Explore Data Dialog Box (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data)
Use the Explore Data dialog box in Business Intelligence Development Studio to view sampled data for a selected object, such as a table or view. You can display the Explore Data dialog box by:
Right-clicking a table or view in the Diagram pane of Data Source View Designer and selecting Explore Data.
Right-clicking a table or view in the Data Source View pane on the Cube Structure tab of Cube Designer and selecting Explore Data.
Right-clicking a table or view in the Data Source View pane on the Dimension Structure tab of Dimension Designer and selecting Explore Data.
Right-clicking a table or view in the Data Source View pane on the Mining Structure tab of Data Mining Model Designer and selecting Explore Data.
The Explore Data dialog box contains the tabs listed in the following table.
Tabs and Options
Tab |
Definition |
|---|---|
Table |
Use this page to display sample data from the selected object in a tabular format. For more information about this tab, see Table (Explore Data Dialog Box) (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data). |
Pivot Table |
Use this page to display sample data from the selected object in a multidimensional format using the Microsoft Office PivotTable control. For more information about this tab, see Pivot Table (Explore Data Dialog Box) (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data). |
Chart |
Use this page to display sample data from the selected object in a set of charts. For more information about this tab, see Chart (Explore Data Dialog Box) (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data). |
Pivot Chart |
Use this page to display sample data from the selected object in a multidimensional chart using the Microsoft Office PivotChart control. For more information about this tab, see Pivot Chart (Explore Data Dialog Box) (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data). |
Sampling options |
Click to display the Data Exploration Options dialog box and change the sampling options for the Explore Data dialog box. For more information about the Data Exploration Options dialog box, see Data Exploration Options Dialog Box (Analysis Services - Data Mining). |
Resample data |
Click to sample data and reload the Explore Data dialog box. |
Generate named query |
Click to display the Generate Named Query dialog box and create a named query based on the chart displayed in the Pivot Chart tab. For more information about the Generate Named Query dialog box, see Generate Named Query Dialog Box (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data). .gif "Note") Note
This option is enabled only if the Pivot Chart tab of the Explore Data dialog box is selected.
|
See Also