FIX: Use of MDX Hierarchize Function Over a CrossJoin Set Fails with Internal Error (308966)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services

This article was previously published under Q308966

BUG #: 12619 (Plato7.x)

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Hierarchize Multidimensional Expression (MDX) function over a cross join set, the MDX query fails with this error message:

Unable to open cellset. An unexpected internal error has occurred.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 INF: How to Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services.

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps To Reproduce Behavior

With the FoodMart 2000 database, you can reproduce the error message by running the following MDX query:

SELECT HIERARCHIZE(CROSSJOIN({[Customers].[All Customers].[USA],[Customers].[All Customers]},{[Gender].[All Gender]})) ON COLUMNS
FROM SALES

This problem only occurs in Analysis Service 2000. The same query runs successfully in Microsoft OLAP 7.0.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	7/14/2004
Keywords:	kbbug kbfix KB308966