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05/23/2011

CubeDef Class

Represents the metadata for a cube.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdServer.CubeDef

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class CubeDef _
    Implements IDisposable, IMetadataObject
'Usage
Dim instance As CubeDef

public sealed class CubeDef : IDisposable, 
    IMetadataObject

public ref class CubeDef sealed : IDisposable, 
    IMetadataObject

[<SealedAttribute>]
type CubeDef =  
    class
        interface IDisposable
        interface IMetadataObject
    end

public final class CubeDef implements IDisposable, IMetadataObject

The CubeDef type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Caption	Gets the caption of the CubeDef.
	Description	Gets the description of the CubeDef.
	Dimensions	Gets an instance of the DimensionCollection class that contains the dimensions for the CubeDef class.
	Kpis	Gets the Kpis associated with the CubeDef. This member is not supported for versions of Analysis Services earlier than Microsoft SSQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS).
	LastProcessed	Gets the date and time on which the CubeDef was last processed.
	LastUpdated	Gets the date and time on which the CubeDef was last updated.
	Measures	Gets an instance of the MeasureCollection class that contains the measures for the CubeDef.
	Name	Gets the name of the CubeDef.
	NamedSets	Gets an instance of the NamedSetCollection class that contains the named sets for the CubeDef.
	Properties	Gets an instance of a PropertyCollection class that contains the properties associated with the CubeDef.
	Type	Returns the CubeType() of the cube, if supported by the provider.
	UniqueName

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Methods

	Name	Description
	{dtor}	Releases all resources used by the CubeDef.
	Dispose	Releases all resources used by the CubeDef.
	Equals	(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetSchemaObject	Returns an object associated with the CubeDef from a specified schema rowset.
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	(Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

In Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS), a cube is a collection of measures and dimensions.

In ADOMD.NET, the CubeDef represents only the metadata of a cube. You cannot retrieve cell data from a CubeDef; instead, this object provides a mechanism for retrieving metadata about a given cube as well as its dimensions, measures, and named sets for a client application.

Thread Safety

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

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