FIX: Incorrect Results Occur When You Use Currency Data Type with Very Large Value (308968)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services

This article was previously published under Q308968

BUG #: 12579 (Plato7.x)

SYMPTOMS

The rollups for some measures may be incorrect if the data type used for the measure is currency and the value that is calculated is very large, such as $138,531,491,391,167.00.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services. 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

WORKAROUND

To work around the problem, use a different data type for the measure that will hold the large value, such as a double.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	6/29/2004
Keywords:	kbbug kbfix KB308968