Partition Source Dialog Box (SSAS)
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
Binding type
Select the binding type to use for the source of the specified partition. The following options are available:
Option
Definition
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) (SSAS).
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) (SSAS).
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.
See Also
Reference
Partitions (Cube Designer) (SSAS)
Analysis Services Designers and Dialog Boxes (SSAS)