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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...

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A 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...

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A 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...

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Building 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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