How to Test SSRS MDX Queries in SQL Server Management Studio

I often need to capture an MDX query that a report sends to Analysis Services and execute it in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). I usually do this to understand what parameters the report passes to the query and to troubleshoot the query itself. Unfortunately, SSMS doesn't support parameterized MDX queries so you have to resort to the following technique:

Capturing MDX Queries

The easiest way to capture an MDX query is to use the SQL Server Profiler.