A Basic Mondrian Cube: Introducing the Star Schema
The previous post explained how to create a simple Mondrian cube. It is meant to provide the most basic information on how Mondrian cubes are created and stored. The previous solution uses only one DB...
View ArticleA Basic Mondrian Cube: Using Multi-Level Dimensions
The previous post explains how to create a star schema for a Mondrian cube. The dimensions in the example data were very simple. Each dimension had only a single field whose value ended up being a...
View ArticleA Simple Date Dimension for Mondrian Cubes
Date dimensions are among the most important dimensions of many Mondrian cubes. The usefulness of a cube often depends on the way the date dimension has been modeled. This post shows how to create a...
View ArticleBuilding a detailed Date Dimension with Pentaho Kettle
Having rich date dimensions in a data warehouse often enables sophisticated business relevant analytical queries. This post shows a way to generate a detailed date dimension table that includes fixed...
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