Communication link failure - Shared Memory Provider: No process is on the...
Dear All,I having a SSIS package to process the cube (SSAS 2008) in daily basic. This morming I check the SQL Agent and noticed the SSIS package was failed and the error (error message from ERRORLOG...
View ArticleTime Dimension best practice?
Currently I have one table and one date record with a format of (2011-05-25 23:00:00.000) I would like to create a time dimension that includes Years, Quarters and Months as it will be easier for...
View ArticleROLAP Writeback Vs MOLAP Writeback
Have been using the Writeback facility in SSAS and wanted to understand the difference between the ROLAP Writeback and MOLAP Writeback.My understanding is that ROLAP Writeback would allow you to update...
View ArticleGetting Grand Total of a calculated member
I have a calculated member in my cube called [LY Pounds]. I need to get the grand total of [LY Pounds] as displayed in the cube browser against my time dimension Fiscal Period hierarchy in another...
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I'm studying MDX and can't solve one problem. To simplify there is a fact table (fact_Proc) and two dimension (Dim1 and Dim2). The structure is:fact_Proc :id int identity(1,1)id_Dim1 int id_Dim2...
View ArticleCan´t view properties for analysis project.
Hi, i have an analysis services db which contains datasources, data source views, dimensions and cubes..I have used the "open Analysis Services Database" option.I want to edit the Project Properties...
View Articleadding columns
hi,i have an mxd query that returns the data for yesterday (dynamic). what do i need to do to return the data from the day before yesterday in the second column and make a third column with an avg...
View ArticleHow to Monitor SSAS
We migrated from 2005 to 2008 and have several cubes. Despite having a better server, our performace has gone way down. Does anyone know a good source to read up on how to diagnose performance issues...
View ArticleProblem Measure Calculated dynamically (error #VALUE!)
Hello,I have a problem to calculate the variance.Here is the code I use:Axis([Measures]).item(0)-Axis([Measures]).item(1)Dynamically, the calculated measure makes the subtraction between the first...
View ArticleShow properties in excel report from a tabular report
Hi guys, I have created some of our OLAP cubes in a tabular model. One of the things we need is to be able to show the properties of a 'dimension' in a pivot table in excel. How do I get it to show...
View ArticleCopy table to create an alias (Tabular model)
Hi guys,does anyone know how to copy and paste a table to create an alias with in a tabular model.e.g. I need 4 date dimension. start date, end date, resolved date and status change date. Each exactly...
View ArticleUnable attach analsysis service database without detach log file
HiPost recycle of Analysis Service we found one of the database went missing. So we tried attaching it. But its failing with below error:[highlight=#ffff11]The detach log...
View ArticleMDX equivalent of group by MAX
Hello, I am pretty new to MDX --- I usually use sql to create reports or reporting procedures. However, there is a growing need for faster/flexible reporting so I'm looking into SSAS as a possible...
View ArticleComputing on a cube?
Hallo, I'm totally new on computing on SSAS, and quite new to SSAS in general.I'd like to get some index like "tell me the total of contracts started in that year, having status different than '101',...
View ArticleRetrieving the ALL member only
Hi,I have a problem with retrieving the ALL member.With MDX executed from SSMS, it returns the 'All' value into a column, but executed from SQL with linked server, it doesn't return a column with...
View ArticleSimple MDX query
Hi,I'm trying to something that I think should be straight forward in MDX but i'm struggling. I'm new to MDX so it seems trivial but may not be....Consider the following query:[code="sql"]SELECT...
View ArticleCube partition not refreshing when proactive caching enabled and cache set to...
I have set up a cube partition to "update the cache when data changes" and have enabled proactive caching, yet cube stops refreshing after 1-2 hrs.Here are the settings:- Storage mode: MOLAP- Enable...
View ArticleAnyone tried the CTP for SSAS and Power View?
Has anyone downloaded the CTP for Analysis Services that allows you to create Power View reports based on multidimensional cubes?I downloaded the iso from Microsoft but ran into some problems when...
View ArticleHow can I sum these values to only show total YTD during selected period...
with member Measures.Today as vba!dateadd("yyyy", -1, vba!Now())member Measures.FirstDayOfCurrentMonth ascdate(cstr(vba!Month(vba!dateadd("yyyy",...
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