Hi All,
I'm trying to create reports in RS2005 using AS2000 as my data source. I understand that if I use RS2005 on AS2000, I wont be able to enjoy the OLAP based parameters as in using AS2005. Does anyone know an easy way to easily use Parameters in RS2005 while still using AS2000?
Regards,
Joseph
Hello,
i have a small problem with the data sources in the reporting services, maybe you can clarify the situation... I have a MS CRM 3 solution with the reporting services 2005 installed. From an other vendor we have a arcplan solution on the 2000 analysis services. I would like to get access from the 2005 reporting services to the 2000 cube. Is this possible? Ive read that the SSMS cant connect to the 2000 cubes. Can i connect from the reporting services??
thank you
regards
Andreas
Hi all,
Is there any way to pass a dataset parameter in RS 2000? Basicly, I have some data in my web page and want to print it. But I don't want to create another page to pass parameters to RS. I want to print the page as it is with the data already in the page, so if there is a way I can send the data through a dataset to the report directly, would be great. Is there?
Thank you very much,
Marco
Hi,
I have some questions about SQL Servers 2000 and 2005 compatibility.
In my configuration I have to use both servers.
The cubes are stocked in 2005 server.
May I transfer from 2005 to 2000 Analysis Services the cubes?
If yes, what is the procedure? The result of migration is the same in the two different versions?
If not, how can I solve this problem?
Thanks in advance.
Hello,
I am trying to migrate my reports from SQL server 2000 reporting services 32bit to 2005 64bit. I am following the migration steps that MS specified.
Restored my Reportserver and ReportserverTempDB databases
Then I was using the configure Report services to upgrade these databases but I always end up getting the follwoing exception when I run the upgrade on the "Database Setup" configuration for 'ReportServerTempDB' database
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Could not locate entry in sysdatabases for database 'ReportServerTempDBTempDB'. No entry found with that name. Make sure that the name is entered correctly.
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection)
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteNonQueryTds(String methodName, Boolean async)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.InternalExecuteNonQuery(DbAsyncResult result, String methodName, Boolean sendToPipe)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
at Microsoft.ReportingServices.Common.DBUtils.ApplyScript(String connectionString, String script)
at ReportServicesConfigUI.SqlClientTools.SqlTools.ApplyScript(String connectionString, String script)
It's driving me crazy, why is it looking for 'ReportServerTempDBTempDB' in the catalog instead of 'ReportServerTempDB'?
Is it possible to migrate from 32bit to 64bit?
Any help is appreciated
G'day,
I've got a software development PC that was running SQL 2000 + Analysis Services + Reporting Service (sp4 from memory). I then installed SQL Express 2005 and later then SQL 2005 Standard (dev) + Analysis + Reporting and upgraded to Sp2 last month.
To help improve the performance of this poor little PC, I've gone to Control Panel and uninstalled SQL 2000 service. I've also used the SQL 2005 Surface area configuration tool to switch off the SQL Express instance from running. Practically, I probably should remove the $SQLExpress instance.
The problem I'm faced with is the SQL 2000 Analysis and SQL 2000 Reporting service is still registered as Windows Services and showing the the SQL Server Configuration Manager (2005), but there is no uninstall option in the control pannel. So I can't work out how to uninstall these software and services.
It is also apparent that there are a series of "files" in the C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server80* directory like ..ToolsDevToolssamples*.* directory and others that shouldn't really be there if I've uninstalled SQL 2000 via the control panel.
Is there a SQL 2000 cleanup or removal tool that will help remove these old services and files?
Does anyone have some suggestions on how to cleanup my development PC without the full operating system installation?
I am trying to figure how to programmatically pass parameters to the report in SQL Reporting Services using web service API and then send this report to the printer. I found code in C# on how to print and it does work very well. I am hoping to add report parameters to this module. Any ideas, samples or help would really be appreciated.
here is the code for printing
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using System.IO;
using System.Web.Services.Protocols;
using PrintReport.reportserver;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices; // For Marshal.Copy
namespace PrintReport
{
/// <summary>
/// A simple console application that demonstrates one way to
/// print Reporting Services reports to a printer.
/// </summary>
class app
{
/// <summary>
/// The main entry point for the application.
/// </summary>
[STAThread]
static void Main(string[] args)
{
PrintExample pe = new PrintExample();
// The name of the printer should be added here;
// this could be a local or network printer.
pe.PrintReport(@"\jacc-fs120S2500 PCL IT");
}
}
class PrintExample
{
ReportingService rs;
private byte[][] m_renderedReport;
private Graphics.EnumerateMetafileProc m_delegate = null;
private MemoryStream m_currentPageStream;
private Metafile m_metafile = null;
int m_numberOfPages;
private int m_currentPrintingPage;
private int m_lastPrintingPage;
public PrintExample()
{
// Create proxy object and authenticate
Console.WriteLine("Authenticating to the Web service...");
rs = new ReportingService();
rs.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
}
public byte[][] RenderReport(string reportPath)
{
// Private variables for rendering
string deviceInfo = null;
string format = "IMAGE";
Byte[] firstPage = null;
string encoding;
string mimeType;
Warning[] warnings = null;
ParameterValue[] reportHistoryParameters = null;
string[] streamIDs = null;
Byte[][] pages = null;
// Build device info based on the start page
deviceInfo =
String.Format(@"<DeviceInfo><OutputFormat>{0}</OutputFormat></DeviceInfo>", "emf");
//Exectute the report and get page count.
try
{
// Renders the first page of the report and returns streamIDs for
// subsequent pages
firstPage = rs.Render(
reportPath,
format,
null,
deviceInfo,
null,
null,
null,
out encoding,
out mimeType,
out reportHistoryParameters,
out warnings,
out streamIDs);
// The total number of pages of the report is 1 + the streamIDs
m_numberOfPages = streamIDs.Length + 1;
pages = new Byte[m_numberOfPages][];
// The first page was already rendered
pages[0] = firstPage;
for (int pageIndex = 1; pageIndex < m_numberOfPages; pageIndex++)
{
// Build device info based on start page
deviceInfo =
String.Format(@"<DeviceInfo><OutputFormat>{0}</OutputFormat><StartPage>{1}</StartPage></DeviceInfo>",
"emf", pageIndex+1);
pages[pageIndex] = rs.Render(
reportPath,
format,
null,
deviceInfo,
null,
null,
null,
out encoding,
out mimeType,
out reportHistoryParameters,
out warnings,
out streamIDs);
}
}
catch (SoapException ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Detail.InnerXml);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
finally
{
Console.WriteLine("Number of pages: {0}", pages.Length);
}
return pages;
}
public bool PrintReport(string printerName)
{
this.RenderedReport = this.RenderReport("/SampleReports/Company Sales");
try
{
// Wait for the report to completely render.
if(m_numberOfPages < 1)
return false;
PrinterSettings printerSettings = new PrinterSettings();
printerSettings.MaximumPage = m_numberOfPages;
printerSettings.MinimumPage = 1;
printerSettings.PrintRange = PrintRange.SomePages;
printerSettings.FromPage = 1;
printerSettings.ToPage = m_numberOfPages;
printerSettings.PrinterName = printerName;
PrintDocument pd = new PrintDocument();
m_currentPrintingPage = 1;
m_lastPrintingPage = m_numberOfPages;
pd.PrinterSettings = printerSettings;
// Print report
Console.WriteLine("Printing report...");
pd.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(this.pd_PrintPage);
pd.Print();
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
finally
{
// Clean up goes here.
}
return true;
}
private void pd_PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs ev)
{
ev.HasMorePages = false;
if (m_currentPrintingPage <= m_lastPrintingPage && MoveToPage(m_currentPrintingPage))
{
// Draw the page
ReportDrawPage(ev.Graphics);
// If the next page is less than or equal to the last page,
// print another page.
if (++m_currentPrintingPage <= m_lastPrintingPage)
ev.HasMorePages = true;
}
}
// Method to draw the current emf memory stream
private void ReportDrawPage(Graphics g)
{
if(null == m_currentPageStream || 0 == m_currentPageStream.Length || null ==m_metafile)
return;
lock(this)
{
// Set the metafile delegate.
int width = m_metafile.Width;
int height= m_metafile.Height;
m_delegate = new Graphics.EnumerateMetafileProc(MetafileCallback);
// Draw in the rectangle
Point destPoint = new Point(0, 0);
g.EnumerateMetafile(m_metafile,destPoint , m_delegate);
// Clean up
m_delegate = null;
}
}
private bool MoveToPage(Int32 page)
{
// Check to make sure that the current page exists in
// the array list
if(null == this.RenderedReport[m_currentPrintingPage-1])
return false;
// Set current page stream equal to the rendered page
m_currentPageStream = new MemoryStream(this.RenderedReport[m_currentPrintingPage-1]);
// Set its postion to start.
m_currentPageStream.Position = 0;
// Initialize the metafile
if(null != m_metafile)
{
m_metafile.Dispose();
m_metafile = null;
}
// Load the metafile image for this page
m_metafile = new Metafile((Stream)m_currentPageStream);
return true;
}
private bool MetafileCallback(
EmfPlusRecordType recordType,
int flags,
int dataSize,
IntPtr data,
PlayRecordCallback callbackData)
{
byte[] dataArray = null;
// Dance around unmanaged code.
if (data != IntPtr.Zero)
{
// Copy the unmanaged record to a managed byte buffer
// that can be used by PlayRecord.
dataArray = new byte[dataSize];
Marshal.Copy(data, dataArray, 0, dataSize);
}
// play the record.
m_metafile.PlayRecord(recordType, flags, dataSize, dataArray);
return true;
}
public byte[][] RenderedReport
{
get
{
return m_renderedReport;
}
set
{
m_renderedReport = value;
}
}
}
}
Thanks
Tom
Hi all,
I need to know how, and if, possible to create a multiple value parameter in SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services. I need this for a client of mine. Any help/tips/etc will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Hi all,
I am having a problem. I know of hidden parameters in SQL 2005 RS, but I need to have this functionality as well for SQL 2000 RS. I read on the Net that MS SQL 2000 RS Service Pack 1 adds this functionality. I have installed SP4 for SQL 2000, then I installed RS SP1 on my laptop, but I don't see that functionality in VS 2003 Enterprise Architect. I even installed RS SP2 on my other machine, but still no joy. Am I missing something here or is Microsoft lying about this functionality? My client will be upgrading to SQL 2005 sometime in the near future (if they don't change their minds again), but I need to implement this kind of functionality now. I can't wait for them to upgrade to SQL 2005. This parameter I need to hide in the reports is necessary to ensure the reports show data by specific department. I'll implement it in such a way that when they call the report from the web application, I'll pass the departmentID to the report via the query string.
P.S. It is not possible for me to achieve this using JOINs in the queries. The parameter lists themselves depend on this value.
Thanks a lot in advance for this
Ciao,
People, help me with this? Already broke my brain.
I have some data on Sybase 9.0.2.3198,
i'm tryin to render report with MSSQL ReportingServices 2000 Eval SP2.
the report designer is fyiReportDesigner 3.0 - and I can do preview with it.
after deployment I'm tryin to render it, RS gives me an error:
An error has occurred during report processing. (rsProcessingAborted) Get Online Help
Query execution failed for data set 'Data'. (rsErrorExecutingCommand) Get Online Help
Column '@start_date' not found
I tried connect through ODBC and OLEDB both - same result.
ps I'm gonna kill somebody real soon.
the sql:
WHERE PERIOD.BEGINDATE between CAST(@start_date as timestamp) and CAST(@end_date as timestamp)
these are the RDL-file pieces:
<QueryParameters>
<QueryParameter Name="@start_date">
<Value>=Parameters!start.Value</Value>
</QueryParameter>
<QueryParameter Name="@end_date">
<Value>=Parameters!end.Value</Value>
</QueryParameter>
</QueryParameters>
<ReportParameters>
<ReportParameter Name="start">
<DataType>String</DataType>
<DefaultValue>
<Values>
<Value>2007-08-15</Value>
</Values>
</DefaultValue>
<Nullable>false</Nullable>
<AllowBlank>false</AllowBlank>
<MultiValue>false</MultiValue>
<Prompt>Start</Prompt>
</ReportParameter>
<ReportParameter Name="end">
<DataType>String</DataType>
<DefaultValue>
<Values>
<Value>2007-08-15</Value>
</Values>
</DefaultValue>
<Nullable>false</Nullable>
<AllowBlank>false</AllowBlank>
<MultiValue>false</MultiValue>
<Prompt>End</Prompt>
</ReportParameter>
</ReportParameters>
I think I've seen a similar post on a blog or on the forums - but it seems like this should be possible -
I have an MDX query - that works fine in SQL Enterprise Manager, and has my dimension members on columns, and my measures on the rows. When I try the same query in Reporting Services, I get the error:
"The query cannot be prepared: The query must have at least one axis. The first axis of the query should not have multiple hierarchies, nor should it reference any dimension other than the Measures dimension..
Parameter name: mdx (MDXQueryGenerator)"
Although it works when you pivot the view, I really need my data presented with the members on the columns and the measures on the rows. Another forum post mentioned using the SQL 9.0 driver, but I can't see this listed anywhere (the only one I see is the .NET framework Data Provider for Microsoft Analysis Services).
Here's what my query looks like -
SELECT
{ [Time].[Month].&[2006-09-01T00:00:00] ,
[Time].[Month].&[2006-10-01T00:00:00],
[Time].[Month].&[2006-11-01T00:00:00],
[Time].[Month].&[2006-12-01T00:00:00]
} on COLUMNS,
{
[Measures].[Unique Users],
[Measures].[UU Pct 1],
[Measures].[UU Pct 2],
} ON ROWS
FROM [Cube]
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Arjun
I am trying to configure the reporting for TFS using SQL Server. But I get following error when viewing any report:
So I try to manually process the cube to check if it works. I am following this article: [URL] ....
When I click on GetProcessingStatus and invoke it (with last field set as TRUE) I get following error:
How to resolve this issue and be able to see the reports.
Hi all,
Till now all the reports for our application was created in Reporting Services 2005 with SQL Server Database(OLTP) stored procedures.
Most of the reports take 10 to 15 report Parameters and all are multi valued.
Now because of the slow response time,we have decided to use OLAP cubes data source. We have created the OLAP cube in Microsoft Analysis Services.
Can someone tell me how to use the report parameters to query the Cube.
Any links,books for reference would be of great help..
Thanks,
Looking forward to your replies
I have a Reporting Services 2005 report which uses cascading parameter multi-select drop-down boxes. The report runs perfect after making initial selections. However, each subsequent parameter selection causes the page to refresh to a blank page until the View Report button is clicked. What I would like to happen (which should be the norm) is for the user to be able to make all necessary selections without the page auto-refreshing after each selection. The user would then click the View Report button to regenerate the report. We are currently using reports which contain up to 5 cascading parameters. This becomes very time-consuming when the page refreshes after each selection.
Has anyone come across a solution or code alternative to this problem??
Any help would be most appreciated.
Thank you.
Tony
My requirement for the parameter is multivalue parameter with a text box. for example when user enters aa15 it need to include product aa15. when the user enters aa15, aa16, zz15 than it needs to include all the three products. the last case is when the user enters AA** than i need to inclued all the products start with AA. when i use default multivalue parameter with data source analytical services than i am getting a drop down box. I dont want that. I need a text box where user can enter the value.
1. In sql we have a like key word to query . for example select * from product where product like "AA%".
what is equavalent mdx query to get such results ?
2.How to impliment the multivalue parameters without using dropdown box?
Hello,
I am creating a report that the user will pick a value from about 6 items. The project manager would like these values to be represented as radio buttons on the ReportViewer control. I am unable to determine how do create these 6 radio buttons.
Here is a simple example to demonstrate what I need. Lets say the report returns the total number of fruit in a stores inventory. The choices are: Apple, Banannas, Oranges, Grapes, Cherries, Water Mellon.
I have a variable @Fruit that I would like populated by the user and I want them to select which piece of fruit they want to see by selecting a radio button. Is there a way to do this using Reporting Services 2005 Report Designer?
Thanks,
Flea#
Hi
What is the diff between the above 2?
Thanks.
Setup: Reporting Services and Analysis Services are on the same server. Active Directory User. Default configuration of Reporting Services.
Problem: Reporting Server does not apply Analysis Services Role after login.
Details:
I have created a report that retreives data from the Analysis Service. I created a role and added my user company/myUserName to the role.
On the Reporting Server I set the data source to :
* Credentials supplied by the user running the report
and
Use as Windows credentials when connecting to the data source
Internally when I connect devsql2005/Reports/ReportName I get the user and password fields. When I fill them in I get the report but I can see all the data while my role was restricted to see only few results.
Can anyone suggest what may be wrong? Any articles or tutorials on how to setup and deploy solutions where Report Server is talking to Analysis Services and NOT Sql Server.
Thank You,
Pavel Hlobil
Hello, I have a problem when trying to fully process an SSAS database using Integration Services "Analysis Services Processing Task" task. I have 2 of these tasks which are responsible for processing the Dimensions then the Cubes. When I run the package either via the BIDS environment or on the local server from the Integration Services engine, I will get an error after about 20 minutes stating:
"Error: Memory Error: Allocation failure. Not enough storage is available to process this command""Error: Errors in the metadata manager. An error occurred when loading the <cube name> cube from the file \?D:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.2OLAPDataMyWarehouse<cube file>.xml"
The cube name is not specific, it will fail and any of my cubes could be in the error log
If I fully process the AS database using the AS engine (logon to local AS server, right-click AS database and click Process), I get no errors at all, it processes and completes fine. The processing options are identical when I run in AS or via the SSIS "Analysis Services Processing Task" task.
I've searched quite a lot online but no joy, the information I have gleaned from various sites does not directly link SSIS with SSAS processing problems.
When either the AS processing starts via SSAS or SSIS the memory usage of MSMDSRV.exe increases to around 1.4 / 1.5 GB but never goes to 2GB ever, even when the error appears.
I've done the following with no effect.
" Have run via AS and works fine
" No specific cube it fails on
" Have created a Dimension only package, same problem
" Changed the maxmemorylimit
" Changed the connections to localhost
" Memory DOES NOT max out on server
Server Specs:
Windows Server 2003 Standard + Service Pack 2
4GM ram, 2GB paging file
SQL Server 2005 + Service Pack 2
Can anyone help?
Andy
Hi
i am working in vs.net 2005 (c#.net & asp.net), my application need reporting functionality, for that i am using Sql Reporting Services 2000 in vs.net 2005, and i am not able to generate the report, can any pls tell me how to use sql reporting services 2000 in vs.net 2005 and configuration setting etc...
it would really help more to build my applications in sophisticated way
kinds regards
sy
i have now ordered my sql server 2000 reporting services non-evaluated edition. My new question involves installing it after i installed 2005 edition.
It seems that as long as i have a web home for my report projects
(2005), the server can hold output from the 2000 and 2005 versions.
But i'm wondering if i delete my 2005 version, and just have the 2000
version - will the web home for the 2000 version look the same
and it seems at least on the 2000 trial version level, there is no configuration options menus that really make it easy to establish a web
home server. ????
Please get back to me on clalbert@flash.net
Charles Albert
thanks
I have Reporting Services on one server and SQL and Analysis Services on another Server. I can develop a report using Analysis Services as the source from my local machine and it works fine. When I deploy it to the Reporting Services Server, it gives the following error:
An error has occurred during report processing.
Cannot create a connection to data source 'DataSource1'.
A connection cannot be made. Ensure that the server is running.
No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it
Thank you in advnace for any help.
James
Hello
I have been working on reporting services fetching data out of Sql Server. I want to know,if there are any sites than have information on working with MS.Services and Analysis Services together.
Analysis Services is something I have no knowledge about.
Thanks
I have an important question and I've been roaming on MSDN and the internet to find a CLEAR answer. I'm really stuck here.
Is there a way to build a DYNAMIC Report with Visual Studio 2005 (SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio) and having a Cube (SQL Server 2005) as datasource?
I want a report that will act as the interface of the Cube browser in Analysis Services. I don't want to give access to the Cube Browser to users, but I want them to be able to drill-through the cube.
Thanks a lot.
How can I get the 2000 and 2005 versions of SQL Server Reporting Servicesboth working on my development laptop ?????I have ASP.NET 1.1 and 2.0 installed on my laptop.I have Visual Studio 2003 and 2005 installed on my laptop.I have my default website configured for ASP.NET 2.0.I have the developer edition of SQL Server 2000 installed on my laptop asinstance RMK006 in the MSSQL folder. I have the developer edition of SQLServer installed on my laptop as instance RMK0062005 in the MSSQL.1 folder.I have the corresponding versions of SQL Server Reporting Services installedon my laptop.I have the Reports web site and the Reports web site and ReportServer website configured to ASP.NET 1.1I have the Report$RMK0062005 web site and the ReportsServer$RMK0052006configured to ASP.NET 2.0Entering http://localhost/reports$rmk0062005 in my web browser works fine.Entering http://localhost/reportserver in my web browser generates thefollowing error:Reporting Services Error--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The report server cannot decrypt the symmetric key used to access sensitiveor encrypted data in a report server database. You must either restore abackup key or delete all encrypted content and then restart the service.Check the documentation for more information. (rsReportServerDisabled) GetOnline HelpBad Data.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Microsoft Reporting ServicesEntering http://localhost/Reports in my web browser generates the followingerror:The report server cannot decrypt the symmetric key used to access sensitiveor encrypted data in a report server database. You must either restore abackup key or delete all encrypted content and then restart the service.Check the documentation for more information. (rsReportServerDisabled) GetOnline Help Bad Data.The only way I can seem to get 2000 Reporting Services working is to do thefollowing:- run C:WINDOWSMicrosoft.NETFrameworkv2.0.50727aspn et_regiis.exe -u- uninstall 2000 Reporting Services- run C:WINDOWSMicrosoft.NETFrameworkv1.1.4322aspne t_regiis.exe -i- install 2000 Reporting ServicesBut once I've done that Visual Studio 2005 etc no longer work.The utlimate goal is an ASP.NET 2.0 application developed in Visual Studio2005; the application is based on a SQL Server 2000 database and needs toinvoke SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services to run reports.What am I doing wrong?ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED - I'M DIEING HERE AND MY CLIENT ISLOSING PATIENCE !!!!!
View 1 Replies View RelatedHi friends, i have some questions about Reporting Services 2005:
Can i use RS 2005 with a SQL 2000 Database?
Can i create a report with RS 2005 (with a SQL 2K Database) a show it in a webform?
What do i need to install (in the webserver and in the Database server) in order to start designing reports in RS 2005 against a SQL 2K DB?Thanks in advance.
Regards
Eduardo
I am little bit scared that if i upgrade reporting server db to 2005, My report won't work. I just wanna test with some reports in SQL 2005 reporting services.
1) what should i do( I have already installed Reporting services in 2005 (64-bit)?
2) Can i backup Report server db and Report Tempdb database and restore in SQL 2005 but these database already exists in SQL 2005.?
3) If i upgrade these database , Will it effect my 2000 Production Reports?
4) i donno what to do
Please help SQL reporting experts.
I'm attempting to obtain a cost effective solution for my existing customers to develop reports on their SQL 2000 Server installations using their Reporting Services 2000. With products like Visual Basic.NET 2003 becoming almost impossible to obtain, I have at least one customer who is running into a dead end.
One option possibly is the SQL Express with Advanced Services download, which has Reporting Services. My questions are as follows:
Can the report designer component of SQL Express Reporting Services be configured to connect to an external database (which would happen to be a SQL 2000 database) to establish its datasets?
Does the resultant designed report end up in an RDL file? If the customer published this report via the Reporting Services 2000 Report Manager, would the report be able to run?
Sorry for asking a question like this that I could probably answer on my own, but my customer needed this answer yesterday. I have scoured the web and microsoft sites - and posted a question on the official SQL Reporting Services cateogy ... in an attempt to answer the basic question of how to design reports for Reporting Services 2000 in the absence of Visual Basic.NET 2003 (or other .NET 2003 tools) with no success.
Thanks to anyone who can help.
-- Mark
Hello,
We want the reporting tool to be integrated with visual studio 2005. From my understanding SQL reporting services 2000 can be integrated only with visual studio 2003 (Please correct me if I am wrong) . Hence we have decided to go for SQL reporting services 2005
I understand that SQL reporting services 2005 can be used with SQL server 2000 database. I want to know if SQL reporting services 2005 and SQL server 2000 database are on a single machine, would a single license for SQL server 2000 suffice or should we have a license for sql server 2005 (since we use SQL reporting services 2005) as well.
Many thanks in advance,
Vaneeth
Hi,
I successfully got SQL 2005 Express with reporting services running under VISTA. Developed some reports in the VISTA environment. However, my target system is a Windows 2000 server. We installed SQL 2005 w/reporting services onto the Windows 2000 server. SQL2005 Database is up and running. Reporting Services are running, IIS RRS virtual directories are built, RRS databases are built. I can do everything except deploy reports from Business Intelligent Studio. I can preview reports, just cannot deploy. The Reporting Services indicate 1 failure in its configuration; the Web Service Identity. It is loaded with <server>ASPNET. I cannot get rid of this error. I assume this is the problem. After digging around I found that Windows 2000 does not have an ASPNET user, it uses the IWAM user instead. Reporting services did not run at all till I changed the rs config file and put the IWAM user in as <WebServiceAccount>.
Does anyone have Reporting services 2005 running on Windows 2000 server? Anyone know how to fix the Web Service Identity error I am getting?
Thanks
Hello,
I was trying to do cascading parameters based off my cube and I wasn't able to do this. Is it possible?
For example, I have a dimension that has Products so I first select the parameter for product type (Dairy, Frozen, Candy) and then I have another dropdown listbox that has the name of each product (Milk, Ice Cream, Lemon Drops). The second dropdown listbox should only contain the products that match what parameter was selected in the first dropdown.
When I couldn't get that to work, I went to the source system containing the Dimension tables and just did nice and easy SQL statements from there. It worked but I, for some reason that I can't explain, think this is not the proper way to do it.
Also, is there a way to have a default on the second parameter based on the first parameter selected? I would assume that default would be [All].
Thank you.
-Gumbatman
Hi, I'm wondering if I can use SQL 2005 Reporting Services with SQL Server 2000, SQL Express or MSDE, or I need to install SQL Server 2005 in order to use Reporting Services 2005? Thank you in advance.
Regards,
Miguel
All,
I apologize for not doing the legwork to see if i can answer my own question, but I am close to a loosely planned SQL 2005 migration and don't have time and resources to test my own theories.
Is there a way for a Reporting Services 2000 server to connect to SQL server 2005 databases? I've tried creating a new data source and changing a report to this data source, but it seems like the report is still using the old data source. I'm guessing i might need to register new data providers on the 2000 RS server and then change the existsing data sources.
Ideas?
Thx in advance,
-Peter