Specify Source Information (Partition Wizard)

Use the Specify Source Information page to select the measure group in which to create the partition, and also the data source view and filter tables for your partition.

Warning

If you specify a table in Available Tables that is used by another partition, you must provide a query in the Restrict Rows page or risk duplicating data in the cube. For more information, see Defining and Configuring a Partition.

Options

  • Measure group
    Select a measure group for this partition.
  • Look in
    Select the data source or data source view that contains the source tables for this partition. The data source view used by the measure group is selected by default.
  • Filter tables
    Type the string used to restrict, by table name, the tables displayed in Available tables.
  • Find tables
    Select to refresh the list of tables in Available tables, further restricting the list if a string was specified in Filter tables.
  • Available tables
    Select the tables to use as source tables for partitions. The Partition Wizard creates one partition for each table selected in Available tables.

    If no filter is specified in Filter tables, this option lists all tables in the data source or data source view that are specified in Look in and that are similar in structure to the fact table used by the measure group specified in Measure group.

    If a filter is specified in Filter tables, the list is further restricted by comparing the filter against the table names that meet the previous criteria. Only those tables that contain the string specified in Filter tables are displayed.

    Note

    If more than one table is selected, the Restrict Rows page cannot be displayed and rows cannot be restricted for the partitions created from the selected tables. To restrict rows for each partition, run the Partition Wizard once for each table from which a partition is to be created.

See Also

Reference

Partition Wizard F1 Help (SSAS)

Other Resources

Partitions (Analysis Services)
Defining and Configuring a Partition

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance