Type: DimCompoundDimensionType;
The Type property returns type of composite dimension.
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(Null) As 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.
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