Business Intelligence Portfolio Rahel Thomas

RAHEL THOMAS
rahelthomas@sbcglobal.net

© Rahel Thomas BI Portfolio 2011-Present 1

 Project Overview……………..…………………………………………. 3
 SSIS (Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services)…………. 4
 SSAS(Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services)….…..….…. 10
 DMX Queries ………………………………….………………………… 20
 SSRS (Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services)……..…… 25
 Report Samples ……………………………………………………….… 27
 Conclusion ……………………………………………………….………. 34


 This portfolio showcases my development skills in Business Intelligence as an independent study in course
of six months.

Project Goals for core Services
Integration Services
 Create packages to transfer data from different raw data sources (XLS, CSV, and XML)
into a SQL Server 2008 database.
 Schedule packages nightly to import/update any additional information.
 Perform validation to detect errors (e.g. child records with invalid parent records).
 Generate emails with results including number of rows inserted and updated.
 Create a separate package to re-index and shrink the database, as well as perform
nightly backups of the database.
Analysis Services
 Using BIDS, create an Analysis Services solution using the newly created SQL Server 2008
database for AdventureWorks.
 Create a custom data view, build a cube with fact tables and dimensions, create
attributes and hierarchies.
 Create calculated measures and set up key point indicators (KPIs) to analyze and
measure AdventureWorks profitability and costs.
 Write a series of MDX queries to provide data for business decisions and display the
results.
Reporting Services
 SSRS to create user-requested reports based on data from the previously created OLAP
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database. Publish the reports.


Integration Services
 Developing SSIS Packages
 Creating SSIS Packages and Data Sources
 Creating and Editing Control Flow Objects
 Using Control Flow Containers
 Working with package Variables
 Using the script Task
 Testing Package and Execution in BIDS
 Configuring Package Transactions and Checkpoints
 Defining Package and Task Transaction Settings
 Implementing Restartbility Checkpoints
 Using error paths to handle data flow
 Deploying and Configuring SSIS Packages
 Creating an Installer Kit by using the package deployment utility
 Using the SSIS DTUtil Command Line Utility
 Administering Securing and Executing SSIS Packages
 Managing the SSIS services
 Executing and Scheduling Packages


Creating, modifying the Dim Customer ETL Package Control Flow
 The main object of SSIS
package is the business
logic to manage workflows
and process data
 Create SSIS project and
insert data sources, data
views in the project and the
connection manager.
 Control Flow for the
DimCustomer package
contain an Execute SQL
Task, followed by Data Flow
task, followed by another
Execute SQL task. In the SQL
Statement Property of the
Execute SQL Task
Script used to update
UPDATE Production.Product
SET ProductLine = ‘s’
WHERE ProductLine IS Null


The Data flow task is an SSIS package enabling Data-processing operations

Data flow step input
from 2 data sources
sorting each before
Merge join and
conditional splitting
matched and
unmatched records.
The new records will
be inserted as new
and the rest will be
updated in this case
no count for new all
match and will be
updated


Using Sequence Container in the Control Flow
Updating Product Line Processing Data Flow task with a script


OLDB connection manager using SQL
Aggregating for count
Command Line Script to access Data


Slowly changing dimension

Slowly Changing Dimension monitors transformation in the DimPromotion Package to identify
new records versus updated records. The slowly changing Dimension wizard defines what kind of
output should be created depending on the kind of change. Note destination was not specified
hence process was not completed.


Analysis Services
 Developing SSAS Cubes
 Creating Data Sources and Data Source views
 Creating DSV keys and Table Relationships
 Defining DSV Named Calculations and Named Queries
 Creating SSAS cubes using the Cube wizard and the Cube Designer
 Creating SSAS Dimensions
 Creating Measure Groups and Measures and configuring measures
 Extending SSAS Cubes
 Creating and modifying User Dimension Hierarchies
 Associating Dimensions to Measure Groups
 Creating KPIs,
 Localizing Cubes through Translations
 Creating Calculations and Queries by Using DMX
 Deploying SSAS projects with BIDS
 Using the Deployment Wizard
 Running XMLA scripts for Deployment
 Securing and Administering SSAS
 Creating Roles and Applying User Security to Cubes
 Backing up of SSAS Database in SSMS
 Scheduling SSAS Objects in SSMS
 Working with SSAS Data Mining
 Preparing and Creating Data Mining Structures
 Creating Data Mining Models
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 Creating Data Sources and Data  Creating Cubes and Dimensions
Sources Views in the Designer


Defining DSV Named Calculations and Named Queries


 Using the cube wizard to create
Cubes and Dimensions

 Rename Sales Territory key and
bind Column name to the
lowest level of the Sales
territory group which is Sales
Territory Region, then Sales
Territory Country, and Sales
Territory Region Hierarchy.
Binding its NameColumn
Property to the Sales Territory
Region Column. Set the OrderBy
property to Name.


Browser Presentation of the Sales Territory Dimension


Creating Measure Groups and Measures and configuring
measures

Calculating Measures for Internet Average Sales Amount


 Creating and Modifying User Hierarchies In Dimensions

Creating Contact and Demographic Hierarchies


Creating KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) values, goals, status
and trends. Note Filter Expression used to calculate KPI for the
Time Dimension


 Setting up Translations to Spanish (Spain) to the Product Dimension


 Using DMX Expressions


Mining Model for the Reseller Lift chart for the Reseller Minining
Dimension Dimension


Creating User Roles and Implementing security on Creating User Roles and Implementing security on
Cubes Dimensions


Backing up in SSMS

XMLA Query for the backup


Reporting Services

 Creating SSRS Projects and Reports in BIDS
 Using the SSRS Report wizard and the report Designer
 Working with advanced Report Object properties such as toggling object visibility and Report
actions

 Extending and Deploying SSRS Reports
 Assigning parameters within Reports
 Deploying Reports in BIDS
 Uploading a report file in Report Manager


Creating SSRS Projects and Reports in Working with advanced Report Object
BIDS using Report wizard properties such as toggling object
visibility and Report actions


Assigning parameters within Reports and
Deploying Reports in BIDS


XML for Tracking Number by Month Report


SSRS …Continued
Report Dash Board Scheduling Reports


Sales for Products over Months
Purchasing Summary Report
Report


RAHEL THOMAS
rahelthomas@sbcglobal.net


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