DimensionType (Dimension Interface)
Note
This feature will be removed in the next version of Microsoft SQL Server. Do not use this feature in new development work, and modify applications that currently use this feature as soon as possible.
The DimensionType property of the Dimension interface contains an enumeration constant that identifies the specific type of dimension.
Applies To:clsAggregationDimension, clsCubeDimension, clsDatabaseDimension, clsPartitionDimension
Data Type
Access
Access depends on the value of the ClassType property of the object.
| Class type | Access |
|---|---|
clsDatabaseDimension |
R/W |
clsCubeDimension |
R |
clsPartitionDimension |
R |
clsAggregationDimension |
R |
Remarks
The DimensionType property provides both the Analysis server and client applications with information about the contents of the dimension. For example, a client application may benefit from knowing that a dimension is based upon geography, and another on time. When accepting user inputs for these dimensions (say, in a filter statement), the client application can use a Map control for the Geography dimension and a Calendar control for the Time dimension.
Example
Use the following code to set the DimensionType property of a dimension object:
'Assume an object (dsoDim) of ClassType clsDatabaseDimension exists.
dsoDim.DimensionType = dimRegular