Which reporting option is described as the main building block of reports?

Which reporting option is described as the main building block of reports?

• A. Cube Views
• B. Data Analysis Systems
• C. Extensible Documents
• D. Dashboards

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that reporting in OneStream centers on a data query object that captures a specific slice of the cube data. This is the Cube View: a saved view of the cube data defined by the point of view (like year, scenario, version, and currency) plus the measures and dimensions you want to report on. It is the primary source of data for nearly every report component, because grids, charts, and other report elements all pull their numbers from these views. In other words, without a Cube View, there’s no data to display in a report. Extensible Documents are used to present information and can incorporate Cube Views, but they are not the data source themselves. Dashboards arrange and display multiple components (often derived from Cube Views) in a single UI, while Data Analysis Systems provide ad hoc analysis capabilities. They rely on Cube Views for data, but they aren’t the fundamental building block of the reports themselves.

The main idea here is that reporting in OneStream centers on a data query object that captures a specific slice of the cube data. This is the Cube View: a saved view of the cube data defined by the point of view (like year, scenario, version, and currency) plus the measures and dimensions you want to report on. It is the primary source of data for nearly every report component, because grids, charts, and other report elements all pull their numbers from these views. In other words, without a Cube View, there’s no data to display in a report.

Extensible Documents are used to present information and can incorporate Cube Views, but they are not the data source themselves. Dashboards arrange and display multiple components (often derived from Cube Views) in a single UI, while Data Analysis Systems provide ad hoc analysis capabilities. They rely on Cube Views for data, but they aren’t the fundamental building block of the reports themselves.