DimensionAttribute Class

Describes a dimension attribute. This class cannot be inherited.

Inheritance Hierarchy

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

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("DFCB3BDD-51BE-416d-9E6C-3655EBB2845D")> _
Public NotInheritable Class DimensionAttribute _
    Inherits NamedComponent _
    Implements ICloneable
'Usage
Dim instance As DimensionAttribute
[GuidAttribute("DFCB3BDD-51BE-416d-9E6C-3655EBB2845D")]
public sealed class DimensionAttribute : NamedComponent, 
    ICloneable
[GuidAttribute(L"DFCB3BDD-51BE-416d-9E6C-3655EBB2845D")]
public ref class DimensionAttribute sealed : public NamedComponent, 
    ICloneable
[<SealedAttribute>]
[<GuidAttribute("DFCB3BDD-51BE-416d-9E6C-3655EBB2845D")>]
type DimensionAttribute =  
    class 
        inherit NamedComponent 
        interface ICloneable 
    end
public final class DimensionAttribute extends NamedComponent implements ICloneable

The DimensionAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method DimensionAttribute() Initializes a new instance of DimensionAttribute using the default values.
Public method DimensionAttribute(String) Initializes a new instance of DimensionAttribute using a name.
Public method DimensionAttribute(String, String) Initializes a new instance of DimensionAttribute 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 AttributeHierarchyDisplayFolder Gets or sets the folder in which to display the associated attribute hierarchy.
Public property AttributeHierarchyEnabled Gets or sets whether an attribute hierarchy is enabled for the attribute.
Public property AttributeHierarchyOptimizedState Gets or sets the level of optimization applied to the attribute hierarchy.
Public property AttributeHierarchyOrdered Gets or sets whether the associated attribute hierarchy is ordered.
Public property AttributeHierarchyProcessingState Gets or sets the processing state for the attribute.
Public property AttributeHierarchyVisible Gets or sets whether the attribute hierarchy is visible to client applications.
Public property AttributeRelationships Gets the collection of AttributeRelationship objects for the attribute.
Public property Container (Inherited from Component.)
Public property CustomRollupColumn Gets or sets the details of the column that provide a custom rollup formula.
Public property CustomRollupPropertiesColumn Gets or sets the details of a column that provide the properties of a custom rollup formula.
Public property DefaultMember Gets or sets an MDX (Multidimensional Expressions) expression that identifies the default member of DimensionAttribute.
Public property Description Gets or sets the description of the component. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
Public property DiscretizationBucketCount Gets or sets the number of buckets into which to discretize attribute values.
Public property DiscretizationMethod Gets or sets the method to be used for discretization.
Public property EstimatedCount Gets or sets the estimated number of members for an attribute.
Public property ExtendedType
Public property FormatString Gets or sets the format item in a specified string.
Protected property FriendlyName Returns a user-friendly name. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
Public property GroupingBehavior Gets or sets the grouping behavior for the DimensionAttribute.
Public property ID Gets or sets the identifier of the component. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
Public property InstanceSelection Gets or sets a hint to client applications to suggest how a list of items should be displayed, based on the expected number of items in the list.
Public property IsAggregatable Gets or sets whether the values of the DimensionAttribute object can be aggregated.
Public property KeyColumns Gets the collection of key column definitions for DimensionAttribute.
Protected property KeyForCollection Returns the key used in collections. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
Public property KeyUniquenessGuarantee Gets or sets whether the relationship between the attribute key and its name, and the relationship to related attributes, is guaranteed to be valid.
Public property MemberNamesUnique Gets or sets whether member names under DimensionAttribute must be unique.
Public property MembersWithData Gets or sets whether to display data members for non-leaf members in the parent attribute.
Public property MembersWithDataCaption Gets or sets a template string that is used to create captions for system-generated data members.
Public property Name Gets or sets the name of the component. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
Public property NameColumn Gets or sets the column that provides the name of the DimensionAttribute.
Public property NamingTemplate Gets or sets how levels are named in a parent-child hierarchy constructed from the DimensionAttribute object.
Public property NamingTemplateTranslations Gets a collection of localized translations for the NamingTemplate property.
Public property OrderBy Gets or sets how to order the members contained in the attribute.
Public property OrderByAttribute Gets or sets the attribute by which to order the members of the attribute hierarchy.
Public property OrderByAttributeID Gets or sets another attribute by which to order the members of the DimensionAttribute.
Public property OwningCollection Gets or sets the collection that contains the ModelComponent. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
Public property Parent Gets the parent Dimension of the DimensionAttribute.
Public property ParentDatabase Gets the parent database of the attribute.
Public property ParentServer Gets the parent Server of the attribute.
Public property ProcessingState Gets or sets the processing state of the attribute.
Public property RootMemberIf Gets or sets how the root member or members of a parent attribute are identified.
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.)
Public property SkippedLevelsColumn Gets or sets the details of a column that stores the number of skipped (empty) levels between each member and its parent.
Public property Source Gets or sets the source of the attribute.
Public property Translations Gets the collection of Translation objects associated with DimensionAttribute.
Public property Type Gets or sets the type of the attribute.
Public property UnaryOperatorColumn Gets or sets the details of a column providing a unary operator.
Public property Usage Gets or sets how an attribute is used.
Public property ValueColumn Gets or sets the column that provides the value of DimensionAttribute.
Public property VisualizationProperties Gets or sets the visualization properties.

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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 the DimensionAttribute object.
Public method CopyTo Copies the content of this object to another object.
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) Determines whether the DimensionAttribute is valid. (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 a new copy of this object instance.
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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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