Microsoft SQL Server 2008 MDX Step by Step

Teach yourself the Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) query language-one step at a time. With this practical, learn-by-doing tutorial, you'll build the core techniques for using MDX with Analysis Services to deliver high-performance business intelligence solutions.

Discover how to:



Construct and execute MDX queries
Work with tuples, sets, and expressions
Build complex sets to retrieve the exact data users need
Perform aggregation functions and navigate data hierarchies
Assemble time-based business metrics
Customize an Analysis Services cube through the MDX script
Implement dynamic security to control data access
Develop MDX-driven reports in SQL Server Reporting Services



CD features:



Practice exercises
Database and code samples
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