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Create cubes in IBM Planning Analytics: Manually vs with a process

#CubeCreate #Process #CubeCreation

💡 Two reliable ways to create a cube in Planning Analytics

Create a cube manually for a quick start or automate the task in a process with CubeCreate and CubeExists.

🎯 What you will learn in this short

In this video, I show you how to create cubes manually and how to automate cube creation with a process, including what you need to consider.

Create a cube manually

How a cube is created directly in the user interface and used immediately.

Create a Cube with a Process

How to create Cubes automatically in the Prolog procedure with CubeCreate.

Avoid errors

Why CubeExists before CubeCreate makes sense in the process.

✍️ Practical example

Scenario:

New Cube is needed

Cubes are created manually, which can lead to inconsistencies if used repeatedly.

Result:

The new cube has been created successfully

The cube is created through a standardised, repeatable process.

What was covered: Created a process + used CubeCreate in the Prolog + added a CubeExists check

Ich zeige dir zwei Wege, wie man einen Cube in Planning Analytics anlegt. Variante 1: Manuelle Anlage. Bei Cubes auf die drei Punkte klicken und einen Namen vergeben. In meinem Beispiel erstelle ich einen Parameter-Cube. Dann auf Weiter klicken, die gewünschten Dimensionen auswählen, OK, und der Cube ist erstellt und sofort nutzbar. Variante 2: Anlage per Prozess. Einen neuen Prozess erstellen und einen Namen vergeben. Im Skript den Befehl CubeCreate im Prolog verwenden: zuerst den Cubenamen, dann die Dimensionen.

Mit Ausführen wird der Cube erstellt. Achtung: Existiert der Cube bereits, gibt der Prozess eine Fehlermeldung. Sauberer ist es daher, vorher mit CubeExists zu prüfen, ob ein gleichnamiger Cube bereits vorhanden ist. Besser ist es, im Prozess die Befehle CubeExists und CubeCreate zu kombinieren. Der fertige Prozess sieht dann wie folgt aus.

I will show you two ways to create a cube in Planning Analytics. Option 1 is manual creation: open the three-dot menu for Cubes and enter a name. In my example, I create a parameter cube. Click Next, select the required dimensions and click OK. The cube is created and ready to use. Option 2 is creation with a process: create and name a new process, then use CubeCreate in the Prolog, specifying the cube name first and then the dimensions.

Run the process to create the cube. Be aware that the process returns an error if the cube already exists. A cleaner approach is to use CubeExists first to check for a cube with the same name. Combine CubeExists and CubeCreate in the process, as shown in the completed example.

Florian Kaiser

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