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Asked: 2026-05-28T14:24:46+00:00

I created a cube action to open google maps for dimention location (classic book

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I created a cube action to open google maps for dimention location (classic book example) and now I’m trying to build a cube action to open webpage for the dimension product.

Here is what I have so far:

Target Object: DimProduct.[Product Description]

Action expression: "http://www..../"+DimProduct.[Product ID].CurrentMember.Member_Caption

As you can see, user browses the dimention by product description, but website takes product ID.

Under this action, DimProduct.[Product ID].CurrentMember.Member_Caption is translated as “all”, so, the final expression becomes "http://www..../all", rather than "http://www..../134" (134 in an example of product ID).

How can I grab the product ID in a case like this?
Any help appreciated.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Part problem is the “potential” differences in granularity between [Dim Product].[Product Description] and [Dim Product].[Product]. In the AdventureWorks data model, there is a 1-many relationship between these two…

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    So in my screenshot above, if the user right-clicks cell A10, which product ID do you want to use? You code…

    [Dim Product].[Product ID].CurrentMember.Member_Caption

    …is just saying, “use the current one”. So instead, you would want to try something like…

    [Dim Product].[Product ID].FirstChild.Member_Caption

    Using FirstChild says, “just take the first one in the list and use that”.

    Another issue is that you may need to use the “Member_Key” property instead of “Member_Caption”…but this depends on how your product dimension is setup. Here’s some info on the different member properties.

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