The end result is an object browser that you can use with the Report Designer to select data for your report. PowerPlay represents standard relational data using dimensions, which give developers and end users a flexible way of looking at data. Multidimensio nal analysis is the exploration of data up, down, and across critical dimensions of data. This capability increases the value of corporate data. For example, multidimensional reports help you distinguish the impact of each business area on other areas.
Categories are individual items of data that make up a dimension.
You move down the hierarchy by drilling down to more detail. The drill-down levels provide the flexibility to work on data at any level you want. With Explorer and Reporter, you select database information from a Category Tree. Measures are indicators that represent values, such as revenues, expenses, and target inventory levels, calculated or summarized from a combination of categories. From here, we grouped header or footer areas by selecting objects that we wanted to relate.