Incremental Update Wizard - Introduction

The Incremental Update wizard helps you add new data to an existing cube partition. The wizard creates a temporary partition from the new data and merges it into an existing partition.

Caution This wizard updates a partition. Incorrect use of partitions can result in inaccurate cube data. For more information, see Partitions and its subtopics in the Administrator’s Guide.

Running the wizard is appropriate when new data has been added to the data warehouse, but existing data has not changed, and you want to add the new data to your cube. The wizard adds the new data and associated aggregations but does not process changes to the cube’s structure.

To start the wizard

1. In the OLAP Manager tree view, right-click your cube, and then click Process.
2. In the Process a Cube dialog box, click Incremental update, and then click OK.

Options

Skip this screen in the future

Choose this option to bypass the wizard’s introductory step the next time you start the wizard. If you choose this option, you can return to the introductory step in the future by clicking Back in the second step of the wizard.

Next

Choose this option to go to the next step of the wizard.

Cancel

Choose this option to cancel the completion of the wizard and return to the OLAP Manager.

Help

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