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SQL Server Analysis Services 2012 Cube Development Cookbook

You're reading from   SQL Server Analysis Services 2012 Cube Development Cookbook If you prefer the instructional approach to a lot of theory, this cookbook is for you. It takes you straight into building data cubes through hands-on recipes, helping you get to grips with SQL Server Analysis Services fast.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849689809
Length 340 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Introduction to Multidimensional Data Model Design FREE CHAPTER 2. Defining Analysis Services Dimensions 3. Creating Analysis Services Cubes 4. Extending and Customizing Cubes 5. Optimizing Dimension and Cube Processing 6. MDX 7. Analysis Services Security 8. Administering and Monitoring Analysis Services 9. Using Tabular Models 10. DAX Calculations and Queries 11. Performance Tuning and Troubleshooting Tabular Models A. Miscellaneous Analysis Services Topics Index

Managing database-level security


Each SSAS instance could be shared for multiple projects. As long as databases can fit on the data drive and SSAS can handle processing and querying requests efficiently, there is no reason why you couldn't have many databases on a single instance. This is particularly true in development and quality assurance environments. Since each instance could be shared by multiple developers, it's generally best to provide each developer with the necessary permissions for the database that he/she is responsible for instead of granting unlimited server-wide permissions.

Database-level security is implemented through roles within each SSAS database. Each database can have many roles, normally one role per group of users that needs a specific level of access. Keep in mind that SSAS permissions are additive; if a user belongs to multiple groups, he/she will have all permissions available to each of the groups that he/she is a part of.

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