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New Post: Tabular Translations Editor with Excel Services

Gooders — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:14:07 GMT

I have installed the tabular translations editor and can successfully created translated column names for my tabular model. When I deploy and subsequently browse the model using SSMS I can see the translated column names when I select the relevant language in the SSMS browser.

However, I cannot see the translated column names from with Sharepoint using IE9. I have set IE9 to French and see the Sharepoint pages translated into French but my Excel file that references the tabular model still displays the field list in the original language. Do I actually need to install a French language pack on my Windows 7 machine or should setting IE to French permit me to view the column names in French?

Many thanks

Graham Goodwin

Commented Unassigned: Idea: Partition generator [34072]

DanielBos — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:15:05 GMT

We often have to create partitions, it would be nice to generate them in BIDS. This would save us a lot of time.
Comments: ** Comment from web user: DanielBos **

The thing is that I sometimes want to generate 20 or 30 partitions instead of creating them manually. This would save me a lot of time (indeed, I mean a wizzard-like approach).

But you're right, I could solve this using AMO. I will work this out today.

Thank you for your reply!

Commented Unassigned: Idea: Partition generator [34072]

dgosbell — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:18:00 GMT

We often have to create partitions, it would be nice to generate them in BIDS. This would save us a lot of time.
Comments: ** Comment from web user: dgosbell **

BIDS already has a UI for creating partitions. So I assume you are talking about some sort of wizard approach that would generate partitions. Are you able to provide more details about how you would see this working?

In my experience the most common pattern is to generate a date based partitioning scheme and we only generate a template partition in BIDS and then dynamically add partitions as part of our ETL. We would not want to have to re-deploy from BIDS in order to add new partitions, so I'm not sure what sort of scenario you have in mind.

Commented Issue: BIML: Package references with project deployment does not work [33872]

in2bi — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:14:14 GMT

I use the following simple biml file:

<Biml xmlns="http://schemas.varigence.com/biml.xsd">
<PackageProjects>
<PackageProject Name="PackageProject1">
<Packages>
<Package PackageName="Child" />
<Package PackageName="Parent" />
</Packages>
</PackageProject>
</PackageProjects>
<Packages>
<Package Name="Child" ConstraintMode="Parallel">
</Package>
<Package Name="Parent" ConstraintMode="Parallel">
<Tasks>
<ExecutePackage Name="EPT_Child">
<Package PackageName="Child" />
</ExecutePackage>
</Tasks>
</Package>
</Packages>
</Biml>

When using this file in BIDS helper 1.6.2 (Visual Studio 2010), the parent package is generated using an external reference. What I need is a project reference so everything will work after deploying the project to a production server.
Comments: ** Comment from web user: in2bi **

In Master:
<ExecutePackage Name="EPT_Child"> <ExternalProjectPackage Package="EPT_Child.dtsx" />
</ExecutePackage>
Works for me...
You wont need the PackageProjects Node since you allready have a project in Visula Studio.

Created Unassigned: Idea: Partition generator [34072]

DanielBos — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:55:29 GMT

We often have to create partitions, it would be nice to generate them in BIDS. This would save us a lot of time.

New Post: Tabular Translation Editor

Mangla — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:31:20 GMT

Thanks for your answer furmangg.
Too bad I didn’t get the answer I was hoping for ;).
I guess we will have to wait and see if translation will come to Taular models in the next SQL Server release.

Between the options you mention, option number two is exactly what I was looking for. So if you will develop something like this into BIDS Helper that would be something that I love to see.

Thanks for a good addon

BR
Magnus

New Post: Tabular Translation Editor

Mangla — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:31:20 GMT

Commented Issue: BIML: Package references with project deployment does not work [33872]

nheberley — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:40:49 GMT

this one really hurts out development using 2012, I know the whole team is keen to see this one completed.

New Post: Tabular Translation Editor

furmangg — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:30:49 GMT

Glad you're finding this feature useful.

Currently SSAS doesn't support getting translations from a database. And BIDS Helper doesn't either.

Given the SQL Server team has promised a release every 2-3 years, I'm hoping we'll start to see CTP (beta versions) of the next version of SQL Server in the next 6 months. I'm curious to know if they will choose to tackle translations for Tabular models. I'd kind of like to wait and see before investing any more in this feature in BIDS Helper.

If they don't, I'd be curious if people have a thought on which would be more helpful:

Be able to export Translations to an Excel spreadsheet which can be handed to a less skilled language expert for filling in the translations... then import the Excel sheet back into BIDS Helper.
Specify a certain SQL query result format (such as ObjectType (table, column, etc.), ObjectName, Language, CaptionTranslation, DisplayFolderTranslation (or something like this) then let the BIDS Helper user write such a SQL query to return that info to from their table structures.

Feedback welcome.

New Post: Tabular Translation Editor

furmangg — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:30:49 GMT

Be able to export Translations to an Excel spreadsheet which can be handed to a less skilled language expert for filling in the translations... then import the Excel sheet back into BIDS Helper.
Specify a certain SQL query result format (such as ObjectType (table, column, etc.), ObjectName, Language, CaptionTranslation, DisplayFolderTranslation (or something like this) then let the BIDS Helper user write such a SQL query to return that info to from their table structures.

Feedback welcome.

New Post: Tabular Translation Editor

Mangla — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:53:58 GMT

Hi,

I have just installed BIDS Helper to get access to the translation part for a Tabular Model and it works pretty well.

But I have a question is it possible to import the metadata into Tabular Translation Editor so I don’t have to write them in manually for every language I create? I already have a DB with the correct definition for each table, column and measure that I like to import for the different languages.

BR
Magnus

New Post: Tabular Translation Editor

Mangla — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:53:58 GMT

Closed Feature: SSIS: emit an informational message when a variable has an expression defined and EvaluateAsExpression = False [30484]

furmangg — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:56:13 GMT

from http://twitter.com/billinkc/status/55368790208290816

Closed Issue: Edit Variable Expression --> Exception [33291]

furmangg — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:56:08 GMT

Hi,

In one of my packages I'm getting an exception when trying to use the BIDS Helper variable expression editor. If I open a new project and create a variable, it works fine. Image of error is attached.
Using Win7 Enterprise SP1, SSDT (SQL 2012), BIDS Helper 1.6.1 (used exe installer).

What info can I provide about the package, what's relevant for this kind of error? I tried different names and types of variables, always same exception.

Reviewed: BIDS Helper 1.6.3 (May 15, 2013)

ilman — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:48:10 GMT

Rated 5 Stars (out of 5) - Very helpful...!!

Commented Issue: Error When Deploying Tabular models [34025]

furmangg — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:28:29 GMT

When deploying a tabular model. I receive the error "Can't get Sandbox! at BIDShelp.TabularActionsEditor.Plugin.EXEC()"

I can get to the BIDS Help Tabular Actions Editor by right clicking on the model in solution explorer

VS Environment Info attached.
Comments: ** Comment from web user: furmangg **

I think I've got this fixed in the source code and the fix will be in the next release.

Source code checked in, #102667

furmangg — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:27:59 GMT

fixing issue 34025: Upon deploying a Tabular model, getting a "Can't get Sandbox!" error

Commented Issue: Error When Deploying Tabular models [34025]

furmangg — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:05:04 GMT

The only way I've been able to reproduce this is by going to Solution Explorer and Ctrl-clicking References and Model.bim so that both are highlighted. Once I do that, when I go to the Build menu and do a Build, it tells me actions were lost then gives me the error message you mentioned above.

In studying the code, it could be made a bit less prone to errors. I'll work on that.

The code loops through all the items in Solution Explorer, finds the *.bim file, selects it and makes sure the designer window is open, then checks whether actions have been lost. If they have been lost, then it calls some code that relies on the .bim file being the first item selected in Solution Explorer.

If you can provide any further details about exactly what's selected in Solution Explorer and exactly where you click to deploy the model, then that may help me ensure I've got your scenario covered.

The workaround for now is to manually open the Tabular Actions Editor. It should warn you that stuff has been lost. Then click OK to save the restored actions. That should restore actions and allow you to deploy without it running into the current problem during deployment.

Thanks for reporting the problem.

Created Issue: Error When Deploying Tabular models [34025]

Chattabaugh — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:15:14 GMT

Commented Issue: Delete Dataset Cache Files Not appearing [33137]

MRMurdock — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:47:53 GMT

Hi,

In both 2005 and 2008 versions if you have a solution, and inside that you have solution folders to organise projects - then any of the projects inside do not have the "Delete Dataset Cache Files" options. Any projects directly under the main solution have this option.

Dan
Comments: ** Comment from web user: MRMurdock **

I am having the same issue with the following details:
* Visual Studio 2010
* BIDS Helper 1.6.3.0 [April 11, 2013]
* Report projects inside a solution folder do not display the "Delete Dataset Cache Files" option
* Report projects in the root of the solution DO display the "Delete Dataset Cache Files" option