AST Blog Series: Critical Design Elements

As part of the solution design for your EPM planning application, it is very important to define the data model appropriately. The building of dimensions and plan types are key to the design and will determine how efficiently your EPM application will perform. The number of dimensions, number of database cubes and application installation architecture will be the primary elements of the design, so it is critical to put extensive thought into this.  There are some elements of a project that require significant time investments, and this is one of them.  You must work very closely with your implementation partner to understand the pros and cons of each data model element, following the standard guidelines at every step.

Join us next week as we focus on the approach to data integration.