Example - Using an Updated PowerCube to Process a Query

This is an example of using an updated PowerCube to process a query.

For a cube named MyCube.mdc, where one version was copied and activated on February 1, 2008 and a newer version was copied and activated on March 1, 2008, the deployment location contains the following items:

• a file named MyCube.mdc
• a file named MyCube__20080301175839.ver
• a folder named MyCube__20080301175839 that contains the version of MyCube.mdc that was copied and activated on March 1
• a folder named MyCube__20080201125819 that contains the version of MyCube.mdc that was copied and activated on February 1

Assume that the report server needs to process a query using MyCube.mdc. When attempting to access MyCube.mdc, the report server recognizes that the file is not a valid PowerCube. The report server looks for a file named MyCube__UTCdate_time.ver file. In the previous version, this file is named MyCube_20080201125819.ver. Using the prefix of this .ver file, the report server goes to the MyCube_20080301175839 folder and processes the query using the version of MyCube.mdc in this folder.