Configure a Cube process to create a multi-dimensional
cube of attributes. Any cubes created in the Sessions area will
be available globally.
Before you begin
Before you can create a cube using a Cube process, you must
create a strategic segment or dimension hierarchy.
Procedure
- Open a session flowchart.
- Click the Edit icon in
the flowchart toolbar.
- Drag the Cube process from the palette to your
flowchart.
- Double-click the Cube process in the flowchart workspace.
- On the Source tab, use the Input
Segments list to select one or more segments as input
for the cube.
Important: If you select more
than one source segment, ensure that they all have the same audience
level.
- Click the Cube Definitions tab to
define your cube.
From the Cube Definitions window you can:
- Click Add to add a new cube.
- Select a cube and click Edit to modify
it.
- Select a cube and click Remove to delete
it.
- To add a cube:
- Click Add.
- Enter a name and description.
- Select up to three dimensions from the corresponding
lists. The dimensions must be related to the strategic segments that
the cube source is based on.
- Click OK. The Edit Cube window
closes and the new cube definition is displayed in the list of cubes
on the Cube Definitions tab.
- Click the Select Additional Fields to Track tab
to specify additional fields for tracking.
From
the Select Additional Fields window you can:
- Select and move the fields you want to track from the Available
Fields list to the Selected Fields list, using
the Add>> button
- Click Derived Fields to select or create
derived fields to track.
- Click Profile to see the contents of the
selected field.
- (Optional) Click the General tab
to assign a name and descriptive note.
The name
displays on the process box in the flowchart. The note displays when
you hover the cursor over the process box in the flowchart.
- Click OK.
The
process is configured. You can test the process to verify that it
returns the results you expect.