Understanding Applications and Databases

An Essbase application is a management structure that contains one or more Essbase databases and related files. Essbase applications and databases reside on an Essbase Server. The server computer can store multiple applications.

An Essbase database is a data repository that contains a multidimensional data storage array. A multidimensional database supports multiple views of data so that users can analyze the data and make meaningful business decisions. See Understanding Multidimensional Databases and Storage Allocation.