Connecting to a SSAS 2012 Database in Online Mode
By Chris Tsouris
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When working with SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), it is sometimes convenient to be able to connect to a database in “Online Mode” which means that every change you make and save is immediately saved to the SSAS database, as opposed to having to explicitly deploy the changes.
In SQL Server 2008 R2, connecting to a SSAS database in online mode was very simple:
1. Launch the SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio (i.e the VS 2008 Shell for BI project templates commonly known as BIDS).
2. Select Open off the File menu
3. Specify the server and database name, press…
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