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You can formulate any SQL query you like in BIRT. Any snowflake schema can be queried using SQL. So, the answer is &quot;yes&quot;.
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You can formulate any SQL query you like in BIRT. Any snowflake schema can be queried using SQL. So, the answer is "yes".

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Let me rephrase. Can a business user who is not familiar with SQL use BIRT against a snowflake schema?
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Let me rephrase. Can a business user who is not familiar with SQL use BIRT against a snowflake schema?

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I don't think a business user who is not familiar with SQL can use BIRT for anything more than very trivial applications, since using BIRT requires designing queries. The exception to that would be if you use Actuate's commercial products built around BIRT, which include design tools and a meta-schema system that can hide the complexity of building queries.
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I don't think a business user who is not familiar with SQL can use BIRT for anything more than very trivial applications, since using BIRT requires designing queries. The exception to that would be if you use Actuate's commercial products built around BIRT, which include design tools and a meta-schema system that can hide the complexity of building queries.

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Does Actuates commerical products support snowflake?
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Does Actuates commerical products support snowflake?

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We are currently using Cognos to create business reports. We have hit a wall in the requirement that the Cognos only supports star schemas, and not snowflake schemas.<br />
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Does BIRT support snowflake schemas?
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We are currently using Cognos to create business reports. We have hit a wall in the requirement that the Cognos only supports star schemas, and not snowflake schemas.

Does BIRT support snowflake schemas?

Does BIRT support snowflake schema?

A database report is the formatted result of database queries and contains useful data for decision-making and analysis. Most good business applications contain a built-in reporting tool; this is simply a front-end interface that calls or runs back-end database queries that are formatted for easy application usage.