Data Mart with Postgres

From: André Volpato <andre(dot)volpato(at)ecomtecnologia(dot)com(dot)br>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Data Mart with Postgres
Date: 2007-08-08 11:56:47
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style="font-family: -moz-fixed; font-size: 13px;" lang="x-western">Hello
everybody,
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I&acute;m working with a small project to a client, using Postgres to store
data in a dimensional model, fact-oriented, e.g., a Datamart.
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At this time, all I have is a populated database, with the "star
schemma" common relations (PK&acute;s / FK&acute;s).
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Below is a list of the main goals of this project :
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1. Front-end app (PHP5)
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2. Transactional database for this app (Postgres)
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3. Datamart in Postgres (described above)
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4. ROLAP server that supports Postgres (Java - Mondrian)
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5. Front-end app to manage querys to the ROLAP server (JSP - JPivot)
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Users will have web access to (1), and will be enable to create views
using (5).
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It seems like I&acute;m trying to reinvent the wheel, but the point here is
that the client can&acute;t afford to use proprietary BI solutions, nor
proprietary OS.
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What I have read all across the internet is that Postgres does not
support this kind of application, wich demands materialyzed views,
built-in bitmap index, and so on. In the open-source world, I find
those missing features with Mondrian/JPivot.
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Does anyone has ever used this structure before ? At least Mondrian and
JPivot ?
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<div class="moz-txt-sig"><span class="moz-txt-tag">--&nbsp;<br>
</span>[]&acute;s,
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Andr&eacute; Volpato
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