When you finish modeling a dimension containing
a regular hierarchy or parent-child hierarchy, you can browse the
dimension members from the data source.
Tip: A
dimension must be valid before you can browse its members. If the
dimension that you want to browse is contained in a dynamic cube,
the cube must also be valid.
When viewing members in the Cognos® Cube Designer, relative
time members do not reflect the current period expressions defined
in a project, but the members can be used in other expressions if
desired. Current period expressions are used when the cube is started.
Procedure
- From the Project Explorer tree,
select the hierarchy for which you want to browse members.
- Expand the Members folder.
The
parent level dimension members are shown.
Tip: Depending
on the volume of metadata included in the data source, it can be time
consuming to browse the full list of members. You can cancel browsing
by pressing the Escape key.
- Expand a member to view its child members.
Repeat
this step to view further child members.
- If you make changes to a dimension or hierarchy, you must
refresh the list of members to browse.
- To refresh members for all hierarchies in a dimension, right-click
the dimension and select Refresh Members.
- To refresh members in a specific hierarchy, right-click the Members folder
and select Refresh.