Overview

Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) is a technology that performs multi-dimensional analysis of business data and provides the capability for complex calculations, trend analysis, and sophisticated data modeling.

Key Operations

  • Roll-up: Aggregating data.
  • Drill-down: Navigating from less detailed to more detailed data.
  • Slice and Dice: Selecting specific sub-sets of data.
  • Pivot: Rotating the data axes.

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