Executing MDX queries against an SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services database in Java

If you are looking for a quick way to connect to an OLAP / multidimensional database like
SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services, here is the procedure.
Be aware that you need to set up XML/A HTTP access for SQL Server Analysis in IIS first.
Basically you need to load a component that enables data exchanges between a client and SSAS.

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