IgnoreUnrelatedDimensions Element (ASSL)

Determines whether unrelated dimensions are forced to their top level when members of dimensions that are unrelated to the measure group are included in a query.

Syntax

<MeasureGroup>
   ...
   <IgnoreUnrelatedDimensions>...</IgnoreUnrelatedDimensions>
   ...
</MeasureGroup>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	Boolean
Default value	True
Cardinality	0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent element	MeasureGroup
Child elements	None

Remarks

When IgnoreUnrelatedDimensions is true, unrelated dimensions are forced to their top level; when the value is false, dimensions are not forced to their top level. This property is similar to the Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) ValidMeasure function.

The element that corresponds to the parent of IgnoreUnrelatedDimensions in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is MeasureGroup.

See Also

Reference

Properties (ASSL)

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