FIX: Edit of Calculated Member Returns an Error Message if Parent Dimension is a Multiple Hierarchy (275049)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server OLAP Services 7.0

This article was previously published under Q275049

BUG #: 7454 (PLATO_70)

SYMPTOMS

If you have a calculated member and its parent dimension is part of a multiple hierarchies dimension, when you try to edit this member the following error message occurs:

Unable to process one or more commands.
Calculated Member 'CalculatedMemberName' creation failed. OLAP server error: Formula error (unknown error) CalculatedMemberName

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server OLAP Services version 7.0. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server OLAP Services version 7.0. For information about how to download and install the latest SQL Server OLAP Services Service Pack, see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=F62F45E9-24ED-4FA6-BD74-8A26606F96D8

For more information, contact your primary support provider.

MORE INFORMATION

Consider a dimension named "NewTime" that has two (2) hierarchies:

NewTime.Fiscal

-and-
NewTime.Calendar

If you try to create a calculated member, such as follows, the error message shown in the "Symptoms" section occurs:

Parent Dimension: NewTime.Fiscal
Member Name: 1997n1998
Value expression: [NewTime].[Fiscal].[All NewTime].[1997] + [NewTime].[Fiscal].[All NewTime].[1998]

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	8/7/2006
Keywords:	kbBug kbCodeSnippet kbfix kbOLAP700SP3fix KB275049