For the new PivotTable List,
we need to establish a connection with our source data, an Analysis Services
cube.
8.
Click the link, labeled Click
here to connect to data that is centered on the lower portion of the
new PivotTable List.
The Commands and Options dialog
appears, displaying the Data Source tab.
9.
Select the Connection
option by clicking the radio button alongside Connection in the Get
Data Using section of the dialog.
The Commands and Options dialog-
Data Source tab appears as shown in Illustration 4.
Illustration 4: The
Commands and Options Dialog
10.
Click the Edit button to
the right of the Connection box.
The Select Data
Source dialog box appears.
11.
Click-select the +Connect to
a New Data Source option, as shown in Illustration 5.
Illustration 5: The Select
Data Source Dialog
12.
Click the Open button.
The Data
Connection Wizard is initialized.
13.
Select Microsoft SQL Server
OLAP Services, as shown in Illustration 6.
Illustration 6: Select
Microsoft SQL Server OLAP Services
14.
Click Next.
The Data
Connection Wizard - Connect to Database Server dialog appears.
15.
Type in the Server name
(mine is MOTHER in this illustration).
16.
Choose the appropriate log on
credentials for the local environment.
The Data
Connection Wizard - Connect to Database Server dialog appears as shown in illustration
7.
Illustration 7: The Completed
Data Connection Wizard - Connect to Database Server Dialog
The Data Connection
Wizard - Choose Data dialog appears.
18.
Select FoodMart 2000 in
the "...database that you want" selector.
19.
Ensure that the Connect to a
Specific Cube or Table checkbox is checked.
20.
Select the HR cube in
the selection list below.
The completed Data
Connection Wizard - Choose Data dialog appears as shown in Illustration
8.
Illustration 8: The
Completed Data Connection Wizard - Choose Data Dialog
The Data Connection
Wizard - Finish dialog appears.
22.
Leave the File Name at
default.
23.
Type FoodMart 2000 - HR
Salary Cube in the Description box, if necessary.
The Data Connection
Wizard - Finish dialog should now resemble that shown in Illustration 9.
Illustration 9: The
Completed Data Connection Wizard - Finish Dialog
24.
Click the Finish button.
We are returned to the Commands and
Options dialog- Data Source tab, which appears as depicted in Illustration
10.
Illustration 10: The
Commands and Options Dialog
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