A data warehouse of sales information, presented as a multiple-dimensional cube structure - there is a related viewer component (part of the standard Vis�ge.Designer) that enables you to interact with this cube.
In our case we have 14 "dimensions", or things we are interested in relating to a sale - these things include "dimensions" for Salesman, Region, Customer & 8 levels of Product Categorization, as well as a dimension for "time". These dimensions can then be arranged (with a simple drag & drop operation) into ANY arbitrary order (some products require that you pre-define specific views of you cube, to minimise the resource requirement - but as soon as you want something "outside the square", you go SPLAT! Ross Ferris Stamina Software Visage - an Evolution in Software Development >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Mark Johnson >Sent: Monday, 19 April 2004 5:49 AM >To: U2 Users Discussion List >Subject: Re: GUI from Mv code Re: Crystal Reports > >Not to be out of touch, but what is a Sales Cube. I saw Swordfish and I >hope >that itn't it. > >Thanks. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U2 Users Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 3:20 PM >Subject: Re: GUI from Mv code Re: Crystal Reports > > >> In a message dated 4/18/2004 10:18:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> >> > For example, aligning this back to the original post, rather than >attempting to use CR for reporting, I'd simply create a Vis�ge.BIT cube to >give the users free-form enquiry and data exploration facilities into their >UV database. In our case we have replaced >300 sales analysis reports >currently provided in our R5 system with a single Sales Cube - and this >is >one of the facilities that makes Vis�ge "better" than >> > AccuTerm ! >> >> Warning! Salesman quote! >> C'mon Ross :) A dataset that includes 50 fields and I only want to see 6 >on my report. So you replace that report with a cube where I (the user) >have to figure out exactly what I want to see, build the proper query >statement, format statement, display statement etc and then figure out how >to tell the system to remember my statement so next time I don't have to >THAT all again. >> >> You replaced the 300 reports, with one huge cube where you STILL have >users recreating (or trying to) their original 300 reports... >> Users don't want to see 50 fields, they want to see the 6 fields >they've been analyzing for the past 3 years ... >> Will >> -- >> u2-users mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > >-- >u2-users mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.659 / Virus Database: 423 - Release Date: 15/04/2004 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.659 / Virus Database: 423 - Release Date: 15/04/2004 -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
