Board taking so much time for export text cubes and large size mdb cubes , is there any way ?

Bale Goutham

Board 14.4 is taking almost 2 hrs for extracting a text or large size mdb cube . Is there any way that i can make extract faster. I have tried using extract cube and dataset both , i didnot found a solution yet.

Fethi ZERARA

Hi Bale,

Are you working on a cloud instance? What is the destination for the Azure storage ? is it Z:?

If so, please take a look at the following explanation:

Every Board Cloud Platform includes multiple local or cloud storage drives (C:, D:, R:, Z:...), each with its own characteristics such as size, expiration, read/write speed, and accessibility, optimized for specific purposes:

• *C:* is the standard path for any data extraction to a flat file. Keep in mind that the C:\ drive also stores your data models and is recommended for small-size exports.
• *D:* is a local disk similar to C:\ but temporary—it gets cleaned with every redeployment. This makes it ideal for large data extraction tasks, such as Extract All Cubes, which will be automatically cleared after the process completes.
• *R:* is an additional local disk similar to C:\ and can be made available upon request to the Board Cloud Ops Team.
• *Z:* is a shared Azure storage provided for all Cloud customers. This drive is shared across all your Board environments, making it perfect for exchanging data (such as Cube content or Entity members) between environments. However, note that performance may be affected since read/write speeds are slower than local drives.