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ADO MD Objects
| Axis | Represents a positional or filter axis of a cellset, containing selected members of one or more dimensions. |
| Catalog | Contains multidimensional schema information (that is, cubes and underlying dimensions, hierarchies, levels, and members) specific to a multidimensional data provider (MDP). |
| Cell | Represents the data at the intersection of axis coordinates, contained in a cellset. |
| Cellset | Represents the results of a multidimensional query. It is a collection of cells selected from cubes or other cellsets. |
| CubeDef | Represents a cube from a multidimensional schema, containing a set of related dimensions. |
| Dimension | Represents one of the dimensions of a multidimensional cube, containing one or more hierarchies of members. |
| Hierarchy | Represents one way in which the members of a dimension can be aggregated or "rolled up." A dimension can be aggregated along one or more hierarchies. |
| Level | Contains a set of members, each of which has the same rank within a hierarchy. |
| Member | Represents a member of a level in a cube, the children of a member of a level, or a member of a position along an axis of a cellset. |
| Position | Represents a set of one or more members of different dimensions that defines a point along an axis. |
Also, the Catalog object is connected to an ADO Connection object, which is included with the standard ADO library:
| Object | Description |
|---|---|
| Connection | Represents an open connection to a data source. |
The relationships between these objects are illustrated in the ADO MD Object Model.
Many ADO MD objects can be contained in a corresponding collection. For example, a CubeDef object can be contained in a CubeDefs collection of a Catalog. For more information, see ADO MD Collections.
See Also
ADO MD API Reference | ADO MD Code Examples | ADO MD Collections | ADO MD Enumerated Constants | ADO MD Methods | ADO MD Object Model | ADO MD Properties