SSIS Package to Process SSAS Cube

The execution plan of SSAS processing engine triggers a sequence of processing tasks based on the object's current processed state and its dependencies with other objects. This is what happens when the SSAS cube is processed from SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). It is possible to replicate this execution plan close enough in an SSIS package so that the cube is always processed and refreshed with latest data.

The package shown in screen capture 1 will do just that. Using SSIS Analysis Services Processing Task, the dimensions are processed first followed by the partitions, measure groups and cube. Finally the indexes of all objects are rebuilt.