2.1.725 Part 1 Section 18.9.5, k (KPI MDX Metadata)

a.   The standard does not specify the base of @n and @np.

Office treats @n and @np as zero-based indexes into the metadataStrings collection.

b.   The standard states that the values of the n attribute are defined by the XML Schema unsignedInt datatype.

Office requires that the n attribute has a maximum value of 2147483647.

c.   The standard states that the values of the np attribute are defined by the XML Schema unsignedInt datatype.

Office requires that the np attribute has a maximum value of 2147483647.