Question : Flatten view of hierarchical dimensions in Analysis Services 2005

Hello,

is it possible to display a dimension with parent child hierarchies in a flat view.

Take a profit and loss statement as an example. I don't want to klick my way down from to revenue to sales like this:

revenue
 |--costs (-)
   |--...
 |--sales (+)
   |--intercompany sales (+)
   |--external sales (+)


Instead the dimension should look like this:

   intercompany sales
+ external sales
--------------------------
   sales
- costs
--------------------------
revenue

It should not be precalculated. It should contain a hierarchy for the calculation of the elements, but not display the hierarchal view.


Best Regards

Martin

Answer : Flatten view of hierarchical dimensions in Analysis Services 2005

hi there,

try listing each element in the set....

thus

SELECT
{...} on columns,
{Element 1, Element2, ...} on rows
from [Cube name]