Using Microsoft Office XP as a BI Client Sample Code shows you how to effectively use various Microsoft Office applications and technologies—Microsoft Excel PivotTable and PivotChart reports, Microsoft Office Web Components, Microsoft Data Analyzer, Microsoft MapPoint®, and Microsoft Smart Tags—as business intelligence (BI) client solutions. Based on the BI client dilemma faced by a real-world company, this book: demonstrates how Office XP applications and technologies interact with the online analytical processing (OLAP) cubes stored in Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 Analysis Services; discusses how to use Office XP applications to solve specific BI client needs; and provides comprehensive instructions on working with Office XP applications as BI clients.
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