Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 10-43.
Processing the project's cubes and dimensions
Occasionally it is helpful to process a dimension individually, such as when you have changed settings
in only a single dimension and you do not need to process all dimensions within the project. Processing an
individual dimension is also useful when you are getting an error message during the processing phase and you
want to isolate which dimensions are causing the problem. Sometimes the error messages do not clearly indicate
the source of the issue. But, you may be able to uncover the problem by processing the dimensions individually.
To process a single dimension, right-click the dimension file (such as
DimStores.dim
) and select Process
from the context menu.
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You can exclude a dimension file from your project by right-clicking the project and selecting “Exclude
from project.” This does not delete the file. Instead, it will no longer be included in the building, deploying, or
processing of a project. If you want to add it back to you project later, right-click the Visual studio ssAs project icon
and select Add
➤
Existing Item from the context menu. This can be a great way to troubleshoot issues that may
involve a particular dimension.
Note
Clicking Run at the bottom of this window will start the processing and launch the Process Database dialog
window. A list of the objects to be processed will be visible at the top of the window. In Figure
10-44
, we are
processing the PubsBICubes database object. When we do so, all the dimensions will be processed, because all
the dimensions are inside of this database.
