Article ID: 838004 - Last Review: November 21, 2006 - Revision: 2.3

FIX: MDX queries to cubes where real-time updates are enabled may not reflect updates to the relational table

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Microsoft SQL Server 2000 fixes are distributed as one downloadable file. Because the fixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included in the previous SQL Server 2000 fix release.

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SYMPTOMS

If a computer that is running Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services has a cube where real-time updates are enabled and an Analysis Services (Msmdsrv.exe) build between 8.00.0874 and 8.00.0918 is installed on the computer, Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) queries against the real-time cube may not reflect updates that are made to the relational table that serves as the source for the real-time data.

This problem was introduced in Analysis Services build 8.00.0874.
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RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For more 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) 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
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   04-Mar-2004  21:09  8.0.921.0         217,664  Msmdcb80.dll     
   04-Mar-2004  21:09  8.0.0.921       4,063,812  Msmddo80.dll     
   04-Mar-2004  21:09  8.0.921.0       1,032,768  Msmdgd80.dll     
   04-Mar-2004  21:09  8.0.921.0         172,608  Msmdpump.dll     
   04-Mar-2004  21:09  8.0.0.921       9,638,468  Msmdsgn80.dll    
   04-Mar-2004  21:09  8.0.921.0       1,835,588  Msmdsrv.exe      
   04-Mar-2004  21:09  8.0.921.0       2,077,264  Msolap80.dll     
   04-Mar-2004  18:26  8.0.921.0         213,068  Msolap80.rll
Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains these files may also contain additional files.

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SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services 64-bit

For more information about a hotfix build that is designed to be applied on a server that is running SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services 64-bit, or to find out if a fix is scheduled to be included in SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services 64-bit Service Pack 4, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
831653  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831653/ ) Availability of Analysis Services 2000 64-bit hotfix build
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WORKAROUND

When this problem occurs, you can restore the real-time update functionality of the cube. To do so, follow these steps:
  1. Open Analysis Manager, and then connect to the computer that is hosting the real-time cube.
  2. Right-click the data source object that is used by the real-time cube, and then click Refresh.
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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

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/ ) Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services
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Keywords: 
kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbqfe kbsqlserv2000presp4fix kbfix kbbug KB838004
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