SimbaO2X is a cost effective way to bridge the gap between an ODBO enabled application and a data source exposed via XMLA. It allows Business Intelligence (BI) applications to connect to virtually any XMLA data source – standard or proprietary – in a web services environment.
SimbaO2X is a client-side ODBO driver that can connect to a multi-dimensional data source exposing a XMLA interface. SimbaO2X receives the MDX query from the client and passes it to the server using XMLA.
Below is a schematic of SimbaO2X and its implementation.
- Client-side driver capable of connecting to multi-dimensional data sources
- Compliant with the following standards:
- XML for Analysis (XMLA)
- OLE DB for OLAP (ODBO)
- MDX 1999 and MDX 2005 language standards
- Supports numerous ODBO consumers, most importantly Microsoft Excel 2007 / 2000 / XP / 2003
- Supports connectivity to a wide variety of XMLA data sources, including
Microsoft Analysis Services 2000, Microsoft Analysis Services 2005, SAP
BW 3.5, SAP BW 7.0 and virtually any data source using a XMLA provider
built using Simba's MDX Language Software Development Kit (SDK)
- Easy installation and configuration process
- Includes detailed documentation
- Microsoft Windows® 2000 Professional or later
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IBM® PC or compatible machine
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10 MB of disk space
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Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
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ODBC compliant application
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Data source with XMLA interface
Please Note: SimbaO2X also works with Mondrian. For a version of SimbaO2X that works with Mondrian, please contact Pentaho.
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