Azure Analysis Services Reference

This section provides detailed information about the concepts, operations, APIs, cmdlets, and models related to Azure Analysis Services.

Key Reference Areas

Concepts

Understand the fundamental building blocks and architectural components of Azure Analysis Services.

• Analysis Services Models: Learn about tabular and multidimensional models.
• Compatibility Levels: Understand how compatibility levels affect features.
• Querying Data: Explore DAX and MDX query languages.
• Performance Tuning: Best practices for optimizing query performance.

Operations

Details on common operations and administrative tasks performed on Azure Analysis Services.

• Creating an Azure Analysis Services Server
• Scaling an Azure Analysis Services Server
• Managing Access and Permissions
• Backups and Restore Operations

APIs

Discover the programmatic interfaces available for interacting with Azure Analysis Services.

• REST API Reference: For programmatic management of resources.
• Analysis Management Objects (AMO): For .NET developers.
• Tabular Object Model (TOM): For working with tabular models.

Cmdlets

Utilize PowerShell cmdlets for scripting and automating Azure Analysis Services tasks.

• Azure PowerShell Cmdlets: Comprehensive list and usage examples.
• Overview of Analysis Services Cmdlets

Models

Information and best practices related to designing and implementing Analysis Services models.

• Tabular Model Design: Guidance on creating efficient tabular models.
• Multidimensional Model Design: Best practices for multidimensional models.
• Model Design Best Practices