A traditional cube is represented by which SAP HANA view type?

A traditional cube in SAP HANA is best represented by a calculation view of type cube with star join. This view type is specifically designed to model multidimensional data and is ideal for scenarios where you aim to analyze the data in a manner similar to how traditional OLAP cubes function.

The calculation view with a star join allows for efficient querying and aggregating of data across multiple tables, which aligns with the characteristics of data cubes that summarize data while providing excellent performance for analytical queries. The star join structure effectively organizes data into fact tables (containing measurable data) and dimension tables (providing context to those measures), replicating the fundamental structure of OLAP cubes.

Using calculation views in this way takes advantage of HANA’s in-memory processing capabilities, ensuring fast access and immediate insights into large sets of data, which is crucial for analytics and reporting functions. This means users can create complex analytical scenarios that leverage the efficiency of the database technology, thereby enhancing performance and user experience.

The other view types, such as SQL views and CDS views, serve different purposes. SQL views provide a straightforward representation based on SQL queries and are not necessarily optimized for multidimensional data analysis. CDS views are more powerful in terms of business semantics and are often used for reporting and