Smartload is EBM's powerful data management engine that transforms how organizations handle large-scale data processing within Catalyst. Whether you're consolidating multiple ERPs, building custom analytics cubes, or creating sophisticated business intelligence models, Smartload provides the speed, flexibility, and control you need.
What is Smartload?
Smartload is a versatile data management tool within Catalyst designed to make data processing faster, more efficient, and more flexible. It provides a user-friendly interface for importing, consolidating, and analyzing vast amounts of data while dramatically reducing storage requirements and processing time.
At its core, Smartload empowers you to create your own custom cubes—something that wasn't possible before. This means you can define exactly how your data is structured, processed, and analyzed to match your unique business requirements.
Think of It This Way
Smartload is your data's command center—it takes raw information from multiple sources, organizes it into powerful analytical structures, and makes it accessible for reporting, visualization, and decision-making across your entire organization.
Why Organizations Choose Smartload
Speed & Efficiency
Process large datasets in minutes, not hours. Smartload's in-memory architecture and columnar storage deliver exceptional query performance even with millions of rows.
Multi-Source Consolidation
Combine data from multiple ERPs, spreadsheets, and systems into unified analytical models. No more manual reconciliation or siloed reporting.
Custom Cube Creation
Build cubes tailored to your business needs. Define your own measures, hierarchies, and calculated fields without rigid pre-built structures.
Reduced Storage Footprint
Advanced compression and efficient data modeling dramatically reduce storage requirements while maintaining full analytical capability.
Core Capabilities
Understanding Data Levels
Smartload organizes data into three levels, giving you control over granularity and consolidation:
Raw Data
Single ERP source with minimal processing. Ideal for auditing.
Consolidated
Multi-ERP consolidation. Standard Smartload cube format.
Catalyst Cubes
Standardized enterprise cubes. Executive dashboards.
Who Benefits from Smartload?
Finance Teams
Consolidate financial data across entities, create custom P&L structures, and build variance analysis cubes.
Operations Leaders
Combine inventory, production, and logistics data for end-to-end supply chain visibility.
Sales & Commercial Teams
Build customer profitability models, sales performance cubes, and pipeline analytics.
Data & Analytics Teams
Create self-service analytics infrastructure that business users can leverage independently.
Built on Proven Technology
Smartload cubes are built on Microsoft's tabular model technology—the same foundation that powers Azure Analysis Services and Power BI datasets.
Ready to Get Started?
Smartload Documentation
📖 Complete Smartload Guide Series
Access Smartload, navigate the interface, and understand core components
Upload data, configure columns, add measures, and process your first cube
Add dimensional context with customer, product, and location attributes
Link tables together for powerful cross-dimensional analysis
Create calculated columns and measures for advanced analysis
Legacy reference for MDX cube conversions
Optimize performance, resolve common issues, and follow best practices
Monitor and refresh your Smartload data
Smartload transforms how you manage and analyze data within Catalyst. By providing flexible, high-performance cube creation capabilities, it empowers your teams to build exactly the analytical structures they need—without rigid templates or technical barriers. Contact your EBM representative to learn how Smartload can accelerate your data analytics journey.
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