Descriptions with Multiple Members Report

This report shows the number of member descriptions that have more than one member in a hierarchy level.

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 Descriptions with Multiple Members 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.

• Descriptions with Multiple Members: The number of rows that have null members 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.

This report can contain the following message.

DV-0012

This message indicates that more than one dimension member has the same description. For example, the members 'ACTON_MA' and 'ACTON_CA' could both have 'Acton' as the description. This condition can cause unexpected results when querying the cube, particularly when SQL queries include a filter or GROUP BY clause on the description column.

To correct this problem, make sure that every member has a unique description.