OrdinalPosition (Dimension 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 OrdinalPosition property of the Dimension interface contains the ordinal position of the dimension object within the Dimensions collection of its parent object.
Note
The ordinal position is 1 for all dimension objects in the collection of dimensions for a database. The position of a dimension within the collection is significant only when it is used in a cube, partition, or aggregation.
The OrdinalPosition property for dimensions is different from the OrdinalPosition property for levels. Dimensions are ordered by the time sequence in which you add them to their parent object. The ordinal position of levels determines the hierarchy of the dimension.
Applies To:clsAggregationDimension, clsCubeDimension, clsDatabaseDimension, clsPartitionDimension
Data Type
Integer
Access
Read-only
Example
Use the following code to identify the first dimension in the Dimensions collection:
'Assume an object (dsoDim) of ClassType clsCubeDimension exists.
If dsoDim.OrdinalPosition = 1 Then
'Insert code to handle the first dimension in the cube.
Else
'Insert code to handle other dimensions.
End If