Database Structure

The Database Structure displays the structure of database aliases to which you have access.

The buttons of the Database Structure vary according to which level of the database structure you select. For example, the Log On and Log Off buttons can refer to a repository or to a database alias:

Buttons


Button	Description
Log On	Log on to the last used Repository, project and report catalog. If the Save Password check box was not selected, the Log On dialog is displayed .
Log On with Options	Open the Log On dialog with options to select a Repository, report catalog and project. See Starting Office Plus.
Log Off	Log off from the Repository
New Database Alias	Open the New Database Alias dialog. See Creating a database alias.
New Ad-hoc Report	Create an Ad-hoc report with the selected cubes in the Ad-hoc report Designer. See Ad-hoc reports.
New Alea Ad-hoc Report	See Alea Ad-hoc reports.
New Global List	Create a global list.
Preview	Open the Preview pane to see a preview of a selected list.
Refresh	Refresh the view of the OLAP Server structure of the database to which you are connected.
Properties	Display the properties of an object selected in the database structure.
Database Structure Options	Open the Database Structure Options dialog.
New Calculation	Create a calculation. Calculations must be enabled in the database structure pane options.

Icons

The database structure has these icons:


Icon	Indicates
	The repository to which you are connected
	Database alias
	Cube
	Measures dimension
	Dimension
	Hierarchy
	Attribute Hierarchy
	Parent-child hierarchy
	Named set
	Hierarchy levels
	Attribute
	Calculation

Options

By default the Database Structure displays the cubes, dimensions and hierarchies of each OLAP Server database alias. To display additional structural elements click Database Structure Options and select the elements to display. For OLAP Server database aliases, the options are:

Show Named Sets: Named sets are customized subsets of elements that are stored in the database for reuse
See Subsets
Show Calculations:
See Calculations
Show Levels: the levels of each hierarchy