iLab 4: Create a data warehouse using a star schema and then analyze data
warehouse information.
The management of the Coffee Merchant needs to find the sales pattern by data mining the sales data. The
purpose of the data mining exercise is to find any of the sales patterns. In particular, the senior management
team is interested in the quarterly sales reports by different sales region. From the experience, the team thinks
that each region would have different product needs at a different quarter. As a sales analyst, you need to
apply the data mining techniques using SQL Server Reporting Services.
Your assignment is to create a parameter, matrix report, and explain the report to find sales a pattern at a
different region on a different fiscal year quarter.
Submit the YourName_Lab4_Questions.docx to the Week 4 iLab Dropbox.
Steps Deliverable Points
Step 1 Translate the business requirements into operational data
mining specifications.
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Step 2d to Step
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Find the right tables and columns from data warehouse (Coffee
Merchant database).
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Step 4 Create a parametric, metric report. 10
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Submit your assignment to the Dropbox located on the silver tab at the
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(See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” for due
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Scenario and Summary
Deliverables
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Final
Deliverable
Lab 4 Student Answer Sheet 30
Download the Week4_Lab4_Questions.docx from DocSharing. You will answer the questions and
provide screen prints as required for each part of the lab.
1.
Read the scenario and translate the requirements into 2. specifications.
3. Connect to iLab.
4. Connect to BIS445SQL data source.
5. Connect to Coffee Merchant database.
Part A: Set up data by writing SQL script
Understand the usage of CAST function to find the quarter by dividing month number by three.
CAST(Month(Orders.OrderDate) -1) /3 + 1 as VARCHAR)
Study this SQL statement.
a. Open your Citrix Laboratory, click the SQL 2008 Server Management Studio.
You will see a similar screen – where the Server Name is : BIS445SQL2008
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Preparation Back to Top
STEP 1: Problem Description Back to Top
STEP 2: Prepare the SQL script to extract the data Back to Top
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On the Server name chose b. the right Server.
Browse to your available database, and find the Coffee Merchant database. Create a new query
window for this database.
c.
d. Study the following SQL script.
e. Run the SQL script, you should see the follwong result data set:
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Check Columns to make sure you have the right data f. for data mining.
g. Your screen should look similar to the above screenshot.
a. Open SQL 2008 Server Business Intelligence Development Studio.
b. Select File -> New Project….
c. Select Report Server Project
d. Type Report 4 as the report name.
e. Select an appropriate location to save your work.
f. Click OK to create the New Project file.
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Move your cursor to the upper-right corner and click g. on Solution Explorer.
You should see the following screenshot, which depicts the Solution Explorer panel with the project
name listed.
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In the Solution Explorer, right click on Shared Data Sources and select Add New Data Source to
define the data source that you will use by using data source wizard.
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j. Click on Edit button.
Type in the Server information you have utilized to connect to the SQL2008 Server Management Studio
databases and select BIS445_CoffeeMerchant from the Conntect to a database pulldown menu. If
you do not know the server information, contact your instructor. For example:
k.
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Click on Test Connection, you should be able to connect to the right SQL Server data source and
receive the following screenshot stating the test succeeded.
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Click on the OK button three times to accept the connection wizard settings. You should now be
connected to the data source.
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In the Solution Explorer right a. click on Reports.
b. Select Add New Report to open the Report Wizard.
STEP 4: Create a parametric, metric report for data mining Back to Top
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c. Click on Next button.
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Click on Next button again. Then, paste the following SQL Script into d. the Edit Panel:
e. This query is modified from Step 2, by adding the “@state” parameter at the end of the script.
f. Your screen should look like this:
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Click on Next Button, then, select g. Matrix radio button.
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Then, click on the Next button. Then, make the following h. selection:
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Click on Finish button twice. You should have the design panel shown i. as the following.
j. Click on Preview tab; Type in PA in the State textbox; then, click on View Report button.
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You should see the PA k. state sales pattern.
Submit your completed YourName_Lab4_Questions.docx to the Week 4 iLab Dropbox.
Final Deliverable Back to Top
Submit your assignment to the Dropbox located on the silver tab at the
top of this page.
(See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” for due
dates.)
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