MicroStrategy 7 Administrator Guide

VLDB Properties
All VLDB properties are grouped into the following "property sets:"
• Analytical Engine
• Governing
• Indexing
• Joins
• Metrics
• Pre/Post Statements
• Query Optimizations
• Select/Insert
• Tables
Analytical Engine
Property Description Possible Values Default
Value
Display Null On Top
Determines where NULL values appear
when you sort data.
• Display NULL values in
bottom while sorting
• Display NULL values on
top while sorting
Display NULL
values in bottom
while sorting
A
P
P
E
N
D
I
X
E
S
Evaluation Ordering
Null checking for
Analytical Engine
Determines the order in which the Analytical
Engine resolves different types of
calculations.
This determines whether or not NULL is
interpreted as the number 0 when the
Analytical Engine does calculations.
True means the engine will convert NULL to
0.
Governing
• 6.x Evaluation Order
• 7.x Evaluation Order
• True
• False
6.x Evaluation
Order
TRUE
Property Description Possible Values Default
Value
Results Set Row Limit
Limits the maximum number of rows that
can be returned to the Analytical Engine
from the database.
User defined
No Limit
226 Appendix C VLDB Properties