1. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Integration and Development with.NET Framework Business Intelligence: OLAP and Analytics

2. Agenda Changes in the AOT Business Intelligence Properties Business Intelligence Projects Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) Role-based Business Intelligence

3. OLAP and Analytics in Dynamics AX 2009

4. Perspectives Located in the AOT under \Data Dictionary\Perspectives Based on tables The Usage property must be OLAP or Both for BI projects generation

5. BI Properties – EDT and Base Enums AnalysisUsage – the role of EDT in the dimensional model AnalysisDefaultTotal – the measure aggregation function BI-specific properties of EDT AnalysisUsage – the role of Microsoft Dynamics AX Enum in the dimensional model BI-specific properties of Base Enums

6. BI Properties - Table IsLookup – whether analysis attributes will be rolled up into the parent dimension AnalysisIdentifier – the table field used as a dimension instance identifier SingularLabel – a caption to be generated for the current table dimensions BI-specific properties of table definition NOTE: All of these properties are inherited by perspectives (table definition section) and can be redefined

7. BI Properties – Table AnalysisUsage AnalysisDefaultTotal AnalysisLabel – a label to be used for dimension attributes or measures generated for the current field BI-specific properties of table field NOTE: All of these properties are inherited by perspectives (table field definition section) and can be redefined

8. BI Project Generation Options Exchange rate company Exchange rate master currency Enable logging Log file General tab Main Menu > Tools > BI tools > BI Project generation options

9. BI Project Generation Options Standard calendar, Fiscal calendar Start date, End date Time periods Time Dimensions tab

10. BI Project Generation Options Generate translations – generate translations for the cube and dimensions metadata Generate – select languages for translation Translations tab

11. BI Project Generation Folder Project name Open generated project Generate Main Menu > Tools > BI tools > Generate BI Project

12. Update BI Project Project name – path and file name of the Analysis Server database project General tab Main Menu > Tools > BI tools > Update BI Project

13. Update BI Project Time Dimensions tab Main Menu > Tools > BI tools > Update BI Project Standard calendar, Fiscal calendar Start date, End date Time periods

14. Update BI Project Update translations Overwrite existing translations Update Translations tab

15. Update BI Project Create Cubes Update Cubes Create Dimensions Update Dimensions Update Measure Groups Update Dimension Usage Update Hierarchies After Update Script Update Options tab

16. BI Development Studio Data Sources Data Source Views Cubes Dimensions Mining Structures Roles Assemblies Miscellaneous BI Project elements

17. BI Development Studio Build and deployment

18. UDM Customization - Cube Structure Cube Measures Cube Dimensions Attributes Hierarchies Data Source View Add/remove/change:

19. UDM Customization - Dimension Usage

20. UDM Customization - Calculations Calculation member Named set Script command Calculations Metadata Functions Templates Calculation tools

21. UDM Customization - KPIs Current value Goal value KPI values: Status indicator Trend indicator KPI indicators:

22. Cube Metadata Translations

23. Cube Browser

24. Dimensions - Dimension Structure Attributes Hierarchies and Levels Time periods

25. Dimensions - Translations

26. Role Based Business Intelligence Full control (Administrator) Process database Read definition Database roles:

27. Role Based Business Intelligence

28. Access – None, Read Read Definition Data source access properties:

29. Role Based Business Intelligence Access – None, Read, Read/Write Local Cube/Drillthrough – None, Drillthrough, Drillthrough and Local Cubes Process Cube access properties:

30. Role Based Business Intelligence Access – None, Read, Read/Write Read definitions Process Dimensions access properties:

31. Demo Business Intelligence in Dynamics AX 2009

32. Q&A

33. Introducing the Lab In this lab you will: –Create the OLAP report

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