
CHAPTER 10
IN THIS CHAPTER
• The SELECT Statement
• Query Execution Context
• Set Algebra and Basic Set
Operations
• MDX Functions
• Referencing Objects in MDX
and Using Unique Names
MDX Concepts
In previous chapters we have discussed how multi-
dimensional databases are designed, but not how
they are used. In the next few chapters we will
discuss how the data stored in Analysis Services can
be retrieved and the different ways this data can be
calculated and analyzed.
Among modern database systems, the most popular
way of accessing data is to query it. A query defines
the data that the user wants to see, but doesn’t
define the steps and algorithms that have to ...