Data Mining Extensions - DMX - Reference

ut that are reserved words forSQL Server 2005 Analysis Services. You can use a
delimited identifier to refer to such an object until you can change the object's name.
• When you use characters that are not listed as qualified identifiers.
In Analysis Services you can use any character in the current code page in a delimited
identifier; however, indiscriminate use of special characters in an object name may
make DMX statements difficult to read and maintain.
Rules for Delimited Identifiers
Following are the rules for the format of delimited identifiers:
1. Delimited identifiers can contain the same number of characters as regular identifiers
(from 1 through 100 characters, not including the delimiter characters).
2. The body of an identifier can contain any combination of characters that are used in
the current code page, including the delimiting characters themselves. If the body of
the identifier itself contains delimiting characters, special handling is required:
• If the body of the identifier contains a left bracket ([), no additional handling is
required.
• If the body of the identifier contains a right bracket (]), you must specify two right
brackets (]]) to represent it within the code page.
Delimiting Identifiers with Multiple Parts
When you use qualified object names, you may have to delimit more than one of the
identifiers that make up the object name. You must delimit each identifier individually.
See Also
Data Mining Extensions (DMX) Reference
Data Mining Extensions (DMX) Syntax Elements
DMX Function Reference
DMX Operator Reference
DMX Statement Reference
DMX Syntax Conventions
Mapping Functions to Query Types (DMX)
Prediction Queries (DMX)
Understanding the Select Statement (DMX)
Data Types
When you use Data Mining Extensions (DMX) to define a new mining model in
Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, you must provide a data type for each column in
the model. The data type describes the data that the data mining algorithm will use
when it builds the model.
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