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CUBESET function

The CUBESET function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro defines a named set of members or tuples from a cube using an MDX expression. It returns a reference to that set, which can be used by other cube functions like CUBERANKEDMEMBER or CUBESETCOUNT. This is done by sending a specific set expression to the cube on a predefined connection. Essentially, this allows you to select and manipulate a group of data within your spreadsheet based on certain criteria. The output is a set that can further be used in other cube functions.

Documentation

Defines a calculated set of members or tuples by sending a set expression to the cube on the specified connection.

Category

Cube

Syntax

CUBESET(connection, set_expression, [caption])

Parameter Description
connection The name of the Excel data source connection.
set_expression A valid Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) expression that defines the calculated set.
[caption] Optional. The caption of the calculated set. If omitted, the set_expression parameter is used as the caption.

Behavior

The CUBESET function is used to define a set of members or tuples by sending a set expression to the cube on the server, which creates the set, and then returns that set. The set is an array in Excel that is delimited by semicolon.

  • If a cell reference is empty, CUBESET treats it as an empty string.
  • If a cell reference is a text, CUBESET takes it as a string value.
  • Boolean values are not applicable to CUBESET function.
  • If an error occurs within the function, it will return an error value.

Common Errors

Error Description
#N/A The CUBESET function returns this error when the set doesn't exist in the cube.
#VALUE! This error is returned when the syntax is incorrect, or the formula has incorrect arguments.
#NULL! This error is returned when there is no connection to the data source.

Best practices

  • Always ensure that your data source is connected when using the CUBESET function.
  • Be sure to check the syntax and arguments of your formula to avoid common errors like #VALUE! and #NAME?
  • Ensure that the set you're referring to exists in the cube to prevent the #N/A error.
  • Use cell references where possible to maintain the flexibility of the CUBESET function.

Usage

A few examples using the CUBESET function.

CUBESET("Sales Data", "{[Date].[Calendar Year].&[2022], [Date].[Calendar Year].&[2023]}")
// Returns a set with 2022 and 2023 calendar year members

CUBESET("Budget Data", "CrossJoin({[Product].[All Products].[Bikes], [Product].[All Products].[Accessories]}, {[Employee].[All Employees].[Jane], [Employee].[All Employees].[John]})", "Product and Employee")
// Returns combinations of selected products and employees

CUBESET("Inventory Data", "TopCount([Store].[Store Name].Children, 5, [Measures].[Inventory Count])", "Top 5 Stores")
// Returns a dynamic top 5 stores set

Interactive Spreadsheet Demo

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<div id="spreadsheet"></div>

<script>
// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
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// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

// Create a new spreadsheet
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
  worksheets: [{
    data: [
    [
        "Connection",
        "Set Expression",
        "CUBESET Result"
    ],
    [
        "Sales Data",
        "[[Date].[Calendar Year].&[2022],[Date].[Calendar Year].&[2023]]",
        "=CUBESET(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        "Budget Data",
        "CrossJoin([[Product].[All Products].[Bikes],[Product].[All Products].[Accessories]], [[Employee].[All Employees].[Jane],[Employee].[All Employees].[John]])",
        "=CUBESET(A3,B3,\"Product and Employee\")"
    ],
    [
        "Inventory Data",
        "TopCount([Store].[Store Name].Children,5,[Measures].[Inventory Count])",
        "=CUBESET(A4,B4,\"Top 5 Stores\")"
    ]
]
  }]
});
</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",
        "Set Expression",
        "CUBESET Result"
    ],
    [
        "Sales Data",
        "[[Date].[Calendar Year].&[2022],[Date].[Calendar Year].&[2023]]",
        "=CUBESET(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        "Budget Data",
        "CrossJoin([[Product].[All Products].[Bikes],[Product].[All Products].[Accessories]], [[Employee].[All Employees].[Jane],[Employee].[All Employees].[John]])",
        "=CUBESET(A3,B3,\"Product and Employee\")"
    ],
    [
        "Inventory Data",
        "TopCount([Store].[Store Name].Children,5,[Measures].[Inventory Count])",
        "=CUBESET(A4,B4,\"Top 5 Stores\")"
    ]
];

    // 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('OTFlZDRiMTljYmE4ZGJjZDdiNTg2YjQwYjg3MmM5ODkzMzAyODc3ZGE5ZWE0NWVhODc4M2JhNmMzOTExMmUzMzc2NDU5MzUxYjk2N2FjNjRkYzE1NDc0ZDc3ZWJkMzVkNzBjZDc0ZjA3ZTRlNmEzZmNiY2ExYWYxMzQ5MGRlNTMsZXlKamJHbGxiblJKWkNJNklpSXNJbTVoYldVaU9pSktjM0J5WldGa2MyaGxaWFFpTENKa1lYUmxJam94TnpVM01ETXhORFEzTENKa2IyMWhhVzRpT2xzaWFuTndjbVZoWkhOb1pXVjBMbU52YlNJc0ltTnZaR1Z6WVc1a1ltOTRMbWx2SWl3aWFuTm9aV3hzTG01bGRDSXNJbU56WWk1aGNIQWlMQ0p6ZEdGamEySnNhWFI2TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpWTI5dWRHRnBibVZ5TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpSWl3aWJHOWpZV3hvYjNOMElsMHNJbkJzWVc0aU9pSXpOQ0lzSW5OamIzQmxJanBiSW5ZM0lpd2lkamdpTENKMk9TSXNJbll4TUNJc0luWXhNU0lzSW1Ob1lYSjBjeUlzSW1admNtMXpJaXdpWm05eWJYVnNZU0lzSW5CaGNuTmxjaUlzSW5KbGJtUmxjaUlzSW1OdmJXMWxiblJ6SWl3aWFXMXdiM0owWlhJaUxDSmlZWElpTENKMllXeHBaR0YwYVc5dWN5SXNJbk5sWVhKamFDSXNJbkJ5YVc1MElpd2ljMmhsWlhSeklpd2lZMnhwWlc1MElpd2ljMlZ5ZG1WeUlpd2ljMmhoY0dWeklpd2labTl5YldGMElsMHNJbVJsYlc4aU9uUnlkV1Y5');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default {
    components: {
        Spreadsheet,
        Worksheet,
    },
    data() {
        // Worksheet data
        const data = [
    [
        "Connection",
        "Set Expression",
        "CUBESET Result"
    ],
    [
        "Sales Data",
        "[[Date].[Calendar Year].&[2022],[Date].[Calendar Year].&[2023]]",
        "=CUBESET(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        "Budget Data",
        "CrossJoin([[Product].[All Products].[Bikes],[Product].[All Products].[Accessories]], [[Employee].[All Employees].[Jane],[Employee].[All Employees].[John]])",
        "=CUBESET(A3,B3,\"Product and Employee\")"
    ],
    [
        "Inventory Data",
        "TopCount([Store].[Store Name].Children,5,[Measures].[Inventory Count])",
        "=CUBESET(A4,B4,\"Top 5 Stores\")"
    ]
]

        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",
        "Set Expression",
        "CUBESET Result"
    ],
    [
        "Sales Data",
        "[[Date].[Calendar Year].&[2022],[Date].[Calendar Year].&[2023]]",
        "=CUBESET(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        "Budget Data",
        "CrossJoin([[Product].[All Products].[Bikes],[Product].[All Products].[Accessories]], [[Employee].[All Employees].[Jane],[Employee].[All Employees].[John]])",
        "=CUBESET(A3,B3,\"Product and Employee\")"
    ],
    [
        "Inventory Data",
        "TopCount([Store].[Store Name].Children,5,[Measures].[Inventory Count])",
        "=CUBESET(A4,B4,\"Top 5 Stores\")"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}