SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)

SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)

Introduction

Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services or SSAS, is a data mining , reporting, and analytical processing tool in Microsoft SQL Server.

  1. First Open SQL Server Data Tools

2. File -> New Project -> Business Intelligence -> Analysis Services

 

3. Name the project -> “Name Of Project” EX: “InternetSalesCube”

Lesson 1: Creating A Data Source

  1. Right click the Data Source and select -> New Data Source

2. On the Data Source Wizard -> New ->Use AdventureWorksDW2012 not the OLTP

Lesson 2: Creating A Data Source View

  1. Right Click the Data Source Views

2. Select FactInternetSales and Add Related Tables

3.  Results

Lesson 3: Creating A Cube

  1. Right Click on Cube Folder

 

2. Now which one of these tables is a measure?

3. Click Suggest Button

4. Click Next I want to use all the dimensions

5. Click Next and Call the InternetSalesCube

6. Results

Lesson 4: Deploying Multidimensional Cube

  1. Once you click Run. it will process. Once it successfully process, you can verify that it was successful by following the next step. 

2. To verify Open Management Studio (Don’t forget to open the Management

 Studio as Administrator)

Select Analysis services

3. Once you open your Databases, right click on Fact InternetSales and -> Report ->Standart report -> General

4. Results. 

Conclusion

This course was designed to teach basics in SSAS. Its intended for those  who wish to gain some knowledge on the basics of SSAS. Thank you for your interest in this introductory course in SSAS. If you’d like to learn more I suggest you to read the following book:

Hands-On SQL Server 2019 Analysis Services: Design and query tabular and multi-dimensional models using Microsoft's SQL Server Analysis Services by Steven Hughes

By Amoni Jones Graduate From New York College of Technology

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