Analysis Services
Creating Prerequisite Objects for Cubes
Before you can create cubes, you must create or identify supporting objects such as databases and dimensions. These topics provide basic information about these objects and how they work with cubes.
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Creating Databases | Contains information about databases and what they store in Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Analysis Services. |
| Specifying Data Sources | Contains information about data sources for cubes and the impacts of specifying different data sources after you have built cubes that use them. |
| Creating Shared Dimensions | Describes the creation of shared dimensions, which are available to multiple cubes. |
| Creating Virtual Dimensions | Describes the creation of virtual dimensions, which combine existing dimensions. |
| Viewing Dimension Data | Contains information about how to browse dimension data. |