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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2003
Cristian Petculescu, Redmond, WA (US);
Amir Netz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mosha Pasumansky, Redmond, WA (US);
Marius Dumitru, Redmond, WA (US);
Alexander Berger, Sammamish, WA (US);
Paul Jonathon Sanders, Seattle, WA (US);
Cristian Petculescu, Redmond, WA (US);
Amir Netz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mosha Pasumansky, Redmond, WA (US);
Marius Dumitru, Redmond, WA (US);
Alexander Berger, Sammamish, WA (US);
Paul Jonathon Sanders, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A data model for accessing data in a relational database in an OLAP system utilizes a multiple-hierarchy dimension. The dimension includes a set of attributes. Each attribute is bound to a column in the relational database. A logical structure is defined, indicating the relationships between the attributes. Hierarchies are defined. Each hierarchy includes a sequence of attributes. A hierarchy provides a common drill-down path that a database user can utilize to access the database. A hierarchy can include a single attribute or a combination of attributes. Both the relationships between the attributes and the sequence of attributes in a hierarchy are defined independent of any restrictions associated with the database.