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Creating Data Cubes Chapter 5
See Chapter 6, “Creating Dimensions,” Attaching a Dimension to a Data Cube, page 50.
See Also
Chapter 5, “Creating Data Cubes,” Association Data Cubes, page 33
Creating Virt
ual Data Cubes
To create a v irtual data cube:
1. Select Part, New, Data Cube.
The Edit Part Name dialog box appears.
2. Enter the name of the data cube.
3. Click OK.
4. On the General tab of the data cube’s properties, select Virtual Cube (doesn’t store data).
See Also
Chapter 5, “Creating Data Cubes,” Virtual Data Cu bes, page 35
Defining Data
Cube Properties
This section discusses how to:
• Define general data cube properties.
• Select aggregate functions for attached dimensions.
Defining General Data Cube Properties
Select the data cube whose properties you want to define, and then select the General tab.
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