Member.Name Property

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12/03/2008

Gets the name of the Member.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides NotOverridable ReadOnly Property Name As String

public override sealed string Name { get; }

public:
virtual property String^ Name {
    String^ get () override sealed;
}

/** @property */
public final String get_Name ()

public override final function get Name () : String

Property Value

A String that contains the member name of the Member.

Remarks

In Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS), member names can be derived from a column in the dimension table other than the column that supplies member keys for a given level. Although member keys must be unique within a level, member names can be changed in a changing dimension, and they are not necessarily unique within a dimension or hierarchy. You can reference a member by either its member name or its member key. Using the member key ensures precise member identification in these cases. The ampersand (&) character is used in Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) to differentiate a member key from a member name, as shown in the following example:

[Time].[Time].[2nd half].&[Q4]

In this case, the member key of the fourth quarter member, Q4, is used.

The Name property returns the member name of the Member. To get the member key of a Member, use the UniqueName property.

Thread Safety

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

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

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