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Using Cube Functions in Excel to Create MTD

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Cube Functions inside Excel are really powerful tools for cube reporting, especially when you realize that you can leverage MDX within the functions to make some very useful calculations. Today, I will describe how you can use the CUBESET function to calculate Month To Date values, even when there are no MTD defined measures. First, let’s…
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FRX adding Vertical Lines to a Report

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Apparently, every 4 years I get asked this FRx question, “How do you create vertical lines on an FRx report?”  So I am blogging a reminder to myself so that in 2014 I can Google search it and read my own notes.    Well, by then we’ll all be on Management Reporter…Right?  And after my colleagues…
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Smartlist Builder, SQL View and a Linked Server

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While building a custom Smartlist using a SQL view and Smartlist Builder on a “Linked Server” I ran into an Error.  Ever seen this one before?  I’m sure some of you out there have since it has been around for a while. Since the ANSI_NULLS and ANSI_WARNINGS are hard coded as Off; consequently, the view created could…
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