Reference Information for Cube Classes

The Architect creates and modifies Business Intelligence cube classes, which you can also create and edit directly in an IDE. This reference provides details on these classes.

Also see When to Recompile and Rebuild, as well as Using Advanced Features of Cubes and Subject Areas.

Also see Accessing the Business Intelligence Samples.

• Requirements for a Cube Class – Provides basic information on Business Intelligence cube classes.
• Common Attributes in a Cube – Lists attributes that are used throughout Business Intelligence cube definitions.
• <cube> – Defines a Business Intelligence cube.
• <measure> – Defines a measure in a Business Intelligence cube.
• <dimension> – Defines a dimension in a Business Intelligence cube.
• <hierarchy> – Specifies a hierarchy within the given dimension in a Business Intelligence cube.
• <level> – Specifies a level within the given hierarchy in a Business Intelligence cube.
• <member> – (Special cases) For use in manually specifying the members of a level in a Business Intelligence cube.
• <property> – Defines optional properties for a level in a Business Intelligence cube.
• <listing> – Defines an optional named listing in a Business Intelligence cube.
• <listingField> – Defines an optional listing field with which end users can create custom listings in a Business Intelligence cube.
• <calculatedMember> – Defines an optional calculated member, which is a member that is defined in terms of other members (of a level in a Business Intelligence cube).
• <namedSet> – Defines an optional named set, which is an alias for a member or for a set of members (of a level in a Business Intelligence cube). You can use named sets for rows or columns in your queries, and the system substitutes the member or the set when you run the query.
• <relationship> – Defines a Business Intelligence cube relationship.
• <expression> – Defines an optional expression for use in a Business Intelligence cube.
• <index> – Defines an optional, custom index that you add to the fact table generated for a Business Intelligence cube. The system does not use this index (because it automatically adds the indexes that it needs). You can add a custom index if you plan to access the fact table via SQL.