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SQL Server Analysis Services 2012 Cube Development Cookbook

You're reading from   SQL Server Analysis Services 2012 Cube Development Cookbook If you prefer the instructional approach to a lot of theory, this cookbook is for you. It takes you straight into building data cubes through hands-on recipes, helping you get to grips with SQL Server Analysis Services fast.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849689809
Length 340 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Introduction to Multidimensional Data Model Design FREE CHAPTER 2. Defining Analysis Services Dimensions 3. Creating Analysis Services Cubes 4. Extending and Customizing Cubes 5. Optimizing Dimension and Cube Processing 6. MDX 7. Analysis Services Security 8. Administering and Monitoring Analysis Services 9. Using Tabular Models 10. DAX Calculations and Queries 11. Performance Tuning and Troubleshooting Tabular Models A. Miscellaneous Analysis Services Topics Index

Defining query level calculations and named sets


In addition to listing the existing dimension hierarchy members, MDX queries often include calculations. If your application repeatedly references the same calculation, you should define such calculations in the MDX script. However, ad hoc queries will often necessitate calculations that are not defined within the cube. Query-level calculations are defined using the WITH MEMBER clause. Calculations included within the Measures dimension are often called calculated measures, whereas within other dimensions they're referred to as calculated members. A named set allows grouping of one or more dimension members to perform additional calculations specific to the group or to more elegantly reference the collection. Use the WITH SET keywords to define the named set. Each query must specify the WITH keyword only once; if a query defines a calculated measure using the WITH MEMBER construct, you don't need to repeat WITH for the named set. In this case...

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