Distinct Members and Descriptions Report

This report shows the numbers of distinct members and distinct descriptions at each hierarchy level. You can use this report to find levels that have unequal numbers of members and descriptions.

Actions

Lists the hierarchy levels. Select a level to activate the Show SQL and Details buttons.

Click Show SQL to display the SQL statement that generated the result for the selected level.

Click Details to display the Details for Members and Descriptions at Level Level Name (depth) in Hierarchy dialog box.

The columns that the table can contain are the following:

• Status: Indicates whether the level has a problem. A check mark in a green circle indicates that no problem exists. An exclamation point in a yellow triangle indicates a warning. An X in a red circle indicates an error condition.

• Dimension Name: The name of the dimension.

• Hierarchy Name: The name of the hierarchy of the dimension.

• Level Name: The name of the level of the hierarchy.

• Depth: The depth of the level in the hierarchy. Level 1 is the top-most level.

• Distinct Members: The number of distinct dimension members in the level.

• Distinct Descriptions: The number of distinct descriptions in the level.

The columns of the messages table are the following:

• Severity: Indicates whether the message is an error condition or a warning.

• Dimension: The name of the dimension to which the message applies.

• Message: The text of the message, including a message code. Each message begins with a message code.

The Distinct Members and Descriptions report can contain the following message.

DV-0004

This message indicates that there are unequal numbers of unique members and descriptions within a level. This condition might be the result of null members (a description exists but a member does not), null descriptions, members that have multiple descriptions (the descriptions for a member are different in different rows of the table), or descriptions that are used with more than one member.

To ensure that business intelligence tools provide accurate and predictable results, every member should have only one description. This is particularly important if a tool uses SQL filters and GROUP BY clauses on description columns.

To further investigate this message, view other reports that test for null members, null descriptions, members with multiple descriptions, and descriptions used with multiple members.