Just as Structured Query Language (SQL) is a query language used to retrieve data from relational
databases, Multi-Dimensional eXpressions (MDX) is a query language used to retrieve data from
Analysis Services databases. MDX supports two distinct modes:
‰ Expressions language: Defi ne and manipulate Analysis Services objects and data to calculate
values.
‰ Query language: Retrieve data from Analysis Services.
MDX was originally designed by Microsoft and introduced in 1998 with SQL Server Analysis
Services 7.0, but it is nevertheless a general, standards-based query language to retrieve data from
OLAP databases. Many other OLAP providers support MDX, including Microstrategy’s Intelligence
Server, Hyperion’s Essbase Server, and SAS’s Enterprise BI Server. There are those who want to
extend the standard for additional functionality, and MDX extensions have indeed been developed
by individual vendors, but the constituent parts of any extension are expected to be consistent with
the MDX standard. Analysis Services provides several extensions to the MDX standard defi ned by
the OLE DB for OLAP specifi cation. In this book you learn about the form of MDX supported by
SQL Server Analysis Services 2012.
Khái niệm về Measure Group
Measure Groups: Measure groups are composed of one or more columns of a fact
table that, in turn, are composed of the data to be aggregated and analyzed. Measure
groups combine multiple measures under a single entity.
Business intelligence is nothing more than analyzing your data and making
actionable decisions.
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