SQL Server 2000: OLAP Cubes and Queries Table of Contents

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1 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION... INTRO-1 The Practice Disks... INTRO-2 Chapter Files... INTRO-2 Attaching the SQL Server NwindMart Database... INTRO-3 About the Author... INTRO-6 INTRODUCTION TO ANALYSIS SERVICES OLAP Solutions OLAP Databases Comparing OLAP to Data Marts OLAP in SQL Server OLAP Models Data Warehouse Design OLAP Database Contents SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services Microsoft Data Warehousing Solution Components of Analysis Services OLAP Database Configuration Analysis Manager Wizards Analysis Manager Overview Create a Cube LAB 1: INTRODUCTION TO ANALYSIS SERVICES Lab 1 Overview Create the IntroPub Cube Create the IntroNW Cube OLAP DIMENSIONS Dimension Structure Levels and Members Relationships Limits Dimension Types Shared Dimensions Private Dimensions Standard Dimensions TOC-1

2 Properties Member Identification Using SQL Expressions Ragged Dimensions (All) Level Default Member Parent-Child Dimensions Structure Data in Members Level Management Skipped Levels LAB 2: OLAP DIMENSIONS Lab 2 Overview Create the State Dimension Create the Product Dimension Create the Facility Dimension OLAP ADVANCED DIMENSIONS Levels and Hierarchies Level Properties Hierarchies Time Dimensions Using the Dimension Wizard Time Tables Time Dimension Properties Fiscal Date Hierarchy Custom Rollups Operators Creating Rollups Member Properties Describing Properties Using Member Properties Virtual Dimensions Using Virtual Dimensions LAB 3: OLAP ADVANCED DIMENSIONS Lab 3 Overview Create Time Dimension Hierarchies Create a Grouping Dimension TOC-2

3 Create Member Properties Create Virtual Dimensions CUBES AND MEASURES Introduction to Cubes The Cube Editor Creating a Cube Dimension Properties Measures Measures Dimension Measure Properties Aggregation of Measures Derived Measures Cube Properties Fact Table Size Visible Default Measure Disabled LAB 4: CUBES AND MEASURES Lab 4 Overview Create the Inventory Cube Create Derived Measures Modify Cube and Measure Properties STORAGE, OPTIMIZATION, AND PROCESSING Storage Storage Modes Aggregations Storage Design Wizard Modifying Storage Optimization Usage-Based Optimization Wizard Query Log Tuning Aggregations Processing Dimensions Cubes Optimizing Cube Processing TOC-3

4 LAB 5: STORAGE, OPTIMIZATION, AND PROCESSING Lab 5 Overview Design Storage for the Inventory Cube Implement Usage-Based Optimization Processing Dimensions and Cubes PARTITIONS AND VIRTUAL CUBES Creating Partitions Partition Architecture Designing Partitions The Partition Wizard Accessing Partitions Advanced Partitions Partition Filters Drillthrough Aggregation Prefix Merging Partitions Virtual Cubes Understanding Virtual Cubes Logical Results The Virtual Cube Wizard Combining Cubes LAB 6: PARTITIONS AND VIRTUAL CUBES Lab 6 Overview Create a Partition in the Inventory Cube Partition Filters and Merging Create a Virtual Cube CALCULATED MEMBERS MDX Functions of MDX Member Names The Calculated Member Builder Regions Value Expressions MDX Expressions Expression Operators Member Information Family Tree TOC-4

5 Member Properties Conditional Expressions LAB 7: CALCULATED MEMBERS Lab 7 Overview Derived Measures vs. Calculated Members Use Derived Measures with Calculated Members Using MDX Functions MDX TUPLES Members, Tuples, and Sets Members Tuples Sets Retrieving Values Complete Tuples Constants and Functions Percent of Total Percent of Parent IsEmpty Function Growth Calculations PrevMember Function ParallelPeriod Function Advanced MDX Expressions Sets Non-Measure Calculations LAB 8: MDX TUPLES Lab 8 Overview Creating Average Supply Time Creating Percent of Parent Creating End of Period Data Creating Growth Calculations Using Non-Measure Calculated Members ADVANCED OLAP TOPICS Advanced Cube Features Actions Drillthrough TOC-5

6 Writeback Security in Analysis Server Administrator Security User Security Roles Cube Security OLAP Deployment Copy and Paste Archive and Restore LAB 9: ADVANCED OLAP TOPICS Lab 9 Overview Create an Action Add Drillthrough to a Cube Create and Test Security Roles MICROSOFT OLAP CLIENTS PivotTable Service (PTS) Excel 2000/XP PivotTable and PivotChart Wizard Working with a PivotTable Local Cubes OLAP on Web Pages LAB 10: MICROSOFT OLAP CLIENTS Lab 10 Overview Using Excel as an OLAP Client Create and Use a Local Cube Generating a Web Page OLAP Client INDEX... INDEX-1 TOC-6