Compact Cube

Use this REST API to compact the outline file of an ASO cube.

Compaction helps keep the outline file at an optimal size. Compacting the outline does not clear the data. For more information, see Scheduling Jobs.

Using this REST API requires prerequisites, such as understanding how to use jobs. See Prerequisites. Be sure that you understand how to use jobs as described in Managing Jobs.

Required Roles

Service Administrator

Request

Supported Media Types: application/json

Parameters

The following table summarizes the client request parameters specific to this job. For additional parameters that are common to all jobs, see Execute a Job.

Table 8-20 Parameters

Name	Description	Required	Default
jobType	Compact Cube	Yes	None
jobName	The job name to be used for this job execution. Example: CompactCube	No	Compact Outline
cubeName	Name of the ASO cube	Yes	None

For a sample URL, see Sample URL and Payload in Execute a Job.

Sample Payload

Example: This request will compact the outline of Vis1ASO ASO cube.

{
    "jobType": "Compact Cube",
    "jobName": "CompactCube",
    "parameters": {
        "cubeName": "Vis1Aso"
    }
}