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Use the Cube Data Viewer to see the data as it appears in applications for end users. The view consists of the query and the returned values. The Graph and Data pages shows the results of executing the query. On the Measures and Dimensions pages you can specify the parameters of the query. The Query page shows the SQL SELECT statement for fetching the data.
The Cube Data Viewer has the following pages:
Displays the data in a graphical format. A tool bar enables you to make temporary changes to the graph. The text tools are disabled. You can use these tools:
Fill Color: Changes the background color surrounding the graph.
Graph Type: Provides a variety of standard graph types, as described in Table: Partitioning Graph Types.
Show Legend: Controls whether the legend is displayed.
Grid Lines: Controls whether horizontal grid lines are displayed on graphs with an X/Y axis.
Gradient Effect: Controls whether colored areas appear solid or with a slight variation in color.
3-D Effect: Controls whether the graph appears flat or three-dimensional.
Table 12-3 Partitioning Graph Types
| Graph Type | Usage |
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Bar |
Comparisons (default) |
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Horizontal Bar |
Comparisons |
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Pie |
Percentage or comparisons of percentages; relationship between the parts and the whole |
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Line |
Trends over time; rate of data change |
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Area |
Trends over time; rate of data change |
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Combination |
Trends over time; effect of one variable on another |
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Scatter |
Correlations of two or three measures |
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Stock |
Stock prices over time |
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Circular |
Cyclical or directional patterns |
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Pareto |
Highest and lowest contributors to a total; ranking |
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3-D |
Three-dimensional comparison |
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Funnel |
A filtering process that starts at 100% and decreases in stages to a much lower percentage |
Displays the data in a tabular format. You can reorder the columns by dragging and dropping them.
Specifies the measure columns to include in the query.
Measure Filter: Enter text to find matches in the Measure Name column. The filter is not case-sensitive, and so sales matches sales, Sales, SALES, and sAlEs.
Measure Selection: Select the check box next to the Select heading to display all measures and calculated measures, or select the individual measures and calculated measures of interest. Each measure and calculated measure in the cube is described by its object name and description. Calculated measures are also described by the expression.
Specifies the selection of data to display by identifying the levels and members of each dimension in the cube.
Complete the templates for each dimension in the cube:
For dimension_name dimension show description or dimension key data in the hierarchy_name hierarchy.
For the hierarchy, specify the level at which to start. You can specify either All or Selected levels. If you specify Selected, then you can specify one or more of the levels of the hierarchy.
Add or remove members from the query. For example, the following adds the children of the member TOTAL_TOTAL:
Add children of 'TOTAL_TOTAL'
You can add or delete level steps and member steps.
Click the Delete icon to delete a level step or member step.
Click the Add icon and select New Level Step or New Member Step to add a new level step or member step.
Get the first n rows only: Enter the number of rows to be displayed. You can change the initial value (200 rows) on the OLAP Preferences dialog box.
Shows the SQL SELECT statement for fetching the data.