DataBinding

12 Jul 201811 minutes to read

Binding PivotGauge to Offline Cube

To connect an OLAP Cube available in local machine, set the physical path of the Cube in the connection string. The following code example illustrates the same.

  • C#
  • string connectionString = @"DataSource = system drive:\OfflineCube\Adventure_Works_Ext.cub; Provider = MSOLAP;";
    OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);

    Binding PivotGauge to Cube in local SQL Server

    To connect an OLAP Cube available in SQL Server Analysis Service in local machine, set the server name and database name in the connection string. When you have any credentials to connect your Cube, then set the “User ID” and “Password” attributes accordingly. The following code example illustrates the same.

  • C#
  • string connectionString = "Data source=localhost; Initial Catalog=Adventure Works DW;"; 
    OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);

    Binding PivotGauge to Cube in online SQL Server

    To connect an OLAP Cube available in SQL Server Analysis Service in online server through XML/A, set the host server link and database name in the connection string. When you have any credentials to connect your Cube, then set the “User ID” and “Password” attributes accordingly. The following code example illustrates the same.

  • C#
  • string connectionString = "Data Source=http://bi.syncfusion.com/olap/msmdpump.dll; Initial Catalog=Adventure Works DW 2008 SE;"; 
    OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);

    Binding PivotGauge to Cube in online Mondrian Server

    To connect an OLAP Cube available in Mondrian Server through XML/A, set the host server link and database name in the connection string. When you have any credentials to connect your Cube, then set the “User ID” and “Password” attributes accordingly. The following code example illustrates the same.

  • C#
  • string connectionString = @"Data Source = http://localhost:8080/mondrian/xmla; Initial Catalog =FoodMart;";
    OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);
    DataManager.DataProvider.ProviderName = Syncfusion.Olap.DataProvider.Providers.Mondrian;

    Binding PivotGauge to Cube in online ActivePivot Server

    To connect an OLAP Cube available in ActivePivot Server through XML/A, set the host server link and database name in the connection string. When you have any credentials to connect your Cube, then set the “User ID” and “Password” attributes accordingly. The following code example illustrates the same.

  • C#
  • string connectionString = @"Data Source = http://localhost:8080/cva_s/xmla; Initial Catalog = CVAS;";
    OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);
    DataManager.DataProvider.ProviderName=Syncfusion.Olap.DataProvider.Providers.ActivePivot;

    WCF

    Adding a WCF Service

    To add a WCF service in an existing web application, right-click on the project in Solution Explorer and select Add > New Item. In the Add New Item window, select WCF Service and name it as “OlapService.svc”, click Add.

    Now WCF service is added into your application successfully which in-turn comprise of the following files. The utilization of these files will be explained in the immediate sections.

    • OlapService.svc
    • OlapService.svc.cs
    • IOlapService.cs

    Configuring WCF Service Class

    Remove the “DoWork” method present inside both OlapService.svc.cs and IOlapService.cs files. Next, add “AspNetCompatibilityRequirements” attribute on top of main class present inside OlapService.svc.cs and set “RequirementsMode” value to “Allowed”.

  • C#
  • namespace PivotGaugeDemo
    {
        [AspNetCompatibilityRequirements(RequirementsMode = AspNetCompatibilityRequirementsMode.Allowed)]
        public class OlapService : IOlapService
        {
    
        }
    }

    List of Dependency Libraries

    Next you need to add the below mentioned dependency libraries into your Web Application. These libraries could be found in GAC (Global Assembly Cache) as well.

    To add them to your Web Application, right-click on References in Solution Explorer and select Add Reference. Now in the Reference Manager dialog, under Assemblies > Extension, the following Syncfusion libraries are found.

    NOTE

    If you have installed any version of SQL Server Analysis Service (SSAS) or Microsoft ADOMD.NET utility, then the location of Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient library is [system drive:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft.NET\ADOMD.NET]

    • Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient
    • Syncfusion.Compression.Base
    • Syncfusion.Linq.Base
    • Syncfusion.Olap.Base
    • Syncfusion.PivotAnalysis.Base
    • Syncfusion.XlsIO.Base
    • Syncfusion.Pdf.Base
    • Syncfusion.DocIO.Base
    • Syncfusion.EJ
    • Syncfusion.EJ.Pivot

    List of Namespaces

    Following are the list of namespaces to be added on top of the main class inside OlapService.svc.cs file.

  • C#
  • using System.ServiceModel.Activation;
    using Syncfusion.Olap.Manager;
    using Syncfusion.Olap.Reports;
    using Syncfusion.JavaScript;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    
    namespace PivotGaugeDemo
    {
        [AspNetCompatibilityRequirements(RequirementsMode = AspNetCompatibilityRequirementsMode.Allowed)]
        public class OlapService : IOlapService
        {
    
        }
    }

    Datasource Initialization

    Now the connection string to connect OLAP Cube and PivotGauge instances are created immediately inside the main class in OlapService.svc.cs file.

  • C#
  • namespace PivotGaugeDemo
    {
        [AspNetCompatibilityRequirements(RequirementsMode = AspNetCompatibilityRequirementsMode.Allowed)]
        public class OlapService : IOlapService
        {
            PivotGauge pivotGauge = new PivotGauge();
            string connectionString = "Data Source=http://bi.syncfusion.com/olap/msmdpump.dll; Initial Catalog=Adventure Works DW 2008 SE;";
            //Other codes
    
        }
    }

    Service methods in WCF Service

    First, you need to define the service methods inside IOlapService interface, found in IOlapService.cs file, created while adding WCF Service to your Web Application.

  • C#
  • namespace PivotGaugeDemo
    {
        [ServiceContract]
        public interface IOlapService
        {
            [OperationContract]
            Dictionary<string, object> InitializeGauge(string action,string customObject);
        }
    }

    Secondly, you need to elaborate the service methods inside the main class, found in OlapService.svc.cs file

  • C#
  • namespace PivotGaugeDemo
    {
        [AspNetCompatibilityRequirements(RequirementsMode = AspNetCompatibilityRequirementsMode.Allowed)]
        public class OlapService : IOlapService
        {
            PivotGauge pivotGauge = new PivotGauge();
            string connectionString = "Data Source=http://bi.syncfusion.com/olap/msmdpump.dll; Initial Catalog=Adventure Works DW 2008 SE;";
    
            public Dictionary<string, object> InitializeGauge(string action,string customObject)
            {
                OlapDataManager DataManager = new OlapDataManager(connectionString);
                DataManager.SetCurrentReport(CreateOlapReport());
                return pivotGauge.GetJsonData(action, DataManager);
            }
    
            private OlapReport CreateOlapReport()
            {
                OlapReport report = new OlapReport();
                report.CurrentCubeName = "Adventure Works";
    
                //Specifying the KPI name
                KpiElements kpiElement = new KpiElements();
                kpiElement.Elements.Add(new KpiElement { Name = "Internet Revenue", ShowKPIGoal = true, ShowKPIStatus = true, ShowKPIValue = true, ShowKPITrend = true });
    
                DimensionElement dimensionElementColumn = new DimensionElement();
                //Specifying the dimension name
                dimensionElementColumn.Name = "Customer";
                //Adding the level with the hierarchy Name
                dimensionElementColumn.AddLevel("Customer Geography", "Country");
    
                //Specifying the measure name
                MeasureElements measureElementColumn = new MeasureElements();
                measureElementColumn.Elements.Add(new MeasureElement { Name = "Internet Sales Amount" });
    
                DimensionElement dimensionElementRow = new DimensionElement();
                //Specifying the dimension name
                dimensionElementRow.Name = "Date";
                //Adding the level with the hierarchy Name
                dimensionElementRow.AddLevel("Fiscal", "Fiscal Year");
                dimensionElementRow.Hierarchy.LevelElements["Fiscal Year"].Add("FY 2004");
                dimensionElementRow.Hierarchy.LevelElements["Fiscal Year"].IncludeAvailableMembers = true;
    
                report.CategoricalElements.Add(dimensionElementColumn);
                report.CategoricalElements.Add(kpiElement);
                report.CategoricalElements.Add(measureElementColumn);
                report.SeriesElements.Add(dimensionElementRow);
                return report;
            }
        }
    }

    Configuring Web Configuration File

    You can expose services through the properties such as binding, contract and address by using an endpoint.

    • Contract: This property indicates that the contract of the endpoint is exposing. Here you are referring to IOlapService contract and hence it is PivotGaugeDemo.IOlapService.
    • Binding: In your application, you use webHttpBinding to post and receive the requests and responses between the client-end and the service.
    • behaviorConfiguration: This property contains the name of the behavior to be used in the endpoint.

    The endpointBehaviors are illustrated as follows.

  • XAML
  • <system.serviceModel>
        ……
        ……
        <services>
            <service name="PivotGaugeDemo.OlapService">
                <endpoint address="" behaviorConfiguration="PivotGaugeDemo.OlapServiceAspNetAjaxBehavior" binding="webHttpBinding" contract="PivotGaugeDemo.IOlapService" />
            </service>
        </services>
    </system.serviceModel>

    The endpointBehaviors contain all the behaviors for an endpoint. You can link each endpoint to the respective behavior only by using this name property.

  • XAML
  • <system.serviceModel>
        <behaviors>
            <endpointBehaviors>
                <behavior name="PivotGaugeDemo.OlapServiceAspNetAjaxBehavior">
                    <enableWebScript />
                </behavior>
            </endpointBehaviors>
        </behaviors>
        ……
        ……
    </system.serviceModel>

    NOTE

    In this example, “PivotGaugeDemo” indicates the name and root namespace of the Web Application created in Visual Studio IDE and “OlapService” indicates the name of the WCF service created.

    Now, PivotGauge is rendered with Internet Sales Amount over across different customer geographic locations.