We need to run reports at a scheduled time of the day. The application runs 24*7 and so there is not "off-peak" time as such. Therefore, running the reports should not add undue load on the system. The application runs on WebSphere v6.1 and the database is Oracle 10g R2. I have the following approaches at my disposal A set of de-normalized tables aimed at reporting. Creating Materialized views a…