Can data be queried in OLAP cubes as in Views?

This question may appear a bit pedestrian but nonetheless.

We are in the process of building OLAP cubes for data analysis purposes. The question that we have is simply can we access the data stored in the OLAP cube in the same way that we would a View. We utilise a simple VB reporting tool that allows us to dynamically interrogate views in our SQL databases. Would this functionality apply also to OLAP.

Regards

RepomanYou can build a cube off of a single table or from a view.

HTH|||I didn't try it yet, but I know that SQL Server has a different OLE DB provider for it's analytical services. You will need to use it to connect to your cube.|||After further research it appears that we cannot just plug directly in. I think we need to use MDX to call the Cube. The resultant data can then be passed to our report builder.

Many thanks for the answers nonetheless.

Regards

Repoman|||Guess I'm not clear on what you are asking. If you build your cubes with ROLAP (relational - OLAP) the cube will build/store your cube in a relational matter. MDX you can use to build calculated members on a cube, what is it you are trying to do?