Look Smarter Than You Are with Smart View and Essbase 11: An End User's Guide

Smart View is Oracle’s add-in for integrating Microsoft Office with Hyperion, Essbase, and OBIEE+
(Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition). In this book, we’ll help you learn how to use the Smart
View add-in to access Essbase data. You want to slice and dice data, analyze information, and make
highly formatted reports. You’re sure Smart View and Essbase are the answer and thank goodness your
boss bought copies of this book for your entire department!

This book is your key to unlocking the world of Essbase analysis through Smart View. Join us as we guide
you all the way from the basics of accessing Essbase to the more advanced portions of the Smart View
Add-in for Microsoft Office on your quest towards becoming a Smart View and Essbase Guru!

You will learn:
• The basics and advanced topics of Smart View
• How to connect to Essbase databases and retrieve data
• What multi-dimensionality is and why you should care
• How to create highly formatted reports that can be used month after month
• Ways to integrate Essbase data into Word, PowerPoint, and Excel