Monthly Archives: March 2009

Strange account SSAS

In FoodMart 2005, there is an account dimension, one attribute, Accounts, which is mapped to (KeyColumn) Account.account_parent(int) and (NameColumn) Account.account_parent(wchar).  This attribute is marked type "Account" and Usage is "Parent".   One thing I am confused is that I can change … Continue reading

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a 70 year old, still running 3 mile many times a week

I was really inspired by this 70 year-old.  He started running in his 40s because of illness and became the fittest person in our group.  Many years passed and he still keep running.  Hats off to him! I will continue … Continue reading

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A young (30+) female senior architect? give me a break

What is an architect in the banking system?  Can a lady as young as 30 something be a senior architect?  What is she architecting?  And how did she acquired the seniority?  No wonder the banking system in the US is … Continue reading

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OK, member properties bothered me a lot until I found this article

Basically, I expected the member properties to show up with the MDX query, but actually they are hidden in the label, you need to click the label to revel those properties…  ahhh, how clever! 10. Use Member Properties to Store … Continue reading

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