FastCube VCL Architecture

The FastCube VCL component library is a set of non-visual and visual components which store, handle and visualize multi-dimensional data. The FastCube 2 architecture is represented in the following diagram:

FastCube VCL consists of the following components:

Non visual components

• TfcxDBDataSet - component for connecting to a database source
• TfcxUserDataSet - component for connecting to a user source (based on event handlers)
• TfcxDataSource - component which links all the cube data sources and describes the fields and attributes
• TfcxCube - (a cube) the main data storage
• TfcxSlice - (a slice) structure responsible for data presentation and accordingly preparation of cube data
• TfcxFilterManager - manages filtering of the cube data for the slice

Main visual components:

• TfcxCubeGrid - (data table) visualizes source data from the cube
• TfcxSliceGrid - (cross table) visualizes data based on slice structure and allows users to manipulate the data and structure
• TfcxCubeGridToolbar - (data table toolbar) contains a set of buttons allowing actions on the data table
• TfcxSliceGridToolbar - (cross table toolbar) contains a set of buttons allowing actions on the cross table, slice and cube

Charting components:

• TfcxChart - visualizes source data from the cube as a chart/diagram
• TfcxChartToolbar - (chart toolbar) contains a set of buttons allowing actions on the chart