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Summary of Model Options

A model can contain many elements in addition to cubes and subject areas. The additional elements are discussed in the Advanced DeepSee Modeling Guide. For reference and planning, this chapter summarizes all the elements, from both this book and the Advanced DeepSee Modeling Guide. This chapter discusses the following topics:

Items That You Can Use in Pivot Tables

This section compares items that you can use directly in the Analyzer to define a pivot table. These items are categorized as follows:

Items That Group or Filter Records

The following items can be used to group or filter records. Except for some searchable measures, none of these items can be used as measures.

Item Use in Rows and Columns options Use in Filters option
dimension or level Yes Yes
dimension or level of a related cube Yes Yes
shared dimension or level in the same compound cube Yes Yes
calculated member (non-measure) Yes Yes
calculated member (non-measure) in a related cube Yes Yes
calculated member (non-measure) in another cube in the same compound cube No No
computed dimension Yes Yes
computed dimension in a related cube Yes Yes
computed dimension in another cube in the same compound cube No No
named set Yes Yes
named set in another cube No No
named filter No Yes
named filter in another cube No No
searchable measures Yes, except for text, string, and iKnow measures Yes

Related cubes, compound cubes, computed dimensions, and iKnow measures are discussed in the Advanced DeepSee Modeling Guide.

Named filters are discussed in Using the DeepSee Analyzer.

Note that calculated members that are part of existing cube dimensions do not appear in filters unless the Show Calculated Members in Filters option is selected.

Items That Behave Like Measures

The following items behave like measures and are shown in the body of a pivot table. With one exception (noted), these items cannot be used for filtering.

Item Use in Rows and Columns options Use in Measures option Use in Filters option
measure Yes, except for text, string, and iKnow measures Yes, except for text, string, and iKnow measures Yes, if searchable
measure of a related cube No* No* No
measure of another cube in the same compound cube Yes Yes No
calculated measure Yes Yes No
calculated measure from another cube No No** No
quality measure Yes Yes No
quality measure from another cube Not applicable** Not applicable** Not applicable**
property of pivot-type plugin Yes Yes No
pivot-type plugin from another cube Not applicable** Not applicable** Not applicable**

Related cubes, compound cubes, iknow measures, quality measures, and plugins are discussed in the Advanced DeepSee Modeling Guide.

*These measures would not be aggregated correctly if used this way.

**Quality measures and plugins are designed to be directly associated with any cubes where they are to be used.

Properties

The following table summarizes how properties can be used:

Item Use in Rows and Columns options Use in Measures option Use in Filters option
property Yes No No
property in another cube (related or compound) Yes No No

Related cubes and compound cubes are discussed in the Advanced DeepSee Modeling Guide.

Items That You Cannot Access Directly in the Analyzer

For reference, note that you cannot directly access the following items in the Analyzer:

  • KPIs

  • Term lists

  • Aggregate-type plugins

  • Ensemble business metrics

Except for business metrics, however, you can define calculated members that use these items; see the next section. Then you can use those calculated members in the Analyzer.

These items are all discussed in the Advanced DeepSee Modeling Guide.

Items That You Can Use in Calculated Members and Measures

Via calculated members and measures, you can greatly extend your model without rebuilding any cubes. The following table summarizes all the kinds of model element that you can use within the definition of a calculated member or measure:

Item To Access This Item from a Calculated Member or Measure
MDX standard cube items (dimension, hierarchy, level, measure, property, calculated member, named set) Many options; see Using MDX with DeepSee.
computed dimension* Use the dimension and member name to create a member expression that refers to the desired member, in the same way that you do for any standard member.
quality measure* Use the %QualityMeasure dimension to create a quality measure expression that refers to the measure.
KPI or plugin* Use the %KPI function to refer to the value of a property in the KPI or plugin.
term list*
  • Use the %LOOKUP function to return the value of a term list item.

  • Use the LOOKUP function to return a given field (the value field or another field), for a term list item.

  • Use the %TERMLIST function to create a set of members, given a term list pattern.

*These items are discussed in the Advanced DeepSee Modeling Guide.

DeepSee does not provide a way to access a Ensemble business metric from within a calculated member.

Comparison of Possible Widget Data Sources

The preceding chapter introduced pivot tables, which are the most common kind of data source for a widget on a dashboard. DeepSee provides many other kinds of data sources. You can directly use any of the following items as data sources:

The following table compares these items:

Feature Pivot Tables KPIs Plugins Ensemble Business Metrics
How definition is stored Folder item Class definition Class definition Class definition
Where defined Analyzer Studio Studio Studio
Data source options MDX query
  • MDX query

  • SQL query

  • Values returned by custom code

MDX query Values returned by custom code
Supports custom computation using lowest-level records? No No Yes No
Supports filtering? Yes Yes, depending on your implementation Yes, depending on your implementation No
Supports custom filtering (for example, provide user with only a subset of the members of a level)? No Yes, depending on your implementation Yes, depending on your implementation No
Supports listings? Yes Yes, depending on your implementation Yes No
Supports the Mini Analyzer? Yes No No No

High-Level Summary of Options

For reference, the following table summaries the possible contents of a DeepSee model, including information on which tool you use to create each element:

Item Purpose Location of definition Primary tool to create Where described
dimension, hierarchy, and level Define groups of records cube class Architect Defining Dimensions, Hierarchies, and Levels
measure (numeric, integer, date, age, or boolean) Aggregate values across multiple records cube class Architect Defining Measures
measure (text or string) Store string data in the fact table. These measures are usually also searchable.
searchable measure Aggregate values across multiple records; also support filtering of lowest-level records
iKnow measure Used by iKnow dimensions; not visible in the Analyzer cube class Architect Using Unstructured Data in Cubes (iKnow)” in the Advanced DeepSee Modeling Guide
property Contain data specific to a level cube class Architect Defining Properties
listing Provide access to lowest-level details cube class Architect Defining Listings,” “Defining List Fields”, and “Defining Listing Groups
calculated measure Define a measure based on other model elements cube class or pivot table Architect or Analyzer Defining Calculated Members
calculated member (non-measure) Define a member based on other model elements
named set Define a reusable set of members cube class Architect Defining Named Sets
subject area Filter a cube or otherwise refine its definition subject area class Architect Defining Subject Areas
computed dimension Define groups of records to retrieve at runtime (usually via SQL or MDX) cube class Architect Defining Computed Dimensions” in the Advanced DeepSee Modeling Guide
quality measure Define measure via MDX outside of a cube quality measure class Quality Measure Manager Defining Quality Measures” in the Advanced DeepSee Modeling Guide
related cubes Use levels of a different cube cube class Architect Defining Cube-Cube Relationships” in the Advanced DeepSee Modeling Guide
compound cube Combine measures from different cubes or see these measures side by side subject area class Architect Defining Shared Dimensions and Compound Cubes” in the Advanced DeepSee Modeling Guide
KPI Query the data in a more flexible way, for use as an alternative data source KPI class Studio Defining Basic KPIs” in the Advanced DeepSee Modeling Guide
pivot-type plugin Calculate a value based on the lowest-level data; use via drag and drop plugin class Studio Defining Plugins” in the Advanced DeepSee Modeling Guide
aggregate-type plugin Calculate a value based on the lowest-level data; use in calculated members
term list Define values outside of a cube, for various purposes DeepSee folder item Term List manager Defining Term Lists in the Advanced DeepSee Modeling Guide
business metric Compute data specific to an Ensemble production business metric class Studio Developing Ensemble Productions
named filter Define a filter for use with a specific cube global Analyzer Using the DeepSee Analyzer
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