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Visibility into SQL Server 2005 SSAS

Today I was working with SQL Server 2005 SSAS (SQL Server Analysis Services) and I needed to look into the server to see if there were any issues. My users were telling me that the pivot tables in their Excel spreadsheets were taking longer than usual. Microsoft does not allow you to run like an sp_who in Analysis Services like in the database engine. So Microsoft has come out with a standalone application called Activity Viewer. This is a GUI application that displays users, connections and processes in an instance of Analysis Services for SQL Server 2005. Within the Activity Viewer application it allows you to kill a process just like in the database engine.

The application is written in .NET and you will need to make minor modifications to the application to get it work for your specific environment. Here is the link to download the Activity Viewer application and to get more information:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms160921.aspx

If you have any problems please post here and I will be happy to assist!

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