Performance issue with calculated measure to select currency
Hi,I have a client with an SSAS database (SQL Server 2012 multidimensional) reading from a Data Warehouse. The DW contains measures in three different currencies, i.e. "Amount Local Currency" (amount...
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I'm trying to create a calculated measure that gets the filtered total on each row (to be used in additional calculated measures).More Info:e.g. Let's say I set some filters on my cube/pivottable and...
View ArticleWhat is role playing dimension
Hi All,I am a newbie to SSAS . I would like to know what is the meaning of Role playing dimension.I search it on google , but in various articles various jargoans are present along with the description...
View ArticleValues in refence currency calculation - Performance problem
[b]Background:[/b] I have a fact table with transactional data from a sales system which contains values in different currencies. I have only one reference currency in the reports. The user wants to be...
View ArticleSSAS Cube using multiple dimension hierarchies with same key
How can I link two separate dimension hierarchies (driven from two base dimension tables) to the same attribute in the Cube? When I try this, only the common hierarchy levels between two dimensions...
View ArticleHow to identify whether a dimension is a database dimension or cube dimension ?
How can we distinguish whether the dimension is a database dimension or a cube dimension ??
View ArticleTabular using DAX: Possible to lookup across multiple tables (LOOKUPVALUE or...
I am working with some row filters and am having a heck of a time trying to lookup across multiple tables.[img]http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/getfile/468379[/img]I need to return...
View ArticleTrying to understand aggregation
Hi all,I'm new to data warehousing and have been reading about ROLAP, MOLAP and HOLAP implementations and how creating aggregations help in speeding up query response time.I'm trying to understand when...
View ArticleProblem with ragged hierarchy
I'm trying to create ragged hierarchy with no success. I need to hide the middle level (level 3) and I put the same code and name to the level 3 as in Level 2 (which is higher). But I keep seen all the...
View ArticleScripting full SSAS DB XMLA
Hello,When I R-Click on a SSAS DB, and select [script database as CREATE TO], does that script contain everything in that DB? My question is, if I run that full script will it create that exact DB...
View ArticleWhat exactly happens when we press add related tables button while creating DSV
Over here in SSAS we does not create something like primary key and foreign key on a table , but still when we shift a dimension table from left to right and click add related tables, its adds the fact...
View ArticleRunning OLAP Cubes
Hello All,I am new to OLAP Reporting. After creating cube i can also view it in BI Browser is there any other way to run it or how do i run that report in my production environment?and i also want to...
View Article2008r2 Cube not linking two views on key
I am building a cube in 2008r2 analysis services (BIDS) which requires me to link two views. The first view contains only measures (these measures are calculated by SUM) and the second view contains...
View ArticleCumulative Totals over specific Date Range
Hi all,I would like to implement a running total of a measure over Days, Weeks, Months, ... in an MDX query and ultimately as a Calculation in my Cube.I know that there are a lot of articles out there...
View ArticleDetermine which cube has the longest processing time
Hello,I am using SQL 2005 SSAS, and would like to know how can I tell which cube takes the longest to process and include start and end times processing times. I saw on blogs that there are DMV's for...
View ArticleMedian MDX Calculation Performance Problems
Ok, I've been hacking at this for a while now using the median function or using some combination of tail/head to do the same thing and I keep running into this same issue. In these examples, I'm going...
View ArticleDistinct members in parent child hierarchy
Hi I have got parent child hierarchy set up on a cube in one of my projects.Now i have a requirement to show distinct objects in that hierarchy i.e distinct parent + distinct child can some one help me...
View ArticleDynamic security using Security table in SSAS Tabular model
Hi, Platform : [b]SSAS Tabular model (VS 2010)[/b]I need to apply Dynamic security using Security table(manually created) in Tabular model, Need to apply filter for 2 tables. I am able to create roles...
View ArticleReport Builder 3.0 Subreports - Error: Subreport could not be shown
Hi all,So I continue to delve into the bowels of Report Builder 3.0. My last post was asking about how to create a report such that when I run it a number of pages are created, paging between each row...
View ArticleCan't see cube in Excel?
Hello,I am a DBA. I've only used SSAS a few times. However, I have installed it and the database engine a few times.Now, the users are telling me that a cube that is in production is viewable in Excel....
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