LOCK_CUBE Procedure

This procedure locks the cube's metadata for update by acquiring a database lock on the row that identifies the cube in the CWM2 model table.

Syntax

LOCK_CUBE (
           cube_owner        IN   VARCHAR2,
           cube_name         IN   VARCHAR2.
           wait_for_lock     IN   BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE);

Parameters

Table 17-8  LOCK_CUBE Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
cube_owner	Owner of the cube.
cube_name	Name of the cube.
wait_for_lock	(Optional) Whether or not to wait for the cube to be available when it is already locked by another user. If you do not specify a value for this parameter, the procedure does not wait to acquire the lock.

Exceptions

Table 17-9  LOCK_CUBE Procedure Exceptions

Exception	Description
no_access_privileges	User does not have the necessary privileges. User must be the owner and have the OLAP_DBA role.
cube_not_found	Cube not found.