Advanced Cube Design - Professional SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 with MDX - page 423

Action Type Description

Rowset Returns a rowset to a client application.

Performs an operation by using an interface other than
those listed in this table. The client application retrieving
this action type should know how to use this proprietary ac-
tion type.

Proprietary

Dataset Returns a dataset to a client application.

Action Target Types

Each action is tied to a target type. Target types refer to a specific object or
objects, inside the cube. If a user clicks an object that has been defined as a
target for an action, the action will be enabled in the client application for that
specific object. For example, if you define a URL action to be associated with
attribute members of the geography.city attribute, that action will be available
when the user selects any member of the city attribute. When you define an
action, you must specify the type of objects that will be targets of the action.
Analysis Services 2005 supports the following Action Target Types.

Target
Type

Description

Only valid selection is a single attribute hierarchy. The target of
the action will be all members of attribute wherever they appear
(that is, it will apply to multilevel hierarchies as well).

Attribute
Members

All Cells is the only selection available. If you choose Well Cells
as a target type, type an expression in Condition to restrict the
cells with which the action is associated.

Cells

CURRENTCUBE is the only selection available. The action is
associated with the current cube.

Cube

Dimension
members

You need to select a single dimension. The action will be asso-
ciated with all members of the dimension.

You need to select a single hierarchy. The action will be associ-
ated with the hierarchy object only. Attribute hierarchies appear

Hierarchy