From MDS to SSRS - a short walkthrough Change your master data on the fly…

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Speaker BI consultant since 2010 Experience with SQL Server since version 2000 Main topics: SSAS (Multidimensional/Tabular), SSRS, MDS Regional chapter lead in Germany @SQLMissSunshine 

Agenda MDS: Basic overview Demo: Create a simple Product hierarchy in MDS Demo: Integrate hierarchical data via Lookup() in SSRS Demo: MDS versions as source for user-defined hierarchies in SSAS Demo: Changes on the fly and transfer to user frontend MDS features in SQL 2016 Q&A

MDS: Basic overview (I) Problem Heterogenic system environment with several line of business application [LOB] who produce and consume data from identical business entities Core entities Customer Product Chart of accounts etc. Operational and Analytical Problem:

? We got a problem..... Where is the truth

MDS: Basic overview (II)

MDS: Basic overview (III)

MDS: Basic overview (IV)

MDS: Basic overview (V) Operational MDM LOB‘s write and read from MDM to achieve a single point of truth MDM enforcing the single point of truth [SPOT] through rules, security, versioning LOB systems provide and consume the SPOT of an entity and the related attributes Open interfaces for data exchange All by an LOB independent UI

MDS: Basic overview (VI) Analytical MDM Instead of loading the data from different LOBs to the DWH landing area and standardize it in the stage the MDM solution is the gatekeeper The gatekeeper function of MDM will be achieved through rules, standardized hierarchies, versioning, approvals workflows, dimension modeling (SCD etc.) All by an LOB independent UI

Demo: Create a simple Product hierarchy in MDS (I)

Demo: Create a simple Product hierarchy in MDS (II) MDS System Administration: Create model Excel Add-in: Create entities from data Configure Domain-Based Attributes Create derived hierarchy

Demo: Create a simple Product hierarchy in MDS (III) MDS Version Management: Create flags Administer versions MDS Integration Management: Create SQL views

Demo: Integrate hierarchical data via Lookup() in SSRS (I)

Demo: Integrate hierarchical data via Lookup() in SSRS (II) Create dataset with Hierarchy information Consider datatypes Relate master data to facts using function Lookup(Source, Destination, Result, Data set) for label and grouping

Demo: MDS versions as source for user-defined hierarchies in SSAS (I)

Demo: MDS versions as source for user-defined hierarchies in SSAS (II) Prepare schema and dimension view in MDS database => Recommendation: use independent solution (ETL transfer, dedicated database, …) Create data source in SSAS project and add view to data source view Build dimension with user-defined hierarchies Integrate dimension into existing cube

Demo: Changes on the fly and transfer to user frontend (I)

What changed with SQL Server 2016 Massive performance and scale improvements Scale entities to 100 million members (and beyond) 15x performance increase of excel Faster entity based staging Many improvements in the security area Multiple administrator roles Granular security permissions in MDS (read/modify/create/delete) Features to help solve merge conflict when multiple people are trying to modify the same entity Improved MDS model deployment Entity sharing across models

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