Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 MDX Step by Step

by Hitachi Consulting (Author), Bryan C Smith (Author), C Ryan Clay (Author)

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  Paperback
  2009

  $31.50

  Teach yourself the Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) query language-one step at a time. With this practical, learn-by-doing tutorial, you'll build the core techniques for using MDX with Analysis Services to deliver high-performance business intelligence solutions.

  Discover how to:

  • Construct and execute MDX queries
  • Work with tuples, sets, and expressions
  • Build complex sets to retrieve the exact data users need
  • Perform aggregation functions and navigate data hierarchies
  • Assemble time-based business metrics
  • Customize an Analysis Services cube through the MDX script
  • Implement dynamic security to control data access
  • Develop MDX-driven reports in SQL Server Reporting Services
    
    

  CD features:

  • Practice exercises
  • Database and code samples
  • Fully searchable eBook