CUBES Rowset

OLE DB Programmer's Reference

The CUBES rowset contains information about the available cubes in a schema (or the catalog, if the provider does not support schemas). It has the structure described in the following table.

The default sort order is CATALOG_NAME, SCHEMA_NAME, and CUBE_NAME.

Column name	Type indicator	Description
CATALOG_NAME	DBTYPE_WSTR	Optional. The name of the catalog to which this cube belongs. NULL if the provider does not support catalogs.
SCHEMA_NAME	DBTYPE_WSTR	Optional. The name of the schema to which this cube belongs. NULL if the provider does not support schemas.
CUBE_NAME	DBTYPE_WSTR	Required. Name of the cube.
CUBE_TYPE	DBTYPE_WSTR	Required. Cube type. A provider-specific value or one of the following: "CUBE" "VIRTUAL CUBE"
CUBE_GUID	DBTYPE_GUID	Optional. Cube GUID. NULL if no GUID exists.
CREATED_ON	DBTYPE_DBTIMESTAMP	Optional. Date and time of cube creation. NULL if unknown.
LAST_SCHEMA_UPDATE	DBTYPE_DBTIMESTAMP	Optional. Date and time of last schema update. NULL if unknown.
SCHEMA_UPDATED_BY	DBTYPE_WSTR	Optional. User ID of the person who last updated the schema. NULL if unknown.
LAST_DATA_UPDATE	DBTYPE_DBTIMESTAMP	Optional. Date and time of last data update. NULL if unknown.
DATA_UPDATED_BY	DBTYPE_WSTR	Optional. User ID of the person who last updated the data. NULL if unknown.
DESCRIPTION	DBTYPE_WSTR	Optional. A human-readable description of the cube. If no description exists, this column is NULL.
ANNOTATIONS	DBTYPE_WSTR	Optional. A string containing annotations added by analysts through their client applications. For more information about this feature, see "The ANNOTATIONS Column," later in this chapter.

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