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ahpitre2
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6 years ago

Retrieve server name in DAX

In SQL I can use SELECT @@servername to get the current server where query is running. Is there something similar in DAX where I can retrieve the server where a report is executing? I have a local (o...
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az38
Community Champion
6 years ago

Hi ahpitre2 

I dont see any chance to acknowledge server URL with DAX

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ahpitre2
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6 years ago

Do you know any way to retrieve environment variables via DAX? Thinking that it would be possible this way.

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    az38
    Community Champion
    6 years ago

    ahpitre2 

    right now there is no such feature.

    DAX is the only business logic language and it doesnt and shouldnt support system enviroment parameters

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      ahpitre2
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      6 years ago

      I think it would be useful, and doesn't hurt to be able to read environment variables. This is very common in other languages tools (VBA, .NET, JAVA, etc.). Anyway, thanks for your input.