I have several SSAS databases. I only want to script out the XMLA for them on a nightly basis. This will be a second tier backup in addition to the regular backups we have.
How do I auto-generate XMLA scripts for all the databases?
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How were they deployed in the first place? If they were deployed through an SSAS project, to me at least, that seems like a backup already. Assuming the project files are in source control, which is backed up regularly.– Jon SeigelCommented Oct 7, 2013 at 16:21
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Yes, some of them are in Source Control, but I want a snapshot of the database as is on Prod (with the new partitions, for example).– Raj MoreCommented Oct 7, 2013 at 16:33
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You can do it using powershell.
$serverName = "servername\instanceName"
$outputFolder = "D:\data\"
## load the AMO and XML assemblies into the current runspace
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.AnalysisServices") > $null
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Xml") > $null
$dateStamp = (get-Date).ToString("yyyyMMdd")
## connect to the server
$svr = new-Object Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Server
$svr.Connect($serverName)
foreach ($db in $svr.Databases)
{
write-Host "Scripting: " $db.Name
$xw = new-object System.Xml.XmlTextWriter("$($outputFolder)DBScript_$($db.Name)_$($dateStamp).xmla", [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8)
$xw.Formatting = [System.Xml.Formatting]::Indented
[Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Scripter]::WriteCreate($xw,$svr,$db,$true,$true)
$xw.Close()
}
$svr.Disconnect()
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