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Free Download—OLAP for ArcGIS Add-on
Setup Requirements
To successfully download OLAP for ArcGIS, you must have
To check for Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0, go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools. If you do not currently have Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0, or you have version 1.1, you can download version 2.0 to your system. Please note that both versions can exist on your system simultaneously.
To check for Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1, go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools. If you do not currently have Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1, or you have version 2.0, you can download version 1.1 to your system. Please note that both versions can exist on your system simultaneously.
To check for Esri .NET Support Feature for ArcGIS, navigate to the location on your hard drive where you installed ArcGIS for Desktop and look for the DotNet folder. For example, go to C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\DotNet. If you do not find the DotNet folder, follow the instructions below for installing Esri .NET Support Feature for ArcGIS.
To add Esri .NET Support Feature for ArcGIS, you will need to access ArcGIS either on CD or via your network. Go to Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs, select ArcGIS for Desktop, and click Change.
When the message window appears, either insert the ArcGIS for Desktop CD into your disk drive or browse to the source for ArcGIS for Desktop on your network and click OK. When the ArcGIS Setup window appears, select Modify and click Next. Select .NET Support, click Next, and follow the instructions to install Esri .NET Support Feature for ArcGIS.
Additional third-party software required
- Microsoft Office 2003 including Office 2003 Web Components .NET Programmability Support
- OLAP for OLE DB Provider
- Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8
For more information about these requirements, refer to the README file.
Setup Instructions
To start using the OLAP for ArcGIS add-on, you need to perform the following steps:
- Uninstall any previous versions of OLAP for ArcGIS before installing a newer version.
- Select the version for download:
Download OLAP for ArcGIS 9.2
Download OLAP for ArcGIS 9.1 - Unzip the contents of the ZIP file.
- Run Setup.exe to install the OLAP for ArcGIS add-on.
- Start ArcCatalog. You must turn on the OLAP for ArcGIS add-on by selecting Tools > Extensions, checking the OLAP box, and clicking Close.
Use the OLAP Connections command in the Catalog view to connect to your OLAP server and create OLAP tables in ArcGIS.
