January 05, 2000 11:03 AM

January MDX Puzzle Solution Revealed

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Last month's question asked: Using the FoodMart Sales cube, what are the unit sales of the states in the United States for each of the most recent 3 months that have data? The query in Listing A is the answer.

Multiple solutions will work, but I chose calculated sets because this solution demonstrates the use of sets and how to index into a set to return a particular set item. The first set, \[Recent Months\], uses the filter function to collect all the months that have data. The second set, \[Recent Month\], uses the item property to index into the first set to retrieve the most recent month. \[Recent Month\] is a set containing a single month.

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