About This Book

This book describes how to implement InterSystems IRIS Business Intelligence and discusses all implementation topics other than modeling. It includes the following chapters:

• Overview

• Performing the Initial Setup

• Configuring Settings

• Defining Data Connectors

• Performance Tips

• Defining Custom Actions

• Accessing Dashboards from Your Application

• Keeping the Cubes Current

• Executing Business Intelligence Queries Programmatically

• Performing Localization

• Packaging Business Intelligence Elements into Classes

• Creating Portlets for Use in Dashboards

• Other Development Work

• Setting Up Security

• Using Cube Versions

• How the Analytics Engine Works

• Using the MDX Performance Utility

• Other Export/Import Options

• Business Intelligence and Disaster Recovery

For a detailed outline, see the table of contents.

The other developer books for Business Intelligence are as follows:

• Introduction to InterSystems Business Intelligence briefly introduces Business Intelligence and the tools that it provides.

• Developer Tutorial for InterSystems Business Intelligence guides developers through the process of creating a sample that consists of a cube, subject areas, pivot tables, and dashboards.

• Defining Models for InterSystems Business Intelligence describes how to define the basic elements used in Business Intelligence queries: cubes and subject areas. It also describes how to define listing groups.

• Advanced Modeling for InterSystems Business Intelligence describes how to use the more advanced and less common Business Intelligence modeling features: computed dimensions, unstructured data in cubes, compound cubes, cube relationships, term lists, quality measures, KPIs, plug-ins, and other special options.

• Using InterSystems MDX introduces MDX and describes how to write MDX queries manually for use with cubes.

• InterSystems MDX Reference provides reference information on MDX as supported by Business Intelligence.

• Client-Side APIs for InterSystems Business Intelligence provides information on the Business Intelligence JavaScript and REST APIs, which you can use to create web clients for your Business Intelligence applications.

The following books are for both developers and users:

• Using Dashboards and the User Portal describes how to use the Business Intelligence User Portal and dashboards.

• Creating Dashboards describes how to create and modify dashboards in Business Intelligence.

• Using the Analyzer describes how to create and modify pivot tables, as well as use the Analyzer in general.

Also see the article Using PMML Models in InterSystems IRIS®.