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Tabular Modeling with SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services Cookbook

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Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781786468611

Length 372 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

SQL

Tools

SQL Server

Concepts

Business Intelligence

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Tabular Modeling with SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services Cookbook

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Preface

1. Introduction to Microsoft Analysis Services Tabular Mode FREE CHAPTER

2. Setting up a Tabular Mode Environment

3. Tabular Model Building

4. Working in Tabular Models

5. Administration of Tabular Models

6. In-Memory Versus DirectQuery Mode

7. Securing Tabular Models

8. Combining Tabular Models with Excel

9. DAX Syntax and Calculations

10. Working with Dates and Time Intelligence

11. Using Power BI for Analysis

Testing DirectQuery mode

By running an SQL Server profiler trace, you can see exactly what is happening when a DirectQuery mode query is executed. In this recipe, you will use SQL Server Management Studio to execute a query and trace the results:

Connect to your model using SQL Server Management Studio.
Drag SURFACE_CONDITION, MAJOR_CAUSE, and Count_of_Crashes to the query window:

How it works...

Since the QueryMode property is set to DirectQuery, the tabular engine is accessing the data from the SQL Server Engine tables. The actual query can be seen when you use SQL Server Profiler to trace the query on the SQL Server Database. In this instance, the query results are sent back to SSAS tabular mode and then presented to the end user tool:

As you can see, the tables being queried are the base tables, and they are being accessed using T-SQL syntax not DAX or MDX.

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Authors (1)

Wilson

Wilson

Derek Wilson is a data management, business intelligence and predictive analytics practitioner. He has been working with Microsoft SQL Server since version 6.5 and with Analysis Services since its initial version. In his current role he responsible for the overall architecture, strategy, and delivery of Business Intelligence, analytics, and predictive solutions. In this role, he is focused on transforming how companies leverage data to gain new insights about their customers and operations to drive revenue and decrease expenses. He has over 17 years of experience in information technology leading and driving architectural solutions across enterprises. Over his career, he has been part of IT services, business units, and consulting organizations, which provides him with a unique perspective on how to communicate the value of technology to business leaders. He is a local chapter leader for the Houston SQL PASS Organization. You can connect with him on his blog at www.derekewilson.com or www.cdoadvisors.com.

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