1. Multi-client SSAS deployment
What's MDS got to do with?

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3. Who am I? Gabi Münster BI consultant at oh22data AG since 2010
Experience with SQL Server since version 2000
Main topics: SSAS (Multidimensional/Tabular), SSRS, MDS, PowerBI
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4. Agenda Multi-client SSAS deployment Motivation A little bit of theory
How can a config look like?
How to deploy a multidimensional database with AMO?
How to deploy a Tabular model with TOM?
Resumé

5. Motivation Enhancement of testing possibilites Enabling of staff
Realization of multi-szenario deployments
Version control
Added value for documentation

6. A little bit of theory (I)
Understand the SSAS data model
Very flexible
Lots of objects
Large variety of attributes
Deeply interlaced
Very complex

7. A little bit of theory (II)
<Server>
<Name/>
<ID/>
<Description/>
<Version/>
<Edition/>
<Databases>
<Database>
<CreatedTimestamp/>
<LastSchemaUpdate/> …
<Dimensions>
<Dimension>
<Source>
<!-- Binding -->
</Source>
<DimensionPermissions>
<DimensionPermission xsi:type="Permission">
...
</Dimension>
</Dimensions>
<Cubes>
<Cube>
</Databases>
<Roles>
<Role>
</Role>
</Roles>
</Server>
A little bit of theory (II)
2. Choose the language:
ASSL => XML based
AMO => .NET class library
Server srv = ServerConnect(strConn);
Database db = CreateDatabase(srv, strDBName, true);
if (db == null) {
return "Failure"; }
DataSource ds = CreateDataSource(db, "AdventureWorksDW2014", "Provider=SQLNCLI11.1;Data Source=.\\SQL2016;Integrated Security=SSPI;Initial Catalog=AdventureWorksDW2014");
if (ds == null)

8. A little bit of theory (III)
Understand the data model
Meant for comprehensibility
Less objects
Less interdependencies
Easier to understand and maintain

9. A little bit of theory (IV)
2. Choose the language:
TMSL => JSON based
TOM => .NET class library
// Generate a new database name and use GetNewName
// to ensure the database name is unique. //
string newDatabaseName =
server.Databases.GetNewName(strDatabaseName);
string newDatabaseID =
server.Databases.GetNewID(strDatabaseID);
// Instantiate a new
// Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Tabular.Database object.
var dbWithTable = new Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Tabular.Database() {
Name = newDatabaseName,
ID = newDatabaseID,
CompatibilityLevel = 1200,
StorageEngineUsed = StorageEngineUsed.TabularMetadata, };

10. How can a config look like?
What of the data models are you using?
What is „static“, what needs configuration?
Build step by step
Demo

11. How to deploy a multidimensional database with AMO?
Example: .Net
Choose integration:
Stand-alone application
Assembly to use in SSIS …
Demo

12. How to deploy a Tabular model with AMO?
Example: .Net
Choose integration:
Stand-alone application
Assembly to use in SSIS …
Demo

13. Resumé Cost/benefit evaluation necessary
Criteria
Assessment
Funktionality
Covers all necessary functionality
Implementation effort
High!
Potential benefit
Also high
Cost/benefit evaluation necessary
Especially meaningful for consulting companies with different customers (reusability)

14. Some useful links AMO für multidimensionale Datenbanken: ASSL
AMO Concepts and AMO Model
ASSL
Analysis Services Scripting Language (ASSL for XMLA)
AMO für Tabular (TOM)
Introduction to the Tabular Object Model (TOM) in Analysis Services AMO
TMSL
Tabular Model Scripting Language (TMSL) Reference

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17. Ressources SQL Server 2016 in 15 Minuten SQL PASS Austria Homepage
SQL PASS Austria Homepage
SQL PASS Austria Meeting Archive

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