Common yet confusing SSAS errors
Although documenting every SSAS error you could encounter is well beyond the scope of this book, there are common errors you may encounter that are particularly obscure and might leave you scratching your head for days. Hopefully, the explanations and troubleshooting steps included here will help alleviate some of your headaches.
Binding is too small
The term "binding" in the Analysis Services context indicates mapping of a relational database column to a dimension attribute. You can expect binding errors if you change the column data type without adjusting your data source view or attribute properties. SSAS doesn't update properties automatically; any time you make changes to the relational schema, you should also apply corresponding changes in the SSAS project.
You can encounter another set of binding errors when data contains invalid XML characters. Ensure your attributes are configured to account for such characters.
