Relational OLAP. A product that provides multidimensional analysis of data, aggregates and metadata stored in an RDBMS. The multidimensional processing may be done within the RDBMS, a mid-tier server or the client. A ‘merchant’ ROLAP is one from an independent vendor which can work with any standard RDBMS.
Relational OLAP; characterized by the dynamic building of cubes using data sourced from a relational database.
Relational Online Analytical Processing. The computer application that provides OLAP functionality from data stored in a relational database.
Relational OLAP. A storage mode that uses tables in a relational database to store multidimensional structures.
Relational OLAP. Designates one or several star schemas stored in relational databases. This technology permits multidimensional analysis with data stored in relational databases.
Relational OLAP. Data warehouses that are implemented on standard or extended relational DBMSs,called Relational OLAP(ROLAP)servers.These servers assume that data is stored in relational databases.
ROLAP stands for Relational Online Analytical Processing.