The main difference on which this
book will focus is that developers and power users will use the Professional client to
create content (called views) that will be published to the server for consumption by
others. This is similar to PerformancePoint Server; most users only consume the end
product of scorecards and reports, while a few people use the Dashboard Designer
to create that content. In most organizations, the vast majority of ProClarity users
interact only with the Standard client, but a small set of users create content for
others using the Professional client.
There are other ProClarity applications as well. These include an add-in for
Reporting Services and small tools such as the Selector. The following sections
will focus just on the Professional client and the ProClarity Analytic Server, which
includes the Standard Client.
The ProClarity Professional Client
ProClarity Professional is a Windows application that is built for one purpose:
analyzing Analysis Services cubes. Unlike general purpose tools such as Excel, the
single-mindedness of this approach led to ProClarity becoming the leading thirdparty
analytics tool for accessing Analysis Services cubes. While browsing cubes
may not necessarily be easy, ProClarity made it as simple as possible, while still
maintaining incredibly rich functionality. The ProClarity tools are very graphical in
nature, assuming that charts make data easier to grasp and comprehend quickly.
ProClarity Desktop Professional can connect to one of four sources: a ProClarity
Analytics Server, an Analysis Services cube, a local Briefing Book, and a Briefing
Book from ProClarity Analytics Server.
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