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agastyamahi
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Posted - 2013-12-09 : 17:12:46
Hi,

I am creating a job that runs every day to back up an SSAS database that I have. Here is the Analysis Services Command for that

<Backup xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">
<Object>
<DatabaseID>PipeLine</DatabaseID>
</Object>
<File>C:\DBBackup\PipeLine.abf</File>
</Backup>

I don't want to overwrite my backup daily. Could any one please let me know how to add a date-stamp to my backup file.

If not, I have backup-devices for each day(eg, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday etc). Is there a way I could check for the day and store the backup in the respective backup device for the day

Please help me

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2013-12-09 : 22:25:11
you can do that inside SSIS. Use analysis services DDL task, form the query inside a SSIS variable by adding the date stamp value to static part by setting EvaluateAsExpression true for the variable and add a variable for it. something like

"<Backup xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">
<Object>
<DatabaseID>PipeLine</DatabaseID>
</Object>
<File>" + (DT_DBDATE)GETDATE() + "</File>
</Backup>"


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agastyamahi
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33 Posts

Posted - 2013-12-09 : 22:37:53
Hi Visakh,

Since I want to take a backup daily this option would increase the number of files in a folder. I had actually created storage devices under server objects with names Monday, Tuesday etc. The path is present inside the storage devices. Is there a way I could back the cube database daily and put it in the storage device.

Thanks
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