Creating an offline cube file

[MarillionFan]

I just need to do some simple prototyping and have just noticed that Microsoft took the cube builder out of Excel 2007+.

Thanks Microsoft you

Anyone know of a quick and dirty method to create cube files?

[Spacecadet]

I just need to do some simple prototyping and have just noticed that Microsoft took the cube builder out of Excel 2007+.

Thanks Microsoft you

Anyone know of a quick and dirty method to create cube files?

2010 + power pivot?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../gg558544.aspx

[MarillionFan]

2010 + power pivot?

Cube modeling with Excel PowerPivot in BI planning solutions and scenarios

I'll have a look

[Spacecadet]

did you have any joy with this?

[MarillionFan]

did you have any joy with this?

Nah. Stuck SQL 2008 on a VM.

[Spacecadet]

Nah. Stuck SQL 2008 on a VM.

That would be the obvious solution :P