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Select Tables and Views (SSAS)

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This page of the Table Import Wizard enables you to select the tables and views that you want to import data from. To access the wizard from the SQL Server Data Tools, on the Model menu, click Import from Data Source.

The appearance of tables and views on this page does not guarantee that import will succeed. If the user specified in the Impersonation Information page does not have sufficient privileges to read from the selected database, import will fail.

For data sources using Windows authentication, the credentials of the current user are used to fetch the tables and views in the Select Tables and Views dialog. For other data sources, the credentials supplied in the connection string are used to fetch the data.

UI element list

Server
Displays the server that you are connected to.

Database
Displays the database that you selected.

Tables and Views
Lists the tables and views in the database. Select the checkbox beside each table and view that you want to import.

Source Table
Specifies the name of the source table based on the type of data source.

Schema
Specifies the schema in which the source table is contained. Depending on the type of database, a schema functions as a container for other objects, such as tables, and can also indicate ownership of those objects.

Friendly Name
Specifies the friendly name of the source table. By default, the column displays the name of the source table that appears in the Source Table column. Change the name if you want to use a different name than the name used in the source database.

Filter Details
When a filter has been applied to the data that is being imported, displays the data import filter in the Filter Details dialog box. For more information, see Filter Details (SSAS).

Preview and Filter
Displays the Preview Selected Table dialog box that is used to apply a filter to the data that is being imported. For more information, see Preview Selected Table (SSAS).

Select Related Tables
Selects for import those tables and views that are related to the tables and views that you have already selected.