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Meanings of MDX query icons in SQL Server IDE


I've opened an MDX query in our IDE (SQL Server) and want to match the icons of the cube entities to the names I'm reading about.

  • The small cube with the three axes must be an icon for a Dimension?
  • What is the rectangle of 6 small blue squares?
  • What is the small triangle of 6 small blue squares?

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Solution

    1. Cube with 3 axis represents Dimension.

    2. Rectangle with 6 small cubes represents Attribute Hierarchy which is nothing but an hierarchy which is composed of a Single Attribute

    3. The 3rd one represents User Hierarchy which is composed of more than one attribute