MDX Record Count - mdx

Question

Can any one tell me how to get the record count that is a result of a MDX query?I have tried various methods and I haven't really got a solution for that.I am a beginner in MDX queries.

Answer 1

WITH
MEMBER [Measures].[amount] as
COUNT(
[your_dimension].[your_dimension_property].Members
)
SELECT {[Measures].[amount]} ON COLUMNS
FROM [your_awesome_cube]
A code like this will return to you the amount of members in your dimension, the COUNT method have this syntax
Count(Set_Expression [ , ( EXCLUDEEMPTY | INCLUDEEMPTY ) ] )
so you can do a lot of things, like filter your search

Answer 2

Create a measure in the cube that is a count or distinct count.

Answer 3

1) open the cube
2) Right click on the fact table on which that measure sits
3) Select New Measure...
4) Dropdown the list and select the aggregation
5) In the source column section, select the column you want the aggregation on (if u cant find it, click on show all columns on the bottom- this depends on what you are aggregating)

Answer 4

with member
Measures.Counts as
[your_dimension].[your_dimension_property].Children.COUNT
select Measures.Counts on 0
FROM [your_awesome_cube]

Answer 5

When you say record count, you basicly are saying the valid combinations of your row axis.
Lets take a basic example, the query returns 3637 rows, of which 1 row is parctically the column name row.
select [Measures].[Sales Amount] on columns,
(
[Customer].[Country].[Country],
[Product].[Product].[Product]
) on rows
from [Adventure Works]
Now to get the row count without running the query, lets put the combinations in count function and put the count function in a runtime measure
This Returns 3636 row.
with member [Measures].[rowCount]
as
count(([Customer].[Country].[Country],[Product].[Product].[Product]))
select [Measures].[rowCount] on columns from [Adventure Works]
Notice I have not eleminated the null combinations on rows. Lets do that next
The query returns 2101 rows , again one row from column headers.
select [Measures].[Sales Amount] on columns,
non empty
(
[Customer].[Country].[Country],
[Product].[Product].[Product]
) on rows
from [Adventure Works]
Now lets count the rows
This returns 2100 rows.
with member [Measures].[rowCount]
as
count(nonempty(( [Customer].[Country].[Country],[Product].[Product].[Product])
,{[Measures].[Sales Amount]}
))
select [Measures].[rowCount]
on columns from [Adventure Works]
Till now we had measure from just one measure group, now lets try with multiple measure groups.
select {[Measures].[Sales Amount],[Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]} on columns,
non empty
(
[Customer].[Country].[Country],
[Product].[Product].[Product]
) on rows
from [Adventure Works]
//Cell set consists of 2101 rows and 3 columns.
//Wrong way
with member [Measures].[rowCount]
as
count(nonempty(( [Customer].[Country].[Country],[Product].[Product].[Product])
,{[Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]}
))
select [Measures].[rowCount] on columns from [Adventure Works]
//935
//Right way
with member [Measures].[rowCount]
as
count(nonempty(( [Customer].[Country].[Country],[Product].[Product].[Product])
,{[Measures].[Sales Amount],[Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]}
))
select [Measures].[rowCount]
on columns from [Adventure Works]
///2100
Notice when we use just a single measure the result may not be correct . If the measure we use has a null value then the combination would be removed. Where as in our rows the other measure will ensure that the combination appears.
Now Lets add a filter to the picture.
select {[Measures].[Sales Amount],[Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]} on columns,
non empty
filter(
(
[Customer].[Country].[Country],
[Product].[Product].[Product]
)
,[Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]>5000) on rows
from [Adventure Works]
//Cell set consists of 586 rows and 3 columns.
//Wrong way
with member [Measures].[rowCount]
as
count(nonempty(( [Customer].[Country].[Country],[Product].[Product].[Product])
,{[Measures].[Sales Amount],[Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]}
))
select [Measures].[rowCount]
on columns from [Adventure Works]
//2100
//Right way
with member [Measures].[rowCount]
as
count(nonempty(
filter(([Customer].[Country].[Country],[Product].[Product].[Product]),[Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]>5000)
,{[Measures].[Sales Amount],[Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]}
))
select [Measures].[rowCount]
on columns from [Adventure Works]
///585
Again till i gave the RowCount measure the exact senario that I have on my row axis it fails.