Technical data

CHAPTER 2

Understanding PeopleSoft Analytic

Calculation Engine

This chapter discusses:

• PeopleSoft Analytic Calculation Engine components.

• PeopleSoft Analytic Calculation Engine architecture.

• PeopleSoft Analytic Calculation Engine development process.

• PeopleSoft Analytic Calculation Engine security.

PeopleSoft A nalytic Calculation Engine Components

This section discusses these PeopleSoft Analytic Calculation Engine components:

• Analytic model.

• Analytic type.

• Analytic instances.

• Analytic calculation engines.

• Analytic server instances.

• Analytic Calculation Engine classes.

• Analytic Calculation Engine Metadata c lasses.

• AnalyticType classes.

• AnalyticGrid classes.

• PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture pages with analytic grids.

• Analytic Model Viewer.

• Analytic Instance Capture Utility.

• PeopleSoft Performance Monitor.

Analytic Model

Use PeopleSoft Application Designer to create an analytic model. When you create an analytic model, you:

• Define data cubes, dimensions, cube collections, and other parts that are used to organize and calculate

individual fields of data.

• Map records to cube collections within the analytic model.