WhereScape RED makes use of an object concept when dealing with the different components that make up a data warehouse solution.
The main object types are the following: Connections, Load Tables, Dimensions, Stage Tables, Fact Tables, OLAP Cubes, Aggregates, Procedures, Host Scripts, Indexes, Retros, and Exports.
This chapter explains and provides an overview of each of these object types and how they can be managed and organized. The full functionality of each object is covered in the succeeding chapters.
The various Windows, Panes, and Views that form the WhereScape RED tool are also explained.