Free Download—OLAP for ArcGIS Add-On

Getting Started

To successfully download OLAP for ArcGIS, you must have:

• Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 for OLAP for ArcGIS 9.2
  or
  Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1 for OLAP for ArcGIS 9.1
  and
• 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, please refer to the Readme file.

To start using the OLAP for ArcGIS add-on, you need to go through the following steps:

1. Uninstall any previous versions of OLAP for ArcGIS before installing a newer version.
2. Select the version for download:
   Download OLAP for ArcGIS 9.2
   Download OLAP for ArcGIS 9.1
3. Unzip the contents of the .zip file.
4. Run Setup.exe to install the OLAP for ArcGIS add-on.
5. 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.

Known Issues

The following is a list of known issues for the OLAP for ArcGIS add-on. As new issues are documented, the list will be updated and posted under the Documentation link on the beta Web page.

Unhandled exception when closing ArcCatalog while Table Wizard is still open (CQ00256254).
The following Microsoft .NET Framework error message displays when ArcCatalog is exited by using the Exit menu command in the File menu or by clicking the X in the upper right-hand corner of the application window while the Table Wizard window is still open: "An unhandled exception has occurred in a component in your application. Click continue, and application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. Object reference not set to an instance of an object."

This issue is caused by an incorrect .NET cleanup sequence in ArcCatalog. A service pack or bug fix will be provided to address the problem in the future.

Geoprocessing framework is not supported (CQ00269200).
The OLAP for ArcGIS add-on does not support the ArcGIS geoprocessing framework and cannot be used with most geoprocessing tools.