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Configuring the Adapter for Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular Data Model

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Configuring the adapter consists of specifying connection and authentication information for each of the connections you want to establish.

Declaring Connection Attributes

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In order to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular database server, the adapter requires connection and authentication information.

You enter connection and authentication information in the Web Console or the Data Management Console configuration panes. The consoles add the SET CONNECTION_ATTRIBUTES command to the profile you select, which can be the global server profile (edasprof.prf), a user profile (user.prf), or a group profile (if supported on your platform).

You can create connections to more than one Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular database by configuring multiple connections. The actual connection to the Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular database takes place when the first query that references the connection is issued. If you configure multiple connections:

  • The connection named in the first SET CONNECTION_ATTRIBUTES command serves as the default connection.
  • If more than one SET CONNECTION_ATTRIBUTES command contains the same connection name, the adapter uses the attributes specified in the last SET CONNECTION_ATTRIBUTES command.

Procedure: How to Configure an Adapter

  1. From the Web Console sidebar, click Connect to Data.

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    From the Data Management Console, expand the Adapters folder.

    In the DMC, the Adapters folder opens. In the Web Console, the Adapters page opens showing your configured adapters.

  2. In the Web Console, click the New Datasource button on the menu bar and find the adapter on the page or, in the DMC, expand the Available folder if it is not already expanded.
    On the Web Console, you can select a category of adapter from the drop-down list or use the search option (magnifying glass) to search for specific characters.
  3. In the DMC, expand the appropriate group folder and the specific adapter folder. The group folder is described in the connection attributes reference.
  4. Right-click the adapter name and/or version and select Configure.

    The Add Adapter to Configuration pane opens.

  5. Enter values for the parameters required by the adapter, as described in the chapter for the specific adapter you want to configure.
  6. Click Configure. The configured adapter is added to the Adapters list in the DMC resources tree or the Configured list in the Web Console.
    In the Web Console, the adapter remains on the Available Adapters list with an asterisk to indicate that at least one connection has been configured. You can configure additional connections from either the Configured or Available list by right-clicking the adapter and clicking Add Connection.

Reference: Connection Attributes for Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular Data Model

The SSAS Tabular Data Model adapter is under the OLAP group folder.

The following list describes the connection attributes for which you can supply values. To complete the attribute declaration, click the Configure button.

Connection name

Logical name used to identify this particular set of connection attributes. The default is CON01.

Server

Name of the machine where Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services is running. If that machine has more than one instance of SQL Server Analysis Services installed, provide the server name and instance name as follows: server\instance

Security

There are three methods by which a user can be authenticated when connecting to a database server:

  • Explicit. The user ID and password are explicitly specified for each connection and passed to the database, at connection time, for authentication as a standard login.
  • Password Passthru. The user ID and password received from the client application are passed to the database, at connection time, for authentication as a standard login.
  • Trusted. The adapter connects to the database using the database rules for an impersonated process that are relevant to the current operating system.
User

Primary authorization ID by which you are known to the data source.

Password

Password associated with the primary authorization ID.

Default Database

Name of the Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular database used for this connection. The database name, including path, must be enclosed in single quotation marks. This parameter is optional. If not specified, it defaults to the database associated with the authorization ID.

Additional connection string keywords (optional)

Please refer to Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services documentation for all available connection string keywords used to change the behavior of the TMDAX connection.

Select profile

Select a profile from the drop-down menu to indicate the level of profile in which to store the CONNECTION_ATTRIBUTES command. The global profile, edasprof.prf, is the default.

If you wish to create a new profile, either a user profile (user.prf) or a group profile if available on your platform (using the appropriate naming convention), choose New Profile from the drop-down menu and enter a name in the Profile Name field (the extension is added automatically).

Store the connection attributes in the server profile (edasprof).

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