Analysis Services Programming
ParentObject (Command Interface)
The ParentObject property returns a reference to the default interface of the parent object.
Applies To
Data Type
Object
Access
Read-only
Remarks
This property returns the default interface for the parent of the command object. For objects whose ClassType property is clsRoleCommand, this property returns an object of ClassType clsCubeRole or clsDatabaseRole.
The returned object and its class type depend on the class type of the current command object.
| Class type | Parent object interface | Parent object class type |
|---|---|---|
| clsDatabaseCommand | MDStore | clsDatabase |
| clsCubeCommand | MDStore | clsCube |
| clsRoleCommand | Role | clsDatabaseRole
clsCubeRole clsMiningModelRole |
Example
Comparing the Parent and ParentObject Properties
The following example compares the use of the Parent property with the ParentObject property:
Dim dsoDB As DSO.MDStore
Dim dsoRole As DSO.Role
Dim dsoRoleCmd As DSO.Command
Dim dsoDatabaseRole As DSO.Role
dsoServer.Connect "LocalHost"
Set dsoDB = dsoServer.MDStores("FoodMart 2000")
'Get the first role in the database.
'This should be the Everyone role.
Set dsoRole = dsoDB.Roles(1)
Debug.Print "DatabaseRole.Name = " & dsoRole.Name
'Add a new command to the role.
Set dsoRoleCmd = dsoRole.Commands.AddNew("RoleCmd")
'Print the properties of the Parent object.
Debug.Print ".Parent properties" & vbCrLf & "---------"
Debug.Print "Interface type = " & TypeName(dsoRoleCmd.Parent)
If dsoRoleCmd.Parent.ClassType = clsDatabase Then
Debug.Print ".ClassType = clsDatabase"
Else
Debug.Print "This should never be printed."
End If
Debug.Print ".Description = " & dsoRoleCmd.Parent.Description
Debug.Print ".Name = " & dsoRoleCmd.Parent.Name
'Print the properties of the ParentObject object
Debug.Print ".ParentObject properties" & vbCrLf & "---------"
Debug.Print "Interface type = " & TypeName(dsoRoleCmd.ParentObject)
Set dsoDatabaseRole = dsoRoleCmd.ParentObject
If dsoDatabaseRole.ClassType = clsDatabaseRole Then
Debug.Print ".ClassType = clsDatabaseRole"
Else
Debug.Print "This should never be printed."
End If
Debug.Print ".ClassType = " & dsoDatabaseRole.ClassType
Debug.Print ".Description = " & dsoDatabaseRole.Description
Debug.Print ".Name = " & dsoDatabaseRole.Name