About Embedded Analytics cubes

Some of the reports in Infor Landmark are Embedded Analytics cubes. Cube-based reporting is a feature that allows for multi-dimensional reporting. Cubes are useful built-in tools for visualizing and sorting data. Cubes create reports using a copy of the database data that is held in a separate set of files. In order for data to be populated into these files, your system administrator must create the cube. Cubes differ from the other reports in some major areas.

• The data displayed is not real-time data. It is the data as it stood when the cube was last refreshed. A process must be set in place by your organization to have a system administrator refresh the cube as often as it makes sense for your organization. Cubes can also be refreshed on demand.
• By default, the cube displays data for the current period.
• The left-most column contains the cube dimension, or dimensions. For example, hiring manager and location. Each cube has default dimensions you can use.
• Other columns represent measures for the dimensions. For example, the total number of requisitions for a location.
• Some measure values have links that bring up a list. These lists represent real-time data. Therefore, if the data changed after the cube was refreshed, it is possible that the total number of records may not correspond to the record count that displays on the cube.
• Some of the cubes have graphic representations such as charts. However, the graphics are not interactive; they do not give you access to more detailed data.
• If you have access, you can change both the dimension defaults and the measures that display for cubes.