How to: Delete a Cube

To delete a cube from an Analysis Services Project, use Business Intelligence Development Studio. To delete a cube from an Analysis Services instance, you can use either Business Intelligence Development Studio or SQL Server Management Studio.

To modify a cube in Business Intelligence Development Studio

  1. In Solution Explorer, navigate to the cube that you want to modify.

  2. Right-click the cube, and then click Open.

  3. Under View, click the view that contains the item that you want to modify and make the changes you want.

To delete a cube in Business Intelligence Development Studio

  1. In Solution Explorer, navigate to the cube that you want to delete.

  2. Right-click the cube, and then click Delete.

  3. In the Delete objects and files dialog box, click OK.

To delete a cube in SQL Server Management Studio

  1. In Object Explorer, navigate to the cube that you want to delete.

  2. Right-click the cube, and then click Delete.

  3. In the Delete object dialog box, click OK.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Define a Cube

Concepts

Defining and Configuring Cubes and Cube Properties

Other Resources

Working with Cubes and Cube Properties How-to Topics

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance