Home > Archive > MS SQL Server OLAP > March 2006 > AS2005 Security Help









You are viewing an archived Text-only version of the thread. To view this thread in it's original format and/or if you want to reply to this thread please [click here]

 

Author AS2005 Security Help
wall.andrew@gmail.com

2006-03-15, 8:24 pm

I am in need of some help in trying to tie down security in an Analysis
Services 2005 cube. I have a number of dimensions and few measures and
the cube is queried by a web client by the users.

One of the dimensions is say dimA. What I need is to be able to only
return records relating to memberX in dimA even if that dimension is
not included in the current query. I have read much information
relating to dimension security but as I understand it, if I tie a role
to only look at that member, it only works when the dimension is
included in the query. Thus if the user does not use that dimension in
a query, all records will be returned in the resultset.

Previously I have created seperate cubes for each scenarion which is
fine if there is only a handful, but not if there are more than 10!

Hope someone can point me in the right direction.

AW

Deepak

2006-03-16, 7:30 am

Maybe you need the "Visual Totals" option?

http://www. sqlserveranalysisser
Introduction to Dimension Security in Analysis Services 2005
....
Visual Totals

If a member of an attribute hierarchy is secured, one has two choices to how
data rolls up to the all member of the hierarchy:

- users see the true totals

- users see the totals of the data they are permitted to see.
....[color=darkred]


"wall.andrew@gmail.com" wrote:
[color=darkred]
> I am in need of some help in trying to tie down security in an Analysis
> Services 2005 cube. I have a number of dimensions and few measures and
> the cube is queried by a web client by the users.
>
> One of the dimensions is say dimA. What I need is to be able to only
> return records relating to memberX in dimA even if that dimension is
> not included in the current query. I have read much information
> relating to dimension security but as I understand it, if I tie a role
> to only look at that member, it only works when the dimension is
> included in the query. Thus if the user does not use that dimension in
> a query, all records will be returned in the resultset.
>
> Previously I have created seperate cubes for each scenarion which is
> fine if there is only a handful, but not if there are more than 10!
>
> Hope someone can point me in the right direction.
>
> AW
>
>

Richard Flewitt

2006-03-16, 8:24 pm

Should have added that I am in SQL2000 (currently).

Richard Flewitt

2006-03-16, 8:24 pm

Should have added that I am in SQL2000 (currently).

Darren Gosbell

2006-03-23, 8:37 pm

In article <1142545689.133104.260460@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>,
Richard.Flewitt@asb.co.nz says...
> Should have added that I am in SQL2000 (currently).
>
>

The visual totals option exists in 2000 also.

--
Regards
Darren Gosbell [MCSD]
Blog: http://www.geekswithblogs.net/darrengosbell
Sponsored Links





Also available: Server administration forum archive | Web Design forum archive | Software forum archive | Hardware reviews archive | Programming forum archive

Copyright 2008 droptable.com