Mattias De Smet

Jun 22 2020

SSAS : Unexpected root elements in Parent Child dimension

by Mattias De Smet

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This article describes a bizar behavior of root elements in Parent Child dimensions. A Parent Child dimension is a dimension based on a self-referencing table, where each record (member) points...

Jun 16 2020

Business Intelligence

SSAS : Locale Error while processing cube

by Mattias De Smet

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In the past I came across two strange errors when processing a cube: Locale 8129 not supported – this was just a warning, processing succeeded. Still, it didn’t radiate confidence....

Jun 14 2020

Business Intelligence

SQLServer : disable inactive logins

by Mattias De Smet

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SQLServer doesn’t have a functionality to expire accounts if they have not been used for a certain amount of time. Sometimes this can come in handy, e.g. in an environment...

Jun 07 2020

Business Intelligence

Create REST API on SQLServer database

by Mattias De Smet

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In the past SQLServer offered native webservice support, but this was deprecated in SQLServer 2008 and recommended to be replaced with WCF or .Net custom application. Since many applications require...

Jun 03 2020

Azure, Business Intelligence

Azure SQL DB: setup AD Authentication

by Mattias De Smet

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Follow below steps to allow Azure AD users and groups to connect to your Azure SQL database: create a User in Azure AD optionally: create a Group in Azure AD...