Properties, clsPartitionDimension

Note

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An object of ClassType clsPartitionDimension implements the following properties of the Dimension interface.

Property

Description

AggregationUsage

Specifies how aggregations are designed for a dimension.

AllowSiblingsWithSameName

Indicates whether a dimension can contain members that have the same name.

AreMemberKeysUnique

Indicates whether member keys are unique for the dimension.

AreMemberNamesUnique

Indicates whether member names are unique for the dimension.

ClassType

Returns an enumeration constant that identifies the specific object type.

DataMemberCaptionTemplate

Contains a template string that is used to create captions for system-generated data members.

DataSource

Contains a reference to the data source object.

DefaultMember

Defines the default member of the dimension.

DependsOnDimension

Names a dimension on which the current dimension is dependent.

Description

Contains the description of the dimension.

DimensionType

Returns an enumeration constant that identifies the specific type of dimension.

EnableRealTimeUpdates

Indicates whether real-time updates are enabled for the dimension.

FromClause

Contains the SQL FROM clause for a dimension.

IsChanging

Indicates whether members and/or levels are expected to change on a regular basis.

IsReadWrite

Indicates whether dimension writebacks are available to clients with appropriate permissions.

IsShared

Indicates whether the dimension is shared among cubes.

IsTemporary

Indicates whether the dimension is temporary.

IsValid

Indicates whether the dimension structure is valid.

IsVirtual

Indicates whether the dimension is virtual.

IsVisible

Indicates whether the dimension is visible to the client.

JoinClause

Contains the SQL JOIN clause for a dimension.

LastProcessed

Contains the date and time when the dimension was last processed.

LastUpdated

A user-specified date. It is not used by DSO. This property can be used by client applications for their own uses.

MembersWithData

Determines which members in a dimension can have associated data in the fact table.

Name

The name of the dimension.

OrdinalPosition

Returns the ordinal position of the dimension object within its parent object's Dimensions collection.

Parent

Returns a reference to the parent MDStore object.

SourceTable

Contains the name of the source table of the dimension.

SourceTableAlias

Returns the alias of the source table for the dimension.

SourceTableFilter

Restricts the members included in a dimension.

StorageMode

Determines the method of storing dimension contents.

SubClassType

Returns an enumeration constant that identifies the subclass type of the object.