通過http、soap、xml存取analysis services 數據； microsoft xml for analysis provider提供了基于xml通訊的兩個方法： discover and execute discover方法獲取xml web service的元數據信息，包括一系列可用的數據源；
execute方法用于執行mdx查詢，以獲取數據或架構信息。 安裝要求： 操作系統：microsoft windows® server 2003 — or — microsoft windows® 2000 server with service pack 1 (sp1) or later 補丁或軟件：microsoft sql server™ 2000 analysis services client components, with service pack 1 (sp1) or later microsoft internet information services (iis) 4.0 or later microsoft xml parser (msxml) 4.02 proxycfg.exe is required for the sample applications to use windows authentication.3 設置虛擬目錄要求：腳本和執行應用程序；
