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Disclosed is a method, system, and program for query processing. Metadata for a facts metadata object and one or more dimension metadata objects that are associated with the facts metadata object is stored. A view with columns for one or more measures in the facts metadata object and one or more attributes in the one or more dimension metadata objects is constructed. Additional metadata that describes roles of columns in the fact and dimension metadata objects is generated.Also disclosed is a computer-readable medium for storing data for access by a program. A data structure stored in the computer-readable medium includes data for use by the program. The data includes a cube model metadata object that includes a facts metadata object, one or more dimension metadata objects, and one or more join metadata objects that describe how one or more tables in the facts metadata object and one or more tables in the one or more dimension metadata objects are joined. The data also includes a cube metadata object that represents a subset of the cube model metadata object and comprises a view with columns for one or more measures of one of the facts metadata objects and one or more attributes of one or more of the dimension metadata objects and a document that describes roles of columns in the facts metadata object and the one or more dimension metadata objects.

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