Hi we are working on live connection which is connected through SSAS , we are having multiple tables which contains columns and measures also. How do we extract the list of column names of each table. Please guide
This will return a list of dimensions and their attributes, which you can then use to extract the column names for each table. The column names will be listed under the "ATTRIBUTE_NAME" column in the results.
When you're working with SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) and you want to extract metadata such as column names, you can use the following methods:
1. Using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS):
Connect to your SSAS server instance in SSMS.
In the Object Explorer, expand the server, and then expand the "Databases" folder.
Find and expand the database that contains your cube.
Expand the "Cubes" folder and then expand the cube that you're interested in.
You should see a "Dimensions" folder. Expand this to see a list of dimensions (tables).
Expanding a dimension will show you the attributes (columns) of that dimension.
2. Using XMLA Queries:
Connect to your SSAS server instance in SSMS.
Open a new XMLA query window.
Execute the following XMLA query to get the list of dimensions and their attributes:
<Discover xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-analysis"> <RequestType>MDSCHEMA_DIMENSIONS</RequestType> <Restrictions> <CATALOG_NAME>YourDatabaseName</CATALOG_NAME> <CUBE_NAME>YourCubeName</CUBE_NAME> </Restrictions> <Properties> <PropertyList> <Catalog>YourDatabaseName</Catalog> <Cube>YourCubeName</Cube> </PropertyList> </Properties> </Discover>
This will return a list of dimensions and their attributes, which you can then use to extract the column names for each table. The column names will be listed under the "ATTRIBUTE_NAME" column in the results.