Tabular Modeling with SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services Cookbook
- Length: 519 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: Packt Publishing
- Publication Date: 2017-04-06
- ISBN-10: 1786468611
- ISBN-13: 9781786468611
- Sales Rank: #917181 (See Top 100 Books)
SQL Server Analysis Service (SSAS) has been widely used across multiple businesses to build smart online analytical reporting solutions. It includes two different types of modeling for analysis services: Tabular and Multi Dimensional. This book covers Tabular modeling, which uses tables and relationships with a fast in-memory engine to provide state of the art compression algorithms and query performance.
The book begins by quickly taking you through the concepts required to model tabular data and set up the necessary tools and services. As you learn to create tabular models using tools such as Excel and Power View, you’ll be shown various strategies to deploy your model on the server and choose a query mode (In-memory or DirectQuery) that best suits your reporting needs.
You’ll also learn how to implement key and newly introduced DAX functions to create calculated columns and measures for your model data. Last but not least, you’ll be shown techniques that will help you administer and secure your BI implementation along with some widely used tips and tricks to optimize your reporting solution.
By the end of this book, you’ll have gained hands-on experience with the powerful new features that have been added to Tabular models in SSAS 2016 and you’ll be able to improve user satisfaction with faster reports and analytical queries.
What You Will Learn
- Learn all about Tabular services mode and how it speeds up development
- Build solutions using sample datasets
- Explore built-in actions and transitions in SSAS 2016
- Implement row-column, and role-based security in a Tabular Data model
- Realize the benefits of in-memory and DirectQuery deployment modes
- Get up to date with the new features added to SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services
- Optimize Data Models and Relationships Usage
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Microsoft Analysis Services Tabular Mode
Chapter 2. Setting up a Tabular Mode Environment
Chapter 3. Tabular Model Building
Chapter 4. Working in Tabular Models
Chapter 5. Administration of Tabular Models
Chapter 6. In-Memory Versus DirectQuery Mode
Chapter 7. Securing Tabular Models
Chapter 8. Combining Tabular Models with Excel
Chapter 9. DAX Syntax and Calculations
Chapter 10. Working with Dates and Time Intelligence
Chapter 11. Using Power BI for Analysis
