NullProcessing Enumeration

Specifies what action SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS) takes when it encounters a Null value in a data item.

Namespace: Microsoft.AnalysisServices
Assembly: Microsoft.AnalysisServices (in Microsoft.AnalysisServices.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("23CE68CA-EEC2-4488-93A9-2E9A20C2C17A")> _
Public Enumeration NullProcessing
'Usage
Dim instance As NullProcessing

[GuidAttribute("23CE68CA-EEC2-4488-93A9-2E9A20C2C17A")]
public enum NullProcessing

[GuidAttribute(L"23CE68CA-EEC2-4488-93A9-2E9A20C2C17A")]
public enum class NullProcessing

[<GuidAttribute("23CE68CA-EEC2-4488-93A9-2E9A20C2C17A")>]
type NullProcessing

public enum NullProcessing

	Member name	Description
	Preserve	Specifies that the Null value is preserved.
	Error	Null value is illegal in this data item.
	UnknownMember	Specifies that the Null value is treated as the unknown member. This value is applicable only for attribute key columns.
	ZeroOrBlank	Specifies that the Null value is converted to zero (for numeric data items) or blank string (for string data items).
	Automatic	Specifies that for the Cube or Dimension data items, Null values are treated as ZeroOrBlank. And for MiningStructure or MiningModel data items, Null values are treated as UnknownMember.

New: 17 July 2006

ZeroOrBlank is how Analysis Services 2000 handles Null values.

UnknownMember causes a data integrity error at processing time.

Error causes a data integrity error at processing time and the server will discard the record.