Chapter 6. Understanding SSAS in SSMS and SQL Server Profiler

We covered quite a bit of ground in the preceding five chapters—everything from the key concepts of business intelligence to concepts, languages, processes, and modeling methodologies. By now, we’re sure you’re quite ready to roll up your sleeves and get to work in the Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) interface. Before you start, though, we have one more chapter’s worth of information. In this chapter, we’ll explore the ins and outs of some tools you’ll use when working with Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) objects. After reading this chapter, you’ll be an expert in not only SQL Server Profiler but also SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and other tools ...

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