Using Offline OLAP to Develop Cube Reports Without SSAS

One feature of Excel 2007 that I think is really cool, and also a little hidden, is the “Offline OLAP” feature.

If you insert a pivot table connected to an OLAP cube into Excel 2007, and go to the PivotTable Options Ribbon Menu, You will see the “OLAP Tools” Button. Click on that and then “Offline OLAP”.