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MicroStrategy Quick Start Guide

MicroStrategy Quick Start Guide

By : Rivero Esqueda
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MicroStrategy Quick Start Guide

MicroStrategy Quick Start Guide

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By: Rivero Esqueda

Overview of this book

MicroStrategy is an enterprise business intelligence application. It turns data into reports for making and executing key organization decisions. This book shows you how to implement Business Intelligence (BI) with MicroStrategy. It takes you from setting up and configuring MicroStrategy to security and administration. The book starts by detailing the different components of the MicroStrategy platform, and the key concepts of Metadata and Project Source. You will then install and configure MicroStrategy and lay down the foundations for building MicroStrategy BI solutions. By learning about objects and different object types, you will develop a strong understanding of the MicroStrategy Schema and Public Objects. With these MicroStrategy objects, you will enhance and scale your BI and Analytics solutions. Finally, you will learn about the administration, security, and monitoring of your BI solution.
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MicroStrategy Objects

MicroStrategy Objects are logical abstractions of mainly database components, such as tables and columns. However, there are some objects that represent other things such as databases (connections), users, server nodes, schedules, and devices, to mention a few. All MicroStrategy Objects are stored in the MicroStrategy metadata database. In other words, if it is stored in the metadata then it must be a MicroStrategy Object.

This wide variety of MicroStrategy Objects are grouped into the following three main categories:

Three categories of Microstrategy
  • Schema Objects: These objects directly represent database objects such as columns, tables, and partitions. Some examples are: Tables, Attributes, Facts, Hierarchies, and Transformations.
  • Application Objects: Also known as Public Objects, these objects represent reporting and visualization objects. Some examples...

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