Comments on: SSAS: Custom format string for “duration” using MDX http://blog.davyknuysen.be/2009/12/07/ssas-custom-format-string-for-duration-using-mdx/ My Blog on Microsoft BI Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:31:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bonne http://blog.davyknuysen.be/2009/12/07/ssas-custom-format-string-for-duration-using-mdx/comment-page-1/#comment-4426 Bonne Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:38:47 +0000 http://blog.davyknuysen.be/2009/12/07/ssas-custom-format-string-for-duration-using-mdx/#comment-4426 Thanks this was very helpfull. I realized that you could simplify the code somewhat with the same result. I now use: CREATE MEMBER CURRENTCUBE.[MEASURES].[DurationInDays] AS [MEASURES].[DurationInSec] / 86400, FORMAT_STRING = '"'+ cstr(int([MEASURES].[DurationInDays])) + ' days" hh:mm:ss', VISIBLE = 1; Thanks this was very helpfull.
I realized that you could simplify the code somewhat with the same result.

I now use:
CREATE MEMBER CURRENTCUBE.[MEASURES].[DurationInDays]
AS [MEASURES].[DurationInSec] / 86400,
FORMAT_STRING =
‘”‘+ cstr(int([MEASURES].[DurationInDays])) + ‘ days” hh:mm:ss’,
VISIBLE = 1;

]]> By: Sam Kane http://blog.davyknuysen.be/2009/12/07/ssas-custom-format-string-for-duration-using-mdx/comment-page-1/#comment-2254 Sam Kane Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:23:57 +0000 http://blog.davyknuysen.be/2009/12/07/ssas-custom-format-string-for-duration-using-mdx/#comment-2254 Here are this and some other articles on Measure Formatting: <a href="http://ssas-wiki.com/w/Articles#Measure_Formatting" rel="nofollow"> http://ssas-wiki.com/w/Articles#Measure_Formatting</a> Here are this and some other articles on Measure Formatting:

http://ssas-wiki.com/w/Articles#Measure_Formatting

]]> By: Nathan Griffiths http://blog.davyknuysen.be/2009/12/07/ssas-custom-format-string-for-duration-using-mdx/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Nathan Griffiths Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:26:11 +0000 http://blog.davyknuysen.be/2009/12/07/ssas-custom-format-string-for-duration-using-mdx/#comment-97 The OLAP Server formatting settings are unfortunately stored with the spreadsheet, not the ODC connection file. This means that when opening a spreadsheet from a connection file you have to enable these settings each time. However, if you open a blank spreadsheet and then use the Get External Data.. method of connecting to Analysis Services then the above settings are enabled by default. The OLAP Server formatting settings are unfortunately stored with the spreadsheet, not the ODC connection file. This means that when opening a spreadsheet from a connection file you have to enable these settings each time.
However, if you open a blank spreadsheet and then use the Get External Data.. method of connecting to Analysis Services then the above settings are enabled by default.

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