Moving Power Pivot to SSAS via SQL Server Data Tools
The other option to migrate Power Pivot models to SSAS is through the SQL Server Data Tools in Visual Studio. This option uses the import from the PowerPivot template to take the model from the Excel file and load it into a new Visual Studio project. Developers would use this mode to create a solution in Visual Studio and then be able to follow the normal SDLC process and version control that they do for other projects.
How to do it...
Open Visual Studio and create a new project and then select the Business Intelligence installed templates to find Import from PowerPivot. Change the name to SSAS_PP_from_SSDT and select OK.
On the next screen, select the Workspace server if asked and click OK.
Now select the location and file for your Excel workbook that has a Power Pivot model and select Open. In this recipe, the workbook is on the desktop labeled Chapter 8 PowerPivot. Once this is selected click OK.
The data will be imported into a new...