SelectionControl: ICubeSelectionControl;
The SelectionControl property returns parameters of controlling dimensions for parameterization of multidimensional calculation.
Executing the example requires that the repository contains a database with the DB identifier, standard parametric cubes with the CUBE_SOUR and CUBE_DEST identifiers. The CUBE_DEST cube as a fact must use a dictionary with the PARAM_DICT identifier.
Sub UserProc;
Var
Mb: IMetabase;
CrInf: IMetabaseObjectCreateInfo;
MDcalc: IMDCalculation;
FormulasTable: IMDCalculationFormulasTable;
TableForFormulas: ITable;
Cube: ICubeModel;
SelControl: ICubeSelectionControl;
Params: IMetabaseObjectParams;
Param: IMetabaseObjectParam;
Dim: IDimensionModel;
ObjContrl: IMetabaseObjectControl;
DictParam: IMetabaseObjectDescriptor;
Begin
Mb := MetabaseClass.Active;
CrInf := Mb.CreateCreateInfo;
CrInf.ClassId := MetabaseObjectClass.KE_CLASS_MDCALCULATION;
CrInf.Name := "MDCALC";
CrInf.Id := "MDCALC";
CrInf.Parent := Mb.Root;
CrInf.Permanent := True;
MDcalc := Mb.CreateObject(CrInf).Edit As IMDCalculation;
// Determine database
MDcalc.Database := Mb.ItemById("DB").Bind As IDatabase;
// Determine destination cube
Cube := Mb.ItemById("CUBE_DEST").Bind As ICubeModel;
MDcalc.Destination.SetCube(Cube);
// Determine source cube
Cube := Mb.ItemById("CUBE_SOUR").Bind As ICubeModel;
MDcalc.Sources.AddCube(Cube);
// Create a formula table
FormulasTable := MDcalc.FormulasTable;
TableForFormulas := FormulasTable.Create;
(TableForFormulas As IMetabaseObject).Save;
FormulasTable.Attach(TableForFormulas);
// Create a parameter for multidimensional calculation
Params := (MDcalc As IMetabaseObject).Params;
Param := Params.Add;
Param.Id := "PARAM";
Param.DataType := DbDataType.Integer;
// Set control of parameters of nested objects
DictParam := Mb.ItemById("PARAM_DICT");
ObjContrl := Params.ControlInfo.FindByKey(DictParam.Key);
ObjContrl.Item(0).Expression.AsString := ":PARAM";
// Set parameter control
Dim := DictParam.Bind As IDimensionModel;
SelControl := MDcalc.SelectionControl;
SelControl.Item(1).ControllingDim := Dim;
SelControl.Item(1).Expression.AsString := "FIRST.ID";
// Save calculation
(MDcalc As IMetabaseObject).Save;
End Sub UserProc;
After executing the example a multidimensional calculation on database server with the MDCALC identifier is created in the repository root. The following is set in the multidimensional calculation: a source cube, a destination cube, and the parameter that influences parameter of destination cube dictionary. A controlling dimension is determined for the source cube.
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