MDX+SSRS #34 - Query not returning results: there are good reasons

When we are learning MDX, we unavoidably have to deal with the tools we use. Adding confusions about the behaviors of the different tools to our still fragile understanding of the MDX language itself can create huge frustration for learners.

Here is one of them. In developing SSRS reports, we frequently need to create report parameters using members from dimensions as choices for users to pick (they are referred to as pick lists).