Microsoft KB Archive/275049

= FIX: Edit of Calculated Member Returns an Error Message if Parent Dimension is a Multiple Hierarchy =

Article ID: 275049

Article Last Modified on 8/7/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server OLAP Services

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This article was previously published under Q275049



BUG #: 7454 (PLATO_70)



SYMPTOMS
If you have a calculated member and its parent dimension is part of a multiple hierarchies dimension, when you try to edit this member the following error message occurs:

Unable to process one or more commands.

Calculated Member 'CalculatedMemberName' creation failed. OLAP server error: Formula error (unknown error) CalculatedMemberName



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server OLAP Services version 7.0. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server OLAP Services version 7.0. For information about how to download and install the latest SQL Server OLAP Services Service Pack, see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=F62F45E9-24ED-4FA6-BD74-8A26606F96D8

For more information, contact your primary support provider.



MORE INFORMATION
Consider a dimension named &quot;NewTime&quot; that has two (2) hierarchies:
 * NewTime.Fiscal

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 * NewTime.Calendar

If you try to create a calculated member, such as follows, the error message shown in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section occurs:

Parent Dimension: NewTime.Fiscal

Member Name: 1997n1998

Value expression: [NewTime].[Fiscal].[All NewTime].[1997] + [NewTime].[Fiscal].[All NewTime].[1998]

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