Creating offline (local) cubes using XMLA, or any other way..

Hi,

I realise this subject has been discussed a lot but there seems to be no definitive answer.

The company I work for creates many cubes (currently using many SQL statements) for the sales regions at the end of each month and we need to move to a better platform, hence analysis services projects.

Is there any "easy" way to take a cube created by an analysis services project and save it to an offline (local) cube?

Currently I am trying to use VB.NET 2005 to process the XMLA definition from AS2005, which is easy to get at.

The VB code is:

Dim myClient As New Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Xmla.XmlaClient

Dim l_result, l_XmlaCommand As String

l_result = ""

Try

REMDim l_connect As String = "Provider=MSOLAP.3;Data Source=L00086SINEY;Initial Catalog=Beta1;Integrated Security=SSPI "

Dim l_connect As String = "Provider=MSOLAP.3;Data Source=c:\inetpub\wwwroot\xmla\BetaTest.cub;Integrated Security=SSPI;UseExistingFile=False"

myClient.Connect(l_connect)

l_XmlaCommand = "<Statement>begin transaction</Statement>"

myClient.Execute(l_XmlaCommand, "", l_result, False, True)

Dim FS As New IO.StreamReader("C:\XMLA_Command.txt")

l_XmlaCommand = FS.ReadToEnd

FS.Close()

myClient.Execute(l_XmlaCommand, "", l_result, False, True)

l_XmlaCommand = "<Statement>commit transaction</Statement>"

myClient.Execute(l_XmlaCommand, "", l_result, False, True)

Catch ex As Exception

MsgBox("Error in Client connection")

Finally

myClient.Disconnect()

End Try

The XMLA_Command.txt (first few lines) is:

<Create xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">

<ParentObject>

<DatabaseID>http://localhost/xmla/testcube.cub</DatabaseID>

</ParentObject>

<ObjectDefinition>

<Cube xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<ID>Beta1</ID>

<Name>Beta1</Name>

<Annotations>

<Annotation>

and finally the error I get is:

Errors in the metadata manager. Either the database with the ID of 'http://localhost/xmla/testcube.cub' does not exist in the server with the ID of 'L00086SINEY\LocalCube', or the user does not have permissions to access the object.

The cube is created fine when pointed at the Analysis Server but not when a local target is used.

Apologies for the length of post but it explains where I am up to.

Obviously if there is a "create local cube" wizard that I'm missing in AS2005 then I'll be more than happy to abandon the project!

Any help, even if it's book recommendations, would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

John.

Follow up:

Sorted the answer myself with a little (OK lot!) of help from a book by Teo Lachev, Applied Microsoft Analysis Services 2005. it uses code so it won't be ideal for everyone but it works and is a lot simpler than trying to work out how XMLA works in AS2005 with local cubes, especially as even xmla.org now seems largely forgotten.

By using the code from the above book you can point the created program to an existing cube created using AS2005 within the BIDS package and output it to a local cube file, very simple.

A big thank you goes out to Teo as days of searching have now finished.

|||John

I'm deeply interested in any solution for creating offline cubes programmatically.

How did you solve your problem?

I managed to create them in general using "CREATE GLOBAL CUBE"-syntax but
I can not ignore processing errors like I can do when using the management console.

Any answer is appreciated

Regards
Klaus Wiesel|||The sample in Teo's book is an application that will build the "CREATE GLOBAL CUBE" command, so it probably will not help you much, there were no options for setting the error configuration. Teo maintains a website at www.prologika.com|||I have put the MDX statment "Create Cube ... " in SQL Agent , and it gives me errors, i want to schedule the creation of the cube , not do it maunally. any help?

Creating offline (local) cubes using XMLA, or any other way..

Hi,

I realise this subject has been discussed a lot but there seems to be no definitive answer.

The company I work for creates many cubes (currently using many SQL statements) for the sales regions at the end of each month and we need to move to a better platform, hence analysis services projects.

Is there any "easy" way to take a cube created by an analysis services project and save it to an offline (local) cube?

Currently I am trying to use VB.NET 2005 to process the XMLA definition from AS2005, which is easy to get at.

The VB code is:

Dim myClient As New Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Xmla.XmlaClient

Dim l_result, l_XmlaCommand As String

l_result = ""

Try

REMDim l_connect As String = "Provider=MSOLAP.3;Data Source=L00086SINEY;Initial Catalog=Beta1;Integrated Security=SSPI "

Dim l_connect As String = "Provider=MSOLAP.3;Data Source=c:\inetpub\wwwroot\xmla\BetaTest.cub;Integrated Security=SSPI;UseExistingFile=False"

myClient.Connect(l_connect)

l_XmlaCommand = "<Statement>begin transaction</Statement>"

myClient.Execute(l_XmlaCommand, "", l_result, False, True)

Dim FS As New IO.StreamReader("C:\XMLA_Command.txt")

l_XmlaCommand = FS.ReadToEnd

FS.Close()

myClient.Execute(l_XmlaCommand, "", l_result, False, True)

l_XmlaCommand = "<Statement>commit transaction</Statement>"

myClient.Execute(l_XmlaCommand, "", l_result, False, True)

Catch ex As Exception

MsgBox("Error in Client connection")

Finally

myClient.Disconnect()

End Try

The XMLA_Command.txt (first few lines) is:

<Create xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">

<ParentObject>

<DatabaseID>http://localhost/xmla/testcube.cub</DatabaseID>

</ParentObject>

<ObjectDefinition>

<Cube xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<ID>Beta1</ID>

<Name>Beta1</Name>

<Annotations>

<Annotation>

and finally the error I get is:

Errors in the metadata manager. Either the database with the ID of 'http://localhost/xmla/testcube.cub' does not exist in the server with the ID of 'L00086SINEY\LocalCube', or the user does not have permissions to access the object.

The cube is created fine when pointed at the Analysis Server but not when a local target is used.

Apologies for the length of post but it explains where I am up to.

Obviously if there is a "create local cube" wizard that I'm missing in AS2005 then I'll be more than happy to abandon the project!

Any help, even if it's book recommendations, would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

John.

Follow up:

Sorted the answer myself with a little (OK lot!) of help from a book by Teo Lachev, Applied Microsoft Analysis Services 2005. it uses code so it won't be ideal for everyone but it works and is a lot simpler than trying to work out how XMLA works in AS2005 with local cubes, especially as even xmla.org now seems largely forgotten.

By using the code from the above book you can point the created program to an existing cube created using AS2005 within the BIDS package and output it to a local cube file, very simple.

A big thank you goes out to Teo as days of searching have now finished.

|||John

I'm deeply interested in any solution for creating offline cubes programmatically.

How did you solve your problem?

I managed to create them in general using "CREATE GLOBAL CUBE"-syntax but
I can not ignore processing errors like I can do when using the management console.

Any answer is appreciated

Regards
Klaus Wiesel|||The sample in Teo's book is an application that will build the "CREATE GLOBAL CUBE" command, so it probably will not help you much, there were no options for setting the error configuration. Teo maintains a website at www.prologika.com|||I have put the MDX statment "Create Cube ... " in SQL Agent , and it gives me errors, i want to schedule the creation of the cube , not do it maunally. any help?

Creating offline (local) cubes using XMLA, or any other way..

Hi,

I realise this subject has been discussed a lot but there seems to be no definitive answer.

The company I work for creates many cubes (currently using many SQL statements) for the sales regions at the end of each month and we need to move to a better platform, hence analysis services projects.

Is there any "easy" way to take a cube created by an analysis services project and save it to an offline (local) cube?

Currently I am trying to use VB.NET 2005 to process the XMLA definition from AS2005, which is easy to get at.

The VB code is:

Dim myClientAsNew Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Xmla.XmlaClient

Dim l_result, l_XmlaCommandAsString

l_result =""

Try

REMDim l_connect As String = "Provider=MSOLAP.3;Data Source=L00086SINEY;Initial Catalog=Beta1;Integrated Security=SSPI "

Dim l_connectAsString ="Provider=MSOLAP.3;Data Source=c:\inetpub\wwwroot\xmla\BetaTest.cub;Integrated Security=SSPI;UseExistingFile=False"

myClient.Connect(l_connect)

l_XmlaCommand ="<Statement>begin transaction</Statement>"

myClient.Execute(l_XmlaCommand,"", l_result,False,True)

Dim FSAsNew IO.StreamReader("C:\XMLA_Command.txt")

l_XmlaCommand = FS.ReadToEnd

FS.Close()

myClient.Execute(l_XmlaCommand,"", l_result,False,True)

l_XmlaCommand ="<Statement>commit transaction</Statement>"

myClient.Execute(l_XmlaCommand,"", l_result,False,True)

Catch exAs Exception

MsgBox("Error in Client connection")

Finally

myClient.Disconnect()

EndTry

The XMLA_Command.txt (first few lines) is:

<Create xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">

<ParentObject>

<DatabaseID>http://localhost/xmla/testcube.cub</DatabaseID>

</ParentObject>

<ObjectDefinition>

<Cube xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<ID>Beta1</ID>

<Name>Beta1</Name>

<Annotations>

<Annotation>

and finally the error I get is:

Errors in the metadata manager. Either the database with the ID of 'http://localhost/xmla/testcube.cub' does not exist in the server with the ID of 'L00086SINEY\LocalCube', or the user does not have permissions to access the object.

The cube is created fine when pointed at the Analysis Server but not when a local target is used.

Apologies for the length of post but it explains where I am up to.

Obviously if there is a "create local cube" wizard that I'm missing in AS2005 then I'll be more than happy to abandon the project!

Any help, even if it's book recommendations, would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

John.

Follow up:

Sorted the answer myself with a little (OK lot!) of help from a book by Teo Lachev, Applied Microsoft Analysis Services 2005. it uses code so it won't be ideal for everyone but it works and is a lot simpler than trying to work out how XMLA works in AS2005 with local cubes, especially as even xmla.org now seems largely forgotten.

By using the code from the above book you can point the created program to an existing cube created using AS2005 within the BIDS package and output it to a local cube file, very simple.

A big thank you goes out to Teo as days of searching have now finished.

|||John

I'm deeply interested in any solution for creating offline cubes programmatically.

How did you solve your problem?
I managed to create them in general using "CREATE GLOBAL CUBE"-syntax but
I can not ignore processing errors like I can do when using the management console.

Any answer is appreciated

Regards
Klaus Wiesel

|||The sample in Teo's book is an application that will build the "CREATE GLOBAL CUBE" command, so it probably will not help you much, there were no options for setting the error configuration. Teo maintains a website at www.prologika.com|||I have put the MDX statment "Create Cube ... " in SQL Agent , and it gives me errors, i want to schedule the creation of the cube , not do it maunally. any help?

Creating local cubes from relational sources using XMLA

Hi,

I have looked at Chris Webb′s example in creating local cubes. I′m trying to follow his instructions but I think that the syntax or the code is incorrect somehow.

Code Snippet

CREATE GLOBAL CUBE statement. FILENAME|C:\myCube.cub|DDL|

<Batch xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">

<Create xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">

<Parallel>
<Process xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
</Parallel>

Hello Inmon,

pleae visit the blog entry again and read again:

http://cwebbbi.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!7B84B0F2C239489A!883.entry

It is not possible to create a local cube from relational data with CREATE GLOBAL CUBE Syntax.

I got the sample running.

HTH

J?rg

|||

Hi J?rg,

Then I would be happy if you told me how you solved it.

This is the example I followed by Chris:

· Open MDX Sample app - yes, this is another one of those areas where SQLMS won't do the job. Connect to the Adventure Works database

· Paste a CREATE GLOBAL CUBE statement into a query pane. Don't run it yet though...

· Start a new Profiler trace on your target database

· Run the CREATE GLOBAL CUBE statement, then stop the trace

· Inside your trace, you'll see the CREATE GLOBAL CUBE statement appear twice followed by a statement which begins with something like this: "CREATE GLOBAL CUBE statement. FILENAME|c:\MyfileName.cub|DDL|" and is followed by an XMLA batch statement

· Copy the XMLA batch statement out to MDX Sample App (if you find you can't do this, you might need to save the trace as an XML file and open it in Notepad or something) and

· Close the connection to your server cube in MDX Sample app, then reconnect to the path you want to create your new cub file at, eg "c:\cubtest.cub" (instead of supplying the name of your server in the connection dialog box).

· Run the Batch statement, and your local cube is created!

|||

Hi Inmon,

this is the sample for relational datasources

In SSMS script the database you've just created to a new query editor window. Still in SSMS, right-click on the database again and select Process, select 'Process Full' then instead of clicking OK click the Script button and choose to script to a new query editor window. You now have the two XMLA commands you need to create and process your local cube, you just need to combine them into one. Select all of the Create statement generated when you scripted the database and paste it into the Batch statement generated from the Process dialog, immediately after the first line (containing the 'Batch' command) and before the XMLA that actually does the processing. Copy the new statement, open up MDX Sample app, connect to the path of the new local cube file, paste the statement into MDX Sample app and then run it. And voila, your local cube will be built direct from the relational data source.|||

Hi Joschko,

I have read that example too. Combine the two scripts into one is no problem but I can′t connect to the path of my local cube. When I connect to my local cube I connect to Analysis Services and writing c:\myCube.cub in the server name field. The .cub file creates but following message appear:

Code Snippet

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

Failed to retrieve data for this request. (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum)

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&LinkId=20476

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

A connection cannot be made. Ensure that the server is running. (Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Xmla)

The 'c:\myCube.cub' local cube file cannot be opened. (Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Xmla)

The operation completed successfully (Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Xmla)

When I then run the script I recieve the following message:

Code Snippet

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

Either the user, DOMAIN\userid, does not have access to the c:\myCube.cub database, or the database does not exist. (Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services)

|||

Hi,

I have now succeeded with connect the script into one. Wpuld you like to confirm this?

<Batch xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">
<Create xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">
<Parallel>
<Process xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
</Parallel>
</Batch>

When I connect to my local cube through new query and select AS XMLA query and the run it I receive the following message:

Code Snippet

Executing the query ...

A connection cannot be made. Ensure that the server is running.

Execution complete

Regards,

Inmon

|||

Inmon,

I've just got the message you sent me via my blog, but I can't reply because you're communication settings won't allow me. Can you contact me directly please? You can find my contact details at www.crossjoin.co.uk

Chris

|||

I Chris,

You ought to have the email right now. But you can write down the detail instructions about local cubes here at msdn if you want to. Thanks again for you help.

Creating local cubes from relational sources using XMLA

Hi,

I have looked at Chris Webb′s example in creating local cubes. I′m trying to follow his instructions but I think that the syntax or the code is incorrect somehow.

Code Snippet

CREATE GLOBAL CUBE statement. FILENAME|C:\myCube.cub|DDL|

<Batch xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">

<Create xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">

<Parallel>
<Process xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
</Parallel>

Hello Inmon,

pleae visit the blog entry again and read again:

http://cwebbbi.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!7B84B0F2C239489A!883.entry

It is not possible to create a local cube from relational data with CREATE GLOBAL CUBE Syntax.

I got the sample running.

HTH

J?rg

|||

Hi J?rg,

Then I would be happy if you told me how you solved it.

This is the example I followed by Chris:

· Open MDX Sample app - yes, this is another one of those areas where SQLMS won't do the job. Connect to the Adventure Works database

· Paste a CREATE GLOBAL CUBE statement into a query pane. Don't run it yet though...

· Start a new Profiler trace on your target database

· Run the CREATE GLOBAL CUBE statement, then stop the trace

· Inside your trace, you'll see the CREATE GLOBAL CUBE statement appear twice followed by a statement which begins with something like this: "CREATE GLOBAL CUBE statement. FILENAME|c:\MyfileName.cub|DDL|" and is followed by an XMLA batch statement

· Copy the XMLA batch statement out to MDX Sample App (if you find you can't do this, you might need to save the trace as an XML file and open it in Notepad or something) and

· Close the connection to your server cube in MDX Sample app, then reconnect to the path you want to create your new cub file at, eg "c:\cubtest.cub" (instead of supplying the name of your server in the connection dialog box).

· Run the Batch statement, and your local cube is created!

|||

Hi Inmon,

this is the sample for relational datasources

In SSMS script the database you've just created to a new query editor window. Still in SSMS, right-click on the database again and select Process, select 'Process Full' then instead of clicking OK click the Script button and choose to script to a new query editor window. You now have the two XMLA commands you need to create and process your local cube, you just need to combine them into one. Select all of the Create statement generated when you scripted the database and paste it into the Batch statement generated from the Process dialog, immediately after the first line (containing the 'Batch' command) and before the XMLA that actually does the processing. Copy the new statement, open up MDX Sample app, connect to the path of the new local cube file, paste the statement into MDX Sample app and then run it. And voila, your local cube will be built direct from the relational data source.|||

Hi Joschko,

I have read that example too. Combine the two scripts into one is no problem but I can′t connect to the path of my local cube. When I connect to my local cube I connect to Analysis Services and writing c:\myCube.cub in the server name field. The .cub file creates but following message appear:

Code Snippet

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

Failed to retrieve data for this request. (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum)

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&LinkId=20476

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

A connection cannot be made. Ensure that the server is running. (Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Xmla)

The 'c:\myCube.cub' local cube file cannot be opened. (Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Xmla)

The operation completed successfully (Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Xmla)

When I then run the script I recieve the following message:

Code Snippet

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

Either the user, DOMAIN\userid, does not have access to the c:\myCube.cub database, or the database does not exist. (Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services)

|||

Hi,

I have now succeeded with connect the script into one. Wpuld you like to confirm this?

<Batch xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">
<Create xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">
<Parallel>
<Process xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
</Parallel>
</Batch>

When I connect to my local cube through new query and select AS XMLA query and the run it I receive the following message:

Code Snippet

Executing the query ...

A connection cannot be made. Ensure that the server is running.

Execution complete

Regards,

Inmon

|||

Inmon,

I've just got the message you sent me via my blog, but I can't reply because you're communication settings won't allow me. Can you contact me directly please? You can find my contact details at www.crossjoin.co.uk

Chris

|||

I Chris,

You ought to have the email right now. But you can write down the detail instructions about local cubes here at msdn if you want to. Thanks again for you help.

Creating local cubes from relational sources using XMLA

Hi,

I have looked at Chris Webb′s example in creating local cubes. I′m trying to follow his instructions but I think that the syntax or the code is incorrect somehow.

Code Snippet

CREATE GLOBAL CUBE statement. FILENAME|C:\myCube.cub|DDL|

<Batch xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">

<Create xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">

<Parallel>
<Process xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
</Parallel>

Hello Inmon,

pleae visit the blog entry again and read again:

http://cwebbbi.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!7B84B0F2C239489A!883.entry

It is not possible to create a local cube from relational data with CREATE GLOBAL CUBE Syntax.

I got the sample running.

HTH

J?rg

|||

Hi J?rg,

Then I would be happy if you told me how you solved it.

This is the example I followed by Chris:

· Open MDX Sample app - yes, this is another one of those areas where SQLMS won't do the job. Connect to the Adventure Works database

· Paste a CREATE GLOBAL CUBE statement into a query pane. Don't run it yet though...

· Start a new Profiler trace on your target database

· Run the CREATE GLOBAL CUBE statement, then stop the trace

· Inside your trace, you'll see the CREATE GLOBAL CUBE statement appear twice followed by a statement which begins with something like this: "CREATE GLOBAL CUBE statement. FILENAME|c:\MyfileName.cub|DDL|" and is followed by an XMLA batch statement

· Copy the XMLA batch statement out to MDX Sample App (if you find you can't do this, you might need to save the trace as an XML file and open it in Notepad or something) and

· Close the connection to your server cube in MDX Sample app, then reconnect to the path you want to create your new cub file at, eg "c:\cubtest.cub" (instead of supplying the name of your server in the connection dialog box).

· Run the Batch statement, and your local cube is created!

|||

Hi Inmon,

this is the sample for relational datasources

In SSMS script the database you've just created to a new query editor window. Still in SSMS, right-click on the database again and select Process, select 'Process Full' then instead of clicking OK click the Script button and choose to script to a new query editor window. You now have the two XMLA commands you need to create and process your local cube, you just need to combine them into one. Select all of the Create statement generated when you scripted the database and paste it into the Batch statement generated from the Process dialog, immediately after the first line (containing the 'Batch' command) and before the XMLA that actually does the processing. Copy the new statement, open up MDX Sample app, connect to the path of the new local cube file, paste the statement into MDX Sample app and then run it. And voila, your local cube will be built direct from the relational data source.|||

Hi Joschko,

I have read that example too. Combine the two scripts into one is no problem but I can′t connect to the path of my local cube. When I connect to my local cube I connect to Analysis Services and writing c:\myCube.cub in the server name field. The .cub file creates but following message appear:

Code Snippet

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

Failed to retrieve data for this request. (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum)

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&LinkId=20476

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

A connection cannot be made. Ensure that the server is running. (Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Xmla)

The 'c:\myCube.cub' local cube file cannot be opened. (Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Xmla)

The operation completed successfully (Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Xmla)

When I then run the script I recieve the following message:

Code Snippet

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

Either the user, DOMAIN\userid, does not have access to the c:\myCube.cub database, or the database does not exist. (Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services)

|||

Hi,

I have now succeeded with connect the script into one. Wpuld you like to confirm this?

<Batch xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">
<Create xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">
<Parallel>
<Process xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
</Parallel>
</Batch>

When I connect to my local cube through new query and select AS XMLA query and the run it I receive the following message:

Code Snippet

Executing the query ...

A connection cannot be made. Ensure that the server is running.

Execution complete

Regards,

Inmon

|||

Inmon,

I've just got the message you sent me via my blog, but I can't reply because you're communication settings won't allow me. Can you contact me directly please? You can find my contact details at www.crossjoin.co.uk

Chris

|||

I Chris,

You ought to have the email right now. But you can write down the detail instructions about local cubes here at msdn if you want to. Thanks again for you help.