A scheduled task includes a trigger, task details, and an assigned action.

A BIRT Analytics work area that supports temporary caching of multiple segments. Scratchpad also supports creating new fields based on segments or selections.

A value indicating the number of periods in a cycle. Input a value for seasonal periodicity to initiate a forecast that predicts a seasonal pattern in a data set.

In a data set, a periodic trend that corresponds to monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual periods such as seasons.

A set of functionalities that an administrator uses to configure permissions in the BIRT Analytics system.

A type of query that an administrator uses to limit access to data in the BIRT Analytics system.

A segment is a group of records sharing at least one common characteristic.

A selection is a user-specified request that returns a segment from a database.

A value that reflects the distribution of values in a data set. Skewness values can be positive, zero, or negative. A positive value reflects a data set in which more values lie to the left of the mean value. A negative value reflects a data set in which more values lie to the right of the mean. A zero value indicates values distributed evenly around the mean, typically implying a symmetric distribution.

A data visualization gadget that uses a colored sphere shape to display numeric values and boundaries in a range.

A language used to access and process data in a relational database.

A tool that supports defining users as task owners and assigning to each task owner the permissions required to perform tasks. Define a stage to identify part of a campaign.

The value equal to the positive square root of variance calculated for a data set.

The normal distribution in which the mean is zero and the standard deviation is one.

A tool for preprocessing data values having a distribution different from a standard normal distribution. Multiple options support value sets distributed closely, clustered, spread, or having many repeated values.

The cumulated sum of all the values in a field.

The sum of all of the squared values in a set.

An expression that calculates a ratio measuring how many transactions contain all items in an association rule. The support expression has the following syntax: