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Figure 10-31. he bin folder of the PubsBICubes project
Typically, there is no need to access this folder. We have shown you the folder so that you can have a clear
understanding what the build process entails. One of the few times you might use this folder is to copy the
.asdatabase file and send it to a co-worker, because this one file contains all the code needed to create all the
objects in an SSAS project.
Microsoft has anticipated this use and provides a wizard that walks you through utilizing an .asdatabase le
to deploy an SSAS project to an SSAS server.
The wizard is found under the Start menu ➤ Microsoft SQL Server 2012 ➤ Analysis Server menu folder. The
first couple screens of this wizard are shown in Figure 10-32 . As you can see, the wizard allows you to specify
the name of an SSAS server and database to deploy to.