Tabular modeling with SQL server 2016 analysis services cookbook expert tabular modeling techniques for building and deploying cutting-edge business analytical reporting solutions

Expert tabular modeling techniques for building and deploying cutting-edge business analytical reporting solutions About This Book Build and deploy Tabular Model projects from relational data sources Leverage DAX and create high-performing calculated fields and measures Create ad-hoc reports based o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Wilson, Derek, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Birmingham : Packt 2017.
Edición:1st edition
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009630148706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Credits
  • About the Author
  • About the Reviewer
  • www.PacktPub.com
  • Customer Feedback
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Microsoft Analysis Services Tabular Mode
  • Introduction
  • Learning about Microsoft Business Intelligence and SQL Server 2016
  • Understanding tabular mode
  • Learning what's new in SQL Server 2016 tabular mode
  • Modeling
  • Instance management
  • Scripting
  • DAX
  • Importing sample datasets
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Understanding basic concepts
  • Tables
  • Columns
  • Measures
  • Relationships
  • Hierarchies
  • Chapter 2: Setting up a Tabular Mode Environment
  • Introduction
  • Installing and configuring a development environment
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Installing Visual Studio 2015
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Installing SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Interacting with SQL Server Data Tools
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Configuring a workspace server
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • There's more…
  • Configuring SSAS project properties
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Chapter 3: Tabular Model Building
  • Introduction
  • Adding new data to a tabular model
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Adding a calculated column
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Adding a measure to a tabular model
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Changing model views
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • There's more…
  • Renaming columns
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Defining a date table
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Creating hierarchies
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Understanding and building relationships
  • Getting ready.
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Creating and organizing display folders
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Deploying your first model
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Browsing your model with SQL Server Management Studio
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Browsing your model with Microsoft Excel
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Chapter 4: Working in Tabular Models
  • Introduction
  • Opening an existing model
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Importing data
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Modifying model relationships
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Modifying model measures
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Modifying model columns
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Modifying model hierarchies
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • There's more…
  • Creating a calculated table
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • There's more…
  • Creating key performance indicators (KPIs)
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Modifying key performance indicators (KPIs)
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Deploying a modified model
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • There's more…
  • Chapter 5: Administration of Tabular Models
  • Introduction
  • Managing tabular model properties
  • [Changing data backup locations]
  • Changing data backup locations
  • Changing DirectQuery mode
  • Changing workspace retention
  • Changing workspace server
  • Managing perspectives
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • Adding a new perspective
  • Editing a perspective
  • Renaming a perspective
  • Deleting a perspective
  • Copying a perspective
  • Managing partitions
  • How to do it…
  • Creating a Partition
  • Editing a partition
  • Processing partitions
  • How it works…
  • Managing roles
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • Creating Admin role
  • Creating a Read role
  • Creating a read and process role.
  • Creating a process role
  • Editing roles
  • There's more…
  • Managing server properties
  • How to do it…
  • Managing Analysis Services memory
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Chapter 6: In-Memory Versus DirectQuery Mode
  • Introduction
  • Understanding query modes
  • Understanding in-memory mode
  • Advantages of in-memory
  • Limitations of in-memory
  • Understanding DirectQuery mode
  • Advantages of DirectQuery
  • Limitations of DirectQuery mode
  • Creating a new DirectQuery project
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Configuring DirectQuery table partitions
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Testing DirectQuery mode
  • How it works…
  • Chapter 7: Securing Tabular Models
  • Introduction
  • Configuring static row-level security
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Configuring dynamic filter security
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Chapter 8: Combining Tabular Models with Excel
  • Introduction
  • Using Analyze in Excel from SSMS
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Connecting to Excel from SQL Server Data Tools
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Using PivotTables with tabular data
  • Using Slice, Sort, and Filter
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Using the timeline filter with pivot tables
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Analyzing data with Power View
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • There's more…
  • Importing data with Power Pivot
  • Getting ready
  • How it works…
  • Modeling data with Power Pivot
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Adding data to Power Pivot
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Moving Power Pivot models to the enterprise
  • Moving Power Pivot to SSAS via Management Studio
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Moving Power Pivot to SSAS via SQL Server Data Tools
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Chapter 9: DAX Syntax and Calculations.
  • Introduction
  • Understanding DAX formulas
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • There's more…
  • Using the AutoSum measure in Visual Studio
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Creating calculated measures
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Creating calculated columns
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • There's more…
  • Using the IF function
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Using the AND function
  • How to do it…
  • Using the SWITCH function
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • There's more…
  • Using the CONCATENATE function
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • There's more…
  • Using the LEFT Function
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • There's more…
  • Using the RELATED function
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • There's more…
  • Using the RELATEDTABLE function
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Using EVALUATE in DAX queries
  • How to do it…
  • Filtering based on a value
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Filtering a related table
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Using ALL to remove filters
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Using ALL to calculate a percentage
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Using the SUMMARIZE function
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Adding columns to the SUMMARIZE function
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Using ROLLUP with the SUMMARIZE function
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Chapter 10: Working with Dates and Time Intelligence
  • Introduction
  • Creating a date table in Visual Studio
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Using the CALENDAR function
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Modifying the date table with the YEAR function
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Modifying the date table to include month data
  • How to do it…
  • How it works….
  • There's more…
  • Using the NOW and TODAY functions
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Using the DATEDIFF function
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • There's more…
  • Using the WEEKDAY function
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • There's more…
  • See also…
  • Using the FIRSTDATE function
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • There's more…
  • Using the PARALLELPERIOD function
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • There's more…
  • Calculating Year over Year Growth
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Using the OPENINGBALANCEMONTH function
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Using the OPENINGBALANCEYEAR function
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Using the CLOSINGBALANCEMONTH function
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Using the CLOSINGBALANCEYEAR function
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Using the TOTALYTD function
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Chapter 11: Using Power BI for Analysis
  • Introduction
  • Getting started with Power BI desktop
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Adding data to Power BI reports
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • There's more…
  • Visualizing the crash data with Power BI
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Editing visualization properties in Power BI
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Adding additional visualizations to Power BI
  • Getting ready
  • How it to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Adding a slicer to Power BI
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Using analytics in Power BI
  • Getting ready
  • How to do it…
  • How it works…
  • Index.