Master Data Services Excel add-in not installing for Excel 365
I have Excel under office 365 (32 bit). Also SQL server 2017 with MDS. MDS Excel add-in installation fails on prerequisite: '32-bit version of Microsoft Excel 2010, 2013 or 2016'. I tried different...
View ArticleLastChgDateTime triggered even if nothing changes?
MDS 2012:I am loading data through the use of staging tables. I have this process scheduled and using SSIS, I lookup if the record exists (by the business key) and if it does, I fill in the code....
View ArticleMDS 2016 CU4: Web Interface - unable to access to users and groups security...
Since the application of the MDS 2016 CU4, Im unable to access to security parameters (function, models, hierarchies,...). The web application is not responding.Any solution.
View ArticleClik here to view.
BUG - MDS add-in for Excel SQL 2017
Hi,We recently downloaded the Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Master Data Services Add-in For Microsoft Excel and found a new bug (getting used to this now...)When you have a derived hierarchy that filters a...
View ArticleF.S.M.O.
What are some of the roles of F.S.M.O. (flexible single master operations)? AND WHAT ARE GPOs ?
View ArticleMore Extensible MDS in further releases
Hi,I am currently working on custom UI application using WCF,and found some missing (or I am the only missing for them :))functionality (at least from back-end-side)(IMHO) reaching perfectness , it...
View ArticleMDS Excel add-in - formatting issue
Hi,I have a couple of fields in MDS table that I want to format as currency in Excel. Every time I am refreshing the table the formatting is removed and all numbers are shown in the Number format.Is...
View ArticleData import - validation/harmonization
Hi,we're beginning to look at MDS and while trying it a bit I've run into a small issue: We're importing people data, and we are wondering how to handle translating stuff like this:Employee...
View ArticleHow to show a particular record at the first record of the table always?
I have an Entity A inwhich there are like 1000 records. There is an Entity B and One of the column in Entity B is domain based for Entity A. So, when user click that column in Entity B, it opens a...
View ArticleAdding new user in Master Data Services
I have installed master data services in windows 10 pro.I have a requirement to add another user from a external work group PC, so that the user can access the MDS web application.Is there any way to...
View ArticleSQL Server 2016 Upgrade - Issues Editing or Creating Entities or Attributes...
Hi,Recently we installed SP2 2016 and cumulative package update 6 for SP2 (most recent), and there are issues when we create or edit entities or attributes in the models. For example, when an Entity...
View ArticleMaster data Service: No parameterless constructor defined for this object
MDS site suddenly stopped working with the below error. Noticeable action was vulnerability scan from the security team.Appreciate any assistance to resolve this issueNote: MDS 2016 is deployed on SQL...
View ArticleMDS SQL 2016 Can't edit permissions for selected group in Manage Groups
We have installed MDS 2016 and can assign permissions to users but when we try to edit a groups permission the system just hangs. We can add both AD and local groups but cannot grant any rights to the...
View ArticleCOMException (0x800AC472)
Dear,In the MDS GUI, when downloading the data to excel, we are experiencing an error: "Exception from HRESULT: 0x800AC472".Everything was working fine, and for other users (same security) it still...
View ArticleSuper User question MDS 2012
I prepare SQL Server 2012 to 2017 migration including MDS 2012 to 2017.In our 2012 MDS database I did not pay attention to the 1. administrator user. The user belonged to a domain "olddomain" that is...
View ArticleInconsistent data if you add a date that is before March 1, 1900 in the MDS...
You use the Master Database Service (MDS) add-in for Excel in Microsoft SQL Server 2016. When you change or add a date in the Excel Add-in that is before March 1, 1900, you find that the MDS database...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MDS 2016 Excel Plug In Not Working
Hi AllGood Day!!I am working on MDS 2016 as a developer and require excel plug-in for performing bulk data inserts, updates and deletes.Though, it is a fairly simple installation process outlined by MS...
View ArticleHow to copy a model within the same service - is this possible?
I am configuring a new Master Data Services 2017 site. I want to have 2 models on my site - one for test/dev work and one for Live data. I created my test model (let's call it MyModel_TEST) and added...
View ArticleMDS2016 Excel add-in
Hello everyone;I'm using Master data services 2016 =>the web App works correctlyMicrosoft Excel 2016 64bitsI've downloaded MDS Excel add-in from: microsof website (ENU\x64)I installed it and added...
View ArticleHELP! MDS is broken after update to SQL 2012 SP4
Hi,I recently updated our SQL server to SQL 2012 SP4 (from SP1) and ever since, MDS has not been working. I went to Configuration Manager and it said the database required an upgrade (from 11.2.0.0)...
View Article