Designing Data Model

Designing Data Model using Model Design Accelerator
A Practical Approach
This is another document from Cognos Reporting and Framework manager for Beginners series. This document provides overview of Framework Manager, Architecture, Creating Data Source Connection and Project using Model Design Accelerator, Data Model Creation in Framework Manager.
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Create Data Sources and Project Using Model Design Accelerator...3 Model Organization in Framework Manager.........................................25 Verify the Relationship...32 Verify the Model.34 Verify the Data......39
Create Data Sources and Project Using Model Design Accelerator: The first step in order to create data model is to setup the data source connection. Before creating Data Sources and Project in Framework Manager using Model Design Accelerator, you will put the database files(Metedata Files) in one of the Data Base. Here I put Sample Sales database files in the Microsoft SQL Server 2005. Follow the below sequences to put database fileG:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data Now we will Attach Database Files in Microsoft SQL Server. In the below examples we are using SQL Server, however you can use other RDBMS. Steps for attach the database file is given below
Go to StartAll ProgramsMicrosoft SQL Server 2005SQL Server Management Studio.
Connect to Server, type Login ID=sa and Password , the same password you have given
during installation, press connect button.
Now Right click on Database Attach.
Add the Database Files here by click Add button.
After attach database file, we will press OK.
We can view database files have been attached successfully, now press OK.
You can view database, name as samplesales on the screen as given belowDesigning Data Model using Model Design Accelerator | http://learncognosreports.wordpress.com
You can view the samplesales database, tables and columns in the tables on Object Explorer
in left side of window.
Steps to Create a Project in Framework Manager Using Model Design AcceleratorGo to StartAll ProgramsIBM Cognos BI Developer EditionIBM Cognos Framework
Manager.
Click on create a new project using Model Design Accelerator of Framework Manager welcome page.
In a new project page, give project name and location for creating a new project and click OK.
Type User ID and Password in the corresponding block for authentication. If you provided password during the installation, then write password here ,otherwise keep it blank and click OK.
In the selected language page, select the design language for the project and click
OK.
Select a data source connection, if you have created previously and click next. If you didnt create data source connection then, create a new data source connection by click on New button. In my case here I will create a new data source connection.
New data source wizard page appear, it helps you to create a new data source and click Next.
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Specify a name and location and click Next. The description and screen tips are optional.
Specify a Type for the connection of this new data source.
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Now from Type: drop down list will appear, select the Microsoft SQL Server (SQL 2005 Native
Client) database and for Isolation level, click the default object gateway check box and click Next.
Specify a server name (which is same as full computer name) ,and Data base name.
NOTE- To see the Server Name, follow the steps given belowGo to Start->My Computer->Properties->Computer Name.
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Now select a signons check box and type the User ID= sa and Password, then click on Test the
connection.
Click Test, to make up the database connection.
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The Result will be display,If the path specified here is correct and the status is succeeded, then
Press Close.
Following screen will be display the database connection, now click Close.
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New Data Source Page will appear and Press Next.
Now click Finish button.
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The New Data Source Wizard successfully created a data source and press Close.
Select the data source for creating metadata model, which we have created and press Next
button.
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Select the check boxes for the object, which we want to use in the Model Design Accelerator
and click continue.
The Model Design Accelerator Page will appear and click Close button..
The Model Design Accelerator Page will appear, it contains the Explorer Tree Pane and Model
Accelerator Pane.
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In the Model Accelerator Pane, Right Click the Fact Table Query Subject in the center of the pane
and click Rename. Here I am specify a name as Fact Revenue to this Fact Table Query Subject .
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In the Explorer Tree Pane, expand Fact Table Query Subject and drag the selected Query Items & drop it in the Fact Table Query Subject,which is in the center of Model Accelerator Pane.
We can view the selected Query Items will be appear in the Fact Revenue Query Subject ,which is in the center of Model Accelerator Pane.
Similarly, In the Explorer Tree Pane, expand Dimension Table Query Subject and drag the selected Query Items & drop it in the any Dimension Table Query Subject , of Model Accelerator Pane and right click the New Table Query Subject and click Rename and specify a new name.
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We can view the selected Query Items will be appear in the New Query subject ,which appear as Dim Customer of Model Accelerator Pane and the relationship between Dimension and Fact Query subject automatically generates.
Similarly, In the Model accelerator Pane, Right Click any New Table Query Subject and click Rename and specify a new name to this New Query Subject. In my case ,I am specify a name as Dim_Segment.
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Similarly, From the Explorer Tree Pane, we can expand more Dimension Table Query Subject and drag the selected Query Items & drop it in the Dimension Table Query Subject, which were you specify a new name, of Model Accelerator Pane.
[Remember -To add New Query Subject use this icon( icon( )]
) and to create a relationship use this
The Relationship Editing Mode for: Segment Dialog Box open, as you can view in the below screen. This dialog box opens because IBM Cognos Framework Manager cant determine the relationship between the Dim Segment table and Dim Customer table. So we need to establish
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the relationship between tables yourself and Ctrl-click the Dim_SegmentSegment_Id and Dim_CustomerSegment_Id.
Modify the Relationship window will appear, it shows the One to many relationship between Segment and Customer Table and click Ok.
Again Click Ok to close the Relationship Editing Mode dialog box.
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Now click Generate Model.
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A Framework Manager model will generate and Model Design Accelerator will close. Do you want to continue press Yes. The Model Design Accelerator creates a model based on your selections. When complete, the model will appear in the IBM Cognos Framework Manager UI.
Model Organization in Framework Manager
The Model Design Accelerator follows the layered modeling approach and creates a threelayered model automatically. We can view the three-layered model in the Project Viewer.
The Physical View, contains the data source query subjects as they were when imported from the data source. The Physical View Layer is shown in figure.
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By default, it will provide you a Query Subjects and Query Items which will appear in the IBM Cognos Framework Manager UI. After create a relationship, we can view the circular joins among Facts_Rev,Dim_Product,Facts_Inv and Dim_Market tables. To remove circular joins , we need to create a Alias Table.
Steps to create an Alias Table To create Alias Table Right-click on a Physical Table Create Alias Shortcut. Here I will Create
a Alias table to Dim_Product Table.
We can view the shortcut to Dim_Product Query Subject in the below screen.
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Create Relationship between Query Subjects
Now we will create a relationship between shortcut to Dim_Product and FactInv Query subject.
The Relationship Definition window will appear. This window will show us relationship between shortcut to Dim_Product and FactInv Query subjects and join operator (Equi Join) between them and press Ok.
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We can view the relationship has been created between shortcut to Dim_Product and FactInv Query subjects. Similarly we can create a more Alias to Query subject.
After creating a relationship between all the Dimension and Fact Query Subjects We can view the Physical Data Model ,which will appear in the Physical View of IBM Cognos Framework Manager UI.
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The Business View, shown in Figure, typically consists of model query subjects that are used either to remodel the Physical View to meet reporting requirements or to consolidate information from the Physical View for a cleaner presentation of the metadata to the user.
In my case, Model Design Accelerator will automatically merge the Dim_Segment and Dim_Customer Query Subjects.After creating a relationship between all the Dimension and Fact Query Subjects, We can view the Business Data Model , which will appear in the Business View of IBM Cognos Framework Manager UI.
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The Presentation View, shown in Figure, typically contains star schema groupings, which are
logical groupings of fact and related dimension query subject shortcuts.
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Verify the Relationship

To create a relationship between Dimesion and Fact Query subjects , just click the relationship
icon , which will appear on the Tool Menu of Framework Manager. Here we will create a relationship between Time and Facts Query subjects. [Remember -To create a relationship use this icon( )]
The Relationship Definition window will appear. This window will show us relationship between Time and Facts Query subjects and join operator (Equi Join) between them and press Ok.
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We can view that one-to-many relationship has been created in between Time and Fact Query
Subjects. After create a Relationship among all the Dimension and Fact Query Subjects, the data model will create. Remember that, one-to-many relationship should be in between Dimension and Fact Query Subjects.
Verify the Model

To verify the entire model, right click the root model namespace, in my case called
ModelVerify Selected Objects.
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The Verify Model-Options Dialog Box will appear. Select the verify model options to run and Click Verify Model button.
Verify Model Results dialog box will appear, No Issue detected during model verification and
Press Close.
We can also verify the objects in the model. To do this we will use Model Advisor Tool.
To run the Model Advisor, use the following stepsDesigning Data Model using Model Design Accelerator | http://learncognosreports.wordpress.com
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Right Click the namespace that you want to examine. In my case Go to Sample Sales Run Model Advisor
The Model Advisor dialog box will appear, by default it will provide us already marked check
boxes, please try to keep it same and click Analyze button.
The Model Advisor results dialog box will appear, we can identify items that fits certain
categories. Now click the icon( appear in the red rectangular box) under the Action column to view the objects in the context explorer.
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The Context Explorer - Model Advisor will appear, and we can view the objects in the context
explorer.
Again click the icon (appear in the red rectangular box) under the Action column to view the
objects in the context explorer.
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The Context Explorer - Model Advisor will appear, and we can view the objects in the context
explorer.
Click Close button.
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Verify the Data

In the Project Explorer, expand the Business View , select Product Name(Prod_Name) from
Product Dimension Query Subject and Profit from the Fact Query Subject.
Right Click any one of the selected items and click Test.
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Test Result dialog box will appear, now select the Auto Sum check box to emulate the default
IBM Cognos BI behavior and click Test Sample button.
After click Test Sample, we can view the Test Results and Press Close.
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