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Storage Settings Dialog Box (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data)

Use the Storage Settings dialog box in SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) to set the proactive caching, storage, and notification settings for a dimension, cube, measure group, or partition. You can display the Storage Settings dialog box in SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) by:

  • Clicking the ellipsis button (...) for the ProactiveCaching property value of a dimension, cube, measure group, or partition in the Properties window of SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT).

  • Expanding a measure group in the Partitions tab of Cube Designer and clicking Storage Settings.

  • Expanding a measure group and selecting a partition in the grid for that measure group in the Partitions tab of Cube Designer and clicking Storage Settings.

  • Expanding a measure group and selecting a partition in the grid for that measure group in the Partitions tab of Cube Designer and clicking Storage settings in the Toolbar pane on the Partitions tab of Cube Designer.

Options

Term Definition Values
Standard setting Select to enable Standard setting slider and use predefined settings for storage mode and proactive caching features.
Standard setting slider Set to one of the following predefined settings:

Real-time ROLAP

Select to use the following storage and proactive caching settings:
ROLAP storage mode

Enables proactive caching

Drops outdated cache, with a latency period of 0 seconds

Brings object online immediately
Real-time HOLAP

Select to use the following storage and proactive caching settings:
HOLAP storage mode

Enables proactive caching

Drops outdated cache, with a latency period of 0 seconds

Updates cache when data changes, with a silence interval of 0 seconds and no silence override interval

Brings object online immediately
Low-latency MOLAP

Select to use the following storage and proactive caching settings:
MOLAP storage mode

Enables proactive caching

Drops outdated cache, with a latency period of 30 minutes

Updates cache when data changes, with a silence interval of 10 seconds and a silence override interval of 10 minutes

Brings object online immediately
Medium-latency MOLAP

Select to use the following storage and proactive caching settings:
MOLAP storage mode

Enables proactive caching

Drops outdated cache, with a latency period of 4 hours

Updates cache when data changes, with a silence interval of 10 seconds and a silence override interval of 10 minutes

Brings object online immediately
Automatic MOLAP

Select to use the following storage and proactive caching settings:
MOLAP storage mode

Enables proactive caching

Updates cache when data changes, with a silence interval of 0 seconds and no silence override interval
Scheduled MOLAP

Select to use the following storage and proactive caching settings:
MOLAP storage mode

Enable proactive caching

Updates cache periodically, with a rebuild interval of 1 day
MOLAP

Select to use the following storage and proactive caching settings:
MOLAP storage mode
Custom setting Select to explicitly set storage mode, proactive caching, and notification options.
Options Click to display the Storage Options dialog box to explicitly set storage mode, proactive caching, and notification options. For more information about the Storage Options dialog box, see Storage Options Dialog Box (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data).

See Also

Analysis Services Designers and Dialog Boxes (Multidimensional Data)
Proactive Caching (Partitions)
Cube Storage (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data)