SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services

What Is Microsoft BI?

• Core concept – BI is the cube or UDM
• Example cube as seen using Excel pivot table
• MS BI is comprehensive – more than Analysis Services on SQL Server
• Demonstration of SQL Reporting Services with cube as data source

OLAP Modeling

• Modeling source schemas—stars and snowflakes
• Understanding dimensional modeling— Dimensions (Type 1, 2, or 3) or rapidly changing
• Understanding fact (measures) and cube modeling
• Other types of modeling—data mining etc…

Using SSAS in BIDS

• Understanding the development environment
• Creating Data Sources and Data Source Views
• Creating cubes – using the UDM and the Cube Build Wizard
• Refining Dimensions and Measures in BIDS

Intermediate SSAS

• KPIs
• Perspectives
• Translations – cube metadata and currency localization
• Actions – regular, drill-through and reporting

Advanced SSAS

• Using multiple fact tables
• Modeling intermediate fact tables
• Modeling M:M dimensions, Fact (degenerate) dimensions, Role-playing dimensions, write back dimensions
• Modeling changing dimensions – Dimension Intelligence w/ Wizard
• Using the Add Business Intelligence Wizards – write-back, semi-additive measures, time intelligence, account intelligence

Cube Storage and Aggregation

• Storage topics – basic aggregations, MOLAP
• Advanced Storage Design – MOLAP, ROLAP, HOLAP
• Partitions – relational and Analysis Services partitions
• Customizing Aggregation Design – Processing Design
• Rapidly changing dimensions / ROLAP dimensions
• Welcome to the Real Time – Proactive Caching
• Cube processing options

Beginning MDX

• Basic syntax
• Using the MDX query editor in SQL Server Management Studio
• Most-used Functions & Common tasks
• New MDX functions

Intermediate MDX

• Adding calculated members
• Adding scripts
• Adding named sets
• .NET Assemblies

SSAS Administration

• Best practices – health monitoring
• XMLA scripting (SQL Mgmt Studio)
• Other Documentation methods
• Security – roles and permissions
• Disaster Recovery – backup / restore
• Clustering – high availability

Introduction to Data Mining

• What and why?
• Examples of using each of the 9 algorithms (MS Clustering, MS Decision Trees, Naïve Bayes, MS
• Sequence Clustering, MS Time Series, MS Association Rules, MS Neural Network)
• Data Mining dimensions
• Data Mining clients
• Processing mining models

Introduction to Reporting Clients

• Excel 2003 Pivot Tables
• SQL RS & Report Builder
• SPS RS web parts & .NET 2.0 report viewer controls
• Business Scorecards 2005 & ProClarity

Future Directions – Integration with Office 12

• SharePoint 12 and AS
• Report Center (type of dashboard) uses KPIs, Reports, Excel Web, Filter
• Excel Services 12 and AS (Web Services)

SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
Introduction to SQL Server Integration Services

• Product History
• SSIS Package Architecture Overview
• Development and Management Tools
• Deploying and Managing SSIS Packages
• Source Control for SSIS Packages

SSIS for DBAs: Using SQL Server Management Studio

• The Import and Export Wizard
• Importing and Exporting Data
• Working with Packages
• Database Maintenance Plans
• Creating Database Maintenance Plans using SSMS
• Scheduling and Executing Plans
• Examining Database Maintenance Plan Packages
• Changes in SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2

Business Intelligence Development Studio

• Launching BIDS
• Project templates
• The package designer
• The Toolbox
• Solution Explorer
• The Properties window
• The Variables window
• The SSIS menu

Introduction to Control Flow

• Control Flow Overview
• Precedence Constraints
• The Execute SQL Task
• The Bulk Insert Task
• The File System Task
• The FTP Task
• The Send Mail Task

Advanced Control Flow

• Containers – grouping and looping
• The Web Service Task
• The WMI tasks
• The Analysis Services tasks
• The Execute Process Task
• The Execute Package Task

Introduction to Data Flow

• Data Flow Overview
• Data Sources
• Data Destinations
• Data Transformations
• The Copy Column Transformation
• The Derived Column Transformation
• The Data Conversion Transformation
• The Conditional Split Transformation
• The Aggregate Transformation
• The Sort Transformation
• Data Viewers

Variables and Configurations

• Variables Overview
• Variable scope
• SSIS system variables
• Using variables in control flow
• Using variables in data flow
• Using variables to pass information between packages
• Property expressions
• Configuration Overview
• Configuration options
• Configuration discipline

Debugging, Error Handling and Logging

• SSIS debugging overview
• Breakpoints in SSIS
• SSIS debugging windows
• Control Flow: The OnError event handler
• Data Flow: Error data flow
• Configuring Package Logging
• Built-in log providers

Advanced Data Flow

• Revisiting data sources and destinations
• The Lookup Transformation
• Getting Fuzzy: The Fuzzy Lookup and Fuzzy Grouping Transformations
• The Multicast Transformation
• The Merge and Merge Join Transformations
• The Data Mining Query Transformation
• The Data Mining Model Training Destination
• The Slowly Changing Dimension Transformation

Extending SSIS through Custom Code

• Introduction to SSIS scripting
• The SSIS script editor
• The SSIS object model
• Script in Control flow: The Script Task
• Script in Data flow: The Script Component
• Introduction to SSIS component development

SSIS Package Deployment

• Configurations and deployment
• The deployment utility
• Deployment options
• Deployment security
• Executing packages – DTExec and DTExecUI

SSIS Package Management

• The SSIS Service
• Managing packages with DTUtil
• Managing packages with SQL Server Management Studio Scheduling packages with SQL Server Agent

SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
Introduction to SQL Server Reporting Services

• Tour of Features
• Reporting Services Architecture
• Reporting Services Terminology
• Reporting Services Editions
• Taking Reporting Services for a Spin

Creating Reports

• Deconstructing Reporting Services
• Shared Data Sources
• Creating Reports from Scratch

Calculations and Formatting

• Creating Expressions
• Using the Global Collections
• Formatting Items
• Conditional Formatting

Grouping and Sorting

• Creating Groups
• Calculating Totals and Percentages
• Interactive Sorting
• Creating Drill-Down Reports

Report Parameters

• Creating Report Parameters
• Creating Drop-Down Parameters
• Multi-Valued Parameters
• Debugging Parameter Issues

Creating Matrix Reports and Charts

• Creating a Basic Matrix Report
• Matrix Subtotals
• Creating a Basic Chart
• Exploring the Charting Possibilities

Managing Reporting Services

• Deploying Reports and Data Sources
• Exporting Reports and Printing
• Using the Web-Based Report Manager
• Using SQL Server Management Studio-based Reporting Services Manager

Reporting Services Security

• Two Parts to Reporting Services Security
• Securing Access to Reports
• Data Source Security

Programming Reporting Services

• The Many Reporting Services APIs
• Integrating Reporting Services into Applications using URL Access
• Using the Report Viewer Controls

Advanced Reporting Services Programming

• Using the Reporting Services Web Service
• Working with Custom Assemblies

Snapshots and Subscriptions

• Caching and Snapshots
• Creating Standard Subscriptions
• Creating Data-Driven Subscriptions
• Managing Subscriptions

Ad-Hoc Reporting with Report Builder

• The Report Builder Architecture
• Creating Report Model Projects
• Running Report Builder