The slides for my session at SQL Saturday #281 in Edinburgh on June 14th 2014. Did you know that Power View is not any longer limited to getting data from Tabular models ? Now that Power View users can connect to multidimensional BI Semantic Model (Cubes) we will have a look at how to get the best out of this interactive data exploration, visualization and presentation for multidimensional models. The session we'll present - An understanding of the Multidimensional Model Objects in Power View - How to create a Shared Report Data Source Connection to a Multidimensional Model - How to create a Power View Report with a Multidimensional Model Data Source - A visual exploration of a Multidimensional Model by using Power View

1. Power View and the Cube
Régis Baccaro
regis@baccaro.com
@regbac

2. Introduction
Régis Baccaro @regbac http://Theblobfarm.wordpress.com
http://Thelovefarm.wordpress.com
regis@baccaro.com
• Founder and lead organizer of SQL Saturday Denmark
• Works for IBM (for now)
• Passionate about the community
• .Net developer, BI guy, SharePoint fellow and accidental DBA
• SQL Server MVP
• Not a native English Scottish speaker

3. Our Sponsors

4. The Recipe – The Cook
 You should be :
 Familiar with Analysis Services Multidimensional
 Familiar with Power View
 You will learn
 How Cubes are exposed in Power View
 MD Enhancements related to Power View
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5. Agenda
 Architecture
 Measure groups
 Dimensions
 Calculated Members
 Default Member
 Report filters
 Images
 Perspective & Translation
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6. The big picture - Architecture
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7. The Recipe - Architecture
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BISemanticModel
Third-party
applications
Reporting Services
(Power View) Excel PowerPivot
Databases LOB Applications Files OData Feeds Cloud Services
SharePoint
Insights
Reporting Services
(Power View)

8. The Recipe - ingredients
 SharePoint 2010 or 2013 Enterprise edition
 Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1/SP2 or 2014
 Analysis Services Multidimensional instance
 Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft
SharePoint Technologies
 PowerPivot for SharePoint
 Tip : How to install SharePoint without a
domain account!
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9. The Recipe – Preparation
 Configuration of SharePoint
 Make sure you do it in the right order !!
 Generate a New Key in Secure Store Service
Application
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10. The Recipe – Preparation
 Configuration of PowerPivot
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11. The Recipe – Preparation
 Can be scripted
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12. The Recipe – Preparation
 Configuration of Reporting Services
 Create a new RS application in SharePoint
central admin (2013)
 Enable features on SharePoint
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13. The Recipe – Preparation
 Add the right content types to SharePoint
library
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14. Putting it all together – Connecting to a cube
 RSDS file
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15. Multidimensional – Tabular mapping
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BISM – MD Object Tabular Metadata
Cube Model
Cube Dimension Table
Attribute(Key(s),Name) Columns
Measure Group Table
Measure Measure
Measure without measure group Called ”Measures” within tables
Measure group  Dimension Relationship Relationship
Perspective Perspective
KPI KPI
User/Parent-Child Hierarchies Hierarchies

16. Measure and Measure groups
 Measure and Measure Groups
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17. Measures as variants
 Variants are not strongly typed
 Can have different data types

18. Dimensions, attributes and hierarchies
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 Dimensions  tables
 Attributes  columns within display folder

19. Dimensions attribute types
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 Dimension attribute geography types in
SSDT and Power View Field List

20. Parent-Child Hierarchy
 Exposed as hierarchy
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21. Dimension Calculated members
 2 common types :
 Children of ”All” with a single real member
 Calculated members on user hierarchies
 Constraints:
 Must be a single real member when the
dimension has more than one attribute.
 Cannot be the key attribute of the dimension
unless it is the only attribute.
 cannot be a parent-child attribute.
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22. Non-Aggregatable Attributes
 Don’t aggregate across hierarchies
 Demo
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23. Default Members
 Exposed as default value or filter
 Only applied when used on filters
 Demo
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24. Images
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 Not specific to MD models
 Demo?

25. Perspective and locale
 Specified in the Cube connection string
 Data Source=localost;Initial
Catalog=AdventureWorksDW-MD;Cube='Direct
Sales'
 Added as ”Locale identifier”
 Data Source=localost;Initial
Catalog=AdventureWorksDW-
MD;Cube='Adventure Works'; Locale
Identifier=3084

26. Report pinned filters
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 Tabular and MD models
 Change one = change all
 Added or modified via the filter pane
 Added via ”rf” URL parameter
EXAMPLE
http://...<reportUrl>...?rc:ViewMode=Presentation
&rf=[Date].[Calendar Year] eq 'CY 2005'

27. Perspectives and Translations
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 Edit RSDS
 Demo

28. Unsupported features
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 Power View in Excel 2013
 Actions
 Named sets
 Cell level security

29. Thanks

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 Questions ?
 Thank you!!
 Contact me:
 @regbac
 regis@baccaro.com

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