AdventureWorks Report Samples Problem

Hi,
I am trying to deploy the AdventureWorks OLAP cube in C:\Program
Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Samples\AdventureWorks Analysis Services
Project but unfortunately the folder "AdventureWorks Analysis Services
Project" does not exist nor does the file Adventure Works DW.dwproj. I have
installed the samples using the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Samples installer.
Where can I find this directory and project?
Kind regards,
TrevorHi Trevor,
Welcome to use MSDN Managed Newsgroup!
From your descriptions, I understood you would like to launch
AdventureWorks Analysis Services Project but cannot find it in the
identified folder. If I have misunderstood your concern, please feel free
to point it out.
Based on my knowledge, please perform the steps below to make sure you have
installed AdventureWorksDW sample datawarehouse and AdventureWorks Sample
OLAP.
- Open Add or remove Programs in Control Panel
- Select Microsoft SQL Server 2005, click Change
- Select Workstation Components under SQL Server 2005 common components,
click Next
- After System Configuration Check, click Next.
- Click Change Installed Components
- Expand Documentation, Samples and Sample Databases, Expand Sample
Databases, Expand AdventureWorksDW Sample Data Warehouse. Make sure
everything was selected and then click Next
Thank you for your patience and cooperation. If you have any questions or
concerns, don't hesitate to let me know. We are always here to be of
assistance!
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AdventureWorks OLAP Cubes samples missing

Hi there,

I am setting up a demo with Scorecard Manager 2005. After days of struggle, the installation seems to be fine, I can publish all the two dimensional scorecards. But the sample AdventureWorks OLAP cubes do not seem to be accessible or they don't exist - to be more exact, Scorecard Manager is able to log on to the SQL Server database called AdventureWorksDW, but cannot find any cubes.

I downloaded the latest SQL Server 2005 samples here and followed all the instructions to the letter. I did not get any errors while deoplying the AdventureWorks solution in the Business Intelligence Development Studio. One concern related to the samples is that the AdventureWorksAS sample is not available. I thought that the DW database is used there, am I wrong?

I think that I'm missing some key element in deploying the sample OLAP cubes. Is there a way to check that they are made correctly? What application do I best use to peform this check?

I am running Server 2003, SP1, SQL Server 2005 SP1 with Analysis/Reporting/Integration services installed, SharePoint Server 2003 SP2 (all applications are running fine so far on it).

Thank you very much, Radu

PS: I just discovered and error posted by the Event Viewer. It seems that the system admin does not have authority to view ADOMD sources. How can I debug this error? This is a demo setup on a virtual PC so I gave all authorities to Admin from the initial setup and the AdventureWorksDW database exists (the Scorecard Manager app. does find the database, but cannot see any cubes and this is when the error shows up in the Event Viewer).

Here are the error details:

Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient.AdomdErrorResponseException: Either the user, NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM, does not have access to the Adventure Works DW database, or the database does not exist.
at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient.XmlaClientProvider.Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient.AdomdConnection+IXmlaClientProviderEx.Discover(String requestType, IDictionary restrictions, Boolean throwOnErrors, Boolean sendNamespaceCompatibility)
at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient.AdomdConnection.GetProperty(String propName)
at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient.AdomdConnection.SetProperty(String propertyName, String propValue)
at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient.AdomdConnection.ChangeDatabase(String database)
at Microsoft.PerformanceManagement.Scorecards.Server.OlapUtils.GetCubeNames(String databaseName)
at Microsoft.PerformanceManagement.Scorecards.Server.PmServer.GetCubeNames(DataSource dataSource)

I figured it out: there seems to be a mistake in the Scorecard Manager 2005 OLAP cubes samples' settings (the Adventure Works DW samples available here). If you open a scorecard's Data Source (in the Scorecard Builder), you need to erase any Database Roles. The samples come with 'All Users' set, but trying 'Reader' only for example, which is what is needed based on installation instructions, does not work.

Thanks to Ian Tien's site; I downloaded his Adventure Works DW samples, which are based on the 10 Analysis Services' tutorial cubes, and looked at his scorecard's configuration.

I guess this message is more for a Scorecard Manager 2005 board, but I couldn't find one on this MSDN forum site. But Analysis Services are inseparable from Scorecard, so I hope it helps someone.