MDSCHEMA_CUBES Rowset
Describes the structure of cubes within a database.
The MDSCHEMA_CUBES rowset contains the following columns.
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Column name |
Type indicator |
Length |
Description |
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CATALOG_NAME |
DBTYPE_WSTR |
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The name of the database. |
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SCHEMA_NAME |
DBTYPE_WSTR |
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Not supported. |
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CUBE_NAME |
DBTYPE_WSTR |
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The name of the cube or dimension. Dimension names are prefaced by a dollar sign ($) symbol.
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CUBE_TYPE |
DBTYPE_WSTR |
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The type of the cube. Valid values are:
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CUBE_GUID |
DBTYPE_GUID |
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Not supported. |
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CREATED_ON |
DBTYPE_DBTIMESTAMP |
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Not supported. |
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LAST_SCHEMA_UPDATE |
DBTYPE_DBTIMESTAMP |
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The time that the cube was last processed. |
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SCHEMA_UPDATED_BY |
DBTYPE_WSTR |
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Not supported. |
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LAST_DATA_UPDATE |
DBTYPE_DBTIMESTAMP |
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The time that the cube was last processed. |
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DATA_UPDATED_BY |
DBTYPE_WSTR |
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Not supported. |
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DESCRIPTION |
DBTYPE_WSTR |
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A user-friendly description of the cube. |
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IS_DRILLTHROUGH_ENABLED |
DBTYPE_BOOL |
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A Boolean that always returns true. |
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IS_LINKABLE |
DBTYPE_BOOL |
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A Boolean that indicates whether a cube can be used in a linked cube. |
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IS_WRITE_ENABLED |
DBTYPE_BOOL |
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A Boolean that indicates whether a cube is write-enabled. |
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IS_SQL_ENABLED |
DBTYPE_BOOL |
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A Boolean that indicates whether SQL can be used on the cube. |
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CUBE_CAPTION |
DBTYPE_WSTR |
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The caption of the cube. |
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BASE_CUBE_NAME |
DBTYPE_WSTR |
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The name of the source cube if this cube is a perspective cube. |
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ANNOTATIONS |
DBTYPE_WSTR |
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(Optional) A set of notes, in XML format. |
The rowset is sorted on CATALOG_NAME, SCHEMA_NAME, CUBE_NAME.
The MDSCHEMA_CUBES rowset can be restricted on the columns listed in the following table.
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Column name |
Type indicator |
Restriction State |
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CATALOG_NAME |
DBTYPE_WSTR |
Optional. |
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SCHEMA_NAME |
DBTYPE_WSTR |
Optional. |
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CUBE_NAME |
DBTYPE_WSTR |
Optional. |
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CUBE_SOURCE |
DBTYPE_UI2 |
(Optional) A bitmap with one of these valid values:
Default restriction is a value of 1. |
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Base Cube_Name |
DBTYPE_WSTR |
Optional. |

Note