Transparent partitions and linked partitions in Hyperion Essbase 5 allow OLAP models to be divided into separate logical and physical partitions which can be accessed seamlessly by users. Partitions can be loaded and calculated in parallel, taking advantage of multiprocessing hardware. Distributed OLAP in Hyperion Essbase 5 allows transparent and linked partitions to be distributed across networks. Queries, loads, updates and calculations can span distributed partitions. Hyperion Essbase 5 can store data in an optimized multidimensional data store or in a relational database with identical functionality.
Applications can combine data from both stores transparently and can replicate data between stores.
Linked reporting objects in Hyperion Essbase 5 allow users to link descriptive information, such as text, video and audio to any data cell.