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: