Example MDX Calculation for SSAS Cube

Example MDX Calculations

Sales Growth

([Time].CurrentMember, [Measures].[Sales]) - ([Time].CurrentMember.PrevMember, [Measures].[Sales])

PP Growth

([Time].CurrentMember, [Measures].[Sales]) - (ParellelPeriod(Year, 1, [Time].CurrentMember), [Measures].[Sales])

YTD Sales

sum(ytd([Time].CurrentMember), [Measures].[Sales])

YTD Sales Using PeriodsToDate

sum(PeriodsToDate([Time].[Year], [Time].CurrentMember), [Measures].[Sales])

Product Percentage

([Product].CurrentMember, [Measures].[Unit Sales]) / ([Product].CurrentMember.Parent, [Measures].[Unit Sales]) * 100

Product Total Percentage

([Product].CurrentMember, [Measures].[Unit Sales]) / ([Product].[All Products], [Measures].[Unit Sales]) * 100

Average Stock - Brute Force

Sum(Descendants([Time].CurrentMember, [Month]), [Measures].[Quantity]) / Count(Descendants([Time].CurrentMember, [Month]))

Average Stock - Elegant

Avg(Descendants([Time].CurrentMember, [Month]), [Measures].[Quantity])

Closing Period - Brute Force

(Tail(Descendants([Time].CurrentMember, [Month]), 1).Item(0), [Measures].[Quantity])

Closing Period - Elegant

(ClosingPeriod([Month], [Time].CurrentMember), [Measures].[Quantity])

Max for Period

Max(Descendants([Time].CurrentMember, [Month]), [Measures].[Quantity])

Min for Period

Min(Descendants([Time].CurrentMember, [Month]), [Measures].[Quantity])

Moving Average

Avg([Time].CurrentMember.Lag(2):[Time].CurrentMember, [Measures].[Unit Sales])

Products Down

Count(Filter(Descendants([Product].CurrentMember, [Product Name])             , ([Time].CurrentMember, [Measures].[Unit Sales])               < ([Time].CurrentMember.PrevMember, [Measures].[Unit Sales]))) / Count(Descendants([Product].CurrentMember, [Product Name]))

Dynamic Custom Default Member

Tail(Filter([Time].[Month].Members      , Not IsEmpty([Time].CurrentMember)), 1).Item(0)

Properties Query

Filter([Store].[Store Name].Members        , Val([Store].CurrentMember.Properties("Store Sqft")) < 21000)

Products Down Query

select       {{{[Measures].[Products Down]}         * {[Customers].DefaultMember}         * {[Product].DefaultMember}}} on columns      , {[Time].&[1998].&[Q1].&[1]         , [Time].&[1998].&[Q1].&[2]         , [Time].&[1998].&[Q1].&[3]         , [Time].&[1998].&[Q2].&[4]         , [Time].&[1998].&[Q2].&[5]         , [Time].&[1998].&[Q2].&[6]         , [Time].&[1998].&[Q3].&[7]         , [Time].&[1998].&[Q3].&[8]         , [Time].&[1998].&[Q3].&[9]         , [Time].&[1998].&[Q4].&[10]         , [Time].&[1998].&[Q4].&[11]} on rows  from      [Sales_MDX2]

MDX Query

select     {[Measures].[Unit Sales]      , [Measures].[MA]} on columns     , {Descendants([Time].[Year].&[1997], [Month])} on rows from     [Sales_MDX2]