Descriptions with Multiple Parent Descriptions Report

This report shows the number of level member descriptions that have more than one parent member description.

Actions

Lists the hierarchy levels. Select a level to activate the Show SQL and Details buttons.

Click Show SQL to display the SQL statement that generated the result for the selected level.

Click Details to display the Details for Descriptions with Multiple Parent Descriptions at Level Level Name (depth) in Hierarchy dialog box.

The columns that the table can contain are the following:

• Status: Indicates whether the level has a problem. A check mark in a green circle indicates that no problem exists. An exclamation point in a yellow triangle indicates a warning. An X in a red circle indicates an error condition.

• Dimension Name: The name of the dimension.

• Hierarchy Name: The name of the hierarchy of the dimension.

• Level Name: The name of the level of the hierarchy.

• Depth: The depth of the level in the hierarchy. Level 1 is the top-most level.

• Descriptions with Multiple Parent Descriptions: The number of rows that have null members in the level.

The columns of the messages table are the following:

• Severity: Indicates whether the message is an error condition or a warning.

• Dimension: The name of the dimension to which the message applies.

• Message: The text of the message, including a message code. Each message begins with a message code.

This report can contain the following message.

DV-0011

This error indicates that a level member description has more than one parent member description within a hierarchy; for example, if the description 'Distrito Federal' has parent descriptions 'Mexico' and 'Brazil'. This condition can cause unexpected results when querying the cube with SQL.