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Supported XMLA Properties (XMLA)

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS) supports the properties listed in the following table. You use these listed properties in the Properties element of the Discover and Execute methods.

Name Element

AxisFormat

Usage

Optional, write-only String property

Description

Determines the format used within an MDDataSet result set to describe the axes of the multidimensional dataset. This property can have the values listed in the following table.

Value

BeginRange

Usage

Optional, write-only Integer property

Description

Contains a zero-based integer value corresponding to a CellOrdinal attribute value. (The CellOrdinal attribute is part of the Cell element in the CellData section of MDDataSet.)

Used together with the EndRange property, the client application can use this property to restrict an OLAP dataset returned by a command to a specific range of cells. If -1 is specified, all cells up to the cell specified in the EndRange property are returned.

The default value for this property is -1.

This property can be used with the Execute method.

Catalog

Usage

Optional, read/write String property

Description

When establishing a session with an Analysis Services instance to send an XMLA command, this property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_INIT_CATALOG.

When you set this property during a session to change the current database for the session, this property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_CURRENTCATALOG.

The default value for this property is an empty string.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

CatalogLocation

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_CATALOGLOCATION.

The default value for this property is zero (0), equivalent to DBPROPVAL_CL_START.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

ClientProcessID

Usage

Optional, read/write Integer property

Description

Contains the identifier (ID) of the process thread for the current session.

The default value for this property is zero (0).

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

CommitTimeout

Usage

Optional, write-only Integer property

Description

Determines how long, in seconds, the commit phase of a currently running XMLA command waits before rolling back. The commit phase corresponds to XMLA commands such as Statement or Process.

A value of zero (0) indicates that the instance waits indefinitely.

The default value for this property is zero (0).

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

Content

Usage

Optional, write-only String property

Description

Determines the type of data that is returned from the Discover and Execute methods. This property can have the values listed in the following table.

Value

Cube

Usage

Optional, write-only String property

Description

Contains the name of the cube that sets the context for the command. If the command itself contains a cube name, such as within the FROM clause of a Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) SELECT statement, the setting of this property is ignored.

The default value for this property is an empty string.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DataSourceInfo

Usage

Required, read/write String property

Description

Contains the information, such as the instance name, required to connect to the data source.

Client applications should not construct the contents of the DataSourceInfo property to send to an instance. Instead, the client application should find the data sources supported by the provider by using the Discover method to retrieve the DISCOVER_DATASOURCES rowset. The client application then sends back the same value for the DataSourceInfo property that the client retrieved from the DISCOVER_DATASOURCES rowset.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropCatalogTerm

Usage

Optional, read-only String property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_CATALOGTERM.

The default value for this property is "Database".

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropCatalogUsage

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_CATALOGUSAGE.

The default value for this property is zero (0).

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropColumnDefinition

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_COLUMNDEFINITION.

The default value for this property is zero (0).

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropConcatNullBehavior

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_CONCATNULLBEHAVIOR.

The default value for this property is 1, equivalent to DBPROPVAL_CB_NULL.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropDataSourceReadOnly

Usage

Optional, read-only Boolean property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_DATASOURCEREADONLY.

The default value for this property is FALSE.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropGroupBy

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_GROUPBY.

The default value for this property is 2, equivalent to DBPROPVAL_GB_EQUALS_SELECT.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropHeterogeneousTables

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_HETEROGENEOUSTABLES.

The default value for this property is zero (0).

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropIdentifierCase

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_IDENTIFIERCASE.

The default value for this property is 8, equivalent to DBPROPVAL_IC_MIXED.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropInitMode

Usage

Optional, read/write Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_INIT_MODE.

The only supported values for this property are DB_MODE_READWRITE and DB_MODE_READ.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropMaxIndexSize

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_MAXINDEXSIZE.

The default value for this property is zero (0).

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropMaxOpenChapters

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_MAXOPENCHAPTERS.

The default value for this property is zero (0).

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropMaxRowSize

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_MAXROWSIZE.

The default value for this property is zero (0).

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropMaxRowSizeIncludeBlob

Usage

Optional read-only Boolean property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_MAXROWSIZEINCLUDESBLOB.

The default value for this property is TRUE.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropMaxTablesInSelect

Usage

Optional read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property DBPROP_MAXTABLESINSELECT.

The default value for this property is 1.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropMsmdCacheMode

Usage

Optional, read/write Integer property

Description

Reserved for future use.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropMsmdCachePolicy

Usage

Optional, read/write Integer property

Description

Reserved for future use.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropMsmdCacheRatio

Usage

Optional, read/write Integer property

Description

Reserved for future use.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropMsmdCacheRatio2

Usage

Optional, read/write Double property

Description

Reserved for future use.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropMsmdCompareCaseNotSensitiveStringFlags

Usage

Optional read/write Integer property

Description

Determines case-sensitive string comparison and sort order functionality. This property controls how comparisons are made in character sets that do not support uppercase and lowercase characters, such as katakana for Japanese and Hindi. The value of this property is set in the first connection of the process thread, and affects all subsequent connections in that process thread.

Use the following table to determine which flags to use.

Name

DbpropMsmdCompareCaseSensitiveStringFlags

Usage

Optional, read/write Integer property

Description

Determines case-insensitive string comparison and sort order functionality. This property controls how comparisons are made in character sets that do not support uppercase and lowercase characters, such as katakana for Japanese and Hindi. The value of this property is set in the first connection of the process thread, and affects all subsequent connections in that process thread.

Use the following table to determine which flags to use.

Name

DbpropMsmdDebugMode

Usage

Optional, read/write String property

Description

Reserved for future use.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropMsmdDynamicDebugLimit

Usage

Optional, read/write Integer property

Description

Reserved for future use.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropMsmdFlattened2

Usage

Optional, read/write Boolean property

Description

Outputs all members of a parent-child hierarchy in a single table column in the flattened result, unless the parent-child hierarchy is requested on Axis 0. The Level template for output columns is not used.

The default value for this property is FALSE.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropMsmdMDXCompatibility

Usage

Optional, read/write Integer property

Description

Determines how placeholder members in a ragged or unbalanced hierarchy are treated. This property can have the values listed in the following table.

Value

DbpropMsmdMDXUniqueNameStyle

Usage

Optional, read/write Integer property

Description

Determines the algorithm for generating the unique names of members in a dimension. This property can have the values listed in the following table.

Value

DbpropMsmdSQLCompatibility

Usage

Optional, read/write Integer property

Description

Reserved for future use.

The default value for this property is zero (0).

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropMsmdUseFormulaCache

Usage

Optional, read/write String property

Description

Reserved for future use.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropMultiTableUpdate

Usage

Optional, read-only Boolean property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_MULTITABLEUPDATE.

The default value for this property is FALSE.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropNullCollation

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_NULLCOLLATION.

The default value for this property is 4, equivalent to DBPROPVAL_NC_LOW.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropOrderByColumnsInSelect

Usage

Optional, read-only Boolean property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_ORDERBYCOLUMNSINSELECT.

The default value for this property is FALSE.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropOutputParameterAvailable

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_OUTPUTPARAMETERAVAILABILITY.

The default value for this property is 1, equivalent to DBPROPVAL_OA_NOTSUPPORTED.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropPersistentIdType

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_PERSISTENTIDTYPE.

The default value for this property is 4, equivalent to DBPROPVAL_PT_NAME.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropPrepareAbortBehavior

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_PREPAREABORTBEHAVIOR.

The default value for this property is 1, equivalent to DBPROPVAL_CB_DELETE.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropPrepareCommitBehavior

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property DBPROP_PREPARECOMMITBEHAVIOR.

The default value for this property is 1, equivalent to DBPROPVAL_CB_DELETE.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropProcedureTerm

Usage

Optional, read-only String property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_PROCEDURETERM.

The default value for this property is "Calculated member".

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropQuotedIdentifierCase

Usage

Optional read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_QUOTEDIDENTIFIERCASE.

The default value for this property is 8, equivalent to DBPROPVAL_IC_MIXED.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropSchemaUsage

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_SCHEMAUSAGE.

The default value for this property is zero (0).

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropSqlSupport

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_SQLSUPPORT.

The default value for this property is 512, equivalent to DBPROPVAL_SQL_SUBMINIMUM.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropSubqueries

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_SUBQUERIES.

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DbpropSupportedTxnDdl

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_SUPPORTEDTXNDDL.

The default value for this property is zero (0), equivalent to DBPROPVAL_TC_NONE.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropSupportedTxnIsoLevels

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_SUPPORTEDTXNISOLEVELS.

The default value for this property is 4096, equivalent to DBPROPVAL_TI_READCOMMITTED.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropSupportedTxnIsoRetain

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_SUPPORTEDTXNISORETAIN.

The default value for this property is 292, equivalent to a combination of DBPROPVAL_TR_ABORT_NO, DBPROPVAL_TR_COMMIT_NO, and DBPROPVAL_TR_NONE.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

DbpropTableTerm

Usage

Optional, read-only String property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_TABLETERM.

The default value for this property is "Cube".

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

Dialect

Usage

Optional, read/write String property

Description

Establishes the dialect used in the following situations:

  • The dialect that the provider will use the first time that the provider tries to run a query.
  • The dialect used for the execution errors returned as the result of query failures.

The dialects available to this property are listed in the following table.

Name

EffectiveRoles

Usage

Optional, write-only String property

Description

Reserved for future use.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

EffectiveUserName

Usage

Optional, write-only String property

Description

Specifies the name of an account to use to override the user name when connecting to an Analysis Services instance. The value of the property is not normalized, in that the MDX UserName function returns the literal value if this property is used. This property can only be used by server administrators.

This property supports the following SID types: User, Group, Alias, WellKnownGroup, Computer.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

EndRange

Usage

Optional, write-only Integer property

Description

Specifies a zero-based integer value corresponding to a CellOrdinal attribute value. (The CellOrdinal attribute is part of the Cell element in the CellData section of MDDataSet).

Used together with the BeginRange property, the client application can use this property to restrict an OLAP dataset returned by a command to a specific range of cells. If -1 is specified, all cells from the cell specified in the BeginRange property are returned.

The default value for this property is -1.

This property can be used with the Execute method.

ExecutionMode

Usage

Optional, write-only String property

Description

Reserved for future use.

The default value for this property is Execute.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

ForceCommitTimeout

Usage

Optional, write-only Integer property

Description

Determines for how long, in seconds, the commit phase of a currently running XMLA command waits before forcing previously issued commands to roll back. The commit phase corresponds to XMLA commands such as Statement or Process.

A value of zero (0) indicates that the instance waits indefinitely.

The default value for this property is zero (0).

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

Format

Usage

Optional, write-only String property

Description

Determines the type of result set that is returned from the Discover and Execute methods. This property can have the values listed in the following table.

Value

ImpactAnalysis

Usage

Optional, write-only Boolean property

Description

Reserved for future use.

The default value for this property is zero (0).

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

LocaleIdentifier

Usage

Optional, read/write Integer property

Description

Reads or sets the locale identifier (LCID) used by the Discover or Execute method. For the complete hexadecimal list of language identifiers, search on "Language Identifiers" in the MSDN Library at the Microsoft Web site.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MaximumRows

Usage

Optional, write-only Integer property

Description

Reserved for future use.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropAggregateCellUpdate

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, MDPROP_AGGREGATECELL_UPDATE.

The default value for this property is 4, equivalent to MDPROPVAL_AU_SUPPORTED.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropAxes

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, MDPROP_AXES.

The default value for this property is 2147483647.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropFlatteningSupport

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, MDPROP_FLATTENING_SUPPORT.

The default value for this property is 1, equivalent to MDPROPVAL_FS_FULL_SUPPORT.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropMdxCaseSupport

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, MDPROP_MDX_CASESUPPORT.

The default value for this property is zero (0).

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropMdxDescFlags

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, MDPROP_MDX_DESCFLAGS.

The default value for this property is 7, equivalent to MDPROPVAL_MD_BEFORE, MDPROPVAL_MD_AFTER, and MDPROPVAL_MD_SELF.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropMdxFormulas

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property MDPROP_MDX_FORMULAS.

The default value for this property is 63, equivalent to a combination of MDPROPVAL_MF_WITH_CALCMEMBERS, MDPROPVAL_MF_WITH_NAMEDSETS, MDPROPVAL_MF_CREATE_CALCMEMBERS, MDPROPVAL_MF_CREATE_NAMEDSETS, MDPROPVAL_MF_SCOPE_SESSION, and MDPROPVAL_MF_SCOPE_GLOBAL.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropMdxJoinCubes

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, MDPROP_MDX_JOINCUBES.

The default value for this property is 1, equivalent to MDPROPVAL_MJC_SINGLECUBE.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropMdxMemberFunctions

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, MDPROP_MDX_MEMBER_FUNCTIONS.

The default value for this property is 15, equivalent to a combination of all available OLE DB values.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropMdxNonMeasureExpressions

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, MDPROP_MDX_NONMEASURE_EXPRESSIONS.

The default value for this property is zero (0), equivalent to MDPROPVAL_NME_ALLDIMENSIONS.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropMdxNumericFunctions

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, MDPROP_MDX_NUMERIC_FUNCTIONS.

The default value for this property is 2047, equivalent to a combination of MDPROPVAL_MNF_MEDIAN, MDPROPVAL_MNF_VAR, MDPROPVAL_MNF_STDDEV, MDPROPVAL_MNF_RANK, MDPROPVAL_MNF_AGGREGATE, MDPROPVAL_MNF_COVARIANCE, MDPROPVAL_MNF_CORRELATION, MDPROPVAL_MNF_LINREGSLOPE, MDPROPVAL_MNF_LINREGVARIANCE, MDPROPVAL_MNF_LINREG2, and MDPROPVAL_MNF_LINREGPOINT.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropMdxObjQualification

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, MDPROP_MDX_OBJQUALIFICATION.

The default value for this property is 496, equivalent to a combination of MDPROPVAL_MOQ_DIM_HIER, MDPROPVAL_MOQ_DIMHIER_LEVEL, MDPROPVAL_MOQ_DIMHIER_MEMBER, MDPROPVAL_MOQ_LEVEL_MEMBER, and MDPROPVAL_MOQ_MEMBER_MEMBER.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropMdxOuterReference

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property MDPROP_MDX_OUTERREFERENCE.

The default value for this property is zero (0).

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropMdxQueryByProperty

Usage

Optional, read-only Boolean property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, MDPROP_MDX_QUERYBYPROPERTY.

The default value for this property is TRUE.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropMdxRangeRowset

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, MDPROP_MDX_RANGEROWSET.

The default value for this property is 4, equivalent to MDPROPVAL_RR_UPDATE.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropMdxSetFunctions

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, MDPROP_MDX_SET_FUNCTIONS.

The default value for this property is 524287, equivalent to a combination of MDPROPVAL_MSF_TOPPERCENT, MDPROPVAL_MSF_BOTTOMPERCENT, MDPROPVAL_MSF_TOPSUM, MDPROPVAL_MSF_BOTTOMSUM, MDPROPVAL_MSF_PERIODSTODATE, MDPROPVAL_MSF_LASTPERIODS, MDPROPVAL_MSF_YTD, MDPROPVAL_MSF_QTD, MDPROPVAL_MSF_MTD, MDPROPVAL_MSF_WTD, MDPROPVAL_MSF_DRILLDOWNMEMBER, MDPROPVAL_MSF_DRILLDOWNLEVEL, MDPROPVAL_MSF_DRILLDOWNMEMBERTOP, MDPROPVAL_MSF_DRILLDOWNMEMBERBOTTOM, MDPROPVAL_MSF_DRILLDOWNLEVEL, MDPROPVAL_MSF_DRILLDOWNLEVELTOP, MDPROPVAL_MSF_DRILLDOWNLEVELBOTTOM, MDPROPVAL_MSF_DRILLUPMEMBER, MDPROPVAL_MSF_DRILLUPLEVEL, and MDPROPVAL_MSF_TOGGLEDRILLSTATE.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropMdxSlicer

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, MDPROP_MDX_SLICER.

The default value for this property is 2, equivalent to MDPROPVAL_MS_SINGLETUPLE.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropMdxStringCompop

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, MDPROP_MDX_STRING_COMPOP.

The default value for this property is 15, equivalent to a combination of MDPROPVAL_MSC_LESSTHAN, MDPROPVAL_MSC_GREATERTHAN, MDPROPVAL_MSC_LESSTHANEQUAL, and MDPROPVAL_MSC_GREATERTHANEQUAL.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdpropNamedLevels

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, MDPROP_NAMED_LEVELS.

The default value for this property is 3, equivalent to a combination of MDPROPVAL_NL_NAMEDLEVELS and MDPROPVAL_NL_NUMBEREDLEVELS.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

MdxMissingMemberMode

Usage

Optional, write-only String property

Description

Indicates whether missing members are ignored in MDX statements.

This property can have the values listed in the following table.

Value

MDXSupport

Usage

Optional, read-only String property

Description

Specifies an enumeration that describes the degree of MDX support.

This property can have the values listed in the following table.

Value

NonEmptyThreshold

Usage

Optional read/write Integer property

Description

Reserved for future use.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

Password

Usage

Optional write-only String property

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Description

For backward compatibility, this property is ignored without generating an error when used with the Execute or Discover method.

ProviderName

Usage

Optional, read-only String property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_DBMSNAME.

The default value for this property is "OLAP Server".

This property can be used with the Discover method.

ProviderType

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_DATASOURCE_TYPE.

The default value for this property is 6.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

ProviderVersion

Usage

Optional, read-only String property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_DBMSVER.

The default value for this property is the version of the Analysis Services instance.

This property can be used with the Discover method.

ReadOnlySession

Usage

Optional, read/write Integer property

Description

Reserved for future use.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

RealTimeOlap

Usage

Optional, read/write Boolean property

Description

When set to TRUE, indicates that all the partitions listening for table notifications are to be queried in real time, bypassing caching. This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_MSMD_REAL_TIME_OLAP.

The default value for this property is FALSE.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

ReturnCellProperties

Usage

Optional, read/write Boolean property

Description

The default value for this property is FALSE.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

Roles

Usage

Optional, read/write String property

Description

Specifies a comma-delimited string of the role names under which a client application connects to an Analysis Services instance. This property lets the user connect using a role other than the one he or she is currently using. For example, a server administrator may want to connect to a cube as a member of a role to test permissions granted to that role. This user must be a member of the role specified in order to connect using this property.

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SafetyOptions

Usage

Optional, read/write Integer property

Description

Determines whether unsafe libraries can be registered and loaded by client applications.

The value of this property also determines whether the PASSTHROUGH keyword is allowed in local cubes. An error occurs in the following situations:

  • If a client application tries to create a local cube with an INSERT INTO statement that contains the PASSTHROUGH keyword.
  • If a client application tries to update a local cube that contains an INSERT INTO statement which uses the PASSTHROUGH keyword.

This property can have the values listed in the following table.

Name

SecuredCellValue

Usage

Optional, read/write Integer property

Description

Specifies the error code and the values for the Value and Formatted Value cell properties to be returned when it tries to access a secured cell.

This property can have the values listed in the following table.

Value

ServerName

Usage

Optional, read-only String property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_SERVERNAME.

The default value for this property is the name of the Analysis Services instance.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

ShowHiddenCubes

Usage

Optional, read/write Boolean property

Description

Reserved for future use.

The default value for this property is FALSE.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

SQLQueryMode

Usage

Optional, read/write String property

Description

Determines whether calculations are included in SQL queries.

This property can have the values listed in the following table.

Value

SQLSupport

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

The default value for this property is 512.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

SspropInitAppName

Usage

Optional, read/write String property

Description

Contains the name of the client application.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

SspropInitPacketsize

Usage

Optional, read/write Integer property

Description

Contains the ID of the client application.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

SspropInitWsid

Usage

Optional, read/write String property

Description

Contains the ID of the client workstation.

There is no default value for this property.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

StateSupport

Usage

Optional, read-only String property

Description

Specifies the degree of support for statefulness.

This property can have the values listed in the following table.

Value

Timeout

Usage

Optional, read/write Integer property

Description

Specifies, in seconds, the maximum time that the Analysis Services instance should wait for a request to be successful before returning an error. This property also determines the maximum time that the instance should wait for an update to a writeback table to be successful before returning an error, equivalent to the connection string property, Writeback Timeout.

The default value for this property is zero (0).

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

TransactionDDL

Usage

Optional, read-only Integer property

Description

Reserved for future use.

The default value for this property is 0.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

UserName

Usage

Optional, read-only String property

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Description

Specifies a string that returns the user name that the Analysis Services instance associates with the command. For backward compatibility, this property is ignored without generating an error when used with the Execute or Discover method. This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, DBPROP_USERNAME.

The default value for this property is the user name that opened the current session or connection.

This property can be used with the Execute method.

VisualMode

Usage

Optional, write-only Integer property

Description

This property is equivalent to the OLE DB property, MDPROP_VISUALMODE.

The default value for this property is zero (0), equivalent to DBPROPVAL_VISUAL_MODE_DEFAULT.

This property can be used with the Discover and Execute methods.

See Also

Reference

PropertyList Element (XMLA)

Help and Information

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