Management Studio provides an Analysis Services Script project in which you develop and save scripts written in Multidimensional Expressions (MDX), Data Mining Extensions (DMX), and XML for Analysis (XMLA). SQL Server Management Studio enables you to manage Analysis Services objects, such as performing back-ups and processing objects. Managing Analysis Services Solutions Using SQL Server Management Studio SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) is a development environment that is based on MicrosoftVisual Studio. To create and modify Analysis Services, Reporting Services, and Integration Services solutions, use SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT), not SQL Server Management Studio.
Although all three business intelligence technologies rely on SQL Server Management Studio, the administrative tasks associated with each of these technologies are slightly different. To access, configure, manage, and administer Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services, use SQL Server Management Studio. SQL Server Management Studio for Business Intelligence How to use the Management Studio language editors to interactively build and debug queries and scripts. How to use the visual design tools included in Management Studio. How to use the deprecated Solution Explorer to build projects used to manage administration items such as scripts and queries. How to use Template Explorer to build and manage files of boilerplate text that you use to speed the development of queries and scripts. Use Object Explorer to view and manage all of the objects in one or more instances of SQL Server. SQL Server Management Studio components Description