Performances offered by Excel during a SSAS Tabular query
Hi,I'm using Excel as client to query a Tabular model in a pivot table. The fact table contains more than 100-200 millions of rows. I've noticed that it is better to use filters and not slicers, in...
View Articlelinear regression formulas
I am getting the following error 'the function expects a tuple set expression for the 1 argument. A string or numeric expression was used' when running query #1. Although I was able to get a similar...
View ArticleFind hiearchy name at runtime for decision making based on drilldown.
Hello,I want to implement a calculation such that if the user selects one of the two hierarchies in Date Dimension, then different calculation should happen.Background, I have two hierarchies in Date...
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Service accounts for the Workspace Database service permission Error while...
Hi All,Please help me out against this issue. I have spent so much (3 working days) time just figuring out what is the issue and its solution.I am learning Tabular Mode and trying to create a mode...
View Articlecant connect to SSAS using SQLPS: WARNING: A connection cannot be made....
Hi,I cant connect to a remote my SSAS instances using the SQLPS (powershell) tool.I open the sqlps toolI typecd sqlascd OLAPServerI receive this:WARNING: A connection cannot be made. Ensure that the...
View ArticleExport subset of OLAP Cube data into Excel for offline usage
Is there an easy way to export subset of OLAP Cube data into Excel for offline usage? Use case - Business users access OLAP cube using Excel 2013 and want to be able to review/analyse/sort/expand Excel...
View ArticleFor January, PrevMember doesn't exist
Hi I have non-additive measure "Inventory Cost" daily snapshot which has "Last Value" function.for every January, DateTime.Monthly.PrevMember,[Measures].[Inventory Cost] returns infinity as January,...
View ArticleRole based Measures in SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition
my use case: user 1 should have access only to Unit/Qty Measures and user 2 should have access to both - Qty AND $$ Amt measures. I CANT use Perspectives since im on Standard Edition.Is there a...
View ArticleAllowing Others to Browse my localhost SSAS Database/Cube
I have successfully deployed and browsed a cube on my own localhost. However, when others in my workgroup try to connect to my analysis server (localhost), they are unable--even though I've given them...
View ArticleQuaterly dates vs monthly dates on a rent schedule problem
Hello, I have the following challenge. We have a rent schedule with 4 columns ie. startdate, enddata, maturingprincipal and Total due column. Normaly this rent schedule has a date grain MONTH. my...
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Can't open Analysis Services property windows (SQL 2012 SP1)
HiI can't open Analysis Services property windows (SQL 2012 SP1). Help me, please)
View ArticleSSAS - No connection could be made because the target machine actively...
SSAS Service was working fine…. All of sudden it stopped not sure why the service was stopped. I would like to findout why the service stopped, its just to make sure it should not happen in...
View ArticleDates against rows and columns in pivot require two date dimensions???
Hi,I have an Excel pivot table connected to a SSAS tabular cube.Now For this Report i want the row label area of pivot to contain Shipping Month and column label area contains the Order Months.Do i...
View ArticleAbout the time dimention
I add the time dimenion . i build the relationship among other dimension. but i dray time dimenion onto the excel.i can see only one memer of the time dimension. it's so suprise. the time table is...
View ArticleCumulative Value not working from Fact table
Hi,in my fact table i am loading Cumulative Value it is fine. but when i am load in cube it is not working.Regards,Manish
View ArticleDirectQueryMode Issue --All tables must be from a single data source...!!
Hi,I am working on a tabular model ,when i set the DirectQueryMode as "on" in my model properties.And then try to import tables from the data source ,i get the following error.DirectQuery error: All...
View ArticleForcing Numa node affinity for SSAS Tabular
Hi,reading this article Forcing NUMA Node affinity, it seems to using the NUMA features to have good query performancies. I'd like to know if it is possible to forcing the Numa affinity for a no Numa...
View ArticleCreating SSAS cube on top of a view
Hi,I have a view which doesn't have ID columns. I want to create an SSAS cube on top of that view. Can someone please suggest how this can be achieved?
View Articledeploying new cubes into an existing database with existing cubes
Hi,I am working in a company that is introducing SSAS to its BI department.I will need to transfer new cubes and dimensions from dev to production.The production could have existing cubes and...
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Referring to another level UDF with MDX query
I am not able to express what I really want because of the complexity of the problem. I am attaching an image so that you will understand what I want exactly.Can you please, tell me what the problem...
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