How to: Create an Analysis Services Project Using the Analysis Service Project Template
In Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, you can create a new project in Business Intelligence Development Studio by using the Analysis Services Project template. Creating a new project by using the Analysis Services Project template creates an empty project in which you define Analysis Services objects that you can then deploy to into a new Analysis Services database (or overwrite an existing Analysis Services database).
To create an Analysis Services project by using the Analysis Service Project template
Open the New Project dialog box, do one of the following:
On the File menu, select New, and then select Project.
Press Ctrl+Shift+N, to display the New Project dialog box.
On the toolbar, click New Project.
In the New Project dialog box, in the Project types pane, select Business Intelligence Projects.
In the New Project dialog box, in the Visual Studio installed templates category, select Analysis Services Project.
In the Name text box, type the name of the project.
In the Location drop-down list, type or select the folder in which to store the files for the project, or click Browse to select a folder.
To add the new project to the existing solution, in the Solution drop-down list, select Add to Solution.
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To create a new solution, in the Solution drop-down list, select Create new Solution. To create a new folder for the new solution, select Create directory for solution. In Solution Name, type the name of the new solution.
Click OK.
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