The Alias Properties dialog

Right-click a database alias in the Cubes and Data Areas dialog and select Properties. This provides general information about the selected alias and access to some administration tasks. The dialog has two tabs; Alias and Administration.

The Alias tab displays:

  • Logged on as: The user name you are logged on with.
  • Software version: The current version and service release of the OLAP Server database.
  • Data directory: The data directory for this alias.
  • Memory: The amount of RAM currently occupied by OLAP Server cubes and dimensions.
Note: This indicator shows only the RAM occupied by the currently loaded cubes. It does not indicate the RAM that would be occupied if all cubes and dimensions were loaded.
  • Repository: The registration used by OLAP Server.
  • Project name: The name of the project to which the OLAP Server database refers in the repository.
  • OLAP Server Permission Management. The name of the database in which Permission Management is defined.

On the Administration tab you:

  • Update Cubes and Dimensions: Update all dimensions and cubes on the server.
  • Save Cubes and Dimensions: Save all currently loaded cubes and dimensions.
  • Unload Cubes and Dimensions: Remove all currently loaded cubes and dimensions from memory.