Partition

Overview

A Partition is an AnalyticsCreator analytical object that divides an OLAP table into separately defined data segments.

Partitions are associated with analytical tables and are used to organize or process subsets of their data.

Function

Use partitions to define how an analytical table is split into meaningful processing units.

A partition definition identifies the owning table and the selection logic or boundaries that determine which rows belong to the partition.

Attributes

Attributes define the configuration, behavior, and relationships of the partition entity.

Attribute Applies to Description
Name Partition Identifies the partition under its analytical table.
Table Partition Analytical table that owns the partition.
Description Partition Documents the business or processing purpose of the partition.
Selection definition Partition Filter, statement, or boundary logic used to identify the partition's rows.
Processing context Partition Settings used when the partition is generated or processed.

How it is used in AnalyticsCreator

Use case Description
Split large analytical tables Separate data into smaller processing units.
Align processing with business slices Create partitions for time periods, regions, or other meaningful segments.
Control OLAP processing Process or rebuild defined subsets rather than treating all data as one segment.

Relationships

Related entity Relationship
Table A partition belongs to an analytical table.
Column Partition logic can use columns from the owning table.
Deployment Generated analytical output can include partition definitions.

Where to configure

Configure or review this entity from the matching AnalyticsCreator user-interface area.

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