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Business Intelligence portal or BI portal is the primary access interface for DW/BI (Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence) applications. When using a DW/BI application the BI portal is the users first impression of the DW/BI system. From the BI portal which is typically an browser application is where the user of the DW/BI application has access to all the functionality of the DW/BI system, where if it is reports and other analytical functionality. The BI portal must be implemented in such a way that it is easy for the users of the DW/BI application to call on the functionality of the application.[1]

Following components should be integrated in the portal :

  • Usable
User should easily find what they need in the BI tool.
  • Content Rich
The portal is not just a report printing tool, it should contain more functionality such as advice, help,
 support information and documentation.
  • Clean
The portal should be designed so it is easily understandable and not over complex as to confuse the users
  • Current
The portal should be updated regularly.
  • Interactive
The portal should be implemented in a way that makes it easy for the user to use its functionality 

and encourage them to use the portal. Scalability and customization give the user the means to fit the 

portal to each user.
  • Value Oriented
It is very important that the user has the feeling that the DW/BI application is a valuable resource that

is worth working on.


The BI portal's main functionality is to provide a navigation system of the DW/BI application. This means that the portal has to be implemented in a way that the user has access to every and all functions of the DW/BI application. This is normally no easy task because the DW/BI applications can have a very complex and big structure.
The most common way to design the portal is to custom fit it to the business processes of the organization for which the DW/BI application is designed, in that way the portal can best fit the needs and requirements of its users.[2]

The BI portal needs to be easy to use and understand, and if possible have the same or similar outlook as other applications or web content of the organization the DW/BI application is designed for.

"References"

  1. ^ The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit (2nd ed.). Ralph Kimball (2008).
  2. ^ Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit. Wiley Publishing. (2006)


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