2012-09-11
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2012-05-21
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Stairway to MDX - Level 9: Member “Family” Functions: .LastSibling and Cousin()
BI Architect Bill Pearson concludes his introduction to the MDX Members functions. In this Level we wrap up our exploration of the “family” group with the .LastSibling, and Cousin() functions.
2011-10-26
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Stairway to MDX - Level 8: Member “Family” Functions: .LastChild and .FirstSibling
BI Architect Bill Pearson continues his introduction to the MDX Members functions. In this Level we continue our exploration of the general “family” group with the .LastChild and .FirstSibling functions.
2011-10-14
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Stairway to MDX - Level 7: Member "Family" Functions: Ancestor() and .FirstChild
BI Architect Bill Pearson continues his introduction to the MDX Members functions. In this Level we continue our exploration of the general “family” group, with the Ancestor() and .FirstChild functions.
2011-09-23
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Stairway to MDX - Level 6: Member “Family” Functions: .Parent and .Children
Some of the most important 'Member' functions of MDX are often known as the 'Family Functions'. These are used in queries on multidimensional structures for analysis and reporting, and can refer to relative nodes in the hierarchy in much the same way as in a family tree.
2011-09-09
7,919 reads
Stairway to MDX - Level 5: Members, and an Introduction to the MDX Members Functions
Bill explains what is meant by a 'Member' and 'Member function' in MDX. A member is an item in a dimension that include the 'measures' which are the values of the attributes that belong to a dimension. 'Measures' are themselves members of a dimension called the “measures” dimension. MDX has a set of functions, known as member functions, each of which allow us to perform operations upon any member of a dimension
2019-03-26 (first published: 2011-09-02)
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Stairway to MDX - Level 4: The Order() Function: Beyond Cube Hierarchies
Bill Pearson continues his examination of the versatile Order() function, focusing upon its use in providing dataset sorts that reach beyond dimensional hierarchies
2019-03-26 (first published: 2011-08-26)
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Stairway to MDX - Level 3: The Order() Function
The Order() function provides the 'hierarchized' sorts you need for reports and applications using MDX. In this Step, Business Intelligence Architect Bill Pearson explores using the versatile Order() function for providing dataset sorts that respect dimensional hierarchies.
2019-03-26 (first published: 2011-05-25)
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Stairway to MDX - Level 1: Getting Started with MDX
To learn MDX, there is really no alternative to installing the system and trying out the statements, and experimenting. William Pearson, the well-known expert on MDX, kicks off a stairway series on this important topic by getting you running from a standing start.
2019-03-26 (first published: 2011-03-02)
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