Chapter 9 Working with Data Models


Cube checks (PDM)

The following PDM model checks are made on cubes:

Check Description and Correction
Cube name and code uniqueness Cubes names and codes must be unique in the model.

Manual correction: Modify the duplicate name/code

Automatic correction: Appends a number to the duplicate name/code
Existence of association A cube must have at least one association with a dimension.

Manual correction: Create an association between the cube and a dimension

Automatic correction: None
Existence of fact A cube must be associated to a fact.

Manual correction: Click the Ellipsis button beside the Fact box in the cube property sheet, and select a fact from the List of Facts

Automatic correction: None
Duplicated association with the same dimension A cube cannot have more than one association with the same dimension.

Manual correction: Delete one of the associations

Automatic correction: None

 


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