View
3) Graph View
4) Grid Graph View
5) Sql View

Report Data Manipulations:

Report Style Manipulations

Threshold
It is conditional formatting of Metric values
By defining Thresholds for a metric Report developers can format metric values according to
their criteria.
Go to data Tab and select Thresholds