Microsoft KB Archive/912016

= FIX: Error message when you process a dimension by using the Process Update processing option or the Process Default processing option in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services: &quot;Operation has been cancelled&quot; =

Article ID: 912016

Article Last Modified on 12/21/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services

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BUG #: 411525 (SQLBUDT)



''Microsoft distributes Microsoft SQL Server 2005 fixes as one downloadable file. Because the fixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2005 fix release.''



This article describes the following about this hotfix release:
 * The issues that are fixed by this hotfix package
 * The prerequisites for applying this hotfix package
 * Whether you must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix package
 * Whether this hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
 * Whether you must make any registry changes after you apply this hotfix package
 * The files that are contained in this hotfix package



SYMPTOMS
When you process a dimension by using the Process Update processing option or the Process Default processing option in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services, you may receive the following error message:

Operation has been cancelled



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the following conditions are present:
 * The dimension contains a string attribute.
 * The file store of the attribute has reached 4 gigabytes (GB).



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2005. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

913089 How to obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2005

Prerequisites
You must have SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart information
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix. However, the hotfix stops and then restarts the Analysis Services service. If you have configured the server for HTTP access, you have to stop Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and then restart it after the installation is finished. If you have installed SQL Server Analysis Services as a named instance, you must stop the SQL Server Browser service because the Msmdredir.dll component of the SQL Server Browser service is updated when you apply this hotfix.

Registry information
You do not have to change the registry after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix file information
This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain of all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services, Itanium architecture version


WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, process the dimension by using the Process Full processing option.

Note After the dimension is processed, you have to process all the measure groups that contain the dimension by using the Process Full processing option.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1.



MORE INFORMATION
This hotfix will help if your attribute file should not actually be over 4GB. If the attribute file size approaches the 4GB size limit for legitimate reasons such as a large key size or a very large amount of data, or both, the hotfix will not help. The hotfix does not remove the 4GB file store size limit. The file store of a string attribute of a dimension is physically represented in the system as an .asstore file.

When you process a dimension by using the Process Update processing option or the Process Default processing option, the string file store is appended instead of being overwritten. This behavior reduces the process time even if no change is made on the string attribute. If the dimension is frequently processed that way, the string file store will become very large. When the string file store reaches 4 GB, you can no longer process the dimension by using the Process Update processing option or the Process Default processing option. You will receive an error message.

When you process a dimension by using the Process Full processing option, all the data of the dimension will be dropped and reconstructed. The string file store will be smaller. However, the processing time will be longer.



For more information about the naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

822499 New naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server software update packages

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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