MDX Solutions

With Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 and Hyperion Essbase
2. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-471-74808-3
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 744 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1367 g

- Serving as both a tutorial and a reference guide to the MDX (Multidimensional Expressions) query language, this book shows data warehouse developers what they need to know to build effective multidimensional data warehouses
- After a brief overview of the MDX language and a look at how it is used to access data in sophisticated, multidimensional databases and data warehousing, the authors move directly to providing practical examples of MDX in use
- New material covers changes in the MDX language itself as well as major changes in its implementation with the latest software releases of Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 and Hyperion Essbase
- Also covers more advanced techniques, like aggregation, query templates, and MDX optimization, and shows users what they need to know to access and analyze data to make better business decisions

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Spofford, George

Harinath, Sivakumar

Webb, Christopher

Huang, Dylan Hai

Civardi, Francesco

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Daten / Datenbanken

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments xxi

Introduction xxiii

Chapter 1 A First Introduction to MDX 1

Chapter 2 Introduction to MDX Calculated Members and Named Sets 37

Chapter 3 Common Calculations and Selections in MDX 61

Chapter 4 MDX Query Context and Execution 97

Chapter 5 Named Sets and Set Aliases 149

Chapter 6 Sorting and Ranking in MDX 161

Chapter 7 Advanced MDX Application Topics 179

Chapter 8 Using the Attribute Data Model of Microsoft Analysis Services 239

Chapter 9 Using Attribute Dimensions and Member Properties in Hyperion Essbase 273

Chapter 10 Extending MDX through External Functions 283

Chapter 11 Changing the Cube and Dimension Environment through MDX 323

Chapter 12 The Many Ways to Calculate in Microsoft Analysis Services 335

Chapter 13 MDX Scripting in Analysis Services 2005 365

Chapter 14 Enriching the Client Interaction 411

Chapter 15 Client Programming Basics 441

Chapter 16 Optimizing MDX 471

Chapter 17 Working with Local Cubes 501

Appendix A MDX Function and Operator Reference 531

Appendix B Connection Parameters That Affect MDX 637

Appendix C Intrinsic Cell and Member Properties 661

Appendix D Format String Codes 675

Index 685

Über Autor(innen)

George Spofford is a Distinguished Engineer at Hyperion Solutions, Inc. and the author of the first edition of MDX Solutions (Wiley).

Sivakumar Harinath is the Test Lead for Analysis Services 2005 at Microsoft.

Christopher Webb is a technical architect who specializes in BI solutions at IMS Health in London.

Dylan Hai Huang is currently working as a program manager in Microsoft Office Business Application Team. Before joining the current team, he had been working in Microsoft Analysis Service Performance Team. His main interests are business intelligence, high performance computation and data mining.

Francesco Civardi is Chief Scientist at DaisyLabs, a Business Intelligence Company. He is also Professor of Data Analysis Tools and Techniques at the Catholic Universities of Brescia and Cremona.