It’s Basic. It’s a Sample. It’s A Very Basic Sample.

Some people understand how to perform complex tasks or understand involved theory simply by reading some kind of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious documentation; I am not one of those people. Yes, I read the docs, yes, I think – insofar as I am able – quite a bit about what I’ve read, yes, I am capable of abstract thought (I hope, in an abstract way.), but at the end of the day, I learn best by doing. I’ve got to kick the tires, squeeze the apple (these are my favorite ones by a country mile), or employ whatever experiential learning metaphor you like best to truly understand.

Please try to put aside the irony of the above as the introduction to a blog post that attempts to explain how OneStream works as you, Gentle Reader, and Yr. Most Hmbl. & Obt. Svt. are about to go on a journey that illustrates our beloved CPM platform in as a practical manner as I can manage. In OneStream-land, I need to build a sample application.

But you say, (Do you? Do you? Really? Thought you did. Sad, but I’m glad you’re still here.),