Properties, clsDatabaseDimension

Note

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An object of ClassType clsDatabaseDimension implements the following properties of the Dimension interface.

Property	Description
AllowSiblingsWithSameName	Indicates whether a parent-child dimension can contain members with identical names.
AreMemberKeysUnique	Indicates whether member keys are unique within the dimension.
AreMemberNamesUnique	Indicates whether member names are unique within the dimension.
ClassType	Returns an enumeration constant that identifies the specific object type.
DataMemberCaptionTemplate	Contains a template string that is used to create captions for system-generated data members.
DataSource	The name of the object of ClassType clsDataSource used by the database dimension.
DefaultMember	Defines the default member of the dimension.
DependsOnDimension	Names a dimension to which the current dimension is related.
Description	The description of the database dimension.
DimensionType	Returns an enumeration constant identifying the specific type of dimension.
EnableRealTimeUpdates	Indicates whether real-time updates are enabled for the dimension.
FromClause	The SQL FROM clause for a database dimension.
IsChanging	Indicates whether members and/or levels are expected to change on a regular basis.
IsReadWrite	Indicates whether end users that have appropriate permissions can write back to dimensions.
IsShared	Indicates whether the database dimension is shared.
IsTemporary	Indicates whether the database dimension should be permanently stored in the repository.
IsValid	Indicates whether the structure of the database dimension is valid.
IsVirtual	Indicates whether the database dimension is virtual.
JoinClause	The SQL JOIN clause for the dimension.
LastProcessed	The date and time when the database dimension was last processed.
LastUpdated	A user-specified date. This property is not used by Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Analysis Services.
MembersWithData	Determines which members in a dimension can have associated data in the fact table.
Name	The name of the database dimension.
OrdinalPosition	Returns the ordinal position of the dimension object within its parent object's Dimensions collection.
Parent	Returns a reference to the parent MDStore object.
SourceTable	The name of the primary table of the database dimension.
SourceTableAlias	Returns the alias of the source table for the database dimension.
SourceTableFilter	Restricts members that are included in a dimension.
State	Indicates the difference between the dimension object referenced by the client application and the corresponding dimension on the Analysis server.
StorageMode	Determines how the contents of a cube's dimensions are stored.
SubClassType	Returns an enumeration constant that identifies the subclass type of the object.

See Also

Reference

Dimension Interface