The AdventureWorks is a sample data provides a sample database, data warehouse and OLAP cube. In this section we'll make use of this sample data to demonstrate Business Intelligence in Excel 2013, Excel Services, PerformancePoint Services and PowerView. Jan 01, 2014.
Purpose
The purpose of this page is to describe where to obtain the sample Adventureworks database and multidimensional database (cube) as well as describe the process of bringing them into SQL Server 2012.
Steps
A summary of what needs to be done is as follows:
Install the sample AdventureWorks database onto SQL Server 2012
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Follow these steps:
1. Go to the following CodePlex download page:
2. Click on “SQL Server 2012 OLTP” and you will be directed to the Downloads page for SQL Server 2012.
3. Click on the “AdventureWorksDW2012 Data File” so that the “AdventureWorksDW2012_Data.mdf” file is downloaded.
4. Copy the “AdventureWorksDW2012_Data.mdf” file to the Microsoft SQL Server DATA folder as follows:
5. Launch Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and select 'Server Type' = 'Database Engine'.
6. Click 'Connect'.
7. Right-click “Databases” and click “Attach”.
8. Click “Add” and select the “AdventureWorksDW2012_Data.mdf” database.
9. Click 'OK'.
10. Remove the “AdventureWorks2012_Log.ldf” file by clicking the “Remove” button.
11. Click 'OK'. Now the AdventureWorks database is attached.
Install the sample AdventureWorks cube onto SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services
Follow these steps:
1. Go to the following CodePlex download page:
2. Click on “SQL Server 2012 OLTP” and you will be directed to the Downloads page for SQL Server 2012. Choose the “AdventureWorks Multidimensional Models SQL Server 2012” download. The result is that a file called “AdventureWorks Multidimensional Models SQL Server 2012.zip” is download.
Put it in, for example, location 'C:AdventureWorks Cube'.
3. Unzip the “AdventureWorks Multidimensional Models SQL Server 2012.zip” file.
4. Right-click on the ' “AdventureWorks Multidimensional Models SQL Server 2012' folder and click on 'Properties'.
5. Uncheck the 'Read-only' property and then click 'OK'.
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6. A confirmation screen is shown to 'Apply changes to this folder, subfolders and files'.
7. Go into the 'Enterprise folder. Notice that there is a file called 'AdventureWorksDW2012Multidimensional-EE.sln'.
8. Double-click on the 'AdventureWorksDW2012Multidimensional-EE.sln' file to open it in Visual Studio 2010.
9. If prompted to enter the default environment settings for Visual Studio 2010, select 'Business Intelligence Settings'.
10. Click 'Start Visual Studio' and the AdventureWorks solution will be opened in VS2010.
11. Open up the 'AdventureWorksDW2012.ds' file by double-clicking on it.
12. Click 'Edit' the 'Connection string' to launch the 'Connection Manager'.
13. Log on to the server by entering your credentials and select the AdventureWorksDW2012 database to connect to.
14. Test the connection by clicking 'Test Connection'. Assuming that the connection is successful, the following screen will be shown:
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16. On the 'Data Source Designer' page, click on the 'Impersonation' tab. Confirm that 'Use the service account' has been selected. If not, change it to that. Then click 'OK'.
17. Show the 'Deployment Progress' window by selecting 'View' - 'Show Deployment Progress'. Ucom controller drivers.
The 'Deployment Progress' section is shown.
18. Deploy the 'Adventureworks DW2012Multidimensiona-lEE' multidimensional database. Right-click on 'Adventureworks DW2012Multidimensiona-lEE' and then click 'Deploy'.
19. The 'Deployment Progress' view will show the status of the deployment including whether or not the deployment was successful.
20. Now if you look in SQL Server Management Studio, you will see that the cube is deployed.
In SQL Server Management Studio, select 'File' - 'Connect Object Explorer'.
After clicking 'Connect', you will now see that the 'AdventureWorksDW2012Multidimensional-EE' analysis database is now shown.