| View metadata information for an object in Analysis Manager | Select the object in the console tree, and click the Meta Data tab in the right pane. |
| Run a menu command in Analysis Manager | Either select an object in the console tree and click the Action menu, or right-click an object in the console tree. |
| Create a new database | Right-click the server in the console tree, and click New Database. Type a name for the database, and click OK. |
| Create a new data source | Right-click the Data Sources folder in the library of a database, and click New Data Source. Select the OLE DB provider. Activate the Connection tab, and specify a data source. Then click OK. |
| Create a cube by using the Cube Wizard | Right-click the Cubes folder in a database, point to New Cube, and click Wizard. |
| Create a new dimension from within the Cube Wizard | On the add dimension screen of the Cube Wizard, click the New Dimension button. |
| Add a join between snowflaked dimension tables | Drag the column name from one table to another. |
| Delete a join between two tables | Select the join, and press Delete. |
| Add a new level to a dimension in the Dimension Wizard | Double-click the name of a column in the dimension table. |
| Create a dimension hierarchy from a Date/Time column | Select a dimension table that contains at least one Date/Time column. Select Time as the dimension type, and select the Date/Time column. |
| Process a cube | In the console tree, right-click the cube and click Process. |
| Browse data in a cube | In the console tree, right-click the cube and click Browse Data. |
