Aggregation Class

Defines a single aggregation. This class cannot be inherited.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.MarshalByRefObject
    System.ComponentModel.Component
      Microsoft.AnalysisServices.ModelComponent
        Microsoft.AnalysisServices.NamedComponent
          Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Aggregation

Namespace:  Microsoft.AnalysisServices
Assembly:  Microsoft.AnalysisServices (in Microsoft.AnalysisServices.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("7BA79D5E-87D3-4842-905E-DFBDA0949FBC")> _
Public NotInheritable Class Aggregation _
    Inherits NamedComponent _
    Implements ICloneable
'Usage
Dim instance As Aggregation
[GuidAttribute("7BA79D5E-87D3-4842-905E-DFBDA0949FBC")]
public sealed class Aggregation : NamedComponent, 
    ICloneable
[GuidAttribute(L"7BA79D5E-87D3-4842-905E-DFBDA0949FBC")]
public ref class Aggregation sealed : public NamedComponent, 
    ICloneable
[<SealedAttribute>]
[<GuidAttribute("7BA79D5E-87D3-4842-905E-DFBDA0949FBC")>]
type Aggregation =  
    class 
        inherit NamedComponent 
        interface ICloneable 
    end
public final class Aggregation extends NamedComponent implements ICloneable

The Aggregation type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method Aggregation() Initializes a new instance of the Aggregation class using the default values.
Public method Aggregation(String, String) Initializes a new instance of the Aggregation class using a name and an identifier.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property Annotations Gets a collection within which you can store custom data. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
Public property Container (Inherited from Component.)
Public property Description Gets or sets the description of the component. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
Public property Dimensions Gets the collection of dimensions for the Aggregation object.
Protected property FriendlyName Returns a user-friendly name. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
Public property ID Gets or sets the identifier of the component. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
Protected property KeyForCollection Returns the key used in collections. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
Public property Name Gets or sets the name of the component. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
Public property OwningCollection Gets or sets the collection that contains the ModelComponent. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
Public property Parent Gets the parent AggregationDesign object for the current Aggregation object.
Public property ParentCube Gets the parent Cube object for the current Aggregation object.
Public property ParentDatabase Gets the parent Database object for the current Aggregation object.
Public property ParentMeasureGroup Gets the parent MeasureGroup object for the current Aggregation object.
Public property ParentServer Gets the parent Server object for the current Aggregation object.
Public property Site Infrastructure. Gets or sets the site of the component. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
Public property SiteID Infrastructure. Gets or sets the identifier for the site associated with the component. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)

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Methods

  Name Description
Protected method AddToContainer Infrastructure. Adds a ModelComponent object to the specified container. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
Protected method AfterInsert Infrastructure. Displays a ModelComponent object after added to the specified index. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
Protected method AfterMove Infrastructure. Displays a ModelComponent object after moving to the specified index. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
Protected method AfterRemove Infrastructure. Displays a ModelComponentCollection after a ModelComponent object is removed. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
Protected method BeforeRemove Infrastructure. Removes the ModelComponent object before the cleanup. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
Public method Clone Creates a new full copy of an object.
Public method CopyTo Creates a full copy of object into the existing object passed as parameter.
Public method CreateObjRef Security Critical. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
Public method Dispose (Inherited from Component.)
Public method Equals (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetLifetimeService Security Critical. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
Public method GetType (Inherited from Object.)
Public method InitializeLifetimeService Security Critical. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
Protected method RemoveFromContainer Infrastructure. Removes a ModelComponent object from the specified container. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
Public method Submit() Infrastructure. Submits a ModelComponent object. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
Public method Submit(Boolean) Infrastructure. Submits a ModelComponent object. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
Public method ToString Returns a string containing the name of the component. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
Public method Validate(ValidationErrorCollection) Validates the element to which it is appended; returns any errors encountered in a collection. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
Public method Validate(ValidationErrorCollection, Boolean) Validates the element to which it is appended; returns any errors encountered in a collection. Also contains a parameter to enable return of detailed errors. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
Public method Validate(ValidationErrorCollection, Boolean, ServerEdition) Validates the element to which it is appended; returns any errors encountered into a collection. Also contains a parameter to enable return of detailed errors. (Overrides NamedComponent.Validate(ValidationErrorCollection, Boolean, ServerEdition).)

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Events

  Name Description
Public event Disposed (Inherited from Component.)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

  Name Description
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method ICloneable.Clone Creates and returns a new object that is a copy of the current instance of the Aggregation object.
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IFormattable.ToString Formats the value of the current instance using the specified format. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate property IHostableComponent.Host Gets or sets the IServiceProvider that is the host of the ModelComponent. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate property IModelComponent.FriendlyPath Gets a friendly path for the ModelComponent. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate property IModelComponent.OwningCollection Gets or sets the collection that owns the current object. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)

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Remarks

Each aggregation consists of a set of dimensions, with a set of attributes for each dimension. For example, if an aggregation lists the Customer dimension, and the City and Gender attributes for that dimension, then there is an aggregation for the City/Gender combination.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.AnalysisServices Namespace