Multilingual in SSAS Tabular

Can SSAS tabular support Multilingual in SSAS Tabular model. Please let me know
Regards,

Hi Bhadri1991,
In Analysis Services, it provides three different approaches for creating a business intelligence semantic model: Tabular, multidimensional, and PowerPivot. But the supported features in those three models are different. Multidimensional model is the only
model that support Translations features. It means that multilingual (Translations) is not supported in Tabular model. For more details, please refer to the following document:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh212940(v=sql.110).aspx
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Katherine Xiong
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Excel SSAS Tabular error: An error occurred during an attempt to establish a connection to the external data source

Hello there,
I have an Excel report I created which works perfectly fine on my dev environment, but fails on my test environment when I try to do a data refresh.
The key difference between both dev and test environments is that in dev, everything is installed in one server:
SharePoint 2013
SQL 2012: Database Instance, SSAS Instance, SSRS for SharePoint, SSAS POWERPIVOT instance (Powerpivot for SharePoint).
In my test and production environments, the architecture is different:
SQL DB Servers in High Availability (irrelevant for this report since it is connecting to the tabular model, just FYI)
SQL SSAS Tabular server (contains a tabular model that processes data from the SQL DBs).
2x SharePoint Application Servers (we installed both SSRS and PowerPivot for SharePoint on these servers)
2x SharePoint FrontEnd Servers (contain the SSRS and PowerPivot add-ins).
Now in dev, test and production, I can run PowerPivot reports that have been created in SharePoint without any issues. Those reports can access the SSAS Tabular model without any issues, and perform data refresh and OLAP functions (slicing, dicing, etc).
The problem is with Excel reports (i.e. .xlsx files) uploaded to SharePoint. While I can open them, I am having a hard time performing a data refresh. The error I get is:
"An error occurred during an attempt to establish a connection to the external data source [...]"
I ran SQL Profiler on my SSAS Server where the Tabular instance is and I noticed that every time I try to perform a data refresh, I get the following entries:
Every time I try to perform a data refresh, two entries under the user name ANONYMOUS LOGON.
Since things work without any issues on my single-server dev environment, I tried running SQL Server Profiler there as well to see what I get.
As you can see from the above, in the dev environment the query runs without any issues and the user name logged is in fact my username from the dev environment domain. I also have a separated user for the test domain, and another for the production domain.
Now upon some preliminary investigation I believe this has something to do with the data connection settings in Excel and the usage (or no usage) of secure store. This is what I can vouch for so far:
Library containing reports is configured as trusted in SharePoint Central Admin.
Library containing data connections is configured as trusted in SharePoint Central Admin.
The Data Provider referenced in the Excel report (MSOLAP.5) is configured as trusted in SharePoint Central Admin.
In the Excel report, the Excel Services authentication settings is set as "use authenticated user's account". This wortks fine in the DEV environment.
Concerning SecureStore, PowerPivot Configurator has configured it the PowerPivotUnnattendedAccount application ID in all the environments. There is
NO configuration of an Application ID for Excel Services in any of the environments (Dev, test or production). Altough I reckon this is where the solution lies, I am not 100% sure as to why it fails in test and prod. But as I read what I am
writing, I reckon this is because of the authentication "hops" through servers. Am I right in my assumption?
Could someone please advise what am I doing wrong in this case? If it is the fact that I am missing an Secure Store entry for Excel Services, I am wondering if someone could advise me on how to set ip up? My confusion is around the "Target Application
Type" setting.
Thank you for your time.
Regards,
P.

Hi Rameshwar,
PowerPivot workbooks contain embedded data connections. To support workbook interaction through slicers and filters, Excel Services must be configured to allow external data access through embedded connection information. External data access is required
for retrieving PowerPivot data that is loaded on PowerPivot servers in the farm. Please refer to the steps below to solve this issue:
In Central Administration, in Application Management, click Manage service applications.
Click Excel Services Application.
Click Trusted File Location.
Click http:// or the location you want to configure.
In External Data, in Allow External Data, click Trusted data connection libraries and embedded.
Click OK.
For more information, please see:
Create a trusted location for PowerPivot sites in Central Administration:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee637428.aspx
Another reason is Excel Services returns this error when you query PowerPivot data in an Excel workbook that is published to SharePoint, and the SharePoint environment does not have a PowerPivot for SharePoint server, or the SQL Server Analysis
Services (PowerPivot) service is stopped. Please check this document:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff487858(v=sql.110).aspx
Finally, here is a good article regarding how to troubleshoot PowerPivot data refresh for your reference. Please see:
Troubleshooting PowerPivot Data Refresh:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/3870.troubleshooting-powerpivot-data-refresh.aspx
Hope this helps.
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TechNet Community Support

Data loaded to Power Pivot via Power Query is not yet supported in SSAS Tabular Cube

Hello, I'm trying to create a SSAS Tabular cube from a data loaded to Power Pivot via Power Query (SAP BOBJ connector) but looks like is not yet supported.
Any one tried this before? any workaround that make sense?
The final goal is pull data from SAP BW, BO Universe (using PowerQuery) and be able to create a SSAS Tabular cube.
Thanks in advance
Sebastian

Sebastian,
Depending on the size of the data from Analysis Services, one work around could be to import the data into into Excel and then make an Excel table and then use the Excel table as a data source.
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SSRS Parameters using SSAS Tabular model get cleared

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dimension and also make this a parameter. The report is written and deployed to a SharePoint 2013 library.
Most of the time, the report runs as expected with the parameters cascading off each other as expected. However, occasionally, parameters get cleared (either after changing a single value such as the Org Unit selection or sometime whilst the report
is being rendered). Sometimes you cannot select a value from the available values - you need to navigate somewhere else and then start over.
I changed the data source for the parameters to use SQL queries that return the same values as the MDX queries and the probably seems to have gone (time will tell)
This report has a child (detail) report that has one extract parameter. This parameter happens to have over 1,000 values. With the change of the parent report, you are now able to get to the child report. However, the child report seems
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So, that leaves me wondering whether
anyone else has experienced this ?
is this an issue with SSRS 2012 and SSAS Tabular models (I have not seen this behaviour before and I have been using SSRS (since version 1) and SSAS Multi-dimensional (from when it was called "OLAP Services") ?

We applied SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 to the SharePoint farm (the SP Admin needed to re-create the service applications) and the problem is fixed

Filter Date Table (SSAS Tabular)

Hi Guys,
I'll try to define my issue as clear as possible.
Am creating a model for SSAS Tabular but I have following problem.
I have a Date Table that I want to filter depending on what the user select from another table with values like:
Today, Yesterday, This Week, Last Week, This Month, Last Month, .....
What I have tried:
(1) My Date table contains flags(columns) for each of these values. Filtering on these values is no problem. But then I have a long list of different possible flags.
(2) I created a copy of my date table but with the flags unpivoted (DateId, FlagName, Value (0 or 1))
I was hoping to be able to create somehow a relation between my date table and this table, but no success.
Also this way I would have a field that users can filter on (choose what period they want to see)
But sadly enough (2) did not work and I can not find any other way to find a solution for it.
Any help would be great.
Regards,
Sammy

In your date table, you can create different attribute for
each condition below:
1. Today, 2. Yesterday, 3. This Week, 4. Last Week, 5. This Month, 6. Last Month
So, if we consider above attributes there will be 6 different attributes with "Yes/No" Or "True/ False" Or "1/0" whatever flag.
I would suggest you to calculate these conditions in sql query which will be faster compared to calculated columns in the model.
Unfortunately, tabular model 2012 do not support dynamic set so you cannot build a single attribute with these values @server side.
I had similar question sometime back, check if you find something useful from this thread -
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/302dd796-2677-44df-a76e-b053dcd14117/ssas-tabular-model-dynamic-fiscal-period?forum=sqlanalysisservices
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SSAS Tabular - Adding Column to a table gives error "Object reference not set to instance of object"

If I make changes to a table in SSAS Tabular Visual Studio, the newly added column gives error as "Object
reference not set to instance of object"

Hi VikasJain13,
According to your description, you get the "Object reference not set to instance of object" error when adding columns in Tabular. Right?
Generally, it throws this error when the internal code is accessing the property of an empty object. As you mentioned it happens when you make changes on a table, mostly it means that table is already a empty object. Please re-process your tabular to see
if this table is still existing.
If you have any question, please feel free to ask.
Simon Hou
TechNet Community Support

SSAS Tabular in DirectQuery - What are the workarounds for formula limitations?

Hello,
I need to create an SSAS Tabular model against the database of a live, real-time, line of business transactional system (i.e. a CRM).
The business requirement behind it is that we need to create some complex reports against live data, and our DW is only updated daily.
This live model will however be partitioned with a time-variance limitation (e.g. only records which are XX old can be returned).
Now here is the challenge. Since I am querying live data, then I believe the model must be configured in DirectQuery model. Am I right?
The issue is that DirectQuery mode is full of formula limitations. So my concern is, if I need a calculated column or measure that I cannot make it work due to DirectQuery limitations, then what are the alternatives?
Remember that the data source is from a live system, so it is not like I can create columns and measures in the underlying relational database.
Please advise.
Regards,
P.

Hi pmdci,
According to your description, you want to use some functions in calculated measure which are not supported in DirectQuery mode. Right?
In Analysis Services Tabular, since DirectQuery has the real time access and scalability, this comes with a price of restrictions on a number of DAX functions and missing Calculated Column feature. Generally the workaround for these scenarios
is replacing those functions with other functions which are supported in DirectQuery mode, or create columns in the data source. However, as you said, your environment is not possible to create columns in the database. And a lot of those limited
function are not replaceable, like time intelligence functions. So actually, there's no really effective workaround currently.
For you requirement, I suggest you submit Microsoft a feature request
at https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer
so that we can try to modify and expand the product features based on your needs.
Best Regards,
Simon Hou
TechNet Community Support

Related column of a fact table - SSAS Tabular

Hi,
I'm developing a SSAS Tabular model using a SQL Server 2012 SP 1 installation.
For a fact table I've created some calculated columns using the DAX RELATED function. These columns not are hidden to client tools. When I deploy the project and I open an Excel workbook in order to connect the SSAS Tabular cube, in the field list I cannot
see the calculated columns by RELATED function.
For me, this in an issue and not a normal behaviour.
Any suggests to me, please? Many thanks

Hi Pscorca,
Generally, if we create a calculated column on SQL Server tabular model database on SSMS, and then go to Model-> Process -> Process All and finish the data processing. Then when we connect the database in EXCEL, the calculated column will appear on
the Excel. In your scenario, you cannot see the calculated columns. It’s strange behavior. However we cannot give you the detail reason for this issue base on the limited information. Please refer to the link below which describe the detail steps about
create a calculated column, then check whether if you missing any step when creating calculated column.
Add Calculated Column and Measures to Tabular Model
If the issue persists, please elaborate your production environment and the steps to create the calculated column, so that we can make further analysis.
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VS2010 SSAS Tabular Model Memory Limitation

Hi,
My laptop recently crashed and am currently using a loan one that has Windows 7 x32, Visual Studio 2010 SP 1 AND SQL Server 2012 SP 1 (CU 4) installed. It only has 4GB of RAM, and when I attempt to load a very large fact table in a SSAS Tabular
Model project using Visual Studio I receive the following error:
Memory error: Allocation failure : Not enough storage is available to process this command. . If using a 32-bit version of the product, consider upgrading to the 64-bit version or increasing the amount of memory available on the machine.
The current operation was cancelled because another operation in the transaction failed.
Visual Studio 2010 is only available in 32 bit and I have already changed the VertipaqPagingPolicy from the default 0 to 2, but still the issue exists. Has anyone experienced this before?

You have a couple of options in terms of removing the where clauses:
1) Build your project in SSDT and then use the Analysis Services Deployment Wizard to create an XMLA deployment script, then edit the script to remove the WHERE clauses before executing it on your server.
2) If this is a first time deployment change your project deployment options to "Do Not Process" - deploy your project and then edit the partitions for the tables with WHERE clauses to remove them.
3) Another option is to use views in your relational database. Then you can put the WHERE clauses in the views on Dev, but exclude them in the Prod database.
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SSAS Tabular DAX- Need to get MAX value of the MIN (top)hierarchy level row

EDIT:
I got closer to resolving the issue using MAX.
However, If I remove the department hierarchy and just place on the MAX measure I get the single largest value out of all departments.
It would be ideal if the measure could still SUM the "top level" values across everything in the system if the hierarchy is not placed on the rows grouping.
So it returns the largest value for a given department, but if the department hierarchy isn't present I need it to return a SUM of all the level 1 values for all departments...
Basically return MAX value from the MIN L1ID's DeptLevel value, but I can't seem to construct that DAX query. So if DepartmentID hierarchy is on display it gets MAX per row, but if that is removed it dips into MAX GoalValue for each L1ID grouping with
the MIN DeptLevel.
/EDIT
I have a rather odd data table I'm bringing into a SSAS Tabular model.
Instead of having all data at each child level and then it adding up to a grand total in the parent, it has a grand total predefined at each child level.
I just need this tool to display the raw data if at all possible instead of trying to aggregate everything. Filter on active level, ignore child levels.
Is there a way to do that?
Example:
SalesGoalsByDepartmentLevel:
Level1 (top level) = 5,000
Level2( lower level) = 0
Level3(lower still) = 500
Level 4(lowest) = 4,250
So note that adding up all the child levels is still $250 shy of the top 5,000.
IT is just an odd business rule, basically each level is expected to meet that goal or exceed it, the top level goal is 5,000 but management doesn't care where that last 250 comes from, they do are that each defined level is met.
These levels are in a hierarchy so if I view the top level of the hierarchy it adds up to 4250+500+5000=9750 when I just want to see 5,000 at the top level and the details when they drill down.
I added a filter to just filter to the top level, but then when I drill down of course those lower levels are blank.
Is there a way to filter on the current displayed level without aggregating all child levels?
Thanks!

You might want to take a look at the Parent-Child Hierarchies pattern here:
http://www.daxpatterns.com/parent-child-hierarchies/
You might write DAX code to check what is the "current" level (see BrowseDepth measure in the sample file you can download) and depending on its level, se the filter to blank to all the levels below, so you don't aggregate "children".
Just an idea, I'm not sure if it corresponds to your requirement and I don't have time to make more tests.
I hope it will be helpful.
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Hide/show a column for some users in SSAS tabular

Hi,
I have a requirement to show one of the columns in a table only to some of the users. I know SSAS tabular only supports row level security. The only solution I came up with yet is to create two different models. Unfortunately this wastes a lot
of expensive RAM in the server. Is there a better way? Some kind of work-around? ;)
Best Regards
Ulf

One other way is to embed the security level into the table. You can do this by adding a "security_ID" into your structure and join it with a security table and join this to a security table which has a junction of Tablecolumns/User or TableColumns/UserGroups.
The next step is to use a Case When in your sql query and make a decision to show null or real data for any column.
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What will be physical architecture for SSAS Tabular model with Sharepoint 2013?

I would like to build SharePoint 2013 based reporting portal with Power View as visualization tool.
I have 300-800 million rows and customer puts priorities in high performance.
Data source is SQL Server database and Flat Files.
What will be recommended physical archicture? Is following good?
-SQL Server database server
-SSAS Tabular application server
-SharePoint 2013 Front-End (multiple if needed)
Kenny_I

Hi Kenny_I,
According to your description, you want to if it's OK to SQL Server database server, SSAS tabular application server and SharePoint 2013 Front-End on different server, right?
As I said in another thread, even though we can install all of them on same physical server, however in the production environment, the recommendation is that install them on different server, it will beneficial to troubleshooting the issue when some
issue occur on the environment. So in your scenario, it Ok to install all the application on different server. Here are some links about requirement to install the application.
System requirements for Power View
Hardware
Sizing a Tabular Solution (SQL Server Analysis Services)
If I have anything misunderstood, please point it out.
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Designing database structure and SSAS Tabular Model cubes

Hi.
I need to design a database and SSAS tabular models for my clients but I am confused which way I should implement it.
Data for all the clients is stored into a single database with unique ClientId for each client, such 15 tables I have under a single database which stores information about all the clients.
Task is to create a SharePoint Site collection for each client which will display Power View Dashboard by taking data from above database.
Till now I have created a SSAS Tabular Model for each client, XClientModel, YModelClient using BIDS and using SQL Queries to extract data for respective clients(select * from Table1 where ClientID="X") and using Power View external connection
to this model, have created Dashboard and other SharePoint information.
I am not sure if creating different Model is suitable or I should first separate data for each client into separate database and then create Model based on respective client's database.
Can Some one highlight pros and cons on using
SINGLE database with Multiple Tabular Model (One with Many) AND Separate Database with it's Model(One to One) ?
This is understandable but just putting it here........Imp Note: Data for X client shouldn't be visible to Y client on SharePoint.
Please let me know if further information is required.

Hi Sgms,
In your description, you said that all the clients information were stored in a single database, now you want to know which method is better, single database with Multiple Tabular Model or separate database with it's Model?
In your scenario, all the information were stored in a single database, why do you want to separate it or create multiple tabular model? If you create multiple model, then you need change the data source to create PowerView dashboard for each client. As
per my understanding, you just need create one tabular to load all the information. And then use this model to create PowerView dashboard. Using filter to display the information for each client.
Reference:
Lesson 1: Create a New Tabular Model Project
Filtering, Highlighting, and Slicers in Power View
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Optimize Fact tables in SSAS Tabular Model

Hi,
I have five Fact tables in SSAS Tabular Model and each fact table share same dimensions. It creates some performance issue and also the data model looks very complex is there any simplest way to create simple data model using all fact tables. For Ex...
Please suggest me for this ...
Fact Tables:
Fact_Expense
Fact_Sale
Fact_Revenue
Fact_COA
Fact_COG
Dimensions:
Dim_Region
Dim_Entity
Dim_Product
Dim_DateTime
Dim_Project
Dim_Employee
Dim_Customer

Hi hussain,
Please consider merging the Fact tables based on granularity. Generally, if you have enough RAM there will be no performance issues. Make sure you have double the amount of RAM to cater your processing and operational needs.Try
to optimize the model design by removing unused keys and some high cardinality columns.
Please go through the document in the link:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn393915.aspx
Regards,
Venkata Koppula

Reading column data type in SSAS tabular database using adomd

I am working on SSAS tabular database and I need to find out the column datatype. I am using ADOMD for this. So far I looked at AdomdDataReader.GetSchemaTable
Method & looked at the below code snippet to retrive Metadata from the AdomdDataReader.
foreach (DataRow objRow in schemaTable.Rows)
foreach (DataColumn objColumn in schemaTable.Columns)
Console.WriteLine(objColumn.ColumnName + " = " + objRow[objColumn]);
Console.WriteLine();
I wonder with only the list of columns available to me, how can I execute a query/command and utilize adomd reader to get this information?
What is the best approach to read column metadata?

Hi, One option that you can try is to use AMO. Here is a sample code that connects to multi-dimensional model.
http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/drjohn/archive/2012/03/15/ssas-utility-to-check-you-have-the-correct-data-types-and-sizes-in-your-cube-definition.aspx
You will have to change few things to make it work for tabular model. Sorry, I did not try myself but I hope this will give you some ideas.
// get DSV - this code assumes only one DSV in cube definition
AMO.DataSourceView
dsv = olapDatabase.DataSourceViews[0];
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dim in olapDatabase.Dimensions)
foreach (AMO.DimensionAttribute
attr in dim.Attributes)
foreach (AMO.DataItem
dItem in attr.KeyColumns)
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"Key", dsv, attr, dItem);
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