title MDX Language Reference (MDX) | Microsoft Docs ms.custom ms.date 03/02/2016 ms.prod sql-server-2016 ms.reviewer ms.suite ms.technology analysis-services ms.tgt_pltfrm ms.topic language-reference dev_langs kbMDX helpviewer_keywords Multidimensional Expressions [Analysis Services], language reference MDX [Analysis Services], language reference ms.assetid 8ceaedd3-7679-4300-83a5-4809243cdc5d caps.latest.revision 27 author Minewiskan ms.author owend manager erikre MDX Language Reference (MDX) [!INCLUDEtsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx_md] The reference documentation for Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) is grouped into sections, as described in the following table. In This Section Topic Description MDX Syntax Conventions (MDX) Briefly describes the syntax conventions used in the MDX Language Reference. MDX Statement Reference (MDX) Describes the scripting, data definition, and data manipulation statements available in the MDX language. MDX Operator Reference (MDX) Lists the operators available in the MDX language. MDX Function Reference (MDX) Describes the functions available in the MDX language. MDX Reserved Words Provides a list of words reserved for use by the MDX language. See Also Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) Reference