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Vivid provides the ability to do two things with drillthrough that are not supported by SQL Server Analysis Server (SSAS) or Excel: (1) Drillthrough on a calculated measure and (2) drillthrough in the presence of multiselect filters.  In this entry you’ll learn about how Vivid successfully handles both of these.

Drillthrough on Calculated Measures

Drillthrough on calculated measures is difficult to get right for a variety of reasons (http://www.biblogs.com/2008/09/01/drillthrough-on-calculated-measures/).  For example, assume the following calculation:

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