About Including Actions in a Metric View

You can configure SQL Server Analysis Services cubes to contain Actions to provide users with access to extended data and information. Actions that are defined in Analysis Services Cubes will be available in the Metrics and Scorecards module within the Metric Views that are built upon those cubes. When you select the Action, the Meridium Enterprise APM system will launch the URL behind that Action.

If the URL is a Meridium Enterprise APM URL, the target will open within the Meridium Enterprise APM application. For example, an Action can be configured to open a record in the Record manager. When you select the Action, the Record Manager page will appear, displaying the record specified in the URL. You can also configure a URL in SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) to open a report from reporting services.
If the URL specifies a target that is external to Meridium Enterprise APM, the external URL will appear in another tab of the same browser. For example, Actions can be configured to display your customer's website on each customer level member.

When a user selects the Target in the Metric View that is built on a cube containing Actions, those Actions appear as buttons in the Metric View's workspace. When a user selects an Action, the Action will be invoked, and the target data will appear. You can configure multiple Actions for a cube.

The available Actions and the information displayed is determined by how the cube is configured in Analysis Services.

Actions are attached to Targets, which correspond to member levels in a Metric View.

Note: Actions can be attached to a Target at all member levels, including the cube level. Additionally, if an Action is configured on a member level, you will be able to see the Action only after you have drilled down to the associated level. For example, if an Action is configured for a member of Taxonomy Category level and you select the graph on All Taxonomy level, the Action will not appear in the workspace. You will be able to see the Action in the workspace only after you drill down to the Taxonomy Category and select a particular category (e.g., Fixed Asset).

Meridium Enterprise APM supports the use of any Action for which a URL has been defined.

This documentation does not include details on configuring Actions in SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS). Rather, we limit our discussion of Actions to how they can be invoked after they have been properly configured. For more information on defining Actions within Analysis Services cubes, refer to the SSAS documentation.