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Master Data Services Terminology Overview
When moving from a data warehouse world to MDM, there is some new terminology to learn. Each of the terms below are components of a Master Data Services model. In brackets is the equivalent term in...
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Master Data Services: Versioning
In Master Data Services (MDS), you can create multiple versions of the master data within a model. When you create a model for the first time, MDS creates a default initial version of your model data....
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Master Data Services: Expand the Leaf member attributes box
In Master Data Services (MDS), when using the Master Data Manager Web User Interface (“UI”), you will notice the “Leaf member attributes” box on the “Edit Entity” screen is too small. It only fits...
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SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) – September 2012 update
SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) has a new update (version 11.1.20905, with the previous version being 10.3.20225). The SSDT team is committed to delivering regular, frequent releases of SSDT, and this is...
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TechEd Australia 2012 videos online
Microsoft has posted ALL the session videos for TechEd Austrialia 2012 and they are available for free! Get your learning cap on. Check them out here.
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Master Data Services: Resources
Here are some of my favorite Master Data Services (MDS) resources: SQL Server Master Data Services Utilities: A set of useful add-ons for SQL Server Master Data Services, including utilities for...
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MDS Error: “The status of the specified batch is not valid”
In Master Data Services (MDS), I received a strange error when I was calling a stored procedure (stg.upd_name_Leaf) to batch a staging table, which will load data from the staging tables into the...
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Master Data Services: Copy Versions
In Master Data Services (MDS), you can use the Master Data Manager Web User Interface “UI” to copy a version of a model and create a new version of it (via the Version Management screen). However, you...
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Master Data Services (MDS): Bug deleting an attribute
In Master Data Services (MDS), when trying to delete an attribute in an entity, I received the following error: “Subquery returned more than 1 value. This is not permitted when the subquery follows =,...
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MDS Error: “Cannot insert the value NULL into column ‘Code’”
In Microsoft Data Services (MDS), when running a stored procedure to process a staging table (stg.udp_name_Leaf), I received this error: “Cannot insert the value NULL into column ‘Code’, table...
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Interacting with Master Data Services (MDS)
There are four different way to interact with Master Data Services (MDS) to do things such as create a model, load data into MDS, manage business rules, versioning, etc. Master Data Manager Web User...
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24 Hours of PASS videos online
All the videos for the sessions at 24 Hours of PASS (Fall 2012) are available for free. Check the session schedule for a complete list. Enjoy!
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MDS: Copying models and data to another server
Having recently completed a model in Master Data Services (MDS), I needed to move the model from a development environment to a QA environment. Below is some helpful tips if you need to do the same,...
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Should a placement firm tell you what they are billing the client?
As a 1099 consultant, I usually use a placement firm to find a contract job. I always ask the placement firm what rate they are billing the client. They usually tell me. When they don’t, it’s a sure...
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Master Data Services (MDS): Miscellaneous tips
I have come across a number of tips while using MDS. These are tips not big enough for their own blog post, so I list them all here: To “hide” an attribute in the MDS Excel add-in, set the pixel width...
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Using PerformancePoint against tabular data
PerformancePoint (PPS) is typically used against multidimensional data sources (i.e. Analysis Services), but it does have the ability, albeit limited, to work against tabular data sources such as SQL...
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SQL Server 2012: New Business Intelligence features
SQL Server 2012 has many new Business Intelligence (BI) features and enhancements. Here are my top 12, in order of importance: Power View. A fun, visual, and powerful drag-and-drop ad-hoc reporting...
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Jumping from SSIS 2008 to SSIS 2012
Being a long-time SSIS 2008 developer, I have been working with SSIS 2012 for the past few months, and I wanted to jot down a quick guide for those of you also making the jump from SSIS 2008 to SSIS...
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SharePoint dependencies
Microsoft has made a big push the last few years to have all its end-user BI tools integrate with SharePoint, which is great if your company is using SharePoint. Not so great if your company is not...
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Problem copying large files to a USB flash drive?
I thought I would write a quick blog on a problem I see frequently: You try to copy a large file, such as the iso image of SQL Server, to a USB flash drive, and get the error message “There is not...
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