It offers an easy learning curve for the team and conversion of pre-existing queries. The Query Builder is great for novices. It doesn’t take long before a new user can start getting the data they need The Calculated fields feature is helpful and we had nothing that is even close in Hyperion. The Connectivity and Connection Manager supports a broad number of connection types, and it is trivial for end-users to set up their own connections to sources. You can flip between different servers, databases, and local sources quite easily. It also allows for cross-connections. The Automation wizard can get the novice started easily. Using the more advanced automation functions is fairly intuitive for basic users. You drag and drop your logic and steps, and see it diagramed out.