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phaze
Starting Member
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 Posted - 2005-03-23 : 14:25:22
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| Anyone want to tell me what a cube in OLAP is?! |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
38200 Posts |
Posted - 2005-03-23 : 14:41:57
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| You've asked such a broad question. Instead of us writing countless words on this subject, how about buy a book on OLAP or read up on it in SQL Server Books Online?Tara |
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rockmoose
SQL Natt Alfen
3279 Posts |
Posted - 2005-03-24 : 03:01:27
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| It's a preaggregated storage structure, that is indexed along a specified set of hierarchically organized dimensions.You can query this structure with MDX and the whole point is that it will return the result very quickly (IMC).rockmoose |
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cshah1
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
347 Posts |
Posted - 2005-03-24 : 16:20:20
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| Tara, what are your recommendations for books on OLAP? (beginner to imtermediate level) |
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cube??!