At the beginning of an O3 Designer session, you see the following elements:
Sample O3 Designer Screen
Design Tree
The Design Tree displays on the left side of the screen. It represents the model or structure of the cube. The tree divides into three main branches: the Dimensions, the Measures and the Data Sources.
Notes
- On the Designer Tree you can edit more than one cube model at the same time.
Properties Pane
The properties of the element currently selected in the tree display in the right pane of the window. You can edit these properties.
Menu Bar
Command menus display at the top of the screen: The File menu items include New Cube, Open, Save, Save as, Generate Cube, Verify Cube and Exit. The Edit menu includes the Remove command and allows you to move elements up or down in the hierarchy. The Help menu provides access to the Help on line and About O3 information.
It depends on the context, offering different operations according to the element selected, that is, dimensions and their hierarchies, measures or data sources.
Toolbar
The Toolbar displays below the menu bar. It provides shortcuts to the most frequently used functions and operations.
It depends on the context, offering different operations according to the element selected, that is, dimensions and their hierarchies, measures or data sources.