Essbase is a powerful tool used to build useful analytical models, reporting systems, and forecasting applications. This book represents a group effort from some of the most experienced Essbase practitioners from around the world. Infrastructure, data sourcing and transformation, database design, calculations, automation, APIs, reporting, and project implementation are covered by experts who specialize in the tools and techniques on a day-to-day basis. The book includes practical cases that stem from the authors' decades of combined experience.