Knowledge base

Ranking is the process of positioning items such as individuals, groups or items on an ordinal scale in relation to others.A ranking can be obtained by evaluating each item in the collection in such a way that any two items can then be compared to see which should come higher in the ranking. Obviously, two different objects can have the same ranking. 

The fundamental structure for data in a multidimensional (OLAP) system. May contain dimensions, hierarchies, level and measures.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a term used to describe both, computer software application and business-customer relationship. CRM as a software application refers to a system a business uses to manage business contacts, customers, sales leads, as well as contracts. As a model of business-customer relationship, CRM involves various aspects of the interaction between business and its customers. 

Cross tabulation (commonly known as crosstab) is a type of report comparing, or cross-referencing of two variables in order to determine how they are interrelated.

Data mapping is a process of defining a link between two distinct data models. It is used in software engineering to describe ideal ways to represent and access any form of information. It is used in data warehousing by linking source data models to target data models and additional for describing any transformations between these two models.

Analytic Applications refer to business intelligence applications software, specially designed to measure and increase the performance of specific business operations (HR, procurement, finance, sales, marketing, ...) or industries. The applications use a collection of historical business data, in order to provide business users with predefined reports, analysis & KPIs that are the basis for understanding and optimizing different functions of their business.

Analysis is the systematic process of separating or breaking down complex informational materials into smaller components in order to comprehend their relationships. It is a careful examination of facts and data to reveal the cause and effect, and other relationships in order to make conclusions that allow better decision-making and problem-solving.

Alerts and notifications refer to any automated signals or short messages that may be sent through a SMS, an email or an indicator in a dashboard or report. They are a call to action after a specific event has occurred. They are also used to assign tasks or inform the recipients about certain urgent issues. Alerts can be the result of the outcome of a report or specific queries.

Big data is a much discussed and hyped topic in IT land nowadays, but its true meaning is not always that clear and easy to define.

A plan of financial activity for a specified period of time indicating all planned revenues and expenses for the budget period. The goal of a budget is to indicate where the business wants to evolve to. Budgeting is setting up pre-allocated amounts for future revenues and expenses for your organization. Most companies will budget one year at a time. Some will budget for 3 years and some companies budget up to 5 years ahead.