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MDSCHEMA_KPIS Rowset

Describes the key performance indicators (KPIs) within a database.

Rowset Columns

The MDSCHEMA_KPIS rowset contains the following columns.

Column name

Type indicator

Length

Description

CATALOG_NAME

DBTYPE_WSTR

The source database.

SCHEMA_NAME

DBTYPE_WSTR

Not supported.

CUBE_NAME

DBTYPE_WSTR

The parent cube for the KPI.

MEASUREGROUP_NAME

DBTYPE_WSTR

The associated measure group for the KPI.

You can use this column to determine the dimensionality of the KPI. If "<NULL>", the KPI will be dimensioned by all measure groups.

The default value is "<NULL>".

KPI_NAME

DBTYPE_WSTR

The name of the KPI.

KPI_CAPTION

DBTYPE_WSTR

A label or caption associated with the KPI. Used primarily for display purposes. If a caption does not exist, KPI_NAME is returned.

KPI_DESCRIPTION

DBTYPE_WSTR

A human-readable description of the KPI.

KPI_DISPLAY_FOLDER

DBTYPE_WSTR

A string that identifies the path of the display folder that the client application uses to show the member. The folder level separator is defined by the client application. For the tools and clients supplied by Analysis Services, the backslash (\) is the level separator. To provide multiple display folders, use a semicolon (;) to separate the folders.

KPI_VALUE

DBTYPE_WSTR

The unique name of the member in the measures dimension for the KPI Value.

KPI_GOAL

DBTYPE_WSTR

The unique name of the member in the measures dimension for the KPI Goal.

Returns NULL if there is no Goal defined.

KPI_STATUS

DBTYPE_WSTR

The unique name of the member in the measures dimension for the KPI Status.

Returns NULL if there is no Status defined.

KPI_TREND

DBTYPE_WSTR

The unique name of the member in the measures dimension for the KPI Trend.

Returns NULL if there is no Trend defined.

KPI_STATUS_GRAPHIC

DBTYPE_WSTR

The default graphical representation of the KPI.

KPI_TREND_GRAPHIC

DBTYPE_WSTR

The default graphical representation of the KPI.

KPI_WEIGHT

DBTYPE_WSTR

The unique name of the member in the measures dimension for the KPI Weight.

KPI_CURRENT_TIME_MEMBER

DBTYPE_WSTR

The unique name of the member in the time dimension that defines the temporal context of the KPI.

Returns NULL if there is no Time member defined.

KPI_PARENT_KPI_NAME

DBTYPE_WSTR

The name of the parent KPI.

SCOPE

DBTYPE_I4

 

The scope of the KPI. The KPI can be a session KPI or global KPI.

This column can have one of the following values:

  • MDKPI_SCOPE_GLOBAL=1

  • MDKPI_SCOPE_SESSION=2

ANNOTATIONS

DBTYPE_WSTR

 

(Optional) A set of notes, in XML format.

This schema rowset is not sorted.

Restriction Columns

The MDSCHEMA_KPIS rowset can be restricted on the columns listed in the following table.

Column name

Type indicator

Restriction State

CATALOG_NAME

DBTYPE_WSTR

Optional.

SCHEMA_NAME

DBTYPE_WSTR

Optional.

CUBE_NAME

DBTYPE_WSTR

Optional.

KPI_NAME

DBTYPE_WSTR

Optional.

CUBE_SOURCE

DBTYPE_UI2

(Optional) A bitmap with one of the following valid values:

  • 1 CUBE

  • 2 DIMENSION

Default restriction is a value of 1.

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