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
	DimensionAttribute()	Initializes a new instance of DimensionAttribute using the default values.
	DimensionAttribute(String)	Initializes a new instance of DimensionAttribute using a name.
	DimensionAttribute(String, String)	Initializes a new instance of DimensionAttribute using a name and an identifier.

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Properties

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

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Methods

	Name	Description
	AddToContainer	Infrastructure. Adds a ModelComponent object to the specified container. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	AfterInsert	Infrastructure. Displays a ModelComponent object after added to the specified index. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	AfterMove	Infrastructure. Displays a ModelComponent object after moving to the specified index. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	AfterRemove	Infrastructure. Displays a ModelComponentCollection after a ModelComponent object is removed. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	BeforeRemove	Infrastructure. Removes the ModelComponent object before the cleanup. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	Clone	Creates a new full copy of the DimensionAttribute object.
	CopyTo	Copies the content of this object to another object.
	CreateObjRef	Security Critical. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
	Dispose	(Inherited from Component.)
	Equals	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetLifetimeService	Security Critical. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	InitializeLifetimeService	Security Critical. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
	RemoveFromContainer	Infrastructure. Removes a ModelComponent object from the specified container. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	Submit()	Infrastructure. Submits a ModelComponent object. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	Submit(Boolean)	Infrastructure. Submits a ModelComponent object. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	ToString	Returns a string containing the name of the component. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
	Validate(ValidationErrorCollection)	Validates the element to which it is appended; returns any errors encountered in a collection. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	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.)
	Validate(ValidationErrorCollection, Boolean, ServerEdition)	Determines whether the DimensionAttribute is valid. (Overrides NamedComponent.Validate(ValidationErrorCollection, Boolean, ServerEdition).)

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Events

	Name	Description
	Disposed	(Inherited from Component.)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	ICloneable.Clone	Creates a new copy of this object instance.
	IFormattable.ToString	Formats the value of the current instance using the specified format. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
	IHostableComponent.Host	Gets or sets the IServiceProvider that is the host of the ModelComponent. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	IModelComponent.FriendlyPath	Gets a friendly path for the ModelComponent. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	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