ssas mdx and t-sql gives different values
My situation: There is a work database. Every day it is copied to another database named RetailDB. Fact and dimension tables of SSAS are based on VIEW-objects of tables in RetailDB. So, I have the...
View ArticleMy Sales Cube shows same Name for different CustomerCategory Codes
Hello,I have a problem in cube, it shows the same CustomerCatgoryName for different CustomerCategoryCodes. The Customer Dimension table has correct data, with different codes having different names,...
View ArticlePersonalization Extensions to be Conditional
I am hoping somebody has more experience with Personalization Extensions than I and can provide ideas for how I might conditionally run different command operations in the "CubeOpened" event.After...
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"Explore Data" in Data source view does not return any values
Hi Team,I am connecting to ORACLE for my data source. Using BIDS as my Cube designer, I can browse all the data from SERVER EXPLORER. But when I am using DataSource View and click on "Explore data" it...
View ArticleIs it still worth investing time in learning MDX?
HelloAs a late comer into the Microsoft BI world, I am now trying to decide whether to bypass MDX and focus on the new Tabular Model + DAX stuff. I have watched a couple of videos on the Tabular stuff...
View ArticleFastest Way of Doing Percentile Calculation within the Cube
Hi,I have come across a few ways of doing percentile calculation within the cube -- all of which seem to be slow. I was wondering if this solution found back in 2009, is the fastest around? In SSAS...
View ArticleCreate New Tabular Project from Existing Tabular Database
Is it possible to create a new SSDT BI project from an existing SSAS Tabular database? MSDN documentation makes it sound possible, but GUI menu structures referenced don't appear correct. Also, I...
View ArticleDMV- MDSCHEMA_MEASUREGROUP_DIMENSIONS
Hi,Question on the below information on the DMV 'MDSCHEMA_MEASUREGROUP_DIMENSIONS'DIMENSION_CARDINALITYMEASUREGROUP_CARDINALITYThe Dimension usage tab of the Cube project confirm a 'Regular'...
View ArticlePercentile calculations - performance issue
I am using ORDER function in the calculated members (percentile calculations) and performance is a big issue. I looked at the following relevant posts:Percentile calculation performance by Tomislav...
View ArticleMDX Filter on multiple hours
HiI am trying to put filter on multile hours of the day. this one worksNonEmpty( filter([Dim_DateTime].[Calender].[HourofDay].&[2012]&[4]&[20]&[4]:...
View Article"This relationship cannot be defined because no intermediate measure group or...
Hi All,I am trying to set up a many-to-many relationship in the Dimension Usage tab betweendimIndustry and FactFinance. The immediate table isref_Finance_Industry. I have the relationship set up in...
View ArticleCannot see anything in the Intermediate measure group drop down box.
Hi All,Every time when I tried to establish a many-to-many relationship between two tables in the Dimension Usage tab, I cannot see anything in the Intermediate measure group drop down box even though...
View ArticleSorting members in a hierarchy
Hi,I have a Dimension with 2 attributes that I want to order for a filter in a report. One of the attributes is [Client].[Client Group], and the other is [Client].[Client Code].An example of the...
View ArticleSQL2012 MDX Which time hierarchy is being used
Dear all,I have a Date dimension with 2 hierachies. Monthly (Year -> Quarter -> Month) and Weekly (Year -> Weekly). I would like to have one unique calculated member that uses Parallelperiod...
View ArticleHow to group records in Visual Studio Analysis Services Cube
I am very uncertain on how to approach the calculations I need to make.I have a table that has records that are associated together by a certain attribute. I need to perform a few different...
View ArticleDynamic Measures Calculation
Hi,Is there a way to calculate value of any measure for current year by just creating a generic mdx calculation?For Example lets say i have two measures A and B. -I can create two measure like below...
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Implement Drill Through Action with SQL Query in SSAS Cube
Hi,I am trying to drill through on a measure at 1 of the value, but it returning more number of rows than expected. How could I fix this issue.Any ideas are welcome. Is there any way by writing SQL...
View ArticlePower View connecting to SQL Server 2012 CTP
Team -- I have installed the latest SQL Server 2012 CTP which contains "Multidimensional" support for Power Views. After I installed I was trying to connect to the cube using Excel 2013 and it works...
View ArticleDAX for previous available day (PREVIOUSDAY with holidays / weekends)
Hello all,I ran into the following problem recently, but so far I haven't been able to come up with a simple measure to solve it. I still think it should be easy, so I'm probably missing something.My...
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