Modifying and Creating SSAS Cubes for Dynamics AX2012 Linked In Edit

Modifying and Creating SSAS Cubes for Dynamics AX2012

NIGEL MURDOCH

AXUG Summit | Tampa, Florida | October 11–14, 2016 | #CountOnSummit #AXUGSummit

Session OverviewLearning Objectives • Understand what is available in the standard Dynamics AX 2012 cubes. • Use AX tools to Configure, Customize and Extend the out of the box BI solution. • Learn how to connect to standard cubes with Excel and other tools.

Audience• Anyone who wishes to understand the functional aspects of the AX 2012 BI solution.

Prerequisites• Basic understanding of the AOT and its data related nodes.• Familiarity with Visual Studio and OLAP Projects • Intermediate understanding of Excel and PivotTables.

OOTB Business Intelligence in AX2012


Dynamics AX Data Architecture

OLTP vs OLAP

AX DATA

OLAPCUBES

SQL Server Analysis Services

KPIs, Charts & Reports

SQL Reporting ServicesSharePoint Role Centers


Dynamics AX OLAP Database Cubes

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 +R2 +R3 +Demand Planner

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Env. Sustainability

Expense Mgt.

GeneralLedger Production

Purchase Sales and Marketing Sales

ProjectAccounting

Workflow

Budget control

Budget plan

Inventoryvalue

Retail

Human Resources

Payroll

TAM

Demand Forecast

Forecast Accuracy


Dynamics AX System Requirements


Application Integration• Currency Conversion• Date Dimensions• General Ledger

• Fiscal Calendar• Main Account Categories

• Time Periods

More about Time Periods

CurrentMonth - TemplateSTRTOMEMBER('[|DateDim|].[Year - Quarter - Month - Week - Date].[Month].&[' + vba!format(vba![date](), 'yyyy-MM-01') + 'T00:00:00]')

Month_LastMonth - Example


AOT Integration• Perspectives• Tables, Views & Queries• EDT’s and Fields• View Methods• Visual Studio Project

Perspective

Fact

Table/View Usage

Measure

Group

Field Usage

Measure


Analysis Services Project Wizard• Deploy • Configure• Update• Create

Advanced functional use of standard cubes


Dynamics AX Role Centers

• Cues• Business Overviews• Charts• KPIs• Links• Workflows


Presentation Layer Integration

• Profiles• Company• Currency • Localization

Role Center

Webpart Pages

Dynamics AX Enterprise Portal


Webpart Integration

• Cues• Charts & Reports• Business

Overview & KPI’sAX

DATAOLAP

CUBES

SQL Server Analysis Services

Cues Charts KPI’s

Query Time PeriodParameters

Application

Role Center

Data

Users

Developer


Using Excel for Exploration• Connection uses AS Role Security• Leverage familiar Pivot Table/Chart tools to Explore and

Visualize Cube data• Use Excel Addins – Power Query, Power Pivot


Using Excel for Development• Use OLAP Tools to create and test

• MDX Calculated Measures• MDX Calculated Members• MDX Sets


Connecting PowerBI.com• Power BI Desktop• Connect, Develop & Design• Publish to PowerBI.com• Enrich & Share


Connecting Power BI Desktop• Use Import data – for OLAP Cubes• Access to:• Measures & Calculated Measures• Dimension Attributes & Hierarchies• KPI Data


Data Gateway - Versions


Data Gateway - Installing• Download from PowerBI.com• Install• Manage


Data Gateway - Managing• Gateway Settings & Administrators• Add Data Source & Users


Contact InfoNigel Murdoch MCSE, MCSA, MCDBA, MCITP – Business Intelligence

Technical Solution Architect Edgewater/Fullscope

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelmurdochEmail: [email protected]

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