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Software ==>	SSAS - tabular (30 exercises)
Topic ==>	Perspectives (1 exercise)
Level ==>	Average difficulty
Subject ==>	SSAS training

Present different data models to different users by creating simple a perspective

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Before you can do this exercise, you'll need to download and unzip this file . Once you've done this:

Go into SQL Server Management Studio;
Open the SQL file you've just unzipped (you can press CTRL + O to do this); then
Execute this script.

This will generate the database that you'll need to use in order to do this exercise (note that the database and script are only to be used for exercises published on this website, and may not be reused or distributed in any form without the prior written permission of Wise Owl).

If you haven't already done so, create a new project called BaseModel, and import the following tables: Centre, CentreType, Environment, Family, Habitat, Product, Purchase, Region and Town.

Delete any existing measures from your model, and create one to show the sum of the quantity of goods sold.

Your model might well look something like this now:

The original model (what the world sees).

You know that the centre type managers are only interested in total sales by centre. Create a perspective called Self-centred whose users will see the following pivot table field list in Excel when they analyse your model: