Individual Report on OLAP Test project

After learning how to develop the Cube through Analysis Services, each
student will be required to document through texts and screen shots,
the steps of test Cube development and results of at least three
queries along with your understanding and explanation of the results.

In this case, students will be using Visual Studio along with a sample
SQL Server (AdventureWorks) or Access (FoodMart) data warehouse to
create a business intelligence project and go through the steps
following the textbook: SQL Server 2012 analysis Services Step by
Step.

You may understand that until the midterm exam, we have discussed
about Data Warehouse Theory & Design as well as Cube and OLAP
theory. Since then our focus shifted on implementing our
knowledge in SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services, which is a tool
to develop a Cube and perform OLAP. Note SQL Server is a network
database to create your data warehouse. Then you create the cube
and perform OLAP analysis.
However for your project you may start with Microsoft Access and
then transfer the warehouse to SQL Server using data transfer
tool (DTS). It is one part of data warehouse architecture we
talked about, and that tool comes with both Access and SQL
Server.
So far you have been learning how to create a database in SQL
Server as well as apply Business Intelligence tool to develop a
Cube or OLAP Project with an existing database: Adventure Works.
You have been following the outline posted on the website: Step
by Step Approach of Building a Cube. Once this is understood
clearly, you apply that knowledge to create your own data
warehouse and Cube as a group.
However, before you go further, you must read the second text
carefully: SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services. You need to do the
steps sequentially: create a connection to the data warehouse,
create a view/diagram, create hierarchies, and deploy the cube.
Especially make sure to read the pages: 62-90, 104-108, 112-122.
Page 65 is important to create hierarchies in a dimension. You

can do this for any number of dimensions you want; however, I

would suggest to limit on Product and Time dimensions. Also use
only FactInternetSales as fact Table, and use two measures of
that table as suggested.
Furthermore, you are creating your BI project in your client PC,
but the data warehouse is in the server database. Thus data is
processed in the server and a CUBE with aggregated data is only
created in the client PC after processing the Cube in the Server.
Thus make sure to replace localhost (local PC with SQL Server which we do not have) to SBUS-DB as described in the note on
website: Step by Step Approach of Building a Cube (see Figure 5
of Page 5).
If you want
Server 2012
our network
is urgent I

to have access to your data warehouse in the SQL

by more than one person, you need to communicate with
administrator: Chris Ware at WareCh@uhcl.edu. If it
would suggest that you see him personally.

For the Individual Report, you do not need to display all screen
shots, but important ones that reflect your knowledge and
personal activities. And I certainly do not expect more than one
person to have the same group of screen shots and steps. And the
challenging students use different Fact table(s) and dimensions
to show individuality.
Try to have at least 3-5 reports with explanations.