Perspective Class

The Perspective class represents a perspective, which contains elements of a cube. Perspectives control the scope of a cube exposed to users to allow different types of users to see a different view of a cube. This class cannot be inherited.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.MarshalByRefObject
    System.ComponentModel.Component
      Microsoft.AnalysisServices.ModelComponent
        Microsoft.AnalysisServices.NamedComponent
          Microsoft.AnalysisServices.MajorObject
            Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Perspective

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("22139520-9191-4a87-81AB-6A1035DB969B")> _
Public NotInheritable Class Perspective _
    Inherits MajorObject _
    Implements IMajorObject, INamedComponent, IModelComponent, IComponent,  _
    IDisposable, ICloneable
'Usage
Dim instance As Perspective

[GuidAttribute("22139520-9191-4a87-81AB-6A1035DB969B")]
public sealed class Perspective : MajorObject, 
    IMajorObject, INamedComponent, IModelComponent, IComponent, IDisposable, 
    ICloneable

[GuidAttribute(L"22139520-9191-4a87-81AB-6A1035DB969B")]
public ref class Perspective sealed : public MajorObject, 
    IMajorObject, INamedComponent, IModelComponent, IComponent, IDisposable, 
    ICloneable

[<SealedAttribute>]
[<GuidAttribute("22139520-9191-4a87-81AB-6A1035DB969B")>]
type Perspective =  
    class 
        inherit MajorObject 
        interface IMajorObject 
        interface INamedComponent 
        interface IModelComponent 
        interface IComponent 
        interface IDisposable 
        interface ICloneable 
    end

public final class Perspective extends MajorObject implements IMajorObject, INamedComponent, IModelComponent, IComponent, IDisposable, ICloneable

The Perspective type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Perspective()	Initializes a new instance of Perspective using the default values.
	Perspective(String)	Initializes a new instance of Perspective using a name.
	Perspective(String, String)	Initializes a new instance of Perspective using a name and an identifier.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Actions	Gets the actions for the perspective.
	Annotations	Gets the collection object of all annotations to current object. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	Calculations	Gets the calculations for the perspective.
	Container	(Inherited from Component.)
	CreatedTimestamp	Gets or sets the date and time of the creation of the object. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	DefaultMeasure	Gets or sets the default measure for the perspective.
	Description	Gets or sets a description string of current object. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	Dimensions	Gets the dimensions for the perspective.
	FriendlyName	Returns a user-friendly name. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
	ID	Gets or sets the identifier of the component. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
	IsLoaded	Infrastructure. Gets a value that indicates whether MajorObject have been loaded. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	KeyForCollection	Returns the key used in collections. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
	Kpis	Gets the KPIs for the perspective.
	LastSchemaUpdate	Gets or sets the date and time when current object schema was last updated. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	MeasureGroups	Gets the measure groups for the perspective.
	Name	Gets or sets the name of the component. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
	OwningCollection	Gets or sets the collection that contains the ModelComponent. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	Parent	Gets the parent cube for the perspective.
	ParentDatabase	Gets the database for the perspective.
	ParentServer	Gets the parent server for the perspective.
	Site	Infrastructure. Gets or sets the site of the component. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
	SiteID	Infrastructure. Gets or sets the identifier for the site associated with the component. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
	Translations	Gets the translations for the perspective.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	AddToContainer	Infrastructure. Adds a ModelComponent object to the specified container. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	AfterInsert	Infrastructure. Displays a ModelComponent object after added to the specified index. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	AfterMove	Infrastructure. Displays a ModelComponent object after moving to the specified index. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	AfterRemove	Infrastructure. Displays a ModelComponentCollection after a ModelComponent object is removed. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	BeforeRemove	Infrastructure. Removes the ModelComponent object before the cleanup. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	Clone()	Creates and returns an instance of a Perspective class based on the current perspective.
	Clone(Boolean)	Infrastructure. Creates a new copy of the MajorObject object. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	CopyTo(Perspective)	Infrastructure. Copies a Perspective to the specified object.
	CopyTo(MajorObject, Boolean)	Infrastructure. Copies a MajorObject object to the specified destination. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	CreateObjRef	Security Critical. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
	Dispose	(Inherited from Component.)
	Drop()	Removes current object and updates server. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	Drop(DropOptions)	Removes current object and updates server using specified options. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	Drop(DropOptions, XmlaWarningCollection)	Removes current object and updates server using specified options. Warnings resulting from drop operation are returned on the specified warnings object. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	Drop(DropOptions, XmlaWarningCollection, ImpactDetailCollection)	Removes current object and updates server using specified options. Warnings resulting from drop operation are returned on the specified warnings variable and results for affected objects in operation are returned on specified impactResult variable. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	Drop(DropOptions, XmlaWarningCollection, ImpactDetailCollection, Boolean)	Removes current object and updates server using specified options. Warnings resulting from drop operation are returned on the specified warnings variable and results for affected objects in operation are returned on specified impactResult variable. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	Equals	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetCreateReferences	Infrastructure. Gets a Hashtable to create references. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	GetDependents	Infrastructure. Gets the dependents to the specified Hashtable. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	GetDropDependents	Infrastructure. Gets the drop dependents. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetLifetimeService	Security Critical. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
	GetReferences	Infrastructure. Gets the objects that the MajorObject references. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetUpdateOverwrites	Infrastructure. Gets the Hashtable object that overwrites the updated MajorObject. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	InitializeLifetimeService	Security Critical. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
	Refresh()	Updates current object from server definitions. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	Refresh(Boolean)	Updates current object from server definitions and loaded dependent objects if specified. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	Refresh(Boolean, RefreshType)	Updates current object from server definitions and loaded dependent objects if specified. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	RemoveFromContainer	Infrastructure. Removes a ModelComponent object from the specified container. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	Submit()	Infrastructure. Submits a ModelComponent object. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	Submit(Boolean)	Infrastructure. Submits a ModelComponent object. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	ToString	Returns a string containing the name of the component. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
	Update()	Updates server definition of current object to actual values using the default values to update dependent objects. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	Update(UpdateOptions)	Updates server definition of current object to actual values using the specified options to update dependent objects. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	Update(UpdateOptions, UpdateMode)	Updates server definition of current object to actual values using the specified options to update dependent objects. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	Update(UpdateOptions, UpdateMode, XmlaWarningCollection)	Updates server definition of current object to actual values using the specified options to update dependent objects and reports any warnings from operation. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	Update(UpdateOptions, UpdateMode, XmlaWarningCollection, ImpactDetailCollection)	Updates server definition of current object to actual values using specified options to update dependent objects, reports any warnings from operation, and returns affected objects from operation. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	Update(UpdateOptions, UpdateMode, XmlaWarningCollection, ImpactDetailCollection, Boolean)	Updates server definition of current object to actual values using specified options to update dependent objects, reports any warnings from operation, and returns affected objects from operation. If analyzeImpactOnly is true, an impact analysis operation is performed with no update operation. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	Validate(ValidationErrorCollection)	Validates the element to which it is appended; returns any errors encountered in a collection. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	Validate(ValidationResultCollection)	Indicates whether the MajorObject is valid. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	Validate(ValidationErrorCollection, Boolean)	Validates the element to which it is appended; returns any errors encountered in a collection. Also contains a parameter to enable return of detailed errors. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	Validate(ValidationResultCollection, ValidationOptions)	Indicates whether the MajorObject is valid. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	Validate(ValidationErrorCollection, Boolean, ServerEdition)	Determines whether the Perspective is valid. (Overrides NamedComponent.Validate(ValidationErrorCollection, Boolean, ServerEdition).)
	Validate(ValidationResultCollection, ValidationOptions, ServerEdition)	Indicates whether the MajorObject is valid. (Inherited from MajorObject.)

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Events

	Name	Description
	Disposed	(Inherited from Component.)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	ICloneable.Clone	Creates a new copy of the object instance.
	IDeserializationCallback.OnDeserialization	Runs when the entire object graph has been deserialized. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	IFormattable.ToString	Formats the value of the current instance using the specified format. (Inherited from NamedComponent.)
	IDeserializationStartCallback.OnDeserializationBegin	Runs when the entire object graph starts to deserialized. (Inherited from MajorObject.)
	IHostableComponent.Host	Gets or sets the IServiceProvider that is the host of the ModelComponent. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	IMajorObject.BaseType	Gets the base type implementation of the Perspective.
	IMajorObject.CreateBody	Creates a new body for the Perspective.
	IMajorObject.DependsOn	Determines whether the Perspective depends on an object.
	IMajorObject.ObjectReference	Gets the object reference implementation of the Perspective.
	IMajorObject.Path	Gets the path implementation of the Perspective.
	IMajorObject.WriteRef	Writes a reference for the Perspective.
	IModelComponent.FriendlyPath	Gets a friendly path for the ModelComponent. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)
	IModelComponent.OwningCollection	Gets or sets the collection that owns the current object. (Inherited from ModelComponent.)

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Remarks

For more information about perspectives, see Perspectives.

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.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.AnalysisServices Namespace