The document discusses cubes and hierarchies in SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS). It describes the process of creating a cube, including using a data source view and defining cube structure. It also explains the three phases ("build", "deploy", "process") of publishing an SSAS project. Additionally, it covers creating and using hierarchies within dimensions to organize data at different levels, such as time or geography hierarchies. Key terms like hierarchy, level, and member are defined.

1. Cubes & Hierarchies
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Creating Cube
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“Publishing” an SSAS Project

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“Publishing” an SSAS Project
• There are three distinct phases when “publishing” as SSAS
project :
• Build – Project file structure are being verified. In addition several
local files are being created.
• Deploy – Sends files from the build process to the target server.
• Process – Reads data from the source and build the dimension
and cube structures.

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Cube Structure

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Cube Basic Browsing

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Hierarchies
• Most dimensions contain data that is hierarchical in nature
• Time : Year => Quarter => Month => Day
• Geography : Country => State => City => Postal Code
• An SSAS dimension may contain zero to many hierarchies
• Hierarchies represent the way users expect to explore data at
more detailed levels.
• You can organize attribute hierarchies into levels within user
hierarchies to provide navigation paths for users in a cube.

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Terminology
• A hierarchy is made up of multiple levels
• Year, Quarter, and month are all levels of a Calendar hierarchy
• A member is a specific value at a particular level
• 2008 is a member at the Year level
• June-07 is a member at the Month level
• A user hierarchy can represent a natural hierarchy, such as
city, state, and country, or can just represent a navigation
path, such as employee name, title, and department name.

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Creating Hierarchies

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Using Hierarchies

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Using Hierarchies