Automating SQL Server Analysis Services cubes and cubes processing

asmitaw — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:10:00 GMT

take this approach :

1. create a project ( BI Analysis Services type)

2. build this project and it will create the asdatabase file.

3.Automate cubes deploy : Deploy the asdatabse file with /s options on command line :

command line for it is :

cd C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\ && Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Deployment c:\CONDOR_SSAS.asdatabase /s

4. Automate the processing of cube.

deploy the asdatabase file like above without the /s option this will walk you through the wizard to create the XMLA Script.

store these XMLA scripts for your cubes just one time.

5. Automate processing of cubes :

To process one time stored XMLA Scripts the command line is :

cd C:\tools && ascmd.exe -S %COMPUTERNAME% -U %USERDOMAIN%\%USERNAME% -P %NT_PWD% -i "CONDOR_SSAS.xmla"

Note : The ascmd tool used here can be found in SQL Server 2005 Samples.

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