Bradley Schacht is a Data Platform Solution Architect on the state and local government team with Microsoft based in Jacksonville, FL. He has co-authored 3 SQL Server books including "SQL Server 2014 Professional Admin". As a former consultant and trainer, he uses his experience on many parts of the Microsoft BI and data platform to help customers deliver the best possible solutions. Bradley frequently presents at community events around the country. He is a contributor to sites such as SQLServerCentral.com and an active member of the Jacksonville SQL Server User Group (JSSUG).

Error: No mapping between account names and security IDs was done

by Bradley-Schacht

Bradley Schacht

I recently decided to move over to Windows 8 so I can take advantage of Hyper-V and get off a...

2012-09-04

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The INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR command line value is not valid.

by Bradley-Schacht

Bradley Schacht

I was recently making some changes to my laptop setup and installing SQL Server 2008R2 and SQL Server 2012 directly...

2012-08-28

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Internal error: Invalid enumeration value. Please call customer support! is not a valid value for this element.

by Bradley-Schacht

Bradley Schacht

If you have done a lot of work with SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) you may have seen this message:

We’ve...

2012-08-21

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Modify Host File on Windows 7

by Bradley-Schacht

Bradley Schacht

Modifying the Windows host file can be a great way to ensure that you don’t accidentally modify production while doing...

2012-08-14

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View Flat File Contents Using PowerShell

by Bradley-Schacht

Bradley Schacht

We have all been there; you need to take a look at the data inside a file. Sure you can...

2012-08-07

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Exporting Data Using BCP

by Bradley-Schacht

Bradley Schacht

BCP, or bulk copy program, has been around in SQL Server for a long time. It is a great way...

2012-08-03 (first published: 2012-07-31)

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Color Expressions in SSAS Calculations

by Bradley-Schacht

Bradley Schacht

Color expressions in SSAS allow you to build an MDX expression to control the color of text displayed in a...

2012-07-27

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Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013 Beta

by Bradley-Schacht

Bradley Schacht

If you follow anything outside the regular SQL Server world coming from Microsoft it should be Office and more importantly...

2012-07-17

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PowerPivot for Excel 2013

by Bradley-Schacht

Bradley Schacht

The preview for Office 2013 is live!! You can hop over to the Microsoft website and grab it here: http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/en/try-office-preview. Naturally...

2012-07-17

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PowerPivot for Excel Now 2012 Only

by Bradley-Schacht

Bradley Schacht

I’m not exactly sure when this happened, but it looks like Microsoft has moved past the PowerPivot 2008R2 and PowerPivot...

2012-07-17

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Error: No mapping between account names and security IDs was done

The INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR command line value is not valid.

Internal error: Invalid enumeration value. Please call customer support! is not a valid value for this element.

Modify Host File on Windows 7

View Flat File Contents Using PowerShell

Exporting Data Using BCP

Color Expressions in SSAS Calculations

Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013 Beta

PowerPivot for Excel 2013

PowerPivot for Excel Now 2012 Only

Blogs

Use a slicer to filter a visual based upon a measure in Power BI

Deleting Stale Local Database Git Branches with SSMS–#SQLNewBlogger

Microsoft Fabric shortcuts

Forums

Blocking question

can I monitor auto stats updates through extended events?

SSIS upgrade

Question of the Day

Post Restore Tasks for the Resource Database