Getting started

Thank you for taking the time to get to know DataWarehouse Explorer!

This page is intended for first time users of the product and will help you to get started, so you can get the most out of your experience.

Getting the application

If you don't already have DataWarehouse Explorer, you can download it from our website.

Starting the application

After downloading and running the self-extracting installer, start menu shortcuts will have been created that can be used to start the application.

You can start DataWarehouse Explorer by navigating to:

Start Menu -> Programs -> DataWarehouse Explorer -> DataWarehouse Explorer

Creating your first report

To create a report, we need data to base the report on.

Data that DataWarehouse Explorer can base a report on must be located on an Analysis Server or within a local cube file.

Please answer the following questions to get you up and running:

Do you have a machine that has Microsoft Analysis Services installed on it?

You can immediately create new reports based on your own company data.

Please proceed on to the creating new reports topic.

When prompted for a server, enter the name of your Analysis Services server.

Note: if you are connecting to an Analysis Services 2000 server, some additional action is possibly required, please see the requirements topic regarding Analysis Services 2000.

You can use the example cube data and reports provided on the downloads section of our website.

Please follow these steps to work with local cube files:

1.	To work with local cube files, you must install the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services 10.0 OLE DB Provider. This can be downloaded from the Microsoft site.

2.	Install the downloaded package from step 1.

3.	Now you can download the example files from our website.

Run the downloaded self-extracting executable, which will place the example files in your personal documents folder.
In the last step you can choose to open the first example report, or you can open the report manually.
You can also create a new report based on the downloaded local cube files.
See the creating new reports topic and select one of the extracted .cub files in the Olap cube file box on the first page.

Assistance

If you run into any problems while evaluating, or just have some technical questions regarding the product, you can use the following options:

1.	Check the online help and see if your questions is answered here.

2.	Contact our support department.