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  • RE: Security within Analysis Services

    If you are trying to directly access cube data, you should look at HTTP security.  It is the only way in AS to do what you are trying to do.

    You...

  • RE: Filter out a dimension member?

    First of all, get MDX Solutions by George Spofford.  Great reference when working with MDX.

    Use the Filter function to return the filtered set.  For example:

    Filter([Products].members, [Product].currentmember.name = "Do Not Display")

    HTH

    Steve...

  • RE: Star Or Snowflake????

    The simple answer in regards to AS is that either one works fine as the data is loaded into the cube structure.

    The general rule I follow is if you need...

  • RE: dynamic query in Reporting Services

    You cannot RUN this kind of query in Reporting Services.  You will need to PREVIEW the report to see the data.

    What I have done is, build the query with the...

  • RE: Reporting Services - typical Microsoft

    Couple of comments to add --

    Get the VB.NET designer and remove the VB.NET files after loading the RS builder.  This has been tested and make the Visual Studio IDE a...

  • RE: Calculated Members - any good books out there?

    MDX Solutions by George Spofford is by far the best resource that I have found on MDX.

    As far as your calculation goes, check out the Ancestor or Lag functions.

    Steve Hughes,...

  • RE: Bulk Insert

    You should also check TempDB as it will be growing to support the indexes during the inserts.

    Steve Hughes, Magenic Technologies

    steve.hughes@magenic.com

  • RE: Transferring Warehouse between Servers

    One serious limitation of Standard Server is that it does not support partitions.  If you are currently using multiple partitions in your cubes you will not be able to move...

  • RE: Tools for users to browse Cubes?

    I have deployed a number of Analysis Services solutions and my recommendation to clients it to use Excel to begin with.  This reduces training time and provides an opportunity for...

  • RE: DTS & MSDB

    Yes it should. However, for the future I would save them to .dts files and use some version control software to manage development.

    Steve Hughes

    Magenic Technologies

    steve.hughes@magenic.com

  • RE: Analysis Services Crashes with large Parent-Child

    Do you know if you activated Very Large Dimension Management (VLDM)? This could be what needed the memory. VLDM dimensions actually lock space in memory to hold the...

  • RE: Beginner Resource Kit

    My normal list of recommendations follow:

    Analysis Services 2000 Step by Step, Microsoft Press

    MDX Solutions, George Spofford, Wiley

    msdn.microsoft.com -- AS Documentation, sqlserver.olap user group

    http://www.mosha.com/msolap

    http://www.ralphkimball.com

    Hope that helps.

    Steve...

  • RE: Memory problem with displaying cube data.

    More than likely your calculation requires too much cube data to be sent to the client and you do not have enough memory to support it. I have worked...

  • RE: Previous non zero value

    If your daily balance is a calculated member based on a specific time member, you could test the value and if it equals 0 return the previous member which will...

  • RE: formulas on OLAP cube

    Currentmember will impact every query no matter what level of time you are on. If you need this to always be at the year level use the following:

    Ancestor(Time.Currentmember, Year)

    Hope...

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