cube

A multidimensional data structure that provides multiple dimensions and multiple measures to access and analyze large quantities of data. BIRT technology uses a cube to structure data for display in a cross-tab element. Analytics option, BIRT Data Analyzer option, and e.Analysis option support data formatted into cubes, which are stored as cube (.cb4) files, data object (.datadesign) files, or data object store (.data) files, and linked to Dynamic HyperText Markup Language (DHTML) pages, respectively.

Related terms

Actuate Analytics option, Actuate BIRT Data Analyzer option, Actuate e.Analysis option, Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) technology, cross-tab element, cube (.cb4) file, data, data object design (.datadesign) file, data object store (.data) file, dimension, Dynamic HyperText Markup Language (DHTML), file types, Java, measure, multidimensional data

Contrast with

Actuate Analytics Cube Viewer, analytics, cube profile (.dp4) file, cube report (.cvw) file, cube view

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