ASPxPivotGrid.OLAPConnectionString Property

Specifies a connection string to a cube in an MS Analysis Services database.

Namespace : DevExpress.Web.ASPxPivotGrid

Assembly : DevExpress.Web.ASPxPivotGrid.v25.2.dll

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

csharp

[DefaultValue("")]
[PivotAPIMemberCategory(APICategory.OLAPSource)]
public string OLAPConnectionString { get; set; }

<PivotAPIMemberCategory(APICategory.OLAPSource)>
<DefaultValue("")>
Public Property OLAPConnectionString As String

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
String	String.Empty

A connection string.

Remarks

A sample connection string is shown below:

OlapConnectionString=”Provider=msolap;Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=Adventure Works DW;Cube Name=Adventure Works;Query Timeout=100;”

The connection string has the following parameters:

Provider - Identifies a data provider to be used. The “msolap” string identifies the latest version of Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS);
Data Source - Specifies the name of a server that runs an instance of SSAS;
Initial Catalog - Specifies a data catalog that contains cubes;
Cube Name - Specifies the name of a cube that provides OLAP data;
Query Timeout (optional) - The maximum amount of time, in seconds, to wait for a query to SSAS to complete. If the parameter is set to 0, each query can last for an indefinite time.

Note

In order to enable a pivot grid’s ability to bind to OLAP data sources, the @ Page directive of a web page containing the pivot grid should include the AspCompat attribute, set to true.