How to show attribute ValueColumn in Excel 2007?

I'm using Excel 2007 to access my SSAS 2005 cube. For an attribute, I have defined the ValueColumn as the alternative description for the attribute. How can I show the ValueColumn in Excel 2007? Better yet, I want to see if there is any way I can toggle between the NameColumn and ValueColumn.

Thanks,

Mitch

The only way I can think of to expose the MemberValue to excel would be to create a calculated measure, but this would mean you would have to have the value in the data section of the pivot table and it sounds like you want to get it into the row/column labels.

Another approach would be to set this "alternate description" up as an attribute in it's own right that is related to the main attribute, you could then display it using the member properties feature in Excel.

Finally, I have not tried this myself, but you could look into maybe using the translations feature to store the alternate description. You might then be able to write a small macro in Excel that would alter the connection to use a different language that would bring up your alternate description. I would suggest doing a small test before going too far down this path.

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Darren,

These are not bad suggestions. The closest solution is to use the member property. It is just that my users are used to toggle between one description and another with their current data warehouse tool, and I'm trying to replace the current tool with SSAS and Excel 2007.

Mitch

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How to set up trusted connection on SSAS 2005?

Hi,

How to setup trusted connection on SSAS2005?

We followed step by step, but always failed, I have pulled off all my hair for this issue.

We are running AS2005 on Windows server 2003, the AS will be connected via Scorecard web service(Scorecard Manager) which is hosted on Sharepoint server.

Can anybody give me some detailed instructions?

Thanks

What are the step by step instructions you refer to?

Is this question about setting connection from Scorecard web service to AS2005?

Edward.
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Here is the link.

http://www.mosha.com/msolap/articles/kerberos_delegation.htm

Bill

How to set up security to SQL 2005 Reporting Service?

I have Sql 2005 server (SSAS, SSRS, Database)installed on my workstation running on Windows XP Pro. SP2 for development only. However I need to migrate the reports to a "Production" enviroment next month which is set up with two servers running on Windows 2003 Server, one will serve as Data Server with Sql 2005 server and SSAS installed on it and the other will serve as Report Server with Sql 2005 Reporting Service. My question is how to set up the IIS on the Report Server to allow users from the domain to access the Report Manager (the reporting Service is intend to set up as an "Intranet" tool for the users ie No Internet access to the reports). A "dumpy" user will be set up at the Report Server for the data connection to the remote Sql 2005 Server. Also how to implement the security on the individual folder in the Report Manager. Currently I have folders set up for the department and I want to set up security only allow people from those depts to access their folder/subfolders. How to set up security on folder and subfolders in Report Manager? Can I set the security on my Windows XP machine to test it before I roll it out to the Production servers? Thanks.

here is a microsoft link that talks about role based security in reporting services...

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms156014.aspx

hope this helps...good luck!