BI-NSIGHT – Power BI (Publish in Web App, Enterprise Gateway GA, Desktop Update, Troux Content Pack, New Visuals) – SQL Server 2016 (CTP3.3, eBook, R)
So from last week to almost having nothing to talk about, to this week having a whole host of updates. Just to quickly mention I attended the first local Power BI User Group meeting in Brisbane this evening ( QLD Power BI User Group ), and it had a really great turnout, along with some great content for the first…
SSAS – KPI’s – Example of creating a KPI
Based on the previous BLOG post <font color="#ff000, we are going to explain how to create a KPI Example · Using our Internet Sales cube, we want to create a KPI in order to see if the guys are meeting their new target which is a 10% increase from their current sales. · So we will create a new…
SSAS – KPI’s – How Explanation of KPI Makeup
Below is an overall description of what is needed for the KPI’s when creating them in BIDS 1. After you click on New KPI you will have a window shown below and underneath the picture are the details required for each section: 2. a. Where it says Name: i. This will be the name for your…
Relocating to Australia – BI Job opportunities in Queensland
I thought I would let you guys know that I am about to relocate to Australia from South Africa. I have had an amazing time in South Africa, and learnt a whole lot whilst working at my past employer. So this is a plug at anyone who has any lead or potential BI work in Queensland, Australia. I would really…
Book Review – Expert Cube Development with SSAS Multidimensional Models
http://www.packtpub.com/expert-cube-development-with-ssas-multidimensional-models/book This book is a must read if you are looking for some useful and practical information in your SSAS Multidimensional models. But it must be noted that this is not an introduction into SSAS Multidimensional modelling, rather practical real world examples. I found that the book is a wealth of information that can be applied to your working environment….
SCOM (Systems Center Operations Manager) Cube and Data warehouse
What I have done is I have found that it is very handy having all our SCOM data in a data warehouse and then having it in a SSAS (SQL Server Analysis Services). Within the zip file which can be located here below it has all the details for the following: · SCOM Data Warehouse and OLAP Documentation.docx o This…
SSAS (SQL Server Analysis Services) – KPI Goal – Unknown Member is result set
What happened was when I created my KPIs everything was looking correct. But when I dragged in the hour value, I kept on getting an Unknown in my results set for my KPI Goal. Below I will explain how this came about and how I got it resolved. 1. Below is what my KPI Goal looked like as…
SSAS (SQL Server Analysis Services) – KPI – Comparing Date and Hour for the Previous Week or Multiple Values in your KPI Goal and Trend Expressions
What I wanted to do was to use a KPI in SSAS to compare values going back one week. But I wanted to get the same hour for the previous week. I could not find an example were it had used multiple values in a KPI Goal or Trend expression. All just used one value. Example: · For my…