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Invoke-ProcessDimension cmdlet

Process a dimension using a specific processing type variable.

Syntax

Invoke-ProcessDimension [-Name] <System.String> [-Database] <System.String> [-ProcessType] <Microsoft.AnalysisServices.ProcessType> [<CommonParameters>]

Invoke-ProcessDimension –DatabaseDimension <Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Dimension> [-ProcessType] <Microsoft.AnalysisServices.ProcessType> [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Invoke-ProcessDimension cmdlet processes the specified dimension. You must specify the processing type. For more information about processing types for a dimension, see Processing Options and Settings (Analysis Services).

Parameters

-Name <string>

Specifies the dimension to be processed.

Required?

true

Position?

0

Default value

Accept pipeline input?

false

Accept wildcard characters?

false

-Database <string>

Specifies the database to which the dimension belongs.

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default value

Accept pipeline input?

false

Accept wildcard characters?

false

-ProcessType <Microsoft.AnalysisServices.ProcessType>

Specifies the process type: ProcessFull, ProcessAdd, ProcessUpdate, ProcessIndexes, ProcessData, ProcessDefault, ProcessClear, ProcessStructure, ProcessCelarStructureOnly, ProcessScriptCache, ProcessRecalc.

Required?

true

Position?

2

Default value

Accept pipeline input?

false

Accept wildcard characters?

false

-DatabaseDimension <Microsoft.AnalysisSevices.Dimension>

Specifies a Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Dimension object to be processed. Use this parameter if you want to pass in the dimension name via pipeline.

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default value

Accept pipeline input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see About_CommonParameters.

Inputs and Outputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet. The return type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet returns.

Inputs

Microsoft.AnalysisSevices.Dimension

Outputs

None

Example 1

PS SQL SERVER:\sqlas\locahost\default\Databases\AWTEST\Dimensions\Account> Get-Item .| Invoke-ProcessDimension –ProcessType:ProcessDefault

This command retrieves the specified dimension object via the pipeline and processes it.

Example 2

PS SQL SERVER:\sqlas\locahost\default\Databases\AWTEST\Dimensions > Invoke-ProcessDimension –Name “Customer” –Database “AWTEST” –ProcessType “ProcessDefault”

This command identifies a specific dimension that will be processed.

Note

Sometimes a dimension that processed successfully appears as ‘unprocessed’ when you list the dimensions folder in the PowerShell window. To verify whether a dimension was actually processed, check the dimension properties in SQL Server Management Studio.

See Also

Concepts

Analysis Services PowerShell

Other Resources

Manage Tabular Models Using PowerShell