CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY function
The CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY
function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a tool that allows you to retrieve the value property associated with a specific cube member, using a connection to an OLAP data source and a valid MDX member expression. A data cube is a multi-dimensional array of values, typically used to describe a dataset. This function is commonly used in data analysis and reporting where you need to extract certain properties from your dataset. It's like asking for specific details about a certain member of your data set.
Documentation
Returns the value of a member property from the cube.
Category
Cube
Syntax
CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY(connection, member_expression, property_name)
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
connection |
The name of the data source connection. |
member_expression |
A valid MDX expression that identifies a single member in the cube (e.g., [Product].[Category].&[Bikes] |
property_name |
The name of the member property to retrieve from the cube. |
Behavior
The CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY
function is used to return the value of a member property from a cube. It does this by using a connection to an OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) cube. Here is how it handles different inputs:
- Empty Cells: If the
CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY
function references an empty cell, it will return an error since a connection or property cannot be found. - Text: The function requires text inputs for specifying the connection and member_expression. If it doesn't find the specified member property in the cube, it will return an error.
- Booleans: This function does not interact with boolean values.
- Errors: If there are any errors (like referencing non-existing connections or properties), the
CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY
function will return an appropriate error message.
Common Errors
Error | Description |
---|---|
#N/A | This error is displayed when the function cannot find the specified connection or property. |
#VALUE! | This error is displayed when the given arguments are of the wrong data type. |
#REF! | This error occurs when the referred cell is not valid. |
Best practices
- Always verify that your connection to the OLAP cube is active and stable before using the
CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY
function.- Ensure that the member_expression correctly refers to a member in the cube. Incorrect references will result in errors.
- Use clear and specific property names to avoid confusion and errors.
- To avoid errors, handle empty cells that this function might refer to in your worksheet.
Usage
A few examples using the CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY function.
CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY("Sales Data","[Date].[Calendar Year].&[2022]","Calendar Year") returns the calendar year for the 2022 member from the Date dimension in the Sales Data cube
CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY("Budget Data","[Product].[All Products].[Bikes]","Color") returns the color property for the Bikes member from the Product dimension in the Budget Data cube
CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY("Inventory Data","[Store].[Store Name].&[Seattle]","Region") returns the region property for the Seattle store member from the Store dimension in the Inventory Data cube
Interactive Spreadsheet Demo
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// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');
// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });
// Create a new spreadsheet
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
worksheets: [{
data: [
[
"Connection",
"Member Expression",
"Property Value"
],
[
"Sales Data",
"[Product].[Category].&[Electronics]",
"=CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY(A2,B2,\"Department\")"
],
[
"Budget Data",
"[Employee].[Name].&[John Smith]",
"=CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY(A3,B3,\"Title\")"
],
[
"Inventory Data",
"[Location].[Store].&[Store001]",
"=CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY(A4,B4,\"Manager\")"
]
]
}]
});
</script>
</html>
import React, { useRef } from "react";
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/react";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";
// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');
// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });
export default function App() {
// Spreadsheet array of worksheets
const spreadsheet = useRef();
// Worksheet data
const data = [
[
"Connection",
"Member Expression",
"Property Value"
],
[
"Sales Data",
"[Product].[Category].&[Electronics]",
"=CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY(A2,B2,\"Department\")"
],
[
"Budget Data",
"[Employee].[Name].&[John Smith]",
"=CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY(A3,B3,\"Title\")"
],
[
"Inventory Data",
"[Location].[Store].&[Store001]",
"=CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY(A4,B4,\"Manager\")"
]
];
// Render component
return (
<Spreadsheet ref={spreadsheet}>
<Worksheet data={data} />
</Spreadsheet>
);
}
<template>
<Spreadsheet ref="spreadsheet">
<Worksheet :data="data" />
</Spreadsheet>
</template>
<script>
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/vue";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";
// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');
// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });
export default {
components: {
Spreadsheet,
Worksheet,
},
data() {
// Worksheet data
const data = [
[
"Connection",
"Member Expression",
"Property Value"
],
[
"Sales Data",
"[Product].[Category].&[Electronics]",
"=CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY(A2,B2,\"Department\")"
],
[
"Budget Data",
"[Employee].[Name].&[John Smith]",
"=CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY(A3,B3,\"Title\")"
],
[
"Inventory Data",
"[Location].[Store].&[Store001]",
"=CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY(A4,B4,\"Manager\")"
]
]
return {
data
};
}
}
</script>
import { Component, ViewChild, ElementRef } from "@angular/core";
import jspreadsheet from "jspreadsheet";
import * as formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";
// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');
// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });
@Component({
standalone: true,
selector: "app-root",
template: `<div #spreadsheet></div>`
})
export class AppComponent {
@ViewChild("spreadsheet") spreadsheet: ElementRef;
// Worksheets
worksheets: jspreadsheet.worksheetInstance[];
// Create a new data grid
ngAfterViewInit() {
// Create spreadsheet
this.worksheets = jspreadsheet(this.spreadsheet.nativeElement, {
worksheets: [{
data: [
[
"Connection",
"Member Expression",
"Property Value"
],
[
"Sales Data",
"[Product].[Category].&[Electronics]",
"=CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY(A2,B2,\"Department\")"
],
[
"Budget Data",
"[Employee].[Name].&[John Smith]",
"=CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY(A3,B3,\"Title\")"
],
[
"Inventory Data",
"[Location].[Store].&[Store001]",
"=CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY(A4,B4,\"Manager\")"
]
]
}]
});
}
}