Analysis Services
Select the Action Type (Action Wizard)
In this step of the wizard, you select the type of action to be launched when an end user selects the target object in the client application while browsing the cube.
Options
Type
Select from the following action types.
| Select | To |
|---|---|
| Command Line | Create an action that executes an MS-DOS command prompt. For example, you can use the path C:\Winnt\Notepad.exe to start the Notepad application in Windows NT® 4.0 or Windows® 2000. |
| Statement | Create an action that executes an SQL statement through OLE DB from the client application. |
| HTML | Create an action that executes an HTML script within the default Web browser. |
| URL | Create an action that navigates to a Web address and displays its respective page in the default Web browser. |
| Data set | Create an action that returns a multidimensional data set. |
| Rowset | Create an action that returns a set of tabular rows. |
| Proprietary | Create an action that enables the client application to perform a custom action. |
Sample
View an example of the syntax for the type of action you select.