Which feature in Semantic Model Extensions do you use to merge an existing OAC implementation with the out-of-the-box semantic model in FDI?

Which feature in Semantic Model Extensions do you use to merge an existing OAC implementation with the out-of-the-box semantic model in FDI?

• A. External applications
• B. Data federation
• C. Model merge
• D. API integration

Answer: (A)

External applications are the mechanism you use to bring an existing OAC implementation into the Semantic Model Extensions and align it with the out-of-the-box semantic model in FDI. By registering OAC as an external analytics application, you can reuse and harmonize its metadata—such as dimensions, measures, and hierarchies—with the semantic definitions provided by the built-in model. This creates a unified semantic layer across both environments, enabling consistent reporting, governance, and security. Data federation brings together data from multiple sources at query time, but it doesn’t specifically merge the semantic structures of an external analytics implementation with the out-of-the-box model. Model merge would imply combining two semantic models themselves, which is not the mechanism used for integrating OAC with the FDI semantic model. API integration focuses on programmatic access rather than merging semantic semantics.

External applications are the mechanism you use to bring an existing OAC implementation into the Semantic Model Extensions and align it with the out-of-the-box semantic model in FDI. By registering OAC as an external analytics application, you can reuse and harmonize its metadata—such as dimensions, measures, and hierarchies—with the semantic definitions provided by the built-in model. This creates a unified semantic layer across both environments, enabling consistent reporting, governance, and security.

Data federation brings together data from multiple sources at query time, but it doesn’t specifically merge the semantic structures of an external analytics implementation with the out-of-the-box model. Model merge would imply combining two semantic models themselves, which is not the mechanism used for integrating OAC with the FDI semantic model. API integration focuses on programmatic access rather than merging semantic semantics.