Execute Method (XMLA)

Sends XML for Analysis (XMLA) commands to an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS). This includes requests involving data transfer, such as retrieving or updating data on the server.

Namespace urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-analysis

SOAP Action "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-analysis:Execute"

Syntax

<Execute>
   <Command>...</Command>
   <Properties>...</Properties>
   <Parameters>...</Parameters>
</Execute>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	None
Default value	None
Cardinality	0-1: Optional element that occurs once and only once.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent element	None
Child elements	Command, Parameters, Properties

Remarks

The Execute method executes XMLA commands provided in the Command element and returns any resulting data using either the XMLA Rowset data type (for tabular result sets) or the XMLA MDDataSet data type (for multidimensional result sets.)

Example

The following code sample is an example of an Execute method call that contains an Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) SELECT statement.

<Execute xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-analysis">
   <Command>
      <Statement>
         SELECT [Measures].MEMBERS ON COLUMNS FROM [Adventure Works]
      </Statement>
   </Command>
   <Properties>
      <PropertyList>
         <DataSourceInfo>Provider=MSOLAP;Data Source=local;</DataSourceInfo>
         <Catalog>Adventure Works DW</Catalog>
         <Format>Multidimensional</Format>
         <AxisFormat>ClusterFormat</AxisFormat>
      </PropertyList>
   </Properties>
</Execute>

See Also

Reference

Discover Method (XMLA)
XML Elements (XMLA)

Other Resources

XML Data Types (XMLA)
Methods (XMLA)
Schema Rowsets

Help and Information

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