IBM Cognos Dynamic Cubes

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repeated) cycle is to model, publish, test, and remodel, Cognos Cube Designer provides an

extended publishing feature that will publish, configure, and start a cube, all from a single

click.

Figure 2-9 shows extended Cognos Cube Designer publish options.

Figure 2-9 Extended Cognos Cube Designer publish options

2.1.3 Dynamic cubes as data sources

When a dynamic cube is published to CM from Cognos Cube Designer, it appears in the list

of data sources as either a dynamic or virtual cube, each of which has its own specific icon to

distinguish it from other data sources that are defined in CM.

Figure 2-10 shows the Dynamic Cube data source among other connections.

Figure 2-10 Dynamic Cube data source among other connections

Dynamic and virtual cube data sources not only visually differ from other CM data sources,

they also have their own specific set of properties. Of the dynamic cube properties, the most

important is the access account, which is the single account that is used to access the

underlying relational database of the cube.