Creating Association Data Cubes

To create an association data cube:

1. Select Start, and then Programs, and then PeopleTools 8.5x, and then Application Designer to access PeopleSoft Application Designer.

2. After signing in to the PeopleSoft Application Designer, with an analytic model definition opens, select Part, and then New, and then Data Cube.

   The Edit Part Name dialog box appears.

3. Enter the data cube name.

4. Click the OK button.

5. Format the data cube as a member of a dimension.

   This dimension contains the members that the end user will group or categorize. In the application, these members appear in the left-hand column of the data cube's data.

   See Defining General Data Cube Properties.

6. Attach a different dimension to the data cube.

   This dimension contains the categories by which the end user will group the members of the X dimension. These members appear in the right-hand column of the data cube's data. The end user can select these members from a drop-down list box.

   See Attaching a Dimension to a Data Cube.