Term · Topic
Operational Data Store (ODS)
Operational data store is a database layer that integrates current, detailed data from multiple operational systems into a single, query-optimized repository, enabling timely reporting and monitoring for operational users while offloading analytics and dashboard workloads from core transactional applications.
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MCP
curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
-d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"operational-data-store-ods"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'REST
GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/d6cd9693-1384-4b9e-9971-ad0c2c012e27CLI
di get-glossary --slug operational-data-store-odsThe CLI command and the REST call for this record need a free account: run di login, or send your OAuth token. Over MCP it is free with none.
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| The check | What the record shows | Where it is in the data |
|---|---|---|
| It's a known term | One entry, with its abbreviation and type (topic) | name, alternateName |
| It sits in a glossary | Linked to Observability Data Lake, Data Observability Platform, DataOps, Data Warehouse | inDefinedTermSet |
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