Calculation Tools (Actions Tab, Cube Designer) (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data)

Options

• Metadata
  Displays the metadata for the selected cube.

  Drag a selected element to the Action Form Editor, Drillthrough Action Form Editor, or Report Action Form Editor pane to include the Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) syntax for that element at the selected location in the pane.

• Functions
  Displays the functions available for expressions and conditions.

  Drag a selected element to the Action Form Editor, Drillthrough Action Form Editor, or Report Action Form Editor pane to include the MDX syntax for that element at the selected location in the pane.

  Note

  In project mode, the Calculation Tools dialog box reads information for this option from an XML file named MDXFunctions.xml, included with Business Intelligence Development Studio. In online mode, information for this option is retrieved from the MDSCHEMA_FUNCTIONS schema rowset for the instance.

• Templates
  Displays the predefined templates available for actions.

  Drag a selected element to the Action Form Editor, Drillthrough Action Form Editor, or Report Action Form Editor pane to include the MDX syntax for that element at the selected location in the pane.

Context Menu

The following options are available in the context menu displayed by right-clicking an element in the Calculation Tools pane:

Option	Definition
Copy	Select to copy the selected element in Metadata or Functions to the Clipboard. Note This option is not displayed if Templates is selected. Note This option is disabled if the selected member cannot be copied, such as the Sets folder of a dimension displayed in Metadata or the function group folder for a function displayed in Functions.
Filter Members	Select to display the Filter Members dialog box and filter members displayed for the selected element in Metadata. For more information about the Filter Members dialog box, see Filter Members Dialog Box (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data). Note This option is displayed only if Metadata is selected. Note This option is enabled only if a level for an attribute is selected in Metadata.
Add Template	Select to add a new action, drillthrough action, or report action based on the selected template to the cube and display, respectively, the Action Form Editor, Drillthrough Action Form Editor, or Report Action Form Editor. Note This option is displayed only if Metadata is selected.

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