Microsoft KB Archive/817909

= FIX: Cannot Create an Offline Cube That Contains a Parent-Child Dimension =

Article ID: 817909

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services

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Bug #: 13969 (RAID Plato 7x)



SYMPTOMS
If you try to create an offline cube and both the following conditions are true, the creation of the cube fails:
 * You use the SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services Service Pack 3 (SP3) 32-bit version or the SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services 64-bit version of Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Analysis Services.

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 * You select a parent-child dimension as one of the dimensions for the offline cube.

If you try to create the offline cube from Microsoft Excel, you receive the following error message:

Microsoft® OLE DB Provider for Analysis Services : Data source provider error.

If you use the CREATE GLOBAL CUBE syntax from the MDX Sample Application, you receive the following error message (where  is the name of the parent-child dimension from the source cube):

Syntax error, expecting ',', near: DESCRIPTION ' '



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) 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 tool in Control Panel. Date        Time   Version            Size    File name

17-Apr-2003 01:29  8.0.806.0         217,668  Msmdcb80.dll 11-Apr-2003 03:45  8.0.0.795       4,055,616  Msmddo80.dll 11-Apr-2003 03:45  8.0.767.0       1,024,576  Msmdgd80.dll 11-Apr-2003 03:45  8.0.0.761       9,638,464  Msmdsgn80.dll 07-Mar-2003 21:09  8.0.783.0       1,831,492  Msmdsrv.exe 11-Apr-2003 03:45  8.0.803.0       2,073,168  Msolap80.dll Note: Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains these files may also contain additional files.

SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services 64 bit
For additional information about a hotfix for this problem in the 64-bit version of SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

822017 FIX: Hotfix Information for Build 8.0.810.0 of SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services 64-bit



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB817909

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