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Using MSBuild with SQL Server Analysis Services Projects
I’ve written several blogs and community samples on working with SSAS Projects directly using AMO (instead of SSAS Databases on an Analysis Services server). I was travelling this weekend, and got a chance to create a sample MSBuild task that … Continue reading
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Validating SSAS Projects Programmatically
Earlier this week I got a feature request from someone someone that was looking in to my SsasHelper sample on the Microsoft SQL Server Community Samples: Analysis Services site on CodePlex. She was interested in Building a SQL Server Analysis … Continue reading
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PASS Summit 2009
I’m really looking forward to the PASS Summit next week, and getting a chance to visit with a lot of the people in the community that I interact with on a regular basis. It’s going to be a really busy … Continue reading
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SQL Server MVP Deep Dives
There’s a new book available for pre-order – “SQL Server MVP Deep Dives”. This book is a little unusual in that 53 MVPs came together to contribute 59 chapters to the book. Some of the best SQL Server authors in … Continue reading
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Passing an Object from a Parent Package To a Child
Occasionally, you may run into the need to pass values between packages. In most cases, you can use a Parent Package Variable configuration to pass the value of a variable in the calling (or parent) package to the called (or … Continue reading
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Implementing PerformUpgrade in Custom Components
If you develop custom components for SSIS, you may have the need to update them as you add new functionality. If you are just upgrading the functionality, but not changing the metadata, then you can simply recompile and redeploy the … Continue reading
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SQL Server Analysis Services ‘Project Helper’
A little while back I spent an afternoon prototyping some functionality for Analysis Services. I’ve been working a bit on improving the collaborative development story around SSAS, and I was after Building a SQL Server Analysis Services .ASDatabase file from … Continue reading
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SSIS and SQL Azure – Getting Started
Since SQL Azure is currently in a Community Technology Preview, the technology and this information provided below is subject to change. This post is based on the August 18th CTP. Now that I’ve been working with SSIS against Azure for … Continue reading
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SQL Azure, CREATE TABLE, and USE
I’ve been playing around with the SQL Azure CTP for a little bit, and generally, it’s going well. However, as with any new technology, there are plenty of things to learn. I’m planning a series of posts around SQL Azure … Continue reading
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Presenting at the SQL Server Best Practices Conference
I’m going to be presenting two sessions at the SQL Server Best Practices Conference on August 24-26 in Washington, DC. This conference has a different focus than many of the technical conferences that I’ve presented at in the past. Instead … Continue reading
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