Merge Partitions Dialog Box

Enables you to merge two partitions. The data and aggregations of the partition you selected in the OLAP Manager tree view are consolidated into the partition you select in the Into this partition box, and the first partition is then deleted.

This dialog box appears when in the OLAP Manager tree view you expand the Partitions folder for a cube, right-click a partition, and then click Merge. This command is available only when more than one partition is defined in a cube.


Caution When you merge partitions that have different fact tables, you must manually merge the fact tables so the target partition’s fact table contains all the facts required for the combined partition. For more information, see Merging Partitions and its subtopics in the Administrator’s Guide.


Options

Merge this partition

Displays the partition you selected in the OLAP Manager tree view. This is the source partition. After merging, it is deleted.

Into this partition

Select the target partition you want the source partition to be merged with. After merging, this partition is the one that remains.

Merge

Consolidates the specified partitions. The newly merged partition is processed after you click Merge. Processing status of the partition is displayed in the Process dialog box.

Cancel

Cancels the merging of partitions and returns you to the OLAP Manager tree view.

Help

Displays this topic in online Help.

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