Methods, MDStore Interface

Note

  This feature will be removed in the next version of Microsoft SQL Server. Do not use this feature in new development work, and modify applications that currently use this feature as soon as possible.

The MDStore interface supports the following methods.

Method	Description
BeginTrans	Begins a transaction on a database.
Clone	Copies an existing object to a target object of the same class type.
CommitTrans	Commits a transaction.
LockObject	Locks an object to prevent multiple users from concurrently changing the object. This method is administered through the Command interface.
Merge	Merges two partitions.
Process	Processes an MDStore object.
Rollback	Rolls back a transaction.
UnlockObject	Unlocks a previously locked object.
Update	Updates the definition of an object in the metadata repository.

Method/Class Cross-Reference

The following table shows the implementation of methods by object. X indicates applicable; n/a indicates not applicable.

Method	Database	Cube	Partition	Aggregation
BeginTrans	X	n/a	n/a	n/a
Clone	X	X	X	X
CommitTrans	X	n/a	n/a	n/a
LockObject	X	X	X	n/a
Merge	n/a	n/a	X	n/a
Process	X	X	X	n/a
Rollback	X	n/a	n/a	n/a
UnlockObject	X	X	X	n/a
Update	X	X	X	n/a

See Also

Reference

MDStore Interface

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