Re-Align
the New Analysis Services Database to Use the Enhanced Source Database
The
final step of preparatory step for adding relative time capabilities to the
Warehouse cube clone is to point the new Analysis Services database to
the enhanced Access database. Recall that our modified database contains
structural elements to support the relative time dimension.
We can
accomplish this source re-alignment with the following steps:
1. Expand the new Relative Time Sample database by clicking
the "+" sign to its left.
2. Expand the Data
Sources folder that appears, just below the expanded Relative Time
Sample database.
3. Right-click the FoodMart
data source that appears.
4. Select Edit from
the context menu that appears, as depicted in Illustration 30.
The Data
Link Properties dialog appears, defaulted to the Connection tab.
Since we are simply re-pointing to another MS Access database, we will only
need to make minimal changes at this level.
5. Type the following
into the bottom selector box on the dialog, just under the title "3.
Enter the initial catalog to use":
D:\Program Files\Microsoft Analysis Services\Samples\RelativeTimeSample
NOTE: If you placed your copy of the database in another
location, type in the correct location here, instead.
6. Click Test
Connection to ascertain connectivity.
A Data Link message box appears, indicating that the Test
connection succeeded.
NOTE: An error here likely means an
incorrectly typed path. See the steps above if this is the case.
7. Click OK to
dismiss the message box.
The Data Link Properties dialog, Connection tab,
appears as shown in Illustration 31.
Illustration 31: Our
Modifications to the Data Link Properties Dialog – Connection Tab
8. Click OK on the
Data
Link Properties dialog to accept changes and close it.
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