Loading dimension via plsql

Question

Hi
I am trying to create a dimension and load it via plsql and am able to create dimension and its corresponding table in database.I am quite unsure of how to load the dimension D_OFF from an equivalent relational table R_OFF
I have a dimension D_OFF with following structure.
Hierarchy:OFFKEY is child of OFF30 is child of OFF20 is child of OFF10
Levels -->Attributes
OFF10 ID--> CD ,DSCR
OFF20 ID -->CD ,DSCR
OFF30 ID-->CD ,DSCR
OFFKEY ID-->CD,DSCR,UPDATE BY,UPDATE_DATE,CREATE BY, CREATE_DATE
I have created the dimension and the table structure in the database and are as follows
CREATE DIMENSION D_OFF
LEVEL "OFF10" IS "OFF10_ID"
LEVEL "OFF20" IS "OFF20_ID"
LEVEL "OFF30" IS "OFF30_ID"
LEVEL "OFFKEY" IS "OFFKEY_ID"
HIERARCHY "STANDARD" (
"OFFKEY" CHILD OF
"OFF30" CHILD OF
"OFF20" CHILD OF
"OFF10"
ATTRIBUTE "OFF10" DETERMINES ( "OFF10_CD", "OFF10_DSCR" )
ATTRIBUTE "OFF20" DETERMINES ( "OFF20_DSCR", "OFF20_CD" )
ATTRIBUTE "OFF30" DETERMINES ( "OFF30_DSCR", "OFF30_CD" )
ATTRIBUTE "OFFKEY" DETERMINES ( "OFFKEY_DSCR", "UPDATE_DATE", "OFFKEY_CD", "UPDATE_BY", "CREATE_DATE", "CREATE_BY" )
CREATE TABLE "D_OFF"
( "DIMENSION_KEY" NUMBER NOT NULL ENABLE,
"OFF10_ID" NUMBER,
"OFF10_DSCR" VARCHAR2(200),
"OFF10_CD" VARCHAR2(500),
"OFF20_ID" NUMBER,
"OFF20_CD" VARCHAR2(500),
"OFF20_DSCR" VARCHAR2(200),
"OFF30_CD" VARCHAR2(500),
"OFF30_DSCR" VARCHAR2(200),
"OFF30_ID" NUMBER,
"UPDATE_DATE" DATE,
"CREATE_DATE" DATE,
"UPDATE_BY" VARCHAR2(250),
"OFFKEY_ID" NUMBER,
"CREATE_BY" VARCHAR2(250),
"OFFKEY_CD" VARCHAR2(500),
"OFFKEY_DSCR" VARCHAR2(200),
CONSTRAINT "OFFE_DIMENSION_KEY_PK" PRIMARY KEY ("DIMENSION_KEY")
My source table is
CREATE TABLE "R_OFF"
( "DIMENSION_KEY" NUMBER NOT NULL ENABLE,
"OFF10_DSCR" VARCHAR2(200),
"OFF10_CD" VARCHAR2(500),
"OFF20_CD" VARCHAR2(500),
"OFF20_DSCR" VARCHAR2(200),
"OFF30_CD" VARCHAR2(500),
"OFF30_DSCR" VARCHAR2(200),
"UPDATE_DATE" DATE,
"CREATE_DATE" DATE,
"UPDATE_BY" VARCHAR2(250),
"OFFKEY_ID" NUMBER,
"CREATE_BY" VARCHAR2(250),
"OFFKEY_CD" VARCHAR2(500),
"OFFKEY_DSCR" VARCHAR2(200),
Could you please let me know how to load the dimension via plsql.
Best Regards,
Sri

Answer 1

I assume you're quite sure that the relevant dimension does at least sometimes get updated by the build process, and that you've searched the outline just in case the member was added somewhere you didn't expect.
How is the data pulled in to the load rule? If it's from a relational database, check the SQL query used to extract it (could there be a WHERE clause restricting records)? If it's from a flat file, check the select / reject criteria set up in the load rule.
Another possibility is that your load rule is set up to skip X lines at the beginning, and the new member appears there.
You could build a brand new load rule against a test copy of the cube and confirm that ABC does build in successfully (that at least tells you that the problem is in your rule somewhere).