Question: How do I find the source column name in PowerPivot if I've renamed and moved columns around? Answer: Assuming that the table doesn't use a custom query to import data or it wasn't derived from an Excel linked table or Windows Clipboard, you can use the table properties to find the source column name as follows: In the PowerPivot Window, click the table to…
Read articleApparently, the name "VertiPaq" wasn't catchy enough so Microsoft rebranded it as xVelocity (probably got tipped by Comcast). This is just a name change, no new features. Glossary xVelocity: The SQL Server family of technologies that utilize in-memory columnar storage to achieve very high-performance in query processing. 1. xVelocity for Business Intelligence Introduced as VertiPaq in the SQL Server 2008 R2 release, this in-memory columnar…
Read articleFellow MVPs have just released the latest public beta build of BIDS Helper, which should one of the first utilities you install after you install SQL Server on your machine. Besides fixes and updates, this release adds support for SQL Server 2012 and new features specific to Analysis Services Tabular. This beta release is the first to support SQL Server 2012 (in addition to SQL…
Read articleTo continue my Report Server Settings in SQL Server 2012 SharePoint Integration Mode blog, here is another example of how to use the new PowerShell-based configuration mechanism to hide a rendering extension. In this case, the script finds an SSRS application called SQL Server SSRS (replace with the name of your SSRS application from SharePoint Central Admin) and hides the XML renderer so the XML…
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I upgraded SQL Server 2012 from RC0 to RTM today on a SharePoint application server which was configured for Reporting Services integration. The upgrade went with no errors but I got this error when requesting reports: The requested service, 'http://amatltapp02:32843/1dacf49a2f7a4a6daa8db5768539893f/ReportingWebService.svc' could not be activated. See the server's diagnostic trace logs for more information. The requested service, 'http://amatltapp02:32843/1dacf49a2f7a4a6daa8db5768539893f/ReportingWebService.svc' could not be activated. See the server's diagnostic…
Read articleI've been honored to be selected by Microsoft to present the Self-service BI using PowerPivot and Power View session for the SQL Server Special Ops Tour in Atlanta on Monday, March 5th. EVENT AGENDA Agenda Speaker 12:30pm – 1:30pm Registration Opens 1:30pm – 2:30pm SQL Server 2012 – The New World of Data Dandy Weyn – FTE – Sr. Tech Prod Mgr 2:30pm – 3:15pm…
Read articleSharePoint is a like an ocean – the further you go, the deeper it gets Ancient proverb Scenario: Configure SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services on a multi-server SharePoint farm with the following topology: WEB1 – Web front-end Server 1 WEB2 – Web front-end Server 2 APP1 – Application server 1 that hosts the Central Administration site APP2 – Needs SSRS 2012 APP2 – Needs SSRS…
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I'll be presenting "Personal BI with PowerPivot v2" for the Atlanta BI Group on Monday, February 27th. Join us to learn when personal BI makes sense and why PowerPivot is the best tool on the market when it does. The focus will be on the new features of PowerPivot version 2 which launch officially in a week or so. For more information and to register…
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My new book, Applied Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services (Tabular Modeling), will start shipping in a week with all popular resellers, such as Amazon, B&N, etc. I've been working on it for a few months and I'm excited to have it done. While waiting to buy the book, check the following resources to get you started with PowerPivot and Tabular: - A sample chapter…
Read articleI'm working on minimizing the cube processing for a cube with some two billion rows in a fact table. I put together an ETL package that processes the dimensions with ProcessUpdate following by processing the latest partitions. I've noticed that processing one of the dimensions , which happens to be the largest (some 1 million rows) and most complicated dimension, resulted in partitions scans. The…
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