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Hyperion Web Analysis (OBIEE) Product Overview

Apr 11 2009 Posted by Josh Forrest | In: Web Analysis · Product Overview

Overview

Today’s ever-changing economic environment is forcing management to make business decisions that alter ways in which companies operate. These decisions affect multiple divisions within those companies, including leadership teams, suppliers, shippers, collections, and as we have seen lately – the workforce. Central to each decision is data, where accuracy and presentation are paramount. Hyperion Web Analysis – a web-based analysis tool - assists decision makers by handing over control of how data is presented. This application allows end-users to explore enterprise data for growth and profit opportunities, trend spending, and expose emerging problems with the click of a mouse. Web Analysis provides out-of-the-box value by supplying users with a web-based, interactive, and powerful reporting tool. It is capable of equipping decision makers with the knowledge necessary to be successful, and the ability to share this knowledge through reports.

Product History

Hyperion Web Analysis was first known as Analyzer. The Analyzer reporting application was very similar to the newer Web Analysis. Soon after the acquisition in 2007, Oracle introduced a new product family coined OBIEE-Plus (Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Plus). This suite of products included all Oracle and Hyperion reporting and analysis tools. OBIEE-Plus consists of the former Siebel Analytic applications (Dashboards, Answers, Delivers, Disconnected Analytics, Publisher, and Briefing Books) in addition to the legacy Hyperion reporting tools (Interactive Reporting, SQR Production Reporting, Financial Reporting, and Web Analysis).

Strengths / Benefits

Instinctive ad-hoc analysis - Provides ad-hoc analysis capabilities to create your own views while exploring data easily and quickly. A point-and-click interface allows for powerful data analysis. Users of Microsoft Excel will find the tool familiar.
Multiple source applications - Web Analysis accepts connections into multiple source systems/applications, including Hyperion Essbase, Hyperion Planning, Hyperion Financial Management and SAP BW.
Relational database integration - Permits direct connections to relational databases, allowing for expanded analysis of transactional source system data. By allowing both relational and multi-dimensional sourcing, Web Analysis can bring together both types of data into a single report.
Personalized reporting - Web Analysis offers users an assortment of flexible displays while the security engine administers what data users have access to.