Performing database backup

It may be stating the obvious, but after processing has finished, we should always back up our Analysis Services database. This can be done very easily from Integration Services using an Execute Analysis Services DDL task; once again, you can generate the XMLA command needed to back up a database by right-clicking on it in SQL Management Studio, selecting Back Up, and then pressing the Script button on the Back Up Database dialog.

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