ICompoundDimensionInstance.Type

Syntax

Type: DimCompoundDimensionType;

Description

The Type property returns type of composite dimension.

Example

Executing the example requires that the repository contains a virtual cube with the VIRT_CUBE identifier.

Add links to the Cubes, Dimensions, Metabase system assemblies.

Sub UserProc;
Var
    MB: IMetabase;
    Cube: IVirtualCube;
    CDim: ICompoundDimension;
    CDimInst: ICompoundDimensionInstance;
Begin
    // Get repository
    MB := MetabaseClass.Active;
//Get virtual cube     Cube := MB.ItemById("VIRT_CUBE").Edit As IVirtualCube;
    // Get data of composite fact dimension
    CDim := Cube.FactDimension As ICompoundDimension;
    CDimInst := (CDim As IMetabaseObject).Open(NullAs ICompoundDimensionInstance;
    Select Case CDimInst.Type
        Case DimCompoundDimensionType.Compound: Debug.WriteLine("Composite dimension type - normal");
        Case DimCompoundDimensionType.MetaCompound: Debug.WriteLine("Composite dimension type - metahierarchy");
        Case DimCompoundDimensionType.SideHeaderCompound: Debug.WriteLine("Composite dimension type - sidehead dimension");
    End Select;
End Sub UserProc;

After executing the example the development environment console displays type of virtual cube composite dimension.

See also:

ICompoundDimensionInstance