Analysis Services Programming
Parent (Dimension Interface)
The Parent property of the Dimension interface contains a reference to the parent MDStore object.
Applies To
Data Type
Access
Read-only
Remarks
The value of the ClassType property of the parent object depends on the value of the ClassType property of the object.
| Dimension object ClassType | Parent object ClassType |
|---|---|
| ClsDatabaseDimension | clsDatabase |
| ClsCubeDimension | clsCube |
| ClsPartitionDimension | clsPartition |
| ClsAggregationDimension | clsAggregation |
Example
Use the following code to obtain the parent of a dimension object:
'Assume an object (dsoDim) of ClassType clsDimension exists.
Dim objClassType As ClassTypes
objClassType = dsoDim.Parent.ClassType
Select Case objClassType
Case clsDatabase
'Insert code for the database parent object.
Case clsCube
'Insert code for the cube/virtual cube parent object.
Case clsPartiton
'Insert code for the partition parent object.
Case clsAggregation
'Insert code for the aggregation parent object.
End Select