MemberRef Element (CSDLBI)

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Important: This document is archived. For the latest information, refer to Open Specification [MS-CSDLBI]: Conceptual Schema Definition File Format with Business Intelligence Annotations.

The MemberRef element identifies the name of a property that is the target of a reference.

Elements and Attributes

The following table lists the elements and attributes that define the MemberRef element.

Name Is Required Description
Name Yes he name of the property contained in a MemberRef element.

MemberRefs Element

MemberRefs is a complex type that defines a collection of members in which each member is contained in a MemberRef element.

The following table lists the elements and attributes of the MemberRefs type.

Name Is Required Description
MemberRef Yes A string containing the member reference.

Example Tabular

The following sample, in CSDLBI version 1.1, represents a portion of the AdventureWorks sample data model that defines the Products table. Here the MemberRef element is used for each column that is included in the default field set for the model.

  
<bi:EntityType>  
   <bi:DefaultDetails>  
     <bi:MemberRef Name="Color" />  
     <bi:MemberRef Name="DealerPrice" />  
     <bi:MemberRef Name="Status" />  
   </bi:DefaultDetails>

Example Multidimensional

The following sample, in CSDLBI version 1.1, represents a portion of the Contoso Operations cube that defines the Bikes table. In this sample, a MemberRef element is used to specify the name of the column that is used as the default field set in reports, and another MemberRef element is used to reference the column that provides the sort order.

  
<bi:DefaultDetails>  
   <bi:MemberRef Name="Color" />  
</bi:DefaultDetails>  
  
<bi:SortMembers>  
   <bi:MemberRef Name="Color" />  
</bi:SortMembers>