Analyse multigraduelle OLAP

Abstract: Decisional systems are based on multidimensional databases improving OLAP analyses. The paper describes a new OLAP operator named "BLEND" to perform multigradual analyses. The operation transforms multidimensional structures during querying in order to analyse measures according to various granularity levels, which are reorganised into a single parameter. We study valid combinations of the operation in the context of strict hierarchies. First experimentations implement the operation in an R-OLAP framework showing the slight cost of this operation.