Translating Applications to Strategy

Oracle Essbase --->	XMLA --->	Strategy
Application	Catalog	(Catalog)

Oracle Essbase: Application

Each application is exposed as a catalog in XMLA. Cubes are accessed through their respective catalogs.
XMLA: Catalog

Catalogs are used to group cubes. Therefore, XMLA catalogs are exposed in editors when choosing and managing cubes.
Strategy: Catalog

Each catalog includes one application and associated databases, if any. Catalogs in Strategy are represented as a folder.