Please start any new threads on our new site at https://forums.sqlteam.com. We've got lots of great SQL Server experts to answer whatever question you can come up with.

 All Forums
 SQL Server 2000 Forums
 Analysis Services (2000)
 OLAP Basics

Author  Topic 

X002548
Not Just a Number

15586 Posts

Posted - 2007-03-01 : 13:35:37
Anyone got a link with examples or an explanation on how to build a warehouse, cubes or marts

I'm googling, but I'm not finding any sql examples.

Can anyone here post some samples or explanations?

I mean I guess I've been doing it all manually, but was wondering about the Analysis tools..but was looking for feedback



Brett

8-)

Hint: Want your questions answered fast? Follow the direction in this link
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/brettk/archive/2005/05/25/5276.aspx

Add yourself!
http://www.frappr.com/sqlteam



tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2007-03-01 : 16:27:53
If you install Analysis Services along with the samples, then you will be able to see examples. I've never touched it though, but typically the MS SQL samples are pretty good.

Tara Kizer
Go to Top of Page

jezemine
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2886 Posts

Posted - 2007-03-01 : 16:28:45
this site is owned by the AS team at ms, there are tutorials there:

http://www.sqlserverdatamining.com


www.elsasoft.org
Go to Top of Page

X002548
Not Just a Number

15586 Posts

Posted - 2007-03-01 : 17:22:36
Thanks, I'll have a look..



Brett

8-)

Hint: Want your questions answered fast? Follow the direction in this link
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/brettk/archive/2005/05/25/5276.aspx

Add yourself!
http://www.frappr.com/sqlteam



Go to Top of Page

rockmoose
SQL Natt Alfen

3279 Posts

Posted - 2007-03-01 : 17:26:44
Mosha is an authority on this, I think he wrote the beast, mostly...

http://www.mosha.com/msolap/
http://www.sqljunkies.com/WebLog/mosha/

But the lack of olap resources (Analysis Services) is astounding!
Great Product, but you will need a good client app to leverage the power.

And imo SQL2000 was great, SQL2005 went through too many committies to be "usable" <- Edit meaning Analysis Services...
It's probably a great engine, but it was built around the same crappy concepts as Reporting Services and Integration Services.


For agrregation queries, olap is so much faster than sql.
The other way round sql is so much better for detail queries.

But there is no mystery about DW, it's all about the data, it needs to be stored in some way.
A well designed database is the key to everything.
The rest is technology on how to retreive the data.

Olap is the most powerful analytical "cache" I ever had the pleasure to deal with.
And designing good cube models is a science in itself, just as the science in how to store tha data.


rockmoose
Go to Top of Page
   

- Advertisement -