title MDX Statement 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 statements [MDX] Multidimensional Expressions [Analysis Services], statements MDX [Analysis Services], statements ms.assetid 812d2647-587d-4fcb-8db8-64a5e4b23aec caps.latest.revision 26 author Minewiskan ms.author owend manager erikre MDX Statement Reference (MDX) [!INCLUDEtsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx_md] Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) statements are separated into three groups, as described in the following table. In This Section Topic Description MDX Scripting Statements (MDX) Contains information about MDX scripting statements that manage query context, scope, and the control of flow within MDX scripts. MDX Data Definition Statements (MDX) Contains information about MDX data definition statements that create, drop, and manipulate multidimensional objects. MDX Data Manipulation Statements (MDX) Contains information about MDX data manipulation statements that retrieve and manipulate data from multidimensional objects. See Also MDX Language Reference (MDX)