New T-SQL Features in SQL Server 2012
SQL Server 2012 (or Denali) CTP is now available and can be downloaded at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=6a04f16f-f6be-4f92-9c92-f7e5677d91f9&displaylang=en SQL Server...
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We often use excel for any running repetitive calculations since it is a very convenient user friendly interface which allows us to just enter a formula in a cell and simply drag and drop the...
View ArticleGetting Started with Business Intelligence Semantic Model (BISM) in SQL...
The Business Intelligence Semantic Model is one of the most significant enhancements in SQL Server 2012. BISM allows aspects of the traditional multidimensional model to coexist with the relational...
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I recently encountered a situation where I was using a source SQL Command inside an OLE DB Source in SSIS DFT and a simple query using three tables. The query was relatively simple – just calling the...
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I recently had to create a chart in SSRS which nneded to be have some generalized settings – in this case the X-axis of the chart needed to be adjusted as per the supplied parameters. The X-axis can be...
View ArticleUsing Temp Tables in SSIS
Temporary tables are created in the TempDB database, which persists for a particular session. The objective is to maintain that session, until the temp table information is used and dump the data into...
View ArticleExport to XML Using SSIS
Recently I was given a task to export data in XML format using SSIS. I initially thought it should be straight forward – just dump it in a flat file and give it a name xml type, however SSIS has no XML...
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