In this lesson, Working with the Cube Editor, we will review, summarize and integrate many of the components that we have constructed, and the concepts that we have explored individually, in the last four lessons. Our objective will be to undertake a complete cube build, pulling together all that we have learned, to demonstrate the assembly of a cube more sophisticated than the cube we generated in our first lesson with the Cube Wizard. As a part of this objective, we will also introduce further capabilities as we construct our new cube "from scratch."

In this article, we will:

• Discuss the use of the Cube Editor, as opposed to the Cube Wizard, as a means of cube construction;
• Create a basic "starter" cube, using the fact table alone, to serve as a foundation for a more elaborate cube;
• Process the cube to review the steps involved;
• Expand dimensions of the cube to include the associated dimension tables;
• Define the Member Name Column dimension property to meet illustrative business requirements of information consumers;
• Review sample uses and purposes of Member Properties;
• Add a derived dimension to meet illustrative information consumer needs;
• Use the Dimension Browser as a design and review tool;
• Revisit calculated members and add a calculated measure to our cube;
• Work with various properties of measures and dimensions to control the behavior and characteristics of our cube.

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About the Series:

This article is a member of the series Introduction to MSSQL Server 2000 Analysis Services. The series is designed to provide hands-on application of the fundamentals of MS SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services, with each installment progressively adding features and techniques designed to meet specific real - world needs. For more information on the series, as well as the hardware / software requirements to prepare for the exercises we will undertake, please see my initial article, Creating Our First Cube.

Analysis Services, Cube Editor, Calculated Members, Derived Dimension, Dimensions, Member Properties

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