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SSAS tabular cube dimension/measure friendly names

Hello, I'd be grateful for some perspective if anyone has a spare moment. I've created a tabular model in SSAS/SQL Server 2016. I am connecting to this model via Direct Query. This tabular model...
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    9 years ago

    Anonymous personally, I'd use the View method. This method allows any backend developer to determine mappings with ease and implement any changes to fields without impacting the model. (ex. the wrong column was mapped to "Name1", you can swap out the column and "Name1" remains intact from the model perspective.

    Also, developers wouldn't need to figure out how to navigate the Tabular model to determine where any mapping/name change occured.

    The list goes on, but suffice to say, I agree with you.

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9 years ago

Anonymous personally, I'd use the View method. This method allows any backend developer to determine mappings with ease and implement any changes to fields without impacting the model. (ex. the wrong column was mapped to "Name1", you can swap out the column and "Name1" remains intact from the model perspective.

Also, developers wouldn't need to figure out how to navigate the Tabular model to determine where any mapping/name change occured.

The list goes on, but suffice to say, I agree with you.

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9 years ago

Thanks Eno, 

 

Great to get your perspective on this. 

 

Pbix.