Merge pull request #225279 from Minewiskan/aas-freshness-fy23q3

Azure Analysis Services freshness fy23q3 Round 1 AB#60637

Author: Court72

articles/analysis-services/analysis-services-addservprinc-admins.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
-title: Add service principal to Azure Analysis Services admin role | Microsoft Docs
+title: Learn how to add a service principal to Azure Analysis Services admin role | Microsoft Docs
 description: Learn how to add an automation service principal to the Azure Analysis Services server admin role
 author: minewiskan
 ms.service: azure-analysis-services
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 05/14/2021
+ms.date: 01/24/2023
 ms.author: owend
 ms.reviewer: minewiskan
 ms.custom: fasttrack-edit
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ms.custom: fasttrack-edit
 
 # Add a service principal to the server administrator role 
 
- To automate unattended PowerShell tasks, a service principal must have **server administrator** privileges on the Analysis Services server being managed. This article describes how to add a service principal to the server administrators role on an Azure AS server. You can do this using SQL Server Management Studio or a Resource Manager template. 
+ To automate unattended PowerShell tasks, a service principal must have **server administrator** privileges on the Analysis Services server being managed. This article describes how to add a service principal to the server administrators role on an Analysis Services server. You can do this using SQL Server Management Studio or a Resource Manager template. 
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > Service principals must be added directly to the server administrator role. Adding a service principal to a security group, and then adding that security group to the server administrator role is not supported. 
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ Before completing this task, you must have a service principal registered in Azu
 
 ## Using SQL Server Management Studio
 
-You can configure server administrators using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). To complete this task, you must have [server administrator](analysis-services-server-admins.md) permissions on the Azure AS server. 
+You can configure server administrators using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). To complete this task, you must have [server administrator](analysis-services-server-admins.md) permissions on the Analysis Services server. 
 
-1. In SSMS, connect to your Azure AS server.
+1. In SSMS, connect to your Analysis Services server.
 2. In **Server Properties** > **Security**, click **Add**.
 3. In **Select a User or Group**, search for your registered app by name, select, and then click **Add**.
 
-    ![Search for service principal account](./media/analysis-services-addservprinc-admins/aas-add-sp-ssms-picker.png)
+    ![Screenshot that shows Search for service principal account.](./media/analysis-services-addservprinc-admins/aas-add-sp-ssms-picker.png)
 
 4. Verify the service principal account ID, and then click **OK**.
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ The following Resource Manager template deploys an Analysis Services server with
 
 ## Using managed identities
 
-A managed identity can also be added to the Analysis Services Admins list. For example, you might have a [Logic App with a system-assigned managed identity](../logic-apps/create-managed-service-identity.md), and want to grant it the ability to administer your Analysis Services server.
+A managed identity can also be added to the Analysis Services Admins list. For example, you might have a [Logic App with a system-assigned managed identity](../logic-apps/create-managed-service-identity.md), and want to grant it the ability to administer your server.
 
 In most parts of the Azure portal and APIs, managed identities are identified using their service principal object ID. However, Analysis Services requires that they be identified using their client ID. To obtain the client ID for a service principal, you can use the Azure CLI:
 

articles/analysis-services/analysis-services-async-refresh.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-title: Asynchronous refresh for Azure Analysis Services models | Microsoft Docs
+title: Learn about asynchronous refresh for Azure Analysis Services models | Microsoft Docs
 description: Describes how to use the Azure Analysis Services REST API to code asynchronous refresh of model data.
 author: minewiskan
 ms.service: azure-analysis-services
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ https://westus.asazure.windows.net/servers/myserver/models/AdventureWorks/
 
 By using the base URL, resources and operations can be appended based on the following parameters: 
 
-![Async refresh](./media/analysis-services-async-refresh/aas-async-refresh-flow.png)
+![Diagram that shows asynchronous refresh logic.](./media/analysis-services-async-refresh/aas-async-refresh-flow.png)
 
 - Anything that ends in **s** is a collection.
 - Anything that ends with **()** is a function.

articles/analysis-services/analysis-services-backup.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
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-title: Azure Analysis Services database backup and restore | Microsoft Docs
+title: Learn about Azure Analysis Services database backup and restore | Microsoft Docs
 description: This article describes how to backup and restore model metadata and data from an Azure Analysis Services database.
 author: minewiskan
 ms.service: azure-analysis-services
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 03/29/2021
+ms.date: 01/24/2023
 ms.author: owend
 ms.reviewer: minewiskan
 ms.custom: references_regions 
@@ -33,27 +33,27 @@ Before backing up, you need to configure storage settings for your server.
 ### To configure storage settings
 1.  In Azure portal > **Settings**, click **Backup**.
 
-    ![Backups in Settings](./media/analysis-services-backup/aas-backup-backups.png)
+    ![Screenshot that shows Backups in Settings.](./media/analysis-services-backup/aas-backup-backups.png)
 
 2.  Click **Enabled**, then click **Storage Settings**.
 
-    ![Enable](./media/analysis-services-backup/aas-backup-enable.png)
+    ![Screenshot that shows Enabled button.](./media/analysis-services-backup/aas-backup-enable.png)
 
 3. Select your storage account or create a new one.
 
 4. Select a container or create a new one.
 
-    ![Select container](./media/analysis-services-backup/aas-backup-container.png)
+    ![Screenshot that shows selecting a container.](./media/analysis-services-backup/aas-backup-container.png)
 
 5. Save your backup settings.
 
-    ![Save backup settings](./media/analysis-services-backup/aas-backup-save.png)
+    ![Screenshot that shows Save backup settings.](./media/analysis-services-backup/aas-backup-save.png)
 
 ## Backup
 
-### To backup by using SSMS
+### To backup by using SQL Server Management Studio
 
-1. In SSMS, right-click a database > **Back Up**.
+1. In SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), right-click a database > **Back Up**.
 
 2. In **Backup Database** > **Backup file**, click **Browse**.
 

articles/analysis-services/analysis-services-bcdr.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
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-title: Azure Analysis Services high availability | Microsoft Docs
+title: Learn about Azure Analysis Services high availability | Microsoft Docs
 description: This article describes how Azure Analysis Services provides high availability during service disruption.
 author: minewiskan
 ms.service: azure-analysis-services
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 02/02/2022
+ms.date: 01/24/2023
 ms.author: owend
 ms.reviewer: minewiskan
 ms.custom: references_regions 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ms.custom: references_regions
 
 # Analysis Services high availability
 
-This article describes assuring high availability for Azure Analysis Services servers. 
+This article describes assuring high availability for Analysis Services servers in Azure. 
 
 ## Assuring high availability during a service disruption
 

articles/analysis-services/analysis-services-capacity-limits.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
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-title: Azure Analysis Services resource and object limits | Microsoft Docs
+title: Learn about Azure Analysis Services resource and object limits | Microsoft Docs
 description: This article describes resource and object limits for an Azure Analysis Services server.
 author: minewiskan
 ms.service: azure-analysis-services
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 03/29/2021
+ms.date: 01/24/2023
 ms.author: owend
 ms.reviewer: minewiskan
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This article describes resource and model object limits.
 
 ## Tier limits
 
-For QPU and Memory limits for developer, basic, and standard tiers, see the [Azure Analysis Services pricing page](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/analysis-services/).
+For Query Processing Units (QPU) and Memory limits for developer, basic, and standard tiers, see the [Azure Analysis Services pricing page](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/analysis-services/).
 
 ## Object limits
 

articles/analysis-services/analysis-services-connect-excel.md

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
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-title: Connect to Azure Analysis Services with Excel | Microsoft Docs
+title: Learn how to connect to Azure Analysis Services with Excel | Microsoft Docs
 description: Learn how to connect to an Azure Analysis Services server by using Excel. Once connected, users can create PivotTables to explore data.
 author: minewiskan
 ms.service: azure-analysis-services
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 05/16/2022
+ms.date: 01/24/2023
 ms.author: owend
 ms.reviewer: minewiskan
 
 ---
 # Connect with Excel
 
-Once you've created a server and deployed a tabular model to it, clients can connect and begin exploring data. This article describes connecting to an Azure Analysis Services resource by using the Excel desktop app. Connecting to an Azure Analysis Services resource is not supported in Excel for the web or Excel for Mac.
+ This article describes connecting to an Azure Analysis Services resource by using the Excel desktop app. Connecting to an Azure Analysis Services resource is not supported in Excel for the web or Excel for Mac.
 
 ## Before you begin
 
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ Connecting to a server in Excel is supported by using Get Data in Excel 2016 and
     > [!IMPORTANT]
     > If you sign in with a Microsoft Account, Live ID, Yahoo, Gmail, etc., or you are required to sign in with multi-factor authentication, leave the password field blank. You are prompted for a password after clicking Next. 
 
-    ![Connect from Excel logon](./media/analysis-services-connect-excel/aas-connect-excel-logon.png)
+    ![Screenshot that shows Connect to Database Server screen in Data Connection Wizard.](./media/analysis-services-connect-excel/aas-connect-excel-logon.png)
 
 3. In **Select Database and Table**, select the database and model or perspective, and then click **Finish**.
 
-    ![Connect from Excel select model](./media/analysis-services-connect-excel/aas-connect-excel-select.png)
+    ![Screenshot that shows selecting a model in Data Connection Wizard.](./media/analysis-services-connect-excel/aas-connect-excel-select.png)
 
 
 ## See also

articles/analysis-services/analysis-services-connect-pbi.md

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 ---
-title: Connect to Azure Analysis Services with Power BI | Microsoft Docs
+title: Learn how to connect to Azure Analysis Services with Power BI | Microsoft Docs
 description: Learn how to connect to an Azure Analysis Services server by using Power BI. Once connected, users can explore model data.
 author: minewiskan
 ms.service: azure-analysis-services
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 06/30/2021
+ms.date: 01/24/2023
 ms.author: owend
 ms.reviewer: minewiskan
 
 ---
 # Connect with Power BI
 
-Once you've created a server in Azure, and deployed a tabular model to it, users in your organization are ready to connect and begin exploring data. 
+After you've created a server in Azure and deployed a tabular model to it, users in your organization are ready to connect and begin exploring data. 
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > If publishing a Power BI Desktop model to the Power BI service, on the Azure Analysis Services server, ensure the Case-Sensitive collation server property is not selected (default). The Case-Sensitive server property can be set by using SQL Server Management Studio.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Once you've created a server in Azure, and deployed a tabular model to it, users
 
 5. When prompted to enter your credentials, select **Microsoft account**, and then click **Sign in**. 
 
-    :::image type="content" source="media/analysis-services-connect-pbi/aas-sign-in.png" alt-text="Sign in to Azure AS":::
+    :::image type="content" source="media/analysis-services-connect-pbi/aas-sign-in.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing Sign in to Azure Analysis Services.":::
 
    > [!NOTE]
    > Windows and Basic authentication are not supported. 

articles/analysis-services/analysis-services-connect.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
-title: Connecting to Azure Analysis Services servers| Microsoft Docs
+title: Learn about connecting to Azure Analysis Services servers| Microsoft Docs
 description: Learn how to connect to and get data from an Analysis Services server in Azure.
 author: minewiskan
 ms.service: azure-analysis-services
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 02/02/2022
+ms.date: 01/24/2023
 ms.author: owend
 ms.reviewer: minewiskan
 ms.custom: references_regions 

articles/analysis-services/analysis-services-create-powershell.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: This quickstart describes how to create an Azure Analysis Services
 author: minewiskan
 ms.author: owend
 ms.reviewer: minewiskan
-ms.date: 10/12/2021
+ms.date: 01/26/2023
 ms.topic: quickstart
 ms.service: azure-analysis-services
 ms.custom: references_regions, devx-track-azurepowershell, mode-api

articles/analysis-services/analysis-services-create-sample-model.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: In this tutorial, learn how to add a sample model in Azure Analysis
 author: minewiskan
 ms.service: azure-analysis-services
 ms.topic: tutorial
-ms.date: 10/12/2021
+ms.date: 01/26/2023
 ms.author: owend
 ms.reviewer: minewiskan
 #Customer intent: As a BI developer, from the portal, I want to add a basic sample model database to my server for testing tool and client connections and queries.
@@ -36,20 +36,20 @@ Sign in to the [portal](https://portal.azure.com/).
 
 1. In server **Overview**, click **New model**.
 
-    ![Create a sample model](./media/analysis-services-create-sample-model/aas-create-sample-new-model.png)
+    ![Screen showing New model button.](./media/analysis-services-create-sample-model/aas-create-sample-new-model.png)
 
 2. In **New model** > **Choose a data source**,  verify **Sample data** is selected, and then click **Add**.
 
-    ![Select New model](./media/analysis-services-create-sample-model/aas-create-sample-data.png)
+    ![Screen showing New model dialog.](./media/analysis-services-create-sample-model/aas-create-sample-data.png)
 
 3. In **Overview**, verify the `adventureworks` sample model is added.
 
-    ![Select sample data](./media/analysis-services-create-sample-model/aas-create-sample-verify.png)
+    ![Screen showing new model on the server.](./media/analysis-services-create-sample-model/aas-create-sample-verify.png)
 
 
 ## Clean up resources
 
-Your sample model is using cache memory resources. If you are not using your sample model for testing, you should remove it from your server.
+Your sample model is using cache memory resources. If you're not using your sample model for testing, you should remove it from your server.
 
 These steps describe how to delete a model from a server by using SSMS.