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​Business Self Service with Data Lab & OLAP
Agenda
​First, what about you?
​Teradata Data Lab
 Overview
 15.10 Release
​Teradata OLAP Connector
 Overview
 OLAP Server
 Initial Setup
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Teradata Data Lab Overview
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It starts with an idea …
I believe this new data may add value but I need a fast and
efficient way to prove the theory …
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Production Process versus Exploration Flexibility
“Follow the process”
…….
“I can’t wait”
Excel
files
mart
SAS
data
IDW
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ODS
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mart
Is this really the best option?
DBA Concerns:
– Loss of data containment (i.e. firewall)
– Loss of access control
– TD resource cost for data exports
“I lost my laptop at the airport!”
Excel
files
Analytic Concerns:
– Data quality/currency suspect
mart
SAS
data
– Schema changes may go unnoticed
– Effort to manage external repositories
“Is my testing still valid for production?”
Community Concerns:
– Islands of innovation
– Often become permanent
“Where did this report come from?”
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IDW
ODS
mart
The better solution – Teradata Data Lab
Self Service
Viewpoint
Data Lab
Studio Express
Production
Data
Warehouse
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Data Lab - Value Add
DBA: “protect production”
• Maintain security; Lab privacy
• Easy TASM / TIWM integration
• Size and expiration controls
• Safe delegation of ownership
• Complimented by e-mail notifications
User Community: “self service”
• Automation; Self-provisioning
– Easy data loading option
• Use the same tools used today
• Manage ourselves
• Complimented by e-mail notifications
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Data Lab Hierarchy
Teradata Database
Marketing
Lab Group
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Sales
Lab Group
Data Scientist
Lab Group
Campaign
Lab
Americas
Lab
Risk Analytics
Lab
Promotion
Lab
APCJ
Lab
Customer
Segmentation Lab
EMEA
Lab
Jills Personal
Lab
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Teradata Data Lab Roles
Dan
the DBA
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Sam the
Power User
Ann the
Business Analyst
DBA
Lab Group Owner
Data Lab Owner Member
 Architects the
Lab Group
structure
 Manages the Lab
Group
 Authority granted by
DBA / Lab Group
owner
 Assigns Lab
Group owners
 Approval authority for
requests
 Owns and manages
the Data Lab
 Configures
workload
management
 Receives Lab Group
email notifications
 Receives Data Lab
email notifications
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 Performs data
analysis
Use what you use - Analytic Tools and Partners
Advanced Analytics
Reporting and OLAP
OLAP Connector
Advanced Visualization
Text/Semi-structured Analytics
Data Model Driven Design
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Data Lab & Teradata QueryGrid™
QueryGrid:
Teradata-Hadoop
TERADATA
DATABASE
To prove out a customer
sentiment theory
<=
HADOOP
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Workload Management Integration
Through a set “lab prefix” and simple wildcard matching
(“Lab Prefix” + User’s Data Lab Name)
Classification,
State Matrix,
and VP’s
Workload
State Matrix
i.e. “dlab_lost-cart”
Pre-execution Controls
Filters
Throttles
Partitions
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Execution Phase
Prioritization
Exceptions
Teradata Data Lab 15.10
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Data Lab 15.10 – New Look & Feel
New “Data Labs” full size all inclusive portlet
– Combines Viewpoint 15.00 Lab Group Setup and Data Labs portlets
– Performance, navigation, requests, and display improvements
– Lab Group Setup wizard
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Data Lab 15.10 – Additional New Features
– Custom date ranges for expiration and deletion settings
– Maximum size / extensions setting
– New lab group and data lab User / Role / Owner displays
– Security - Create table permissions toggle
– New “Reinstate” request; Remove “no expiration” option from requests
– Improved “My Notifications”
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Teradata OLAP Connector Overview
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Desktop Business Intelligence Solutions
“Spread-marts” Philosophy
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OLAP Connector - Value Add
• Approach
– Provides seamless connectivity from Excel, Tableau, or arcplan for selfservice analytics without moving the data out of Teradata DB
– Enables Excel users to create and use PivotTables with direct access
to Teradata leveraging a ROLAP (relational OLAP) approach
• Benefits
– Access your business data securely
– Increase data quality and consistency
– More efficiency by eliminating time packing
and moving the data
– And …
Teradata OLAP
Connector
Data Lab
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OLAP Connector – Example
Excel gesture
Connect to
TaaDemoSchema using
Excel/TOC.
Drag Cost to Values
Excel Gesture
MDX
Teradata OLAP
Connector (ODBO)
MDX
MDX: SELECT FROM [TBIO1401Demo]
WHERE ([MEASURES].[COST]) CELL
PROPERTIES VALUE, FORMAT_STRING
Teradata
MDX Provider
Teradata Optimized
SQL
SQL
SELECT SUM(mdx_fact."COST") AS "MEASURE_COL_0_1"
FROM "TAADEMO"."TDAT_FACT_TRANS" mdx_fact
AJIs
Security
Roles
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Cube
Schema
Star/Snowflake
View
Fact Tables
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OLAP Connector and OLAP Server Overview
• Teradata OLAP Connector provides seamless access from MDX client
solutions directly into Teradata Database:
• Teradata OLAP Server provides access from XMLA client solutions for
OLAP directly into Teradata Database
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OLAP Connector and OLAP Server Architectures
SAP BusinessObjects
Analysis, edition for OLAP
Excel / Tableau* / arcplan
XMLA
MDX
Teradata OLAP Connector
Teradata OLAP Server
SQL
SQL
3-tier
Solution
2-tier
Solution
AJIs
Security
Roles
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Cube
Schema
Star/Snowflake
View
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Fact Tables
Initial Setup
Your DBA may need to prepare Teradata for ROLAP:
1. Prepare the Environment
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Support ROLAP (semantic layer)
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Setup security roles
Teradata Schema Workbench
2. Implement Optimizations:
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Use Teradata Aggregate Designer to
create performance AJIs
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Cube
Schema
Setup the new solution
– Capture the schema definition
using Teradata Schema Workbench
– Setup security for the schema
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Security
Roles
Star/Snowflake
Fact Tables
Teradata
Designer automates
Teradata Aggregate
Schema Workbench
for setup of
designing,
building,
managing
for ROLAP
the virtual cube
andand
TD roles
accessAJIs
permissions
solutions
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