SSAS: SQL Server Analysis Services Course Content
What Is Microsoft BI?
- Core concept – BI is the cube or UDM
- Example cube as seen using Excel pivot table
- MS BI is comprehensive – more than Analysis Services on SQL Server
- Demonstration of SQL Reporting Services with cube as data source
Using SSAS in BIDS
- Understanding the development environment
- Creating Data Sources and Data Source Views
- Creating cubes – using the UDM and the Cube Build Wizard
- Refining Dimensions and Measures in BID
Intermediate SSAS
- KPIs
- Perspectives
- Translations – cube metadata and currency localization
- Actions – regular, drill-through and reporting
Advanced SSAS
- Using multiple fact tables
- Modeling intermediate fact tables
- Modeling M:M dimensions, Fact (degenerate) dimensions, Role-playing dimensions, write back dimensions
- Modeling changing dimensions – Dimension Intelligence w/ Wizard
- Using the Add Business Intelligence Wizards – write-back, semi-additive measures, time intelligence, account intelligence
Cube Storage and Aggregation
- Storage topics – basic aggregations, MOLAP
- Advanced Storage Design – MOLAP, ROLAP, HOLAP
- Partitions – relational and Analysis Services partitions
- Customizing Aggregation Design – Processing Design
- Rapidly changing dimensions / ROLAP dimensions
- Welcome to the Real Time – Proactive Caching
- Cube processing options
MDX
- Basic syntax
- Using the MDX query editor in SQL Server Management Studio
- Adding calculated members
- Adding scripts
- Adding named sets
SSAS Administration
- Best practices – health monitoring
- XMLA scripting (SQL Mgmt Studio)
- Security – roles and permissions
- Disaster Recovery – backup / restore
Introduction to Reporting Clients
- Excel 2007/ Power pivot
- SQL RS & Report Builder
- SharePoint Performance Point Services 2010
