Practical DMX Queries for Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2008

Art Tennick

ISBN 10: 0071748660 / ISBN 13: 9780071748667

Published by Mcgraw Hill LLC Okt 2010, 2010

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Neuware - Extract real, actionable business intelligence using DMXPractical DMX Queries for SQL Server Analysis Services shows how to write DMX queries within Microsoft s BI stack. This solutions-based guide contains more than 240 DMX queries that can be immediately applied across a wide variety of BI-related problems. It begins with fundamental principles and simple queries and rapidly progresses to complex and sophisticated queries. The book is structured as follows:Query: Introduction and description of query and its useSyntax: Complete syntaxResult: Screen shot showing the data returned from the Analysis Services data mining model by the queryAnalysis: Analysis of the results and tips for customization Specific emphasis is placed on writing DMX for use within Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) connected to Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) however, the techniques and queries can also be utilized across Reporting Services (SSRS), Integration Services (SSIS), WinForms and WebForms, and in a large variety of third-party front-ends. Practical DMX Queries for SQL Server Analysis Services : Includes 240+ ready-to-use, easily customizable DMX queries, all available for downloadFeatures a practical, hands-on approach with a minimum of difficult concepts and theoryExplains how to visualize actionable BIShows how to surface knowledge discovery and make informed predictions quicklyHelps to dramatically improve analysis and decision-making skills Complete coverage of DMX queries Cases Queries; Content Queries; Prediction Queries with Decision Trees; Prediction Queries with Time Series; Prediction and Cluster Queries with Clustering; Prediction Queries with Association and Sequence Clustering; DDL (data definition language) Queries; Schema and Column Queries.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Practical DMX Queries for Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2008
• Publisher: Mcgraw Hill LLC Okt 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071748660
• ISBN 13: 9780071748667
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 187W x 59H x 22D millimeters 187 millimeters width by 59 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 602 grams

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250+ Ready-to-Use, Powerful DMX Queries

Transform data mining model information into actionable business intelligence using the Data Mining Extensions (DMX) language. Practical DMX Queries for Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2008 contains more than 250 downloadable DMX queries you can use to extract and visualize data. The application, syntax, and results of each query are described in detail. The book emphasizes DMX for use in SSMS against SSAS, but the queries also apply to SSRS, SSIS, DMX in SQL, WinForms, WebForms, and many other applications. Techniques for generating DMX syntax from graphical tools are also demonstrated in this valuable resource.

• View cases within data mining structures and models using DMX Case queries
• Examine the content of a data mining model with DMX Content queries
• Perform DMX Prediction queries based on the Decision Trees algorithm and the Time Series algorithm
• Run Prediction and Cluster queries based on the Clustering algorithm
• Execute Prediction queries with Association and Sequence Clustering algorithms
• Use DMX DDL queries to create, alter, drop, back up, and restore data mining objects
• Display various parameters for each algorithm with Schema queries
• Examine the values of discrete, discretized, and continuous structure columns using Column queries
• Use graphical interfaces to generate Prediction, Content, Cluster, and DDL queries
• Deliver DMX query results to end users

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About the Author

Art Tennick has worked in relational database design and SQL queries for more than 20 years. He has been involved in multi-dimensional database design, cubes, data mining, DMX, and MDX for 10 years. Art is the author of Practical MDX Queries for Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2008 and Practical PowerPivot & DAX Formulas for Excel 2010. His website is www.MrCube.net.