Rikalous pointed out that Business Intelligence Development Studio is needed. In the SQL Server 2008 installation wizard, there is an option to select Client tools.

Rikalous pointed out that Business Intelligence Development Studio is needed. In the SQL Server 2008 installation wizard, there is an option to select Client tools.

SQL Server 2008 R2, which ships this month, allows end users to tap into the powerful business intelligence features of SQL Server via tight integration with popular Microsoft applications like Excel.

You use SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio or SQL Server Management Studio to define a conceptual data model, also known as a Unified Dimensional Model (UDM) or cube.

In SQL Server 2012, that’s " SQL Server Data Tools "; in SQL Server 2008, it's “ Business Intelligence Development Studio ”.