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  18. MSAS - Merging Partitions
  19. MSAS - Introduction and Managing Partitions
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  31. MSAS: Introduction and Working with Measures
  32. MSAS: Introduction and Working with Cubes
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  35. MSAS: Creating Custom Rollups
  36. MSAS: Creating a Time Dimension
  37. MSAS: Understanding Hierarchies
  38. MSAS: Dimension Storage Modes and Levels
  39. MSAS: Working with Levels and Hierarchies
  40. MSAS: Working with Parent-Child Dimensions
  41. MSAS : Basics of Levels
  42. MSAS : Working with Standard Dimensions
  43. MSAS : Shared vs Private Dimensions
  44. Understanding Dimension Basics
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  65. Understanding OLAP Models
  66. Designing the Dimensional Model and Preparing the data for OLAP
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MSAS : Analysis services Tools for Extended Functionality

Author : Exforsys Inc.     Published on: 23rd Mar 2005

Analysis services provides various tools that can be programmatically used to extend its functionality. Analysis services supports OLE DB to meet the OLAP specific requirements and is also designed to meet the requirements for Data mining specifications. The Analysis services is made compatible with the ActiveX Data Objects(ADO) and its multidimensional counterpart ADO MD. User defined functions for creating Component Object Model(COM) libraries enable the Analysis services to extend its capabilities of using automation languages such as Microsoft Visual Basic or Microsoft Visual C++. These libraries can be registered and the functions can be used in calculated member definitions and other expressions written in Multidimensional Expressions(MDX).

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The functionality of the Analysis Manager can be extended by use of the Decision Support Objects(DSO) to create applications that define and manage cubes, data mining models and other objects. It helps in automating the ongoing maintenance of the system.

The Analysis Services Add in Manager interface and the DSO can be used to create custom extensions, dialog boxes, wizards and other applications that integrate with the Analysis manager.

Analysis services can be registered with Active Directory to provide users with an easy way to search for registered servers using the Microsoft Windows 2000 search functionality. Once the server is registered the relevant details such as the location of the server, the name of the person who maintains the server, how the server is to be used, the kind of data it stores and so on is available to the user. The Analysis server can be registered with the active directory by right clicking the server name in the Analysis manager and selecting properties. The active directory tab is then to be clicked to register the server and set the properties.






Data Transformation Services can be used with Analysis services to process cubes, data mining models and other objects. For processing activities the DTS task called Analysis Services Processing task the Enterprise manager is accessed. The DTS designer is invoked by right clicking on the Data Transformation Package folder and selecting New package.






For mining model predictions a Data mining prediction query task is provided. Both these tasks can be accessed within the DTS Designer which provides the user interface for defining the DTS packages and tasks.


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The Msmdarch Command is used to restore databases in the Analysis services. This command can be executed in the command prompt window or from the .bat file. This command returns an exit code of 1 if it fails. Analysis services databases can also be archived using this command.












Finally, the Analysis Manager provides help to users by documentation and tutorials. The Help files in the Analysis Manager application, help the user make optimum use of the various components of the Analysis Services. The step by step tutorials guide the user through the entire process of creating, maintaining and browsing cubes and objects, wizards and editors.






 
This tutorial is part of a Analysis Services Training tutorial series. Read it from the beginning and learn yourself.

Analysis Services Training

  1. MSAS - Browsing the Dependency Network
  2. MSAS - Building a Relational Decision Tree Model
  3. MSAS - Introduction to Data Mining
  4. MSAS - Applying security to a Dimension
  5. Tutorial 65: MSAS - Managing Cube Roles
  6. MSAS - Understanding Database Roles
  7. MSAS - Securing User Authentication
  8. MSAS - Introducing Analysis Services Security
  9. MSAS - Writebacks
  10. MSAS - Defining and Creating Drillthrough
  11. MSAS - Defining and Creating Auctions
  12. MSAS - Creating and Maintaining Calculated Members in Virtual Cubes
  13. MSAS - Building a Virtual Cube
  14. MSAS - Understanding Virtual Cubes
  15. MSAS - Introducing Solve Order
  16. MSAS - Implementing Calculations Using MDX Part 2
  17. MSAS - Implementing Calculations Using MDX Part 1
  18. MSAS - Merging Partitions
  19. MSAS - Introduction and Managing Partitions
  20. MSAS - Troubleshooting Cube Processing
  21. MSAS - Optimizing Cube Processing
  22. MSAS - Processing Dimensions and Cubes
  23. MSAS - Introducing Dimension and Cube Processing
  24. MSAS: Optimization Tuning Part 2
  25. MSAS: Optimization Tuning Part 1
  26. MSAS: Usage-Based Optimization
  27. MSAS: Analysis Services Aggregations
  28. MSAS: The Storage Design Wizard
  29. MSAS: Analysis Server Cube Storage
  30. MSAS: Defining Cube Properties
  31. MSAS: Introduction and Working with Measures
  32. MSAS: Introduction and Working with Cubes
  33. MSAS: Virtual Dimensions
  34. MSAS: Introducing Member Properties
  35. MSAS: Creating Custom Rollups
  36. MSAS: Creating a Time Dimension
  37. MSAS: Understanding Hierarchies
  38. MSAS: Dimension Storage Modes and Levels
  39. MSAS: Working with Levels and Hierarchies
  40. MSAS: Working with Parent-Child Dimensions
  41. MSAS : Basics of Levels
  42. MSAS : Working with Standard Dimensions
  43. MSAS : Shared vs Private Dimensions
  44. Understanding Dimension Basics
  45. MSAS : Office 2000 OLAP Components
  46. MSAS : Client Architecture
  47. MSAS : Cube Storage options
  48. MSAS : Meta data Repository
  49. MSAS : Analysis services Tools for Extended Functionality
  50. MSAS : The Wizards
  51. MSAS : The Analysis Manager and Analysis Server
  52. MSAS : The Data warehousing framework of SQL Server 2000 - Part 2
  53. MSAS : The Data warehousing framework of SQL Server 2000 - Part 1
  54. MSAS : Microsoft Data Warehousing Overview
  55. MSAS : Browsing the Cube
  56. MSAS : Designing Storage and Processing the Cube
  57. MSAS : Building the Cube Part #3
  58. MSAS : Building the Cube Part #2
  59. MSAS : Building the Cube Part #1
  60. MSAS : Setting up the Database in Analysis Server
  61. MSAS : Preparing to Create the Cube
  62. MSAS : Introducing Analysis Manager Wizards
  63. Microsoft Analysis Services Installation
  64. MSAS - Applying OLAP Cubes
  65. Understanding OLAP Models
  66. Designing the Dimensional Model and Preparing the data for OLAP
  67. Design of the data warehouse: Kimball Vs Inmon
  68. Defining OLAP Solutions and Data Warehouse design
  69. Microsoft Analysis Services Training
  70. Data Warehouse database and OLTP database
  71. Introduction to Data Warehousing
 

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