International Business Machines Corporation

John Squires Poelman

William Earl Malloy

Craig Reginald Tomlyn

Gary J Robinson

Alvin Hon Lam So

In various embodiments, methods define an analysis window for a dimensional model in accordance with a window template and a starting point. One or more aggregate definitions are produced based on the analysis window. In another embodiment, the dimensional model comprises a time dimension, and the window template is associated with the time dimension. In yet another embodiment, the starting point is changed to a new starting point, and a new analysis window is defined using the new starting point.

Designing aggregates based on access patterns in dimensions

A technique for efficiently updating a key table during outline restructure of a multi-dimensional database. A command is executed in a computer to perform a database operation on a relational database stored on a data store connected to the computer. It is determined that a multi-dimensional database has been restructured. Then, a key table of the relational database is rebuilt to correspond to the restructured multidimensional database.

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