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Anonymous
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Connect Sql DB -SSAS-Power BI Service

 

I am implementing Power BI service (reporting system ) in Professional year project,  We have 6 databases hosted on SQL Server( on premise)

Step 1:   Plan is to connect all 6 databases to SSAS(On premise)

Step 2: Connect SSAS to Power BI Service.

I have following doubts, can you please help me.

1. Can I connect all 6 databases to SSAS and keep data updated(automatically).

2. What tools I need to move data from SQl DB to SSAS?

3. Do I need to install on-premise gateway to connect SSAS with Power BI Service or Power BI Desktop

 

 

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GilbertQ
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Hi @Anonymous

 

To answer your questions below.

 

1. Yes you can certainly use SSAS to connect to all 6 databases. If you are using SSAS Tabular it is a quick and simple process to get the data from your SQL Server Tables into SSAS Tabular.

2. If you are doing an exact copy of the tables, SSAS Tabular will do the data movement for you.

3. Yes you will need to install and configure the On-Premise Gateway on your internal network. Once that is configured you can then connect from the Power BI Service or Power BI Desktop to your SSAS Tabular.





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If you are using SSAS Tabular then Visual Studio is your only option and best option as well




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v-yuezhe-msft
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Hi @Anonymous,

Adding to other’s post, why not directly connect to SQL Server databases in Power BI Desktop? You are able to create reports in Power BI Desktop, and publish the reports to Power BI Service. Moreover, you can use gateway to refresh your dataset in Power BI Service.

 

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Lydia Zhang

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Anonymous
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Thanks for your suggestion, it is a requirement of my company to have SSAS in between live database and client application.

 

 

Thanks

Mazhar

Hi there.

It all depends if you want all your data to be together or not.

You can connect to the databases directly with the on premises Gateway




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GilbertQ
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Hi @Anonymous

 

To answer your questions below.

 

1. Yes you can certainly use SSAS to connect to all 6 databases. If you are using SSAS Tabular it is a quick and simple process to get the data from your SQL Server Tables into SSAS Tabular.

2. If you are doing an exact copy of the tables, SSAS Tabular will do the data movement for you.

3. Yes you will need to install and configure the On-Premise Gateway on your internal network. Once that is configured you can then connect from the Power BI Service or Power BI Desktop to your SSAS Tabular.





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Anonymous
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Hi guavaq,

 

Thanks for all the suggestions and your help. In your last replay you said about putting data together, so if I connect all 6 DB to SSAS through Tabular module project. I can't connect do consolidated reports ?

 

Thanks for advice in advance.

 

Mazhar(Intern)

Hi @Anonymous

 

If I understand your question correctly, yes you can put all the data together from various database sources into your SSAS Tabular Project.


Then you can connect Power BI to your SSAS Tabular Server and view the data.





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Anonymous
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Thank you so much for your help!

 

To to move data from SQL Server to SSAS, which is good way

1.  SSMS Tabular project.

2. SSIS.

Please advice on this thanks.

Hi

If you are using SSAS Tabular then Visual Studio is your only option and best option as well




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Anonymous
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I am implementing Power BI service (reporting system ) in Professional year project,  We have 6 databases hosted on SQL Server on premise.

Step 1:   Plan is to connect all 6 databases to SSAS(On premise)

Step 2: Connect SSAS to Power BI Service.

I have following doubts, can any one guide me


1. What is the best way to move and update data from 6 SQL Server DB to SSAS?

2. Is SSAS, stores all the data?

3. If SSAS is configured on-premise, to connect to Power BI service, do I need to install on-premise gateway on same on-premise server?

 Thanks

maz

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