Partition Source Dialog Box (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data)
Use the Partition Source dialog box in Business Intelligence Development Studio to specify the source of fact table data for a partition. You can display the Partition Source dialog box by:
Clicking the ... button on a cell from the Partitions grid of a selected measure group in the Measure Groups pane on the Partitions tab in Cube Designer.
Clicking the ... button on the Source property value of a Partition object in the Properties window in Business Intelligence Development Studio.
Options
Option |
Definition |
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Binding type |
Select the binding type to use for the source of the specified partition. The following options are available:
OptionDefinition
Table bindingSelect to display the Table Binding Detail pane and indicate that the partition is bound to the contents of a table in a data source or data source view. For more information about the Table Binding Detail pane, see Table Binding Detail (Partition Source Dialog Box) (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data).
DetailSelect to display the Query Binding Detail pane and indicate that the partition is bound to the contents of a query executed on a data source. For more information about the Query Binding Detail pane, see Query Binding Detail (Partition Source Dialog Box) (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data).
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Detail |
Displays either the Table Binding Detail dialog box or the Query Binding Detail dialog box, depending on the value of the Binding type option. |