Using Database Images in Tabular BI Semantic Models with Power View

Now that the SQL Server 2012 RC0 release is out I wanted to do a follow up posting to my Using Images in Tabular BI Semantic Models with Crescent (now officially known as Power View). With this release there is now full support for using images stored in the database - binary data type support has now been added to model development in PowerPivot and Tabular Analysis Services projects.

In this example I will use the AdventureWorksDW database sample again that I used in the previous posting. First I will load the data into a model using SQL Server Data Tools (formerly known as Business Intelligence Development Studio - BIDS) inside a Tabular Analysis Services project.