SQL Server 2000: Designing & Implementing OLAP Solutions

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About this class

This instructor led, hands-on course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design, implement, and deploy OLAP solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services

Who will the lesson benefit?

This course will is intended for system administrators who design and implement OLAP solutions using SQL Server 2000

What delegates will learn

At the end of this course delegates will be able to;

• Define the term OLAP and its role within data warehousing
• Design multidimensional data marts by using star and snowflake schemas & recognize the fundamental components of a cube
• Understand the architecture of Analysis Services
• Create dimensions from relational dimension tables
• Understand the many types of dimensions
• Utilize various dimension properties and settings
• Design OLAP dimensions based on underlying source data
• Create cubes by using the Cube Wizard and Cube Editor
• Create and manipulate measures & Develop and understand virtual cubesDesign cube storage and aggregations & update dimensions and cubes when source data changes
• Optimize the processing of dimensions and cubes and create partitions
• Implement simple calculations by using multidimensional expressions (MDX) and calculated members
• Use Microsoft Excel 2000 as an OLAP front-end application
• Understand how data mining fits within OLAP and the Microsoft data warehousing framework
• Employ actions, drillthrough, and writeback for data analysis
• Design and implement cube and dimension security
• Automate the processing of dimensions and cubes through Data Transformation Services (DTS)Create cubes and virtual cubes based on end-user requirements

Examination details

There is no MCP exam associated with this course

What prerequisites are required

Delegates are required to meet the following prerequisites:

• A basic understanding of database design, administration, and implementation concepts. A satisfactory level of comfort within the Microsoft Windows 2000 environment

Contents of this class

Introduction to Data Warehousing and OLAP

• Defining OLAP Solutions
• Understanding Data Warehouse Design & OLAP Models & Applying OLAP Cubes

Analysis Manager Wizards

• Defining Terms & Previewing Analysis Manager
• Preparing to Create, Build & Process the Cube & viewing the Results

Analysis Services Architecture

• Microsoft Data Warehousing Overview
• Analysis Services Components
• Metadata Repository & Cube Storage Options
• Client Architecture & Office 2000 OLAP Components

Building Dimensions Using the Dimension Editor

• Understanding Dimension Basics
• Shared vs. Private Dimensions
• Working with Standard Dimensions
• Basic Level Properties
• Working with Parent-Child Dimensions

Advanced Dimension Settings

• Working with Levels and Hierarchies
• Working with Time Dimensions
• Creating Custom Rollups &Introducing Member
• PropertiesUnderstanding Virtual Dimensions

Working with Cubes and Measures

• Working with Cubes & Measures
• Defining Cube Properties & Using the Disabled Property

Creating the Store Expense Cube

• Case Study on Building & Updating the Store Expense Cube

Managing Storage and Optimization

• Analysis Server Cube Storage
• The Storage Design Wizard
• Analysis Server Aggregations
• Usage-Based Optimization
• Optimization Tuning

Processing Dimensions and Cubes

• Processing Dimensions & Cubes
• Optimizing & Troubleshooting Cube Processing

Managing Partitions

• Creating & Merging Partitions & Using Advanced Settings

Implementing Calculations Using MDX

• Understanding Calculated Members
• Building Calculated Members
• Creating Non-Measure Calculated Members
• Using Functions Within Calculated Members
• Understanding Other Calculation Methods
• Introducing Solve Order

Working with Virtual Cubes

• Understanding & Building Virtual Cubes
• Obtaining Logical Results
• Creating Calculated Members

Using Excel as an OLAP Client

• Office 2000 OLAP Components
• Using Excel PivotTables & Pivotcharts
• Working with Local Cubes
• Creating OLAP-Enabled Web Pages

Using Excel as an OLAP Client

• Office 2000 OLAP Components
• Using Excel PivotTables & Pivotcharts
• Working with Local Cubes
• Creating OLAP-Enabled Web Pages

Using Actions, Drillthrough & Writeback

• Creating Actions & Performing Drillthrough
• Understanding Writeback

Implementing Security

• Introducing Analysis Services Security & Understanding Administrator Security
• Helping Protect User Authentication & Understanding Database Roles
• Implementing Dimension Security
• Managing Cube Roles

Deploying an OLAP Solution

• Introducing DTS
• Executing and Scheduling Packages
• The Analysis Services Processing Task
• Copying and Archiving OLAP Databases

Introduction to Data Mining

• Training a Data Mining Model & Building a Data Mining Model with OLAP Data
• Browsing the Dependency Network

Case Study - Working with the Foodmart Database

• Building the Warehouse & Sales Cube
• Building the Warehouse & Sales Virtual Cube

SQL Server 2000: Designing & Implementing OLAP Solutions / MS2074 (M2074, MOC 2074)

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