7.5SP07: Dimension keeps processing

Hi,
One of the Z dimension keeps processing for more than 3 hrs. It has the huge amount of members. After 3 hrs or some time more it gets processed
Is there any thing we can be done to reduce the time for processing.
Anurodh

Hi,
It could be directly related to the number of members that you have in that dimension. Do you need to process this dimension often? Would it be possible to start processing this dimension at the end of your hours.....as it is anyway a back ground job in BW.
In EPM 10, they have come up with incremental master data processing. If it is directly related with your huge member list, then it is better to start processing this dimension just before you leave.
Thanks,
Sreeni

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AND OrderDateKey <= '20081231'
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AND ([dbo_FactResellerSales].[dbo_FactResellerSalesResellerKey0_14] = [dbo_DimReseller_23].[ResellerKey]) -- 3
AND ([dbo_FactResellerSales].[dbo_FactResellerSalesResellerKey0_14] = [dbo_DimReseller_24].[ResellerKey]) -- 4
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per referenced relationship. This can slow down the processing if both the Fact table and the Referenced Dimension table are big (and they usually are, otherwise the design would be different). The thing is, all 4 tables are filtered in the
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Has anyone been profiling processing queries like this one and stopped to think about it?

I don't believe it's on the Essbase side, as it uses a fairly standard API to allow string input to such things, and it's limitation is well beyond 512 chars even for a direct formula input. I instead suspect that a carriage return/line feed is being inserted by the ODBC driver as part of it's output formatting, and this is causing the API to consider the input record "completed." I could be wrong, of course, but if you examine the Memo field closely, you may find the formatting to have migrated to the Access database, and even if not, you are still using ODBC to access it on the output side, so we're back to the same issue. Perhaps it really is an issue related to the ODBC drivers in Essbase, but it's not unique to dim build, to formulas, or Essbase for that matter. Allowing a single field to output more than 512 chars in a single field is where I believe you will find the real issue. Again, we need an ODBC expert to weigh in on this. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

M:N relationships within a dimension: Standard process vs. BI Data model

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I just completed a review of the u201CMulti-Dimensional Modeling with BIu201D from this link:
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On page 36 of this link, the author noted that
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1.
What is being referred here as u201CStandard Processu201D since document is on u201C u2026 modeling with BIu201D?
2.
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What is the need to address this problem with compound attributes if characteristics in M:N relationships within a dimension, such as material and color, are not a problem in BI Data Model?
3.
Can you help explain the underlined cautions of the following guidelines for compound attributes (with examples if possible please):
u201CIf you can avoid compounding - do it!
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Reporting - you will always have to qualify the compound attributes within a query
Performance
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Hi Amanda.......
In a dimension table, any number of semantically related dimension attributes are stored in a hierarchy (parent-child relationship as a 1:N relationship). If an M:N relationship exists between dimension attributes, they are normally stored in different dimension tables.
I checked the document.........
On page 36 of this link, the author noted that
u201CAccording to the standard process, color should be in the master data table for material, like material type. But this is not possible because the material is the unique key of the master data table. We cannot have one material with multiple colors in the master data table.u201D
1.
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Here the first thing that I want to tell u is that............the diagram shown here is Classic Start Schema............since Extended Star Schema will never store Master data in Dimension tables.........it stores Masterdata in seperate Master data tables..........and nowadays..............Classic Star schema is obsolet.......Dimension table will only store Dimension id and SID......
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Suppose........Employee is the Masterdata.then Ph no can be one of the Attribute of this master data......
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2.
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Bcoz ..........we use compounding Characteris tic to define the Master data uniquely.........and we load compounding Characteristic seoerately...which is independent of the Master data........ie......compounding Characteristic there is a seperate master data tables...........so ..........problem resolved......
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Reporting - you will always have to qualify the compound attributes within a query
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source systems does not necessarily mean that it will also make sense in data warehousing.u201D
For Compounding Characteristic............u hav to laod the Coumpoundede master data seperately..which is a overhead...........moreover while query execution......two tables will be accessd..which may result a performance issue.......Performance can be affected when compounded characteristics are used extensively, particularly when a large number of characteristics are included in a compounding. In most cases, the need to compound is discovered during data modeling.
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How do you keep processes from starting up?

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As the Hatter said, get EasyFind:
http://www.devon-technologies.com/download/
It's free and a nifty little program. Spotlight is programmed to not search in most system folders so will not find many of the pieces of an app you want to de-install. EasyFind will look in those places so you can delete whatever else of the HP app is still around.
Kevin
http://www.bearbyte.blogspot.com/

Crop dimensions keep changing

I've installed the trial version of Photoshop Elements 13 but there is one detail I do not like at all.
It's the crop tool settings, in Elements 12 you could set the dimensions under custom setting and they would never change until you typed in new dimensions.
For example I use 12.7cm x 8.89cm with 300dpi, I use these as 99% of the photos I currently edit are for media publication and that is the preferred dimensions. When I close Elements 12 and then re-open it either 30 minutes later or a few days later those settings are still there ready for the next batch of photos to edit.
Now move onto Elements 13 and it all changes, I have had to keep manually typing in the dimensions from one photo to the next as 13 constantly (and annoyingly) keeps reverting back to 'Use Photo Ratio'. I have read different pieces of advice online and some say to run as administrator and that once the dimensions have been changed they stay like that the next time Elements is opened.
Yes the settings are there once re-opened BUT once the first photo has been cropped then it once again reverts back to 'Use Photo Ratio'. As this an important feature for me then it looks like I will have to stick with Elements 12, and save my money, unless of course Adobe decide to put an update out to correct this.
If anyone from Adobe would be willing to comment on this I would be happy to hear what they have to say.
Neil

You can turn off automatic crop suggestions. See image below. Go to: Edit >> Preferences >> General (on Mac Photoshop Elements Editor >> Preferences >> General) then uncheck the option shown highlighted in red and click OK
The crop tool will work as in previous versions of PSE but you can still hover over the thumbnail suggestions in the tool options at the bottom

Keeping processing priority of Elements out of defaults

Dear Experts,
Can I keep my own custom processing priority of elements which will obviously be out of defaults. Will it have any negative affect?
Regards,
Muhammad Noman Shafique

Hi Muhammad,
You can have your own processing priority for the elements, as long as it is between the DEFAULT_HIGH_PRIORITY and DEFAULT_LOW_PRIORITY
Consider an example -
Bonus for each employee is based on a % of Basic Salary.
So your Bonus element's priority should be greater than Basic salary. Say 2005 for Bonus and 2000 from Basic Salary.
If some other element's processing is based on Bonus, its priority should be greater than 2005 but less than the default High Priority.
System will still allow you to have the priority outside the HIGH/LOW values, but the balances would not be populated in the correct order for payroll processing.
If there is a requirement to use an element to circumvent the balance, then you can have the priority outside the High/Low values.
Cheers,
Vignesh

Skype won't display my comments - keeps processing them, endlessly

I have Skype on several of my home computers, but I choose to work on the newest one (with the largest monitor) ... and recently, without provocation or updates, it has become unwilling to post my comments. They remain greyed out, and processing with the little wheel going round and round.
The thing is ... I've uninstalled and reinstalled it several times, including twice this morning ... and it doesn't seem to make a difference. I'm installing from the Skype site, so I trust there's no problem there ... but now, I'm out of ideas. What can be causing this?
I've proven that it will tirelessly work at processing my simple 8 word comment for literally days, without success - although there are screens of earlier conversations with this same contact, and all of my other computers are right up to date with our conversational input - as was this one, until recently. And now, although nothing else has changed, it seems to be stuck.
Any ideas????

Thanks very much - it seems that this has done the trick. I'll know better next time I log in, but for now, I'm back up and running ... and will remember to check my status to make sure I'm actually 'online' ... that makes a lot of sense.

Aperture 3.0.2 keeps "processing"

after the updates my aperture works great, its responsive and quick. however every time i lunch aperture in the bottom it says, "Processing..." then i click on it to see the activity window. under activity it says updating library (with expandable arrow if i expand it: it says, "processing" then in the description it says "Processing the vr1" then under status list it says 0 of 11(doesn't do anything). activity window gives me option to pause task or cancel task. if i cancel the "processing..." goes away but status says canceling. i just don't want this all the time. i don't know what its doing, what is vr1? i can not afford to go back in time machine. please let me know. thank you.

i ve been in the same situation, but aperture infinite disk scratch help it to go down, the disk is dead now. As a good guy i ve got a vault, the one miss 30 Gig foto in a removed pict folder in the back up disk. Crazy i did not remove pict for Aperture. I have a new disk, restaure the vault, reimport the 30gig foto. repaire & rebuild the databse (takes 2 days on a mac mini with 210 Gigs bank).
Aperture 2 was my fav apple application,
Since Aperture 3, i just have fonction i used doesnt exist, color ball every time, nearly loose foto, and loose 30 gig tags, folder, correction, selection.
Thats things makes me switch to light room on a PC.
i feel realy disapointed.

My iTunes page keeps processing..

When I go to iTunes it is blank and when I try to retrieve a magazine I have purchased, it keeps processing

Hi mao_mary,
If the iTunes app is unresponsive on your iPad, you may want to try forcing it to close, then relaunching. You may find the following article helpful:
iOS: Force an app to close
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5137
Regards,
- Brenden

Media Viewer Won't Load -- Keeps "Processing"

Hello All,
When I open up Premier Pro if I attempt to drag a Video straight from my external hardrive into the sequence it will
work and I can edit, manipulate, etc. As soon as I click on the "Media" tab within Premier Pro, though, and try to get
the videos from the HD to load within the program it will say Processing for an infinte amount of time and, if I try and
click on anything it will give me the circle "hour glass."
I am using a Mac and, until this point I haven't had any problems. I tried using a the Adobe Cleaner and reinstalling
the program, however, as soon as I tried using the program it gave me the same problem.
Any help would be most appreciated.

Here's an image of what the screen looks like when it is Processing -- this will continue for an infinite amount of time.

It keeps processing all my album artwork

Every time I ask itunes 7 to find artwork, even if it is just one song, it starts to process my entire library. I've allowed it to complete the process a couple of times, and it took about 20 minutes.
Is this supposed to happen? If so, it's a bit ridiculous.

I tried what was listed, and I still find it very annoying that every time I load a song in it, it has to process the artwork, albeit to find absolutely nothing. all the while freezing itunes so I can not do anything productive in it. I unchecked the box. Anyone have any other clues to turn off artwork processing?
another weird thing I have noticed is that everytime I start up iTunes it always determines the gapless playback for these same 8 songs, and also while it is processing gapless information, itunes is useless and wont let you click anything.

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