Linking Dimension Attribute to Date Dim

  • Hi all,

    I have a Person Dimension, and one of its attributes is called First Registration Date. I also have a Sales cube linked to the Person Dimension and Date Dimension.

    Can anyone please tell me how to create cube calculated member that counts the no of First Registration Dates when I query with the Date hierarchy (Date.Date.FullDate) ?

    I think the way to achieve this is to link First Registration Date Attribute to Date Dimension in some way?

    My objective is something like:

    2014

    Jan 135

    Feb 643

    Mar 742

    etc.

    Thanks in advance!

  • You would need to create a factless fact table on top of the dimension. This fact table will be linked to the data dimension and the original person dimension.

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  • You would then create a new fact table and a new measure group, linked via datekey and personkey, which would also show in Dimension Usage of the cube?

    Thanks for your input. By chance is there a method to achieve same thing via calculated measures?

    Cheers!

  • Jonathan Mallia (5/26/2014)


    You would then create a new fact table and a new measure group, linked via datekey and personkey, which would also show in Dimension Usage of the cube?

    Yes, that's the idea.

    Jonathan Mallia (5/26/2014)


    Thanks for your input. By chance is there a method to achieve same thing via calculated measures?

    Perhaps, my MDX skills aren't sharp enough to give any advice on that.

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  • Good.. very much appreciated 🙂

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