On Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) solutions allow users to perform trend, comparative, and time-based analysis. These applications enable data exploration of pre-calculated and summarized data along multiple business dimensions. The data are optimized for both analysis (redundancy common) and immediate end user manipulation. Users can explore the data first at a summary level, then drill down through the data hierarchy to examine increasingly granular levels of detail. Fundamentally, OLAP solutions:

• Compare existing data relationships
• Identify new data relationships
• Analyze data from various dimensions

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