Mastering OLAP Reports: Parameters for Analysis Services Reporting, Pt. I

Mastering OLAP Reports: Parameters for Analysis Services Reporting, Pt. I: "One of the first things that become clear to 'early adopters' of Reporting Services is that the 'knowledgebase' for Analysis Services reporting with this tool is, to say the least, sparse. As I stated in my article, Mastering OLAP Reporting: Cascading Prompts (where I treated the subject of cascading parameters for Reporting Services 2000), the purpose of the Mastering OLAP Reporting subset of my Reporting Services series is to focus on techniques for using Reporting Services for OLAP reporting. In many cases, which I try to outline in my articles at appropriate junctures, the functionality of well-established, but expensive, solutions, such as Cognos PowerPlay, can be met in most respects by Reporting Services – at a tiny fraction of the cost. "