If you use the built in query (EmplTableListPage) from AX2009 and try to build an SSRS report with it and you use the field Dimension[1] (or any dimension field for that matter), the report preview in Visual Studio 2008 will render correctly. After you deploy the report to the SSRS server, it will fail to load with an error similar to:
An error has occurred during report processing. (rsProcessingAborted)
Query execution failed for dataset 'Dataset1'. (rsErrorExecutingCommand)
The AX query string 'SELECT EmplTable.1.Dimension[1],EmplTable.1.EmplId,DirPartyTable.1.Name FROM EmplTableListPage' is invalid. The valid format is 'SELECT [fields] FROM [AX query name]', where [fields] can be either '*' or a comma separated field list.
If you remove the Dimension[1] field from the report and re-deploy the error goes away and the report renders correctly.
I have tried adding a field to the query in the AOT and adding Dimension[1] specifically but that did not work either (same error message).
How do I display data from the Dimension fields in SSRS reports? and why does it work in Visual Studio but not in AX or the Report Manager Website?
According to Microsoft in their What’s New in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 for Developers whitepaper, 2012 was enhanced to support dimensions which were not supported in AX 2009 meaning that you can not display data from dimension fields on SSRS reports:
