FIX: Cannot Set Description for Dimensions and Measures by Using the CREATE GLOBAL CUBE Statement

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BUG #: 13556(PLATO7X)

SYMPTOMS

If you use the CREATE GLOBAL CUBE statement, the description cannot be set for dimensions and measures.

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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290211/ ) How to obtain the latest SQL Server 2000 service pack

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Hotfix information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   20-Aug-2002  15:06                     27,648  Bestprac.doc
   03-Aug-2002  02:25  8.0.671.0         213,572  Msmdcb80.dll     
   02-Aug-2002  21:06  8.0.671.0       1,782,340  Msmdsrv.exe      
   03-Aug-2002  02:25  8.0.671.0       2,032,208  Msolap80.dll     
   14-Aug-2002  22:49                        518  Nwkdef.reg
   24-Jul-2002  16:48                        518  Nwkqfe.reg
   18-Apr-2001  03:23  2000.80.382.0     815,676  Sqldata.dll      
   03-Aug-2002  02:25  2000.80.534.0     590,396  Sqlsort.dll

Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains these files may also contain additional files.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4.

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MORE INFORMATION

The description field for a dimension or a measure on a server cube can be set by using Dimension Editor or Cube Editor. The description can also be set on a local cube by using the SQL-style CREATE CUBE statement.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services

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kbqfe kbsqlserv2000presp4fix kbbug kbfix KB329479

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