How do I connect to an Analysis Services 2000 cube with PerformancePoint Monitoring

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Currently the product uses the XMLA provider to connect to Analysis Services data sources. This will result in an error when trying to connect to an Analysis Services 2000 cube. In order to connect to an Analysis Services 2000 cube, you need to manually enter a connection string in the Data Source as follows:

1. To connect to a SSAS 2000 cube, create a new Data Source and select the Analysis Services template.

2. Instead of populating the Server, Database and Roles selections, click to manually enter a connection string.

3. Enter a connection string to your SSAS 2000 cube, specifying Provider, Data Source, Initial Catalog and ConnectTo=8.0, this ensures that the 8.0 OLAP provider will be used when connecting to your cube and will ensure you can connect to the data. Below are a sample connection string and screenshot.

Sample Connection String:

provider=MSOLAP.2;data source=iwt28;initial catalog=Foodmart 2000;ConnectTo=8.0

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Alyson Powell Erwin (alysonp@microsoft.com)