Chapter 3. Loading data inside Tabular

As you learned in Chapter 2, “Getting started with the tabular model,” the key to producing a tabular model is to load data from one or many sources that are integrated in the analysis data model. This enables users to create their reports by browsing the tabular database on the server. This chapter describes the data-loading options available in Tabular mode. You have already used some of the loading features to prepare the examples of the previous chapters. Now you will move a step further and examine all the options for loading data so you can determine which methods are the best for your application.

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