Create calculated member using arithmetic operators and member property of dimension member
Practical - 4
Create calculated member using arithmetic operators and member property of dimension member.
Create calculated member using arithmetic operators and member property of dimension member.
Download Practical
Calculated members are members of a dimension or a measure group that is
defined based on a combination of cube data, arithmetic operators, numbers, and
functions.
For example, you can create a calculated member
that calculates the sum of two physical measures in the cube. Calculated member
definitions are stored in cubes, but their values are calculated at query time.
Follow the
Steps to create new calculate measure
1. Open Cube Designer for the Analysis Services Tutorial cube, and then
click the Calculations tab.
2. On the toolbar of the Calculations tab, click New Calculated Member. A
new form appears in the Calculation Expressions pane within which you define
the properties of this new calculated member. The new member also appears in
the Script Organizer pane.
3. In the Name box, change the name of the calculated measure to [Total Amount].
4. On the Metadata tab in the Calculation Tools pane of the Calculations
tab, expand Measures and then expand Fact Internet Sales to view the metadata
for the Fact Internet Sales measure group.
5. Drag SalesAmount from the Metadata tab in the Calculation Tools pane
into the Expression box in the Calculation Expressions pane.
6. In the Expression box, type a plus sign (+) after [Measures]. [Sales
Amount].
7. In the Format string list, select
"Currency".
8. In the Non‐empty behavior list, select the check boxes for Unit Price
and Sales Amount then click OK.
9. On the toolbar of the Calculations tab, click Script View, and then
review the calculation script in the Calculation Expressions pane.
Fig 1 Defining Calculated Members
Fig 2 Shows Calculation scripts
Browsing the
New Calculated Members
Drag and drop the Calculated Measure.
Fig 3 Browsing the new calculated members
Comments
Post a Comment