Compare custom periods
Hello,I am trying to compare revenue. My query works with hierarchies periods (year, month, day), but I don't know how to compare with custom periods.For exemple, comparing the revenue from...
View ArticleNon visual totals in Analysis Services Tabular
Are there any work-a-rounds to achieve non-visual totals in Analysis Services tabular? This is a crucial feature for some of our clients and is preventing them from adopting this technology due to this...
View ArticleShowing Zero values in OLAP Pivot Table for Excel 2007
Hello,I needed a help to a problem. Is it possible to show the values with No sales in an Olap Pivot Table ??I have a sales Cube, and brwsing it via excel i wanted to filter on a Product Category and...
View ArticleReading the DAX query plan of a trace against a query on a Tabular model
Hi,I'm monitoring a Tabular model queried by an Excel workbook. Inside SQL Profiler I've choosen as events the VertiPaq SE Query End, the Query End and the DAX Query Plan. But this last event isn't...
View ArticleHow does the SSAS storage mode (MOLAP/ROLAP/HOLAP) fits into the BI Semantic...
Hi there,I've been reading some posts and whitepapers about the BI Semantic Model (BISM) but there is something that is a bit unclear to me.If we imagine Venn diagrams, how does the concept of BISM...
View ArticleSSAS Cube on ROLAP storage
Hi,I have data coming from an Oracle view. i have created a linked server to Oracle from SQL. The data coming from view is real time. So i need to setup the ROLAP cube. Could someone guide me how to...
View ArticleCaching MDX queries against a Tabular model
Hi,in order to query a Tabular model inside Excel having good performances, is it possible to cache the MDX queries to allow a rapid response after a filter/slicer selection? A such feature it should...
View ArticlePermissions for role in OLAP cube are removed when cube is rebuild
Project Server rebuilds the OLAP cubes every 6 hours. I've recently added a role with "Process database" permissions, but this permission is removed each time the OLAP cube is rebuilt.I've read in a...
View ArticleHow to get sum distinct in MDX
I have the following sample data: InvoiceId Amount 1 10 1 10 2 20Hot to define calculated member that produce the correct result, i.e 30, skipping duplicate rows based on the...
View ArticleHow do I load a basic data dictionary into SSAS Tabular.
I have a table with Dim_Name, Column_Name, Caption, Description. How can I load this into my SSAS Tabular db?
View ArticleUnderstanding the values registered for the event Query End for a Tabular model
Hi,during a monitoring with SQL Profiler I've collected the values for the Query End event.In particular, I've registered a CPU Time of 390 milliseconds vs a Duration of 6.087 milliseconds and I'd like...
View ArticleUse variables in ParallePeriod function in MDX
Hello, I am using PARALLELPERIOD () function in MDX. the syntax is PARALLELPERIOD([Date].[Calendar Hierarchy].[Year],1,[Date].[Calendar Hierarchy].[Date].&[20131201]). My question is can i use two...
View ArticleMDX Query for Average customer first sale amount for each year
Hello,I new to MDX, and I am looking to build a query that would get all the first sale amount for the customes and average that. The internet is to use this accross years. I am looking to use this...
View ArticleHardware requirement for SSAS
We have a requirement to load 50 Billion FACT rows from Netezza in a SSAS Cube . We plan to have a MOLAP cube. Please suggest what should be the ideal SSAS Server hardware requirement to handle this...
View ArticleNeed help on building MDX
Hi All,I have the data in below format.DminsionA:ValueAStatusBDimensionB:ValueCStatusDDimensionC:ValueEStatusFNow the values from all three dimensionA,B and C should come under one column i.e StatusB,D...
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View ArticleFact Dimension Attribute causing extreme slow query response
I am using SSAS OLAP in SQL Server 2012. My server has 16 GB or RAM - it has only OLAP engine that is being used - nothing related to the relational engine. My fact table has a column called Product...
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...
View ArticleProcessing of a deployed Tabular model inside SSDT
Hi,operating inside SSDT, does it exist a manner to process a tabular model (or a table/partition) already deployed on the SSAS instance?I know that it is possible to process only the workspace...
View ArticleOrder in MDX
Hi, The following select in MDX SELECT {[Measures].[Reseller Sales Count]} ON 0, {ORDER([Customer].[Occupation].[Occupation],[Measures].[Reseller Sales Count] , DESC)} ON 1 FROM [Analysis Services...
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