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saranrajk
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How to access power BI ssas instance programmatically

Hi,

I'm trying to access ssas instance of power BI desktop, I can access it using SSMS, can any one please help me with this.

 

 

Regards,

Saranraj Kumar

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v-yingjl
Community Support
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Hi @saranrajk ,

You can connect to SSAS in power bi desktop by these steps:

Home -> Get data -> Analysis Services -> enter your server name (database name is optional) -> choose Import or Connect Live mode -> OK.

ssas.pngssas2.png

About differences between import or connect live mode when connecting to SSAS in power bi desktop, please refer the following Microsoft case and document that could help you:

  1. https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Difference-between-Import-and-Connect-live-a-SQL-Server-ana...
  2. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-use-directquery

 

More details about SSAS in power bi desktop, please refer the following Microsoft documents that could help you:

  1. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-analysis-services-tabular-data
  2. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-ssas-multidimensional

 

Best Regards,

Yingjie Li

 

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Hi ddin't mean to access to SSAS through power BI,

Power BI creates an SSAS instance once we open it and uses  it, folder we like below

C:\Users\user\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop Store App\AnalysisServicesWorkspaces\AnalysisServicesWorkspace171096645\Data

 

I can it by using the port nnumber this instance using SSMS, can anyone tell me that how to access it programmatically.

amitchandak
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