Maximum Capacity Specifications (Analysis Services)

The following tables specify the maximum sizes and numbers of various objects defined in Analysis Services components under different server deployment modes.

This topic contains the following sections:

Multidimensional and Data Mining (DeploymentMode=0)

SharePoint (DeploymentMode=1)

Tabular (DeploymentMode=2)

Multidimensional and Data Mining (DeploymentMode=0)

MOLAP storage mode, which stores both data and metadata, has additional physical limits on file sizes. String store files are a maximum size of 4 GB by default. If you require larger files for string stores, you can specify a different string storage architecture. For more information, see Configure String Storage for Dimensions and Partitions.

Object

Maximum sizes/numbers

Databases in an instance

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Dimensions in a database

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Attributes in a dimension

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Members in a dimension attribute

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

User-defined hierarchies in a dimension

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Levels in a user-defined hierarchy

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Cubes in a database

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Measure groups in a cube

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Measures in a measure group

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Calculations in a cube

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

KPIs in a cube

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Actions in a cube

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Partitions in a cube

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Translations in a cube

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Aggregations in a partition

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Cells returned by a query

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Record size of the source query

64K

Length of object names

100 characters

Maximum number of distinct states in a data mining model attribute column

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Maximum number of attributes considered (feature selection)

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

For more information about object naming guidelines, see ASSL Objects and Object Characteristics.

For more information about data source limitations for online analytical processing (OLAP) and data mining, see Supported Data Sources (SSAS - Multidimensional Models), Supported Data Sources (SSAS - Multidimensional Models), and ASSL Objects and Object Characteristics.

SharePoint (DeploymentMode=1)

Object

Maximum sizes/numbers

Databases in an instance

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Tables in a database

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Columns in a table

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Warning

Total number of columns in a table depends on the total number of Measures and Calculated Columns associated to the same table.

The maximum number of 'Columns + Measures + Calculated Columns' for a table is 2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Rows in a table

Unlimited

Warning

With the restriction that no single column may contain more than 1,999,999,997 distinct values.

Hierarchies in a table

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Levels in a hierarchy

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Relationships

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Key Columns in a table

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Measures in a table

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Warning

Total number of Measures in a table depends on the total number of Columns and Calculated Columns associated to the same table.

The maximum number of 'Columns + Measures + Calculated Columns' for a table is 2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Calculated Columns in a table

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Warning

Total number of Calculated Columns in a table depends on the total number of Columns and Measures associated to the same table.

The maximum number of 'Columns + Measures + Calculated Columns' for a table is 2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Cells returned by a query

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Record size of the source query

64K

Length of object names

100 characters

Tabular (DeploymentMode=2)

Object

Maximum sizes/numbers

Databases in an instance

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Tables in a database

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Columns in a table

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Warning

Total number of columns in a table depends on the total number of Measures and Calculated Columns associated to the same table.

The maximum number of 'Columns + Measures + Calculated Columns' for a table is 2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Rows in a table

Unlimited

Warning

With the restriction that no single column in the table can have more than 1,999,999,997 distinct values.

Hierarchies in a table

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Levels in a hierarchy

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Relationships

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Key Columns in a table

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Measures in a table

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Warning

Total number of Measures in a table depends on the total number of Columns and Calculated Columns associated to the same table.

The maximum number of 'Columns + Measures + Calculated Columns' for a table is 2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Calculated Columns in a table

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Warning

Total number of Calculated Columns in a table depends on the total number of Columns and Measures associated to the same table.

The maximum number of 'Columns + Measures + Calculated Columns' for a table is 2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Cells returned by a query

2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647

Record size of the source query

64K

Length of object names

100 characters

See Also

Concepts

Determine the Server Mode of an Analysis Services Instance

General Properties