21.Online mode
The work mode appropriate for a networked environment in which the general supervisor has set up a repository.
22.Outer join
A join that links two tables, one of which has rows that do not match those in the common column of the other table.
23.Personal connection
A personal connection is used to access resources such as universes or documents. It can be used only by the user who created it. Information about a personal connection is stored in both the PDAC.LSI and PDAC.SSI files; its definition is static and cannot be modified.
24.Qualification
A property of an object that determines how it can be used in multidimensional analysis. An object can be qualified as one of three types: a dimension, detail or measure.
25.Query
In Designer a query is a technique for creating or modifying a list of values associated with an object. From the Query Panel, a designer builds a query from the classes, objects, and conditions of a universe.
In the BusinessObjects User module, a query is a type of data provider. An end user builds a query from a universe, and then runs the query to generate a BusinessObjects report.
26.Quick Design
A wizard in the Designer module that provides guided instructions for creating a basic universe. It lets a designer name a universe, set up a connection to a database, select strategies, create classes and objects, as well as generate joins with cardinalities.
27.Repository
A centralized set of relational data structures stored in a database. It enables BusinessObjects users to share resources in a controlled and secured environment. The repository is made up of three domains: the security domain, the universe domain, and the document domain.
28.Secured connection
A secured connection is used to access universes or documents that may be restricted or confidential.
It can be shared by several authorized users. Stored in the repository, the definition of a secured connection is updated dynamically.
29.Shared connection
A shared connection is used to access common resources such as universes or documents. It can be used by several users. Information about a shared connection is stored in a SDAC.LSI or SDAC.SSI file; its definition is updated dynamically.
30.Shortcut join
A join that links two tables by bypassing one or more other tables in the universe.
31.Strategy
Scripts that automatically extract structural information about tables, columns, joins, or cardinalities from a database. Designer provides default strategies but a designer can also create strategies. These are referred to as external strategies.
32.Structure pane
The graphical component within the main Designer window that shows the schema of the universe. It reflects the underlying database structure of the universe.
33.Subclass
A component within a class that groups objects. A subclass can itself contain other subclasses or objects.
34.Table Browser
The graphical component within the main Designer window that lets you create the classes and objects of the universe from the tables and columns of a database.
35.Theta join
A join that links tables based on a relationship other than equality between two columns.
36.Universe
A mapping of the data structure found in databases: tables, columns, joins, etc. A universe, which is made up of classes, objects, and conditions, can represent any specific application, system, or group of users.
37.Universe domain
The area of the repository that holds exported universes. The universe domain makes it possible to store, distribute, and administrate universes. There may be multiple universe domains in a repository.
38.Universe pane
The graphical component within the main Designer window that displays a hierarchical view of the classes, objects, and conditions in a universe.
Two radio buttons on the lower edge of the pane filter the display of the components. One button, the Classes/Objects filter, provides a view of the classes and objects. The other button, Classes/Conditions, provides a view of the classes and conditions.
39.User object
An object created by the end user from the BusinessObjects User module. A user object can be inserted into a universe by the designer.
40.Workgroup mode
A work mode whereby a designer creates universes in an environment without a repository. The mode in which a universe is saved determines whether other designers are able to access it. By default, a universe is saved in the mode in which the designer is already working.
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