Query Analysis and Optimization
In SSAS, you can look at query utilization and performance in a cube. You can look at queries by user, frequency, and execution time to determine how to better optimize aggregations. If a slow-running query is used frequently by many users, or by the CEO, it might be a good candidate for individual tuning. A usage-based analysis capability can be used to change aggregations based on actual live queries that the cube must service. This adjusts aggregations based on a query to reduce response time. You start this wizard by right-clicking the cube’s assigned aggregation within Aggregations and choosing the Usage-Based Optimization option. Figure 46.54 shows the Usage-Based Optimization Wizard splash page.
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