PROPERTIES Schema Rowset

Standard Mapping

The PROPERTIES schema rowset returns metadata about the properties that are available on each level and the member that can be accessed by the provider. Each row in the PROPERTIES schema rowset corresponds to one property that is available in the provider.
The following table describes the columns that are available in the PROPERTIES schema rowset.
Standard Mapping
Column Name
Type Indicator
Mapped Value
Restrictions Supported?
PROPERTY_TYPE
DBTYPE_I2
Type of this property. Either MDPROP_MEMBER or MDPROP_CELL.
Yes
CATALOG_NAME
DBTYPE_WSTR
Name of the catalog that contains this property.
Yes
SCHEMA_NAME
DBTYPE_WSTR
Name of the schema that contains this property.
Yes
CUBE_NAME
DBTYPE_WSTR
Name of the cube that contains this property.
Yes
DIMENSION_UNIQUE_NAME
DBTYPE_WSTR
Unique name of the dimension that contains this property.
Yes
HIERARCHY_UNIQUE_NAME
DBTYPE_WSTR
Unique name of the hierarchy that contains this property.
Yes
LEVEL_UNIQUE_NAME
DBTYPE_WSTR
Unique name of the level that contains this property.
Yes
MEMBER_UNIQUE_NAME
DBTYPE_WSTR
Unique name of the member that contains this property.
Yes
PROPERTY_NAME
DBTYPE_WSTR
Name of this property.
Yes
PROPERTY_CAPTION
DBTYPE_WSTR
Caption of this property.
No
DATA_TYPE
DBTYPE_UI2
Data type of this property.
No
CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH
DBTYPE_UI4
Maximum length of this property for character, binary, and bit properties if one of these properties is defined. The value is 0 for character, binary, and bit properties that do not have a defined maximum length. The value is NULL for all other properties.
No
CHARACTER_OCTET_LENGTH
DBTYPE_UI4
Maximum length in octets of this property for character, binary, and bit properties if one of these properties is defined. The value is 0 for character, binary, and bit properties that do not have a defined maximum length. The value is NULL for all other properties.
No
NUMERIC_PRECISION
DBTYPE_UI2
Maximum numeric precision for numeric properties. NULL for all other properties.
No
NUMERIC_SCALE
DBTYPE_I2
Number of digits to the right of the decimal point for numeric properties. NULL for all other properties.
No
DESCRIPTION
DBTYPE_WSTR
Description of this property.
No
Note: For more information about restrictions, see How to Restrict the Rows That Are Returned.