In Strategy SDK 9.x, a metric's join type is defined by a property called 'Metric Join Type' within the 'VLDB Select' property set. This property may have two possible values: 0 for inner join and 1 for outer join.
The lines of code below detail how to use Strategy SDK to change the join type of a metric:
Dim oMetric as IDSSMetric
Dim oInfo as IDSSObjectInfo
Dim oPSets as IDSSPropertyGroup
Dim oPSet as IDSSPropertySet
Dim oProp as IDSSProperty
It is assumed that the oMetric object was created after searching the metadata.
set oInfo = oMetric.Info '1) Get the IDSSObjectInfo object associated to the metric
set oPSets = oInfo.PropertySets '2) Get the IDSSPropertyGroup collection
set oPSet = oPSets.Item('VLDB Select') '3) Get the desired property set
set oProp = oPSet.Item('Metric Join Type') '4) Get the desired property
oProp.Value = 1 '5) Change the default value to 1 (outer join) The example provided in this document is provided “as-is” and user has read the following customization warning:
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CUSTOMIZATION WARNING:
This customization is provided as a convenience to Strategy users and is only directly applicable to the version stated. While this code may apply to other releases directly, Strategy Technical Support makes no guarantees that the code provided will apply to any future or previous builds. In the event of a code change in future builds, Strategy Technical Support makes no guarantee that an updated version of this particular customization will be provided. In the event of a code change in future builds, Strategy may not be able to provide additional code on this matter even though this customization is provided at this time for this specific build. For enhancements to this customization or to incorporate similar functionality into other versions, contact your Account Executive to inquire about Strategy Consulting assistance.
