In SQL
I like to search a column for matches of a particular string using something like this:
SELECT t.attributeNAME
FROM myTable t
WHERE t.attributeNAME LIKE '%searchString%'
I might like to use that in a temp table and then use the result in subsequent sections of a longer script like so:
--find the keys
SELECT t.attributeKEY
INTO #Temp
FROM myTable t
WHERE t.attributeNAMELIKE '%searchString%'
--use the keys
SELECT SUM(f.measure)
FROM myFacts f
INNER JOIN #Temp t ON
f.attributeKEY = t.attributeKEY
--use the keys again
SELECT SUM(F.measure)
FROM myOtherFacts F
INNER JOIN #Temp t ON
F.attributeKEY = t.attributeKEY
Is there an equivalent to this in MDX
? If I have an idea what items from a hierarchy that I'm after can I somehow use a searchString to filter to a specific set of items?
EDIT
As pointed out by Marc Polizzi answer it seems like instr
is very useful in this situation and I can do the following:
CREATE SET [xCube].[Set_Names] AS
{FILTER(
[xDimension].[xHierarchy].[xLevel].Members,
(InStr(1, [xDimension].[xHierarchy].CurrentMember.NAME, "WIL") <> 0)
)
}
GO
SELECT
NON EMPTY
[Set_Names]
ON ROWS,
NON EMPTY
[Measures].[x]
ON COLUMNS
FROM [xCube]
GO
SELECT
NON EMPTY
[Set_Names]
ON ROWS,
NON EMPTY
[Measures].[y]
ON COLUMNS
FROM [xCube]
GO
SELECT
NON EMPTY
[Set_Names]
ON ROWS,
NON EMPTY
[Measures].[z]
ON COLUMNS
FROM [xCube]
You might be able to use the Instr function even if it does not support wildcard.