Troubleshooting SQL Server using Power Pivot and Power View
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The document presents a troubleshooting guide for SQL Server using Power Pivot and Power View, authored by Amit Banerjee, a senior field engineer from Microsoft. It discusses common scenarios such as recovering a dropped table and the use of Excel add-ins for data analysis and reporting. The document also emphasizes the importance of properly formatting data and includes various resources for further learning.
Troubleshooting SQL Server using Power Pivot and Power View
- 1. Troubleshooting SQL Server with Power Pivot and Power View Amit Banerjee Senior PFE Microsoft Corporation
- 2. Amit Banerjee About Me • • • • Senior Premier Field Engineer, Bangalore, India 7+ years with Microsoft Formerly with SQL Server CSS Escalation Services Technology expertise: Databases (SQL Server), Debugging Highlights: • • • • Owner of www.TroubleshootingSQL.com Speaker at various SQL community events Co-author of Professional SQL Server 2012: Internals and Troubleshooting Guest Author for SQL Server World Wide Users Group (SSWUG) Contact Information Blog: www.troubleshootingsql.com Twitter: @banerjeeamit Twitter: @TblshootingSQL Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/TroubleshootingSQL
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- 5. Some one dropped a table in production! I need to find it! Table name: FactProductInventory SCENARIO 12/4/2013 5
- 6. Mr. Lazy Mr. Search Guru Ms. Smarty © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided 12/4/2013 after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION 6
- 7. This is easy. I have a script for this. Mr. Lazy Mr. Search Guru Ms. Smarty © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided 12/4/2013 after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION 8
- 8. A 3MB 12/4/2013 What the BOSS got: text file with the information that looked like the above! 9
- 10. Let me be careful. Let me format the data and send it! Mr. Lazy Mr. Search Guru Ms. Smarty © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided 12/4/2013 after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION 11
- 11. What the BOSS got: An Excel file fairly well formatted! 12/4/2013 12
- 13. YEH DIL MAANGE MORE 12/4/2013 Is this regular behavior by the user? 14
- 14. Let me send him my Power View Excel sheet which I got from TroubleshootingSQL.com! Mr. Lazy Mr. Search Guru Ms. Smarty © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided 12/4/2013 after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION 15
- 15. © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided 12/4/2013 after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION 16
- 17. Power Pivot Excel 2013 – Built-in add-in Excel 2010 – Can be used with a separate installer For IT Pros and Developers 1.Requires SQL Server 2008 or above. 2.Requires SharePoint 2010. 3.Install and configure PowerPivot for SharePoint. 12/4/2013 18
- 18. Power View 12/4/2013 Excel 2013 – Built-in add-in Can be deployed to Sharepoint and can leverage Power Pivot libraries 19
- 20. © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided 12/4/2013 after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION 21
- 21. © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided 12/4/2013 after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION 22
- 22. © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided 12/4/2013 after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION 23
- 23. © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided 12/4/2013 after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION 24
- 24. © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided 12/4/2013 after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION 25
- 25. Resources 12/4/2013 Power Pivot Power View PowerPivot posts on TroubleshootingSQL PowerView posts on TroubleshootingSQL 26
- 26. www.TroubleshootingSQL.com @banerjeeamit [email protected] Facebook.com/TroubleshootingSQL © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION