AS_EMEA blog
Team blog of the Microsoft EMEA support team for Analysis Services
SSAS 2017 servicing model and build numbers
As you may have noticed by now the servicing model for SQL Server 2017 has changed. For details see:...
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 09/11/2018
Some information on the SessionCubesMode property
SSAS session cubes are usually generated by grouping activity in Excel pivot tables. Or by directly...
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 12/01/2017
Silent SSAS shutdown caused by writeback timeout
A number of customers using SSAS instances with writeback functionality reported frequent crashes...
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 04/04/2016
SSAS 2012 in a hardened windows 2012 environment
All the specific details are not exactly clear. But if you harden your windows 2012 server in such a...
Author: sqlas Date: 12/09/2015
uninstall of clustered SSAS instance may disable “olap redirection service”
“OLAP redirection service” is the part of SQL browser service that supports SSAS...
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 12/04/2014
"Analysis Services MOLAP Performance Guide for SQL Server 2012 and 2014" has been released
Thanks to the efforts of our US support colleagues Karan Gulati and Jon Burchel we now have an...
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 06/03/2014
New SSAS failover clustering white paper released
I'm glad to announce that we released an SSAS failover clustering whitepaper that fills in a large...
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 04/17/2014
How to connect to clustered Analysis Services instances
While clustered SSAS instances have been around for a while, we noted that there is still some...
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 01/08/2014
you may obtain a .dstore related file system error when processing TFS cube
Recently we have seen a number of issues where TFS cube processing failed with a file system error....
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 09/11/2013
SQL Server 2012 SP1 CU3 release fixes frequent SP1 issues
We normally don't comment much on Cumulative Update releases since the best source for this type of...
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 03/26/2013
SQL 2012 SP1 : Recommended udpate.
Hi, Sorry for bringing up something not strictly related to our 'cube world', but more coverage...
Author: Guillaume Fourrat [MSFT] Date: 02/21/2013
1 hour timeout for data imports in Powerpivot for Excel
This article describes an issue you may face when your data import in Powerpivot for Excel takes...
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 01/10/2013
SSAS Profiler Issue with SSAS 2012 – Events appear as blank rows
This problem has been fixed with SSAS 2012 SP1. Similar problems have been seen with other versions....
Author: sqlas Date: 12/20/2012
SSAS project deployment fails with error "Internal error: Invalid enumeration value. Please call customer support."
Recently I have seen this error popping up more frequently. It can occur when you modify a SSAS...
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 12/05/2012
DAX over MD preview available
Many customers have been waiting for this important feature that let's you generate power view...
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 11/30/2012
Where did my process progress events go?
Today's post is about an elusive issue that was keeping us busy for a while. When you process SSAS...
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 10/16/2012
Issues with using msolap.x provider name in linked server definition
During a recent investigation I realised that a number of people are using MSOLAP.x as the provider...
Author: sqlas Date: 09/27/2012
4 GB Limit for Powerpivot text file imports via ACE text data source driver
We have been investigating reports that large text files are not completely imported into...
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 05/03/2012
non-admin users not able to use Powerpivot for Excel 2012 on Windows XP
Recently we investigated issues where non-admin users could not open Powerpivot 2012 window in Excel...
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 04/27/2012
Where do I find Information about Analysis Services?
The amount of information on SSAS available on the web and in book stores can be overwhelming at...
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 02/28/2012
SSAS 2008 – automating Analysis services backup
Hello everybody, I believe many of you know or already use some of this methods, but I believe it is...
Author: Alexandra Ciortea Date: 02/14/2012
Project Server 2007 – Configure OLAP cube when SSAS instance is clustered
Project Server 2007 – Configure OLAP cube when SSAS instance is clustered Project server 2007...
Author: Alexandra Ciortea Date: 02/14/2012
Profiling SSAS : where have my milliseconds gone ?!?
Hi Everyone, A short post to illustrate a pattern which I only recently clarified. Ever wondered why...
Author: Guillaume Fourrat [MSFT] Date: 02/07/2012
Parser errors for parameterized queries in SSAS 2008 R2
After migrating your solution from SSAS 2005/2008 to SSAS 2008 R2 you may run into parser errors...
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 01/23/2012
Welcome to our blog!
The EMEA (Europe, Middle-East, Afrika) support team for Analysis Services welcomes you to this blog....
Author: Gert Christen - MSFT Date: 01/02/2012