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Deepti JainSSAS
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Deepti JainSSAS
New Project BI Analysis Services Analysis Services Multidimensional and Data Mining
Building Multidimensional cube:
Solution Explorer:
1. Data Sources connect the data source, extract the data.
2. Data Source Views select tables from the source as required Facts & Dimensions
3. Cubes
a. Use existing table
b. Create from scratch
c. Generate tables
Measure group tables:
Select Measures
Select new dimensions
Finish
BEFORE you can browse: you need to deploy: right click, say process it is automatically
deployed.
Say run
Then you can browse
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Dimensions
Mining Structures
Roles
Assemblies
Misc.
Cubes are frequently based on STAR Schema, concept of fact tables, dimension tables.
Identify facts and dimensions, prepare a logical schema (star). Create a physical database we store
measures info. In fact tables and descriptive info in dimension tables.
Measures:
Sale price
Order Quantity
Dimension:
Customer information : Which Customer placed the order.
Product information: Which Product has been sold, and its details.
Time information: when was the order placed
Person Information: Who was the sales person has placed the order.
Once we identify Fact and Dimension information, logical Star or snowflake schema can
be constructed.
Star schema
SSRS
BI Reporting Services Report Server Project Wizard
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Select Data Source (Excel, DB, Access OLEDB, Analysis Services, etc).
Design query: Query Builder Like Access
Select Report Type Tabular, Matrix
Design tables: Page Level, Groupings, Details
Choose table style
Finish
Design Tab to make changes to design of the tables
Preview Tab Output of the report
Solution Explorer .rdl file: the structure of the report (metadata) is stored in it.
View -- > Solution Explorer right click on a project deploy
Deploy started deploys the report into a web application
