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How to add Alias name to a cube

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 9:49 am
by sairam508
i want to know how to add alias to the cube.
After opening the cube by clicking edit button it had an option 'EDIT CUBE ATTRIBUTES'
in that i selected alias button and gave an allias name but how to see the alias name there is no affect to the cube.

Re: How to add Alias name to a cube

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:18 am
by David Usherwood
I'm not aware of any use for cube aliases but I'll be interested to hear otherwise.

Re: How to add Alias name to a cube

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 11:04 am
by Paul Segal
You can reference the cube alias in a slice, it appears, but like David I'm struggling to see a use for it.

Re: How to add Alias name to a cube

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 1:44 pm
by lotsaram
Paul Segal wrote:You can reference the cube alias in a slice, it appears, but like David I'm struggling to see a use for it.
How about multiple language support?
How about as a mechanism to support changing object names? (with SwapAliasWithPrincipalName)