Some coding tips when using Analysis Management Objects (AMO) methods
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SSAS: Using AMO to Secure Analysis Service Cube
Analysis Management Objects (AMO) opens up the object model of SSAS cube for programming. With a bit of .NET programing, AMO can be effectively used to automate administration tasks. Securing the cube is one such task that can be easily automated using AMO. The rest of this post explains how to automate cube security using AMO. Continue Reading
Analysis Service (SSAS) Vs. PowerPivot
This post compares Analysis Services and PowerPivot. Continue Reading…
Securing Role Playing Dimensions in Analysis Services
In Analysis Services, dimension data can be secured at either Shared Dimension or Cube Dimension. A Shared Dimension is an object of Analysis Service Database which is available to all the cubes in the database. The Cube Dimension on the other hand is an object of the cube and is an instance of the Common Dimension which is available only to a specific cube
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Testing/Troubleshooting Analysis Service Cube Security from SQL Server Management Studio
Analysis Service Security model is role based and relies on Windows authentication. This could pose a challenge for development and support teams to test/troubleshoot role permissions because of sensitivities around windows password. Thankfully Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) provides a feature to test/troubleshoot role permissions and the best thing is – you don’t need to know the password of the windows account you are testing. Continue Reading
How to Automate Analysis Services Database Backup?
Analysis Service Database can be backed up from SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). This process is pretty much UI based. In this post, I explain two different techniques to automate the backup of an Analysis Service Database. Continue Reading…
AMO Wrappers for Securing Analysis Service Cube
❗UPDATE: This post has been superseded by SSAS: Using AMO to Secure Analysis Service Cube. Updates include new methods specifically those related to Dimension Data Security and all methods are now in C#
Analysis Management Objects (AMO) allows you to programmatically interact with the object model of Analysis Services. The AMO layer interacts with Analysis Services by issuing XMLA commands. In this post I will explain the steps to automate the process of securing an Analysis Service Cube by building wrappers around AMO objects. Continue Reading
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