Maintaining Write-Enabled Cubes and Writeback Data
If you write-enable a cube, end users can change displayed cube data while they browse it. However, the changes are saved in a separate table called a
On a write-enabled cube, you can use cube roles to grant read/write access to users and groups of users, and to limit access to specific cells or groups of cells in the cube. For more information about granting read/write access to a cube's cells, see Cell Security.
You can browse or delete writeback data. You can also convert writeback data to a partition.
The following table lists links to topics that provide more detailed information.
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Write-Enabling a Cube | Describes using the Write-Enable dialog box to write-enable a cube. |
| Browsing Writeback Data | Describes using the Browse Data dialog box to browse data for a write-enabled cube. |
| Deleting Writeback Data and Write-Disabling a Cube | Identifies considerations when deleting writeback data for a cube. |
| Converting Writeback Data to a Partition | Identifies considerations when converting writeback data to a partition. |
Note Converting to a partition is available only if you install Analysis Services for Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Enterprise Edition.