Creating data source connections to OLAP data sources

Before users can access the data, you must create data source connections to the OLAP data source samples. You must complete set up for Microsoft Analysis Services cube samples before creating data source connections.

Samples are accessible to everyone by default. To create customized data sources, you must have execute permissions for the Data Source Connections secured feature, and traverse permissions for the Administration secured function. You must have write permissions for the Cognos® namespace.

The following OLAP data sources are available in Samples\datasources\cubes.

• GO Sales Fact and GO Finance Fact Microsoft Analysis Services cubes
• Sample Outdoors Company cubes which includes sales_and_marketing, employee_expenses, go_accessories, go_americas, go_asia_pacific, and great_outdoors_sales_en.
• Sample Outdoors DB2® cube