Frequently Asked Questions
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What types of applications are tree maps best suited for?
Traditionally tree maps have been used primarily in financial applications to
visualize trends in stock market data. More recently, tree maps are branching out into business
intelligence (BI) and analytical CRM (ACRM) applications and being used to visualize search
results. But tree maps can be used anywhere users need access to large amounts of data, or the ability to visualize trends and anomalies.
What platforms does Enterprise Tree Map 2 SDK run on?
Enterprise Tree Map 2 SDK is written entirely in Java, so it can run on
virtually any platform including Windows, Linux, Macintosh and Solaris. It can be deployed either
within the web browser, or in a custom desktop application.
Can Enterprise Tree Map 2 SDK be integrated into a J2EE application?
Yes, Enterprise Tree Map 2 SDK is written entirely in Java, so it fits perfectly
within a J2EE application. For web applications, you can choose to either provide static
visualizations generated from the tree map component sitting on the server, or dynamic
visualizations using either our Swing or AWT applet. For client-server J2EE applications,
Enterprise Tree Map 2 SDK can easily be integrated directly into your Java client.
Can Enterprise Tree Map 2 SDK be integrated into a .NET, PHP or JSP web application?
Yes, Enterprise Tree Map 2 SDK can be deployed as a Java applet within
any web application. To send data to the tree map, a developer simply writes a web page
thats retrieves the data to be viewed, and streams it to the tree map using either CSV
or XML. Enterprise Tree Map 2 SDK can be configured to send data back to the web application
on the server using standard HTTP requests.
What types of data can Enterprise Tree Map 2 SDK work with?
Enterprise Tree Map 2 SDK is one of the only tools that can visualize large
hierarchies of data at once, so it is well suited to multi-dimensional and hierarchical data
sets, but it works equally well with non-hierarchical data. It is, however, a numerical data
analysis tool, so unlike ThinkMap and other textual data visualization tools, it requires
numerical data.
Can Enterprise Tree Map 2 SDK help me visualize the data in my data warehouse?
Yes. Several of our customers have developed applications that take data
stored in a data warehouse and visualize it with Enterprise Tree Map 2 SDK. The data to be
visualized can be retrieved directly from a SQL server, or enhanced with the additional
analytics an OLAP server provides.
What experience do I need to deploy Enterprise Tree Map 2 SDK?
It depends on your deployment scenario. If you are developing a web
application, you can simply edit an XML configuration file or set some applet parameters
and you are set to go. For integration in with a desktop or client-server application,
you'll need basic Java development skills. The API is based on common Swing principles,
so any Swing developer can quickly start using it without much of a learning curve.
How can I deploy Enterprise Tree Map 2 SDK?
Enterprise Tree Map 2 SDK contains code for three different deployment scenarios:
- An AWT applet for general Internet web deployments.
- A Swing applet for intranet and extranet web deployments.
- A JavaBean for client-server and desktop integration deployments.
The deployment you choose is up to you. You can even deploy both the AWT
and Swing applet using the same configuration file.
How do I get started?
Download Enterprise Tree Map 2 SDK,
then read the documention. Finally, if you want to do a commercial deployment,
contact us for information about our commercial licenses.
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