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Using MDX in a PowerPivot model

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You just upgraded to SSRS 2008 R2 and some reports are hanging up, while others seem to work fine. How do you debug for this, and what is the fix?

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You install or upgrade to SSRS 2008R2 Gold, and get the following error "SSRS SystemOverflowexception: Value was either too large or too small for an Int32". Here is what is going on....

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Presentation slides for PASS VC webinar on PowerPivot and DAX

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PowerPivot can be a really powerful tool for prototyping Business Intelligence projects.

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I will be speaking tomorrow for the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) Business Intelligence Virtual Chapter;   my topic will be...

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How to re-enable the PowerPivot add-in in case Excel removes it from the ribbon

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Recently, I encountered a situation that required the use of SUMX as part of a DAX measure.  Interestingly, SUMX seemed to only be taking in the ...

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How to determine the room you have left in a record to store more column data.

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One of the interesting DAX Time Intelligence functions is the TOTALYTD, which can define a measure calculation over a year in a cumulative way. The ...

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