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  • RE: Prevent sp_ Procedures with SQLCop

    You do intPO or something

    As a rule, I don't make non-mathematical numbers integers but strings. Subtracting one PO account from another gets me nothing useful. There is also...

  • RE: Prevent sp_ Procedures with SQLCop

    It's a real fun trip through the code if even one well used column has its datatype changed.

    Just because something is difficult on change doesn't mean it's a bad idea....

  • RE: MemberNamesUnique Attribute Property in SSAS 2005

    I see this is an old thread, but I also have something to add for future finders on this topic. In addition to having an individual key for the...

  • RE: Debugging SQL Server

    Like most other respondents, I make good use of PRINT.

  • RE: Prevent sp_ Procedures with SQLCop

    As a minimum, usp_ for user stored procedure would be a good start. I'm not advocating that as the ideal solution. Only that it makes a contrast with...

  • RE: Multiple Backup Files

    Will they speed up the restore process or make them slow?

    Backup striping has signficantly increased the speed of my restores.

  • RE: Multiple Backup Files

    From your experience, does striping to a SAN or a single NAS or DAS drive offer the same performance benefit as striping to multiple NAS or DAS drives?

    I achieved...

  • RE: Multiple Backup Files

    I recently implemented striped backups based on an article I read on this site for our two nearly 1 TB databases. It reduced the backup and restore time needed...

  • RE: Using EXCEPT to Determine Row Differences

    I don't know that where I could use the MERGE I would use EXCEPT. I've used EXCEPT a couple of times on permanent queries. The first was to take a...

  • RE: Creating a heat map in Reporting Services

    I cannot figure out why companies would continue to use SSRS. It takes so long to create simple things that, frankly, are much much easier to do with other tools.

    I...

  • RE: Revenue by product dimension - what about fees and charges?

    Yes, that's certainly the simplest solution.

    I'm concerned that it might not be correct, though.

    Any solution that works is in some sense correct. If a second opinion helps, it...

  • RE: Promotion Dimension Querying

    Can you provide a concrete examp of this? I'm unsure why you don't simply add to the rows of the fact. I assume there's also a product dimension...

  • RE: Premature Optimisation

    We can all get our dose of common sense to start the week. Great article!

  • RE: Hooks

    I often used the RAISERROR as a developer, though only for logging. Designing data warehouse ETL I provide a feedback file that is sent to operations listing all the...

  • RE: using Case statement

    Good to know. It had the makings of one with the odd requirements....

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