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Java Development Kit Software package used to

write, compile, debug, and run Java applets and

applications

Java Message Service An application

programming interface that provides Java language

functions for handling messages

Java Runtime Environment A subset of the Java

Development Kit that allows you to run Java applets

and applications

Key Performance Indicator (KPI) A specific

value threshold of a business metric that defines the

acceptable business performance level

Listener In WebSphere MQ distributed queuing, a

program that detects incoming network requests

and starts the associated channel

Master data Data that remains unchanged over a

long period of time (attributes, texts, and hierarchies

similar to data warehouse dimensions)

Materialized Query Table A table where the

results of a query are stored, for later reuse

Measure A data item that measures the

performance or behavior of business processes

Message broker A set of execution processes

hosting one or more message flows

Message domain The value that determines how

the message is interpreted (parsed)

Message flow A directed graph that represents

the set of activities performed on a message or event

as it passes through a broker A message flow

consists of a set of message processing nodes and

message processing connectors

Message parser A program that interprets the bit

stream of an incoming message and creates an

internal representation of the message in a tree

structure A parser is also responsible to generate a

bit stream for an outgoing message from the internal

representation

Message processing node connector An entity

that connects the output terminal of one message processing node to the input terminal of another

Message processing node A node in the

message flow, representing a well-defined processing stage A message processing node can

be one of several primitive types or it can represent

a subflow

Message Queue Interface The programming

interface provided by the WebSphere MQ queue managers This programming interface allows application programs to access message queuing services

Message queuing A communication technique

that uses asynchronous messages for communication between software components

Message repository A database that holds

message template definitions

Message set A grouping of related messages Message type The logical structure of the data

within a message

Meta Data Typically called data (or information)

about data It describes or defines data elements

Metrics (business) Measurements of business

performance

MOLAP Multi-dimensional OLAP Can be called

MD-OLAP It is OLAP that uses a multi-dimensional database as the underlying data structure

MultiCube A pre-joined view of two or more cubes represented as an OLAP cube to the user

MQSeries A previous name for WebSphere MQ Multi-dimensional analysis Analysis of data

along several dimensions For example, analyzing revenue by product, store, and date

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Nickname An identifier that is used to reference

the object located at the data source that you want

to access

Node A device connected to a network.

Node Group Group of one or more database

partitions

ODS Operational data store: A relational table for

holding clean data to load into InfoCubes, and can

support some query activity

OLAP OnLine Analytical Processing.

Multi-dimensional data analysis, performed in

real-time Not dependent on underlying data

schema

Open Database Connectivity A standard

application programming interface for accessing

data in both relational and non-relational database

management systems Using this API, database

applications can access data stored in database

management systems on a variety of computers

even if each database management system uses a

different data storage format and programming

interface ODBC is based on the call level interface

(CLI) specification of the X/Open SQL Access

Group

Open Hub Enables distribution of data from an

SAP BW system for external uses

Optimization The capability to enable a process

to execute and perform in such a way as to maximize

performance, minimize resource utilization, and

minimize the process execution response time

delivered to the user

Output node A message processing node that

represents a point at which messages flow out of the

message flow

Partition Part of a database that consists of its

own data, indexes, configuration files, and

transaction logs

Pass-through The act of passing the SQL for an

operation directly to the data source without being changed by the federation server

Pivoting Analysis operation where user takes a

different viewpoint of the results For example, by changing the way the dimensions are arranged

Plug-in node An extension to the broker, written

by a third-party developer, to provide a new message processing node or message parser in addition to those supplied with the product

Point-to-point Style of application messaging in

which the sending application knows the destination

of the message

Predefined message A message with a structure

that is defined before the message is created or referenced

Process An activity within or outside an SAP

system with a defined start and end time

Process Variant Name of the process A process

can have different variants For example, in the loading process, the name of the InfoPackage represents the process variants The user defines a process variant for the scheduling time

Primary Key Field in a database table that is

uniquely different for each record in the table

PSA Persistent staging area: Flat files that hold

extract data that has not yet been cleaned or transformed

Pushdown The act of optimizing a data operation

by pushing the SQL down to the lowest point in the federated architecture where that operation can be executed More simply, a pushdown operation is one that is executed at a remote server

Queue Manager A subsystem that provides

queuing services to applications It provides an application programming interface so that applications can access messages on the queues that are owned and managed by the queue manager

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Queue A WebSphere MQ object Applications can

put messages on, and get messages from, a queue

A queue is owned and managed by a queue

manager A local queue is a type of queue that can

contain a list of messages waiting to be processed

Other types of queues cannot contain messages but

are used to point to other queues

RemoteCube An InfoCube whose transaction

data is managed externally rather than in SAP BW

ROLAP Relational OLAP Multi-dimensional

analysis using a multi-dimensional view of relational

data A relational database is used as the underlying

data structure

Roll-up Iterative analysis, exploring facts at a

higher level of summarization

Server A device or computer that manages

network resources, such as printers, files,

databases, and network traffic

Shared nothing A data management architecture

where nothing is shared between processes Each

process has its own processor, memory, and disk

space

Slice and Dice Analysis across several

dimensions and across many categories of data

items Typically to uncover business behavior and

rules

SOAP Defines a generic message format in XML.

Static SQL SQL that has been compiled prior to

execution Typically provides best performance

Subflow A sequence of message processing

nodes that can be included within a message flow

Subject Area A logical grouping of data by

categories, such as customers or items

Synchronous Messaging A method of

communication between programs in which a

program places a message on a message queue

and then waits for a reply before resuming its own

processing

Thread In WebSphere MQ, the lowest level of

parallel execution available on an operating system platform

Type Mapping The mapping of a specific data

source type to a DB2 UDB data type

UDDI A special Web service which allows users

and applications to locate Web services

Unit of Work A recoverable sequence of

operations performed by an application between two points of consistency

User Mapping An association made between the

federated server user ID and password and the data source (to be accessed) user ID and password

Virtual Database A federation of multiple

heterogeneous relational databases

Warehouse Catalog A subsystem that stores and

manages all the system metadata

WebSphere MQ A family of IBM licensed

programs that provides message queuing services

Workbook Microsoft Excel workbook with

references to InfoProvider

Wrapper The means by which a data federation

engine interacts with heterogeneous sources of data Wrappers take the SQL that the federation engine uses and maps it to the API of the data source to be accessed For example, they take DB2 SQL and transform it to the language understood by the data source to be accessed

WSDL Language to define specific SOAP

messages interfaces understood by the Web services provider

XML Defines a universal way of representing data,

and an XML schema defines the format

xtree A query-tree tool that allows you to monitor

the query plan execution of individual queries in a graphical environment

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Zero latency This is a term applied to a process

where there are no delays as it goes from start to

completion

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Related publications

The publications listed in this section are considered particularly suitable for a more detailed discussion of the topics covered in this IBM redbook

IBM Redbooks

For information on ordering these publications, see “How to get IBM Redbooks”

on page 198 Note that some of the documents referenced here may be available

in softcopy only

Patterns: Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services, SG24-6303

On Demand Operating Environment: Creating Business Flexibility,

SG24-6633

On Demand Operating Environment: Managing the Infrastructure,

SG24-6634

WebSphere Product Family Overview and Architecture, SG24-6963

Preparing for DB2 Near-Realtime Business Intelligence, SG24-6071

Other publications

These publications are also relevant as further information sources:

Best Practices in Business Performance Management: Business and Technical Strategies, TDWI report series, March 2004, Wayne Erickson,

Director of Research at The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI)

Building the Real-Time Enterprise by Colin White, President of BI Research,

for TDWI Report Series, November 2003

Information integration - Extending the data warehouse, Dr Barry Devlin, IBM

Corporation

Information integration - Distributed access and data consolidation, Dr Barry

Devlin, IBM Corporation

IBM Business Performance Management: Leveraging Lotus Workplace Capabilities to monitor and manage business operations & systems, an IBM

Document by Kenneth Perry and Kumar Bhaskaran

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Establishing a business performance management ecosystem, an IBM White

paper

Enable dynamic behavior changes in business performance management solutions by incorporating business rules, an IBM White paper

Enable your applications, subsystems or components for business service management, an IBM White paper

Online resources

This Web site is also relevant as a further information source:

BPM Standards Group:

http://www.bpmstandardsgroup.org

How to get IBM Redbooks

You can search for, view, or download IBM Redbooks, Redpapers, and Technotes, draft publications and additional materials, as well as order hardcopy IBM Redbooks or CD-ROMs, at this Web site:

ibm.com/redbooks

Help from IBM

IBM Support and downloads:

ibm.com/support

IBM Global Services:

ibm.com/services

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Index

A

Activity Editor 121

Adapter Development Kit 119

adaptive performance management 22

alerts 31, 34, 36, 47, 57

analytic application 9, 47, 60

analytic applications 28

analytical functions 63

Application adapters 118

application and data access services 100

ARIS to WebSphere MQ Workflow Bridge 116

B

balanced scorecard 58

Basel II 17

BI (see business intelligence)

BIRA (see Business Integration Reference

Architec-ture)

BPEL (see Business Process Execution Language)

BPM 4, 8, 24

(also see business performance management)

BPM Forum 15

BPM framework 22

BPM optimization cycle domains 52

BPM reference architecture 21

BPM solutions 20

BPM Standards Group 15

BPM definition 15

BSM (See business services management)

business activity monitoring 1

Business analysis 104

business application services 100

Business dashboard 70

business event data 19

Business execution 29

Business Innovation and Optimization 2

Business integration 97

Business Integration Reference Architecture 98

business intelligence x, 2, 8, 13, 27, 135

assets 62

business perspective 30

operational 30

real-time x

strategic 30 tactical 30 business modeling 52 Business Object Designer 121 Business objects 113

business performance management ix, 11, 14, 51 alerts 19

benefits 16 Business Service Management ix closed-loop system 51

common event infrastructure 53 functional components 22 IBM framework 23 Information Management ix Process Management ix reference architecture 21 services 99

strategy considerations 21 Business planning 29 Business process execution 102, 107 Business Process Execution Container 107 Business Process Execution Language 72, 102, 109

business process management enablers 51

Framework 51 Business process modeling 18 business processes 7

monitoring and managing 7 business rules 28, 71

business service management ix, 18, 75

C

CBE (See Common Base Event) CEI (See Common Event Infrastructure) closed-loop system 19, 62

clustering services 101 collaborations 112 common base event 73 common event infrastructure 53, 72 domain 72

Common Object Request Broker Architecture 80 Composing Web services 115

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CORBA 80, 112–113

corporate performance management 14

Cross-functional approach 180

cycle of activities 6

D

DADx (see Document Access Definition Extension)

dashboards x, 24, 28, 54, 56, 69

architecture 60

Business 70

executive 68

operational process 59, 67

tactical 58

Workflow 69

data consolidation 64, 134

data federation 64–65, 86, 134

Data mapping 113

data mart 24, 39

data mining 63

data partitioning 9

data replication 64

data warehouse x, 24, 128

continuous update 135

Data warehousing 128

DB2 Alphablox 55–56, 62, 64, 145, 166

DB2 command line 91

DB2 Content Manager 55–56, 63, 65

DB2 Control Center 66, 91–92

DB2 Data Warehouse Edition 63

DB2 isolation levels 139

DB2 UDB 8–9, 69

Bufferpools 138

Concurrency 139

Configuration recommendations 138

Data Partitioning 128

High availability 133

High Availability Cluster Multi-Processing 133

horizontal scalability 128

I/O Parallelism 130

parallelism 130

partitioning 130

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