M2074: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Designing and Implementing OLAP Solutions
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Description
Prerequisites:
Before attending this course, students must have:- A basic understanding of database design, administration, and implementation concepts.
- A satisfactory level of comfort within the Microsoft Windows 2000 environment.
Course Description:
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design, implement, and deploy OLAP solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2000™ Analysis Services.
This course includes the following modules:
Introduction to Data Warehousing and OLAP
- Introducing Data Warehousing
- Defining OLAP Solutions
- Understanding Data Warehouse Design
- Understanding OLAP Models
- Applying OLAP Cubes
Introducing Analysis Manager Wizards
- Defining Term…
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Prerequisites:
Before attending this course, students must have:- A basic understanding of database design, administration, and implementation concepts.
- A satisfactory level of comfort within the Microsoft Windows 2000 environment.
Course Description:
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design, implement, and deploy OLAP solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2000™ Analysis Services.
This course includes the following modules:
Introduction to Data Warehousing and OLAP
- Introducing Data Warehousing
- Defining OLAP Solutions
- Understanding Data Warehouse Design
- Understanding OLAP Models
- Applying OLAP Cubes
Introducing Analysis Manager Wizards
- Defining Terms
- Previewing Analysis Manager
- Preparing to Create a Cube
- Building the Sales Cube
- Processing the Cube
- Viewing the Results
Understanding Analysis Services Architecture
- Overview
- 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
Using Advanced Dimension Settings
- Working with Levels and Hierarchies
- Working with Time Dimensions
- Creating Custom Rollups
- Introducing Member Properties
- Understanding Virtual Dimensions
Working with Cubes and Measures
- Introduction to Cubes
- Working with Cubes
- Introduction to Measures
- Working with Measures
- Defining Cube Properties
- Using the Disabled Property
Case Study - Creating the Store Expense Cube
- Building the Store Expense Cube
- 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
- Introducing Dimension and Cube Processing
- Processing Dimensions
- Processing Cubes
- Optimizing Cube Processing
- Troubleshooting Cube Processing
Managing Partitions
- Introducing Partitions
- Creating Partitions
- Using Advanced Settings
- Merging Partitions
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 Virtual Cubes
- Obtaining Logical Results
- Building a Virtual Cube
- Creating Calculated Members
Using Excel as an OLAP Client
- Office 2000 OLAP Components
- Using Excel PivotTables
- Using PivotCharts
- Working with Local Cubes
- Creating OLAP-Enabled Web Pages
Using Actions, Drillthrough, and Writeback
- Creating Actions
- Performing Drillthrough
- Understanding Writeback
Implementing Security
- Introducing Analysis Services Security
- Understanding Administrator Security
- Securing 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
- Introducing 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 Cube
- Building the Sales Cube
- Building the Warehouse and Sales Virtual Cube
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