Overview of OLAP

OLAP is a platform for planning, reporting, and analysis. It is a multidimensional in-memory database that ensures fast access to large volumes of summarized data.

With OLAP you can:

  • View data from multiple vantage points.
  • Create applications without complex programming.
  • Create cubes, dimensions, hierarchies, and dynamic attributes.

The XMLA Provider and the Software Development Kit follow the W3C standards. You can find general information about XML for Analysis (XMLA) here:

https://technet.microsoft.com/library/ms187178.aspx