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This tutorial explains the steps to create the cube and the preparation like settip the datasource.
Preparing to Create the Cube
A cube is the fundamental unit of data storage and retrieval in the Analysis Server. A cube can be created with either the Cube Wizard or the Cube Editor. The cube wizard provides very limited options as against the options available in the Cube Editor. In this section of the tutorial we propose to concentrate on the Cube Wizard and learn how to create a cube, process a cube and browse the results using the Wizard.
Setting up the Data source Name
Every cube draws its data from a data source. Almost all kinds of data stores can be used as data sources for cubes—including text files. The SQL Server has to be connected to the data source using the OLE DB Providers. For older systems Microsoft has provided the option of using OLE DB provider for ODBC drivers. However, before connecting the SQL Server database to its data source the data sources have to be configured and the system Data source name defined in the ODBC Administrator. To set up the Data Source Name (DSN) in the ODBC Administrator follow the steps given here. Click Start >Settings >Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Data Sources (ODBC). Select Microsoft Access Driver in the dialog box that opens and Click ‘Configure’. Now enter ‘Sample’ as the Data source name in the ODBC Microsoft Access Setup dialog box and Click Select.
The Select Database dialog box opens. Navigate to C:Program FilesMicrosoft Analysis ServicesSamplesFoodMart 2000.mdb and Click Ok. The Data source gets selected. The ODBC Data source Administrator box now displays the Sample database with the description Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb) as a system data source. Click Ok to proceed.
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- MSAS - Defining and Creating Auctions
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- MSAS - Building a Virtual Cube
- MSAS - Understanding Virtual Cubes
- MSAS - Introducing Solve Order
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- MSAS - Introduction and Managing Partitions
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- MSAS - Optimizing Cube Processing
- MSAS - Processing Dimensions and Cubes
- MSAS - Introducing Dimension and Cube Processing
- MSAS: Optimization Tuning Part 2
- MSAS: Optimization Tuning Part 1
- MSAS: Usage-Based Optimization
- MSAS: Analysis Services Aggregations
- MSAS: The Storage Design Wizard
- MSAS: Analysis Server Cube Storage
- MSAS: Defining Cube Properties
- MSAS: Introduction and Working with Measures
- MSAS: Introduction and Working with Cubes
- MSAS: Virtual Dimensions
- MSAS: Introducing Member Properties
- MSAS: Creating Custom Rollups
- MSAS: Creating a Time Dimension
- MSAS: Understanding Hierarchies
- MSAS: Dimension Storage Modes and Levels
- MSAS: Working with Levels and Hierarchies
- MSAS: Working with Parent-Child Dimensions
- MSAS : Basics of Levels
- MSAS : Working with Standard Dimensions
- MSAS : Shared vs Private Dimensions
- Understanding Dimension Basics
- MSAS : Office 2000 OLAP Components
- MSAS : Client Architecture
- MSAS : Cube Storage options
- MSAS : Meta data Repository
- MSAS : Analysis services Tools for Extended Functionality
- MSAS : The Wizards
- MSAS : The Analysis Manager and Analysis Server
- MSAS : The Data warehousing framework of SQL Server 2000 - Part 2
- MSAS : The Data warehousing framework of SQL Server 2000 - Part 1
- MSAS : Microsoft Data Warehousing Overview
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- MSAS : Designing Storage and Processing the Cube
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- Understanding OLAP Models
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- Design of the data warehouse: Kimball Vs Inmon
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