Grant Access to the Databases of the Data Warehouse for Visual Studio ALM

Before team members can create reports for Visual Studio Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), you must grant them read access to the databases that make up the data warehouse. You can grant access to the analysis services database, the relational database, or both, depending on what types of reports will be created.

Required Permissions

To grant access to the analysis services database, you must have the Administer permission in that database. To grant access to the relational database, you must be a member of the securityadmin or sysadmin server role in SQL Server Database Engine.

To grant a user or group read access to the analysis services database

1. On the Start menu, point to All Programs, click Microsoft SQL Server 2008, and then click SQL Server Management Studio.

   SQL Server Management Studio starts, and the Connect to Server dialog box appears.

2. In the Server type list, click Analysis Services.

3. In the Server name box, type the name of the analysis services server for Team Foundation Server, and then click Connect.

   Note

   The analysis services server for Team Foundation Server is typically the same as the data-tier server.

   The Connect to Server dialog box closes.

4. In Object Explorer, expand the server's Databases folder, then expand the Tfs_Analysis database, and then expand the Roles folder.

5. Right-click the TfsWarehouseDataReader role, and then click Properties.

   The Edit Role dialog box appears.

6. Under Select a page, click Membership, and then click Add.

   The Select Users or Groups dialog box appears.

7. Add the user or group, click OK, and then click OK.

To grant a user or group read access to the relational database

1. On the Start menu, click All Programs, click Microsoft SQL Server 2008, and then click SQL Server Management Studio.

   The Connect to Server dialog box appears.

2. In the Server type list, click Database Engine.

3. In the Server name box, type the name of the data-tier server for Team Foundation Server, and then click Connect.

4. In Object Explorer, expand the server's Databases folder, and then expand the Tfs_Warehouse database.

5. Under the Tfs_Warehouse database, expand the Security folder, then expand the Roles folder, and then expand the Database Roles folder.

6. Right-click the TfsWarehouseDataReader role, and then click Properties.

   The Database Role Properties dialog box appears.

7. Under Select a page, click General, and then click Add.

   The Select Users or Groups dialog box appears.

8. Add the user or group, click OK, and then click OK.

See Also

Concepts

Perspectives and Measure Groups Provided in the Analysis Services Cube for Team System

Generating Reports Using the Relational Warehouse Database for Visual Studio ALM

Creating, Customizing, and Managing Reports for Visual Studio ALM

Choosing the Source of Data and Authoring Tool for Your Reports for Visual Studio ALM

Assigning Permissions to View and Manage Reports for Visual Studio ALM