w that we’ve spent some time with sets, it’s time to begin to see the technology in action. Business Objects has made sets easy to build and maintain. There is virtually no limit to the ways you can now choose to look at your customers and look at how those customers are contributing to revenue, […]
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Set Analysis Part 3a: Setting Up Sets Metadata
I have found that setting up the Metadata around Sets was one of the most confusing things about learning sets. The problem was two-fold. The interface of Set Architect is old and not terribly intuitive. It is little more than a database table browser with a few rules built in. I typically learn by example, […]
Set Analysis Part 2: The Basics
So How Exactly Does Set Analysis Work? Set Analysis works together with the tables that are already part of your Data Warehouse. For example, in your Data Warehouse today you have customers, products and orders, etc. Therefore all the tables that below to Set Analysis must reside in the same database as your datasource. (From […]
Set Analysis – The Good Old Days
Do you have an old leather jacket? You know the kind. The jacket that reminds you of the good old days. Each time to try it on, it fits so perfectly, you wonder why you don’t get it out more often. It’s tough, it’s cool, it’s unique, and everyone should have one. When I bring […]