semantic layer

English

Noun

semantic layer (plural semantic layers)

  1. (data management, business intelligence) A layer that simplifies access to information, in particular business data, by mapping it to more familiar and higher-level concepts such as revenue and other metrics.
    • 2010, Wayne W. Eckerson, Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 261:
      A BI tools architecture issues queries via a semantic layer that simplifies data access by converting database schema into business-oriented dashboard objects (e.g., metrics, attributes, dimensions) that users can drag and drop onto a dashboard canvas to build dashboard pages.

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