A data object is a BIRT object that contains all the information necessary to connect to an external data source, retrieve data from that data source, and structure the data in a way that supports business analysis. Data objects are similar to data marts, which are simplified repositories of data gathered from corporate data sources and designed to address specific business queries.
Data architects or report developers create data objects to provide data for the following items:
Dashboards, which users create using Actuate BIRT 360 Studio, a dashboard application on Actuate BIRT iHub
BIRT reports that are created using either Actuate BIRT Designer or Actuate BIRT Studio on iHub
Data objects use Actuate’s in-memory analytics technology, which loads data in memory to speed up the processing of data.
