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Month: January 2007

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Dealing with UDM Configuration Settings

Sometimes, you may need to have a configuration setting that is stored outside UDM. For example, you may need to store a connection string to a database that will supply the allowed set for dynamic security. As with SSRS, you can use the msmdsrv.exe.config file for this purpose like so: <configuration> <startup> <requiredRuntime version="v2.0.50727" safemode="true" /> </startup> <runtime> . . . </runtime> <appSettings> <add key="connectionString"…

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Kudos to Report Builder as UDM Client

Its UDM support limitations withstanding (a partial list here), the Report Builder should definitely be on your list if your requirements call for ad-hoc reporting from an SSAS 2005 cube. Here are some Report Builder features that I particularly like: Ability to pre-filter the data on the report before the report is run. In comparison, Excel takes the optimistic approach to load all dimension members…

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