Configuring the ESRI Map Component

Including Geographic Information in Cubes

Each cube must contain information about how its columns correspond to fields in the ESRI data. You can add this information to an existing cube or incorporate this information when you create a new cube.

The process involves designating a dimension as containing geographic information (by assigning the dimension a type of GEO) and then assigning ESRI spatial map information to levels within that dimension. For an example, see "Specifying an ESRI GIS Map For a Cube Dimension" in the chapter "Cube Building and Modifying Examples" in the SAS OLAP Server: User's Guide.

Note: In order to add geographic information to an existing cube, you must use SAS OLAP Cube Studio. The OLAP procedure does not support adding the GEO type to an existing dimension. [cautionend]