How to set default dimension member and always filter on one of them, never...
Hello,I have a dimension that has 2 members ("CURRENT" or "PRIOR") and of course by default, it shows "ALL" (no filters).Is there a way to set a default filter on the entire dataset based on "CURRENT"...
View ArticleHow to pass exact date values in mdx query
Instead of this SET @DateFrom='[Date].[Date].&[4357]' SET @DateTo='[Date].[Date].&[4357]'I want to pass the exact dates 20130415 which is 2013 april 15.SET...
View ArticleTabular model processing issues
Dear Experts,We are facing model processing issue in Tabular Model. We keep getting the errorThe operation has been cancelled because there is not enough memory available for the application. If using...
View ArticleManaging dimension members security with an unique role - SSAS 2008 R2
Hi,I need to know if it is possible inside an unique role, a first set of dimension members with a first user/group, a second set of dimension members with a second user/group and so on.For my...
View ArticleHow can regular users access cube via browser?
After all this time, I was able to create a cube. Through VS Studio, I immediately saw the benefits of using a cube to display data.The problem now is that I'm the only that has BIDS. And from what...
View ArticleDoes SSAS has the ability to work with objects in memory?
I read my data from database. I have to process this data compeletly with my program logic to get new features from this raw data. I want to create my mining structure based on this new data which is...
View ArticleHow to merge 2 dimensions in SSAS
I am having 2 dimensions in Cube - Customer and Customer flag.Customer dimension has all customer related information like address, Customer key etc. Customer dimension has Customer key as it's primary...
View ArticleTutorial MDX
Anyone knows a tutorial or portal that theaches MDX for newbies.Please i needto learn MDXGreetingsAleds
View ArticleHow do I calculate totals for a distributed measure in SSAS?
I have an OLAP cube consisting of quite a few tables.In this scenario there's only reason to look at one fact table with costs. This table constructed by a join in SQL with a table of distribution...
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Child has multiple parents relationship
Hi,Most of the people know multiple parents do not support in SQL Server Analysis Services 2008 R2.Below Dim_Desc, child attribute, member 3 has multiple parents.Please let me know any work around for...
View ArticleDifferences between Excel and a cube?
The reason I ask is because the other day I was showing an analyst how a cube looks like in BIDS, and his exact words were "Oh cool! Just like an Excel pivot table!"So my question is: let's say I have...
View ArticleSQLServer 2012 Tabular instance QueryLogSampling=1 doesn't work
Hi,We've configured QueryLogSampling=1 on Tabular instance of SQL Server 2012It created a log table but doesn't write any records of uses.We have another SSAS multidimensional instance (not Tabular) on...
View ArticleMDX: Ragged Hierarchy Calculated Member to Only Display Summary and not...
I have a cube that contains a chart of accounts hierarchy dimension... this is of typical parent child design. The fact table contains the lowest level member in it for the aggregations to inherently...
View ArticleSSAS - Security: How to provide business managers a "portal" where they can...
Hello everyone!We are currently creating the security concept for a customer that plans to use SSAS 2012 Multidimensional as the backend for their BI-solution. However they have complex requirements...
View Articlecounting degenerate dimensions
Hi,In my fact table I have two degenerate dimension (OrderNo, ItemNo). The grain is at billing level, so 1 OrderNo can have many rows, same with the ItemNo.Question, how do I best represent these as...
View ArticleAvg Sales Amount
Hello Find customer names whose amt is greater than CY2010avg sales amt. with member [Measures].[Avg Sales Amount] asavg( ([Date].[Calender Yr to Date].[Month].&[201001] :...
View Article"Real Time OLAP" connection string parameter not working for calculations
Hi all,As some may know, there is a connection string parameter "Real Time OLAP" that can be used when connecting to Analysis Services to prevent ROLAP queries from being cached and ensuring they...
View ArticleSSDT 2012 Named Query problem
Hi guys. I´m working in a project where i need to create a new named query. The problem is that i always get the erros "Login failed for user 'sa'". The weired part is that i test the connection at the...
View ArticleErrors in the OLAP storage engine: The attribute key cannot be found when...
I have a table containing sales information, one of the fields is 'Customer Type Code'. I have another table containing my customer types, and it also has a 'Customer Type Code'. Unfortunately it is...
View ArticleReturn set of first children of a level
Hi,I am trying to write an mdx query to return the first child of each member of a level in a hierarchy.For example the hierarchy -Parent A Child 1Child 2Parent BChild 3Child 4I would like to return...
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