Monthly Archives: May 2009

Building a SQL Server Analysis Services .ASDatabase file from a Visual Studio SSAS Project

There are several methods available for deploying Analysis Services databases once you’ve build your solution, including direct connections, generating XMLA to deploy, and using the Deployment Wizard with answer files.  Still, building and deploying AS Databases can sometimes be a … Continue reading

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Using PowerShell to Manipulate SQL Server Analysis Services Traces

I recently started using SSAS Server Traces a lot with SQL Server Analysis Services.  This type of trace is basically the same trace you can create with SQL Server Profiler, but it runs without Profiler, uses less resources, and can … Continue reading

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SQL Server Analysis Services Projects with Multiple Developers

A topic that often comes up when discussing enterprise level development with SSAS is how to have multiple developers work on the same project at the same time.  This issue doesn’t come up for many installations… a lot of teams … Continue reading

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Creating Multiple Rows in a Text File from a Single Row

A recent post on the SSIS forums was asking about creating multiple rows in a text output file from a single row in the data flow. Given a set of rows like this: John Smith 1/1/1900 Value A Jane Smith … Continue reading

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SQL Database Tuning Advisor Output Renamer

I’ve uploaded the ‘Database Tuning Advisor Output Renamer’ at http://DtaOutputRenamer.codeplex.com/. OK… so Friday marked the first day I’ve ever gotten sunburned while coding.  I had a little bit of free time while at an outdoor event, and whipped up a … Continue reading

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Setting “Work Offline” without Opening the Project

If you’ve done much work with SSIS, you’re probably aware that on opening a package in BIDS, SSIS validates all the objects in the package. This can cause the packages to open very slowly, particularly if it has connections to … Continue reading

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