Working with meta topics
Meta topics are objects in Interactive Reporting that mimic the behavior of tables and are used to modify the presentation of the data model to the user. Developers typically create meta topics to simplify a complex data model and to group elements together in one "table" object. While business analysts typically do not leverage these features in working with the software, it is important to demonstrate the features if the need arises to edit a data model with meta topics.
The following screenshot shows the Sales model example with all of the tables used in the model joined together. The model is a typical data warehouse star schema model where all of the dimension tables are joined to the fact table in the middle of the model.
While the model in the previous example is in a simplified format, the software provides the ability to hide the table joins as well as the ability to arrange in order, modify, hide, and rename columns in the data model to create a more attractive...
