Decision Support Objects

Analysis Services Programming (SQL Server 2000)

The Decision Support Objects (DSO) library of Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Analysis Services provides a robust set of Component Object Model (COM) objects and interfaces that you can use to create applications that can programmatically administer Analysis Services objects. With the DSO library, you can manage Analysis Services objects, such as servers, databases, data sources, dimensions, cubes, mining models, and roles. You can also administer security, process cubes and mining models, and so on. For more information about the features of Analysis Services, see Analysis Services Features.

The following table lists topics in this section, and describes their contents.

Topic	Description
Introducing Decision Support Objects	Gives a brief overview of DSO.
Redistributing Decision Support Objects	Describes the files used to support DSO, including prerequisites and redistribution instructions.
Decision Support Objects Architecture	Provides information about the implementation of the DSO object model, including discussion of the MDStore interface and a brief description of each object supported by DSO.
Using Decision Support Objects	Explains how you can use DSO to perform common and advanced tasks in Analysis Services. Sample programs are provided to get you started.
Decision Support Objects Programmer's Reference	Details the interfaces, objects, collections, methods, and properties in DSO.