Introduction (Incremental Update Wizard)

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Introduction (Incremental Update Wizard)

Use this wizard to add new data to an existing cube partition. The wizard creates a temporary partition from the new data and merges it into an existing partition.

Caution  This wizard updates a partition. Incorrect use of partitions can result in inaccurate cube data. For more information, see Managing Partitions.

Running the wizard is appropriate when new data has been added to the data warehouse, but existing data has not changed, and you want to add the new data to your cube. The wizard adds the new data and associated aggregations but does not process changes to the cube's structure.

To start the wizard, in the Analysis Manager tree pane, right-click your cube, and then click Process. In the Process a Cube dialog box, click Incremental update, and then click OK.

Options

Skip this screen in the future

Select to bypass this step the next time you start the wizard. If you select this option, you can return to this step in the future by clicking Back in the second step of the wizard.