CUBESET
Defines a calculated set of members or tuples by sending a set expression to the cube on the server, which creates the set, and then returns that set to Microsoft Office Excel.
Syntax
CUBESET(connection,set_expression,caption,sort_order,sort_by)
Connection is a text string of the name of the connection to the cube.
Set_expression is a text string of a set expression that results in a set of members or tuples. Set_expression can also be a cell reference to an Excel range that contains one or more members, tuples, or sets included in the set.
Caption is a text string that is displayed in the cell instead of the caption, if one is defined, from the cube.
Sort_order is the type of sort, if any, to perform and can be one of the following:
| Integer | Enumerated
constant | Description | Sort_by argument |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | SortNone | Leaves the set in existing order. | Ignored |
| 1 | SortAscending | Sorts set in ascending order by sort_by. | Required |
| 2 | SortDescending | Sorts set in descending order by sort_by. | Required |
| 3 | SortAlphaAscending | Sorts set in alpha ascending order. | Ignored |
| 4 | Sort_Alpha_Descending | Sorts set in alpha descending order. | Ignored |
| 5 | Sort_Natural_Ascending | Sorts set in natural ascending order. | Ignored |
| 6 | Sort_Natural_Descending | Sorts set in natural descending order. | Ignored |
The default value is 0. An alpha sort for a set of tuples sorts on the last element in each tuple. For more information on these different sort orders, see the Microsoft Office SQL Analysis Services help system.
Sort_by is a text string of the value by which to sort. For example, to get the city with the highest sales, set_expression would be a set of cities, and sort_by would be the sales measure. Or, to get the city with the highest population, set_expression would be a set of cities, and sort_by would be the population measure. If sort_order requires sort_by, and sort_by is omitted, CUBESET returns the #VALUE! error message.
Remarks
- When the CUBESET function evaluates, it temporarily displays a "#GETTING_DATA…" message in the cell before all of the data is retrieved.
- If the connection name is not a valid workbook connection stored in the workbook, CUBESET returns a #NAME? error value. If the Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) server is not running, not available, or returns an error message, CUBESET returns a #NAME? error value.
- If the set_expression syntax is incorrect or the set contains at least one member with a different dimension than the other members, CUBESET returns a #N/A error value.
- If set_expression is longer than 255 characters, which is the limit for an argument to a function, CUBESET returns a #VALUE! error value. To use text strings longer than 255 characters, enter the text string in a cell (for which the limit is 32,767 characters), and then use a cell reference as the argument.
- CUBESET may return a #N/A error value if you reference a session-based object, such as a calculated member or named set, in a PivotTable when sharing a connection, and that PivotTable is deleted or you convert the PivotTable to formulas. (On the
Optionstab, in theToolsgroup, clickOLAP Tools, and then clickConvert to Formulas.)
Examples
=CUBESET("Finance","Order([Product].[Product].[Product Category].Members,[Measures].[Unit Sales],ASC)","Products")
=CUBESET("Sales","[Product].[All Products].Children","Products",1,"[Measures].[Sales Amount]")