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IBM DB2 Cube Views - Export

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Bridge Requirements

This bridge:
  • is only supported on Microsoft Windows.

Bridge Specifications

Vendor IBM
Tool Name DB2 Cube Views
Tool Version 8.x
Tool Web Site http://www.ibm.com/software/data/infosphere/warehouse/olap.html
Supported Methodology [Business Intelligence] BI Design (RDBMS Source, Dimensional Target, Transformation Lineage, Expression Parsing) via XML File

SPECIFICATIONS
Tool: IBM / DB2 Cube Views version 8.x via XML File
See http://www.ibm.com/software/data/infosphere/warehouse/olap.html
Metadata: [Business Intelligence] BI Design (RDBMS Source, Dimensional Target, Transformation Lineage, Expression Parsing)
Component: IbmDb2CubeViews version 11.2.0

OVERVIEW
n/a

REQUIREMENTS
n/a

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
n/a

LIMITATIONS
Refer to the current general known limitations at MIMB Known Limitations or bundled in Documentation/ReadMe/MIMBKnownLimitations.html

SUPPORT
Provide a troubleshooting package with debug log. Debug log can be set in the UI or in conf/conf.properties with MIR_LOG_LEVEL=6


Bridge Parameters

Parameter Name Description Type Values Default Scope
File This bridge generates an XML file.

Use DB2 UDB OLAP Center to load the content of the XML file.
1. Choose 'Import...' from the 'OLAP Center' menu.
2. Type the file name for the model you are loading in the 'File name' text box.
3. Click 'OK'.
FILE *.xml   Mandatory
CubeViews version Specify which version of the CubeViews software you are using to generate the appropriate XML file format. ENUMERATED
8.1
8.2
8.2.3
8.1  
Data model Relational Schema name Specify in which DB2 schema the relational tables are located, as this information may not always be specified by the source tool.

Note: DB2 schema names are case-sensitive.
STRING      
Dimensional Schema name Specify in which DB2 schema to create the new dimensional objects.

Note: DB2 schema names are case-sensitive.

This is a mandatory parameter.
STRING     Mandatory
Dimensional modeling detection When using this bridge to convert a data model created in a data modeling or ETL tool, and forward engineer it to an OLAP/BI model, the dimensional role that has been specified for each table (fact, dimension, outrigger) is used by the bridge in order to infer how those tables are converted into BI facts and dimensions.
This parameter controls how the tables dimensional role (fact, dimension, outrigger) is detected, even if the source model did not specify tables dimensional role.

'As defined by source model'
Use the tables dimensional role if defined by the source model.

'Autodetect from relational schema'
Automatic detection of fact and dimension tables, based on Foreign keys.

This algorithm considers tables with only incoming Foreign keys as fact tables.
Tables with outgoing Foreign keys are considered dimension tables or outrigger tables depending on the minimum distance (number of foreign key relationships) to a fact table.
Tables with no Foreign key relationships to any other tables are considered as dimension tables.

'Manually specified Facts and Dimensions'
Manually specify the fact and dimension tables.

'Disabled'
No forward engineering to OLAP occurs.
ENUMERATED
As defined by source model
Autodetect from relational schema
Manually specified Facts and Dimensions
As defined by source model  
Dimensional modeling detection Fact tables When using this bridge to convert a data model created in a data modeling or ETL tool, and forward engineer it to an OLAP/BI model, the dimensional role that has been specified for each table (fact, dimension, outrigger) is used by the bridge to infer how those tables are converted into BI facts and dimensions.
You can specify the list of fact tables of your model in this option, and the bridge will consider them as a fact when generating dimensions and measures. For example: dbo.Fact1; Fact2
This option is useful if the source tool does not support this notion of table dimensional role, and can be used to work around the limitations of the source tool.
The behavior of this option can be combined with the 'Dimensional modeling detection Dimension tables' option, so that some tables are handled as facts and the others as dimensions.
STRING      
Dimensional modeling detection Dimension tables When using this bridge to convert a data model created in a data modeling or ETL tool, and forward engineer it to an OLAP/BI model, the dimensional role that has been specified for each table (fact, dimension, outrigger) is used by the bridge to infer how those tables are converted into BI facts and dimensions.
You can specify in this option if the bridge should assume that all tables are dimensions.
'True'
The bridge assumes that all tables are dimensions.

'False'
The bridge uses the dimensional role specified on each table, if any.


This option is useful if the source tool does not support this notion of table dimensional role, and can be used to work around the limitations of the source tool.
The behavior of this option can be combined with the 'Dimensional modeling detection Fact tables' option, so that some tables are handled as facts and the others as dimensions.
BOOLEAN   True  
XML Indentation (pretty printing) Controls the pretty printing of XML, for the purpose of opening the generated file in a text editor. E.g.

'space characters'
Several space characters as indentation.

'tab key'
Tab character as indentation.

'empty'
No indentation which leads to a more compact file.
STRING      
Verbosity This parameter controls the dimensional modeling forward engineering verbosity level.

'False'
Normal verbosity.

'True'
Additional information is printed in the log.
BOOLEAN   True  

 

Bridge Mapping

Meta Integration Repository (MIR)
Metamodel
(based on the OMG CWM standard)
"IBM DB2 Cube Views"
Metamodel
IbmDb2CubeViews
Mapping Comments
     
AggregationRule Aggregation Script  
Association Join May be used in the relational to OLAP forward engineering process
AssociationRole Join May be used in the relational to OLAP forward engineering process
AssociationRoleNameMap Join May be used in the relational to OLAP forward engineering process
Attribute Column Used to reference the underlying database Column.
DesignLevel   Not applicable if LOGICAL_ONLY
Name Name  
PhysicalName Name if a business name has been set
BaseType   Not mapped because recomputed by the Cube Views tool
Class Table Used to reference the underlying database Table.
DesignLevel   Not applicable if LOGICAL_ONLY
Name Name  
PhysicalName Name if a business name has been set
Condition Join Holds the where clause of the join, and traceability to the attributes involved
DatabaseSchema Schema Used in the identification of relational tables, for tables with no schema set, it may be provided as bridge option "Relational Schema" Provided as bridge option "Dimensional Schema" to create dimensional objects
Name name  
PhysicalName name  
DerivedType   Not mapped because recomputed by the Cube Views tool
Dimension Dimension, Facts, CubeModel A CubeModel is created for each dimension of type Fact
Description Comments  
Name BusinessName  
PhysicalName Name  
Type Type  
UserDefined   Non user defined dimensions are not exported
DimensionAttribute Attribute  
Description Comments  
Name BusinessName  
PhysicalName Name  
FeatureMap Attribute, Measure  
Operation Source Column, Expression  
ForeignKey Join May be used in the relational to OLAP forward engineering process
Generalization Join May be used in the relational to OLAP forward engineering process
GeneralizationRole Join May be used in the relational to OLAP forward engineering process
Join Join Joins carrying a simple where clause are exported
Description Comments  
Name BusinessName  
PhysicalName Name  
Type Type  
JoinRole Join  
Multiplicity Cardinality  
Level HierarchyAttribute  
LevelAttribute HierarchyAttribute, RelatedAttribute  
LevelKey HierarchyAttribute  
Measure Measure  
DefaultAggregation Function for all dimensions  
Description Comments  
Name BusinessName  
PhysicalName Name  
SQLViewAttribute View Column Used to reference the underlying database View Column.
Name Name  
PhysicalName Name if a business name has been set
SQLViewEntity View Used to reference the underlying database View.
Name Name  
PhysicalName Name if a business name has been set
StoreModel   This bridge exports the model's OLAP dimensions and hierarchies. If the current model is relational only, a forward engineering process (from a relational star schema model into an OLAP dimensional model) takes place before the actual export, using the parameters supplied as bridge options.

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