Need Some Thoughts On An Emerging Trend With SharePoint
Dec 17, 2007
I was hoping to elicit some feedback on a trend I am seeing in the Portal market, and specifically with SharePoint development.
If you are not familiar with SharePoint, there is a data table abstraction within SharePoint called a "List". Lists are used for storing data (duh!). However, they are built using the SharePoint front end, and the data entered into all lists is stored in a few tables in the SharePoint content database.
What I am seeing happening is SharePoint gurus reccomending AGAINST storing your relational data within database tables, and within SharePoint lists instead. I am not sold on this approach, and it actually makes me think we are taking a step backwards with regards to persistent data storage and best practices.
- Lists cannot be natively related to one another, however they support "lookups"
- Anyone can create a list...and repeat the same data all over the enterprise.
- Lists are maintained in two tables within the SharePoint content database using meta-data patterns.
- Portals contain a multitude of sites. Users and portal admins can create lists all over the place, thus spreading related data over a wide swath of the enterprise.
Is it just me, or are SharePoint pundits absolutely CRAZY to be recommending persistent data storage using lists? I see nothing but problems arising from this approach.
I apologize beforehand if you have not worked with SharePoint and Lists, as this post may not make much sense to you. ;)
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I have developed a simple logic for finding the trend based on least squares method.Want to know whether a built in function already exists for finding the trend or is being developed for future versions of SQL server
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For a set of data points (x, y), this algorithm can be used to fit the data to any of the following curves:
1. Straight line (linear regresion); y = A + b*x
2. Exponential curve; y = A*EXP(b*x); nb a > 0
3. Logarithmic curve; y = A + b*LN(x)
4. Power curve; y = A*x^b; nb a > 0
The coefficient of determination is R2 (how well does the curve fit)
-- Prepare test data
CREATE TABLEcf
(
x decimal(38, 10),
y decimal(38, 10)
)
-- Calculate Linear regression
INSERTcf
SELECT40.5, 104.5 UNION ALL
SELECT38.6, 102 UNION ALL
SELECT37.9, 100 UNION ALL
SELECT36.2, 97.5 UNION ALL
SELECT35.1, 95.5 UNION ALL
SELECT34.6, 94
SELECT'Linear regression' AS Type, A, b, R2
FROMdbo.fnCurveFitting(1)
UNION ALL
SELECT'Bestfit = ' + CAST(Type AS VARCHAR), A, b, R2
FROMdbo.fnBestFit()
-- Calculate Exponential regression
DELETE
FROMcf
INSERTcf
SELECT.72, 2.16 UNION ALL
SELECT1.31, 1.61 UNION ALL
SELECT1.95, 1.16 UNION ALL
SELECT2.58, .85 UNION ALL
SELECT3.14, .5
SELECT'Exponential regression' AS Type, A, b, R2
FROMdbo.fnCurveFitting(1)
UNION ALL
SELECT'Bestfit = ' + CAST(Type AS VARCHAR), A, b, R2
FROMdbo.fnBestFit()
-- Calculate Logarithmic regression
DELETE
FROMcf
INSERTcf
SELECT3, 1.5 UNION ALL
SELECT4, 9.3 UNION ALL
SELECT6, 23.4 UNION ALL
SELECT10, 45.8 UNION ALL
SELECT12, 60.1
SELECT'Logarithmic regression' AS Type, A, b, R2
FROMdbo.fnCurveFitting(1)
UNION ALL
SELECT'Bestfit = ' + CAST(Type AS VARCHAR), A, b, R2
FROMdbo.fnBestFit()
-- Calculate Power regression
DELETE
FROMcf
INSERTcf
SELECT10, .95 UNION ALL
SELECT12, 1.05 UNION ALL
SELECT15, 1.25 UNION ALL
SELECT17, 1.41 UNION ALL
SELECT20, 1.73 UNION ALL
SELECT22, 2 UNION ALL
SELECT25, 2.53 UNION ALL
SELECT27, 2.98 UNION ALL
SELECT30, 3.85 UNION ALL
SELECT32, 4.59 UNION ALL
SELECT35, 6.02
SELECT'Power regression' AS Type, A, b, R2
FROMdbo.fnCurveFitting(1)
UNION ALL
SELECT'Bestfit = ' + CAST(Type AS VARCHAR), A, b, R2
FROMdbo.fnBestFit()
DROP TABLE cf
Peter Larsson
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I get the following error when I try to navigate to a report/model/data source, stored in a Sharepoint Document Library using a Sharepoint URL based on an Extranet or Intranet zone - but it works OK using the url for the Default zone:
System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException: The specified path refers to a SharePoint zone that is not supported. The default zone path must be used. ---> Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Utilities.SecurityZoneNotSupportedException: The specified path refers to a SharePoint zone that is not supported. The default zone path must be used.
Is this a limitation of the SQLRS-WSS3 integration or is there a workaround?
Many thanks to anyone who can help!
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Since I wasn't getting any replies with answers or suggestions to my initial posting, I figured I would continue to list the problems and solutions I've encountered while trying to setup and utilize SharePoint integration mode, and read data from SharePoint with SSRS reports (developed in VS2005). Hopefully this is helpful to anyone that is also trying to learn all this stuff and figure it out.
(Single server - W2K3R2_SP2 as: DC / SQL2005 Standard / MOSS2007 Enterprise - see the bottom of this posting for the steps I took to set that up)
Note: After I get this to work, I intend to post my experiences for setting up SharePoint Integration with SQL and SP on separate boxes.
1. In the new reporting section under SharePoint application management in the Central Admin Console, the Grant database AND Set Server Defaults work when using the domain admin account, but not when using the SQLSPS service account I used to setup both SQL and SharePoint. Why can't I use the service account? Is the domain admin account now going to be used as a service account for accessing the sharepoint database?
This question remains unanswered as of yet.
2. Reporting Services configuration tool shows Sharepoint integration as red x when I create a new database in integration mode. (the service account SQLSPS and the Server object are members of the group WSS_WPG). If I switch back to native mode (the original reportserver database), the red x goes to a blue exclamation instead. Using Service Credentials or Windows credentials (as either the service account SQLSPS or as domain admin) doesn't change anything.
RESOLVED by using a domain user account for the ReportServer WebApp. Even though everything is installed on the same machine, it seems using the default of NETWORK SERVICE wasn't acceptable. Possibly because SharePoint is configured to allow additional machines in the farm?
3. http://servername:8080/reportserver will display Report Server information as it did before the integration on port 80, but http://servername/reportserver doesn't display anything through SharePoint.
Resolved. I needed to define a repository before I could view it (go figure). When I created a sharepoint site based on a report center template, created a data connection library and report library, and then referenced that by http://servername/sites/myReportCenterSite/myReportLibrary, I was able to see the equivalent of http://servername/reports (which is now disabled due to integration mode).
4. Unable to deploy to new report center sharepoint site I mention above using Visual Studio. I kept getting "A connection could not be made to the report server http://servername/sites/ReportCenter. Server was unable to process request. The request failed with HTTP status 503: Service unavailable (System.Web.Services). In Visual Studio, the project properties were: TargetDataSourceFolder = http://servername/sites/myReportCenterSite/myDataConnectionLibrary, TargetReportFolder = http://servername/sites/myReportCenterSite/myReportLibrary, TargetServerURL = http://servername/sites/myReportCenterSite/
Found these errors in the event logs on the server.
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: W3SVC
Event ID: 1021
Description:
The identity of application pool, 'ReportServer' is invalid. If it remains invalid when the first request for the application pool is processed, the application pool will be disabled. The data field contains the error number.
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: W3SVC
Event ID: 1057
Description:
The identity of application pool 'ReportServer' is invalid, so the World Wide Web Publishing Service can not create a worker process to serve the application pool. Therefore, the application pool has been disabled.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: W3SVC
Event ID: 1059
Description:
A failure was encountered while launching the process serving application pool 'ReportServer'. The application pool has been disabled.
RESOLVED the issue by changing the Application Pool used by reporting services from ReportServer to DefaultAppPool and changing the account DefaultAppPool used from NETWORK SERVICE to my service account SQLSPS. I have no idea why ReportServer is invalid, it was set to use the service account SQLSPS the same as DefaultAppPool is. Perhaps the reporting services add-on makes a change to invalidate this?
5. Attempting to read a SharePoint list using a SSRS report. This should be fun.
First, created a new custom list in the ReportCenter SharePoint sites I've been using and called it myCustomList. I added one item with a title of myCustomListItem1. I don't know if I need to do more than that for a simple test of reporting or not yet.
Second, configured new shared data source. Name = myCustomList1DataSource, type=XML, Connection String = http://servername/_vti_bin/lists.asmx (this URL is viewable in IE), Using Windows authenticaion.
Third, in VS2005 on a workstation in the domain, create new report item (report1.rdl). New dataset for report; Name=Report1DataSet, Data Source=myCustomList1DataSource (Shared), Command type = text, Query String = [See Queries and associated errors below]:
Initial query obtained from: Connecting SQL Reporting Services to a SharePoint List (David Wise)
http://www.sharepointblogs.com/dwise/archive/2007/11/28/connecting-sql-reporting-services-to-a-sharepoint-list-redux.aspx
Note: Queries when executing the dataset (which errors out) and when executing a query in CAML Viewer for the same information (which does work just fine) both initially return 401.1 and 401.2 errors (as viewed in Fiddler). Since the CAML query works, I have not tracked this down yet.
A. Original format from posting
<Query>
<Method Namespace=http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/ Name="GetListItems"/>
<SoapAction>
http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/GetListItems
</SoapAction>
</Query>
Parameter; Name => listName, Value => =myCustomList
Was NOT prompted to define the query parameters
- Gets this error: "An error occurred while setting the command text property of the data extension command. The XmlDP query is invalid. (Microsoft.ReportingServices.DataExtensions)."
- Advanced information from the error => 'http' is an unexpected token. The expected token is '"' or '''. Line 2, position 19. (System.Xml)
B. Changed: Placed the namespace URL in quotes (also tried with and without / in namespace after /soap)
<Query>
<Method Namespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/" Name="GetListItems"/>
<SoapAction>http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/GetListItems
</SoapAction>
</Query>
Parameter; Name => listName, Value => =myCustomList (also tried Value => myCustomList) (no equal sign)
Clicked "!" to execute, and got prompted to define the query parameters
Entered Name => listName, Value => myCustomList
- Gets this error: "failed to execute web request for the specified URL (Microsoft.ReportingServices.DataExtensions)."
- Advanced information: <faultstring>Server did not recognize the value of HTTP Header SOAPAction: http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/GetListItems/.</faultstring>
C. Try the query string that seems to work for Stramit CAML Viewer to read myCustomList
Stramit CAML query:
<Query xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/">
<OrderBy>
<FieldRef Name="ID" />
</OrderBy>
</Query>
Also tried
<Query xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/">
</Query>
And tried entering no query...
Parameter; Name => listName, Value => =myCustomList (also tried Value => myCustomList) (no equal sign)
Clicked "!" to execute, and got prompted to define the query parameters
Entered Name => listName, Value => myCustomList
- Gets this error: "failed to execute web request for the specified URL (Microsoft.ReportingServices.DataExtensions)."
- Advanced information: <soap:Fault><soap:Code><soap:Value>soap:Receiver</soap:Value></soap:Code><soap:Reason><soap:Text xml:lang="en">Server was unable to process request. ---> Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.</soap:Text></soap:Reason><soap: Detail /></soap:Fault>
RESOLVED. Went back to the query used in B above, and mysteriously it works now. This could be the "funny things happen" symptom I've been reading about. We'll see if it continues to function.
Here's what I've learned so far on Issue #5:
1. XML is confusing. XmlDP is even more confusing...whatever that is. Apparently it's new to/with Reporting Services in SharePoint integration mode?
2. There is far too little documentation regarding XmlDP and querying SharePoint lists from SQL Reporting Services.
3. According to http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms159741.aspx: You must use the generic query designer to create the query. The query is not analyzed to identify parameters; therefore you must create parameters through the Parameter tab on the Dataset dialog box.
Tried this query:
<Query>
<SoapAction>http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/GetListItems</SoapAction>
<Method Namespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/" Name="GetListItems" />
<Parameters>
<Parameter Name="listName">
<DefaultValue>myCustomReport2</DefaultValue>
</Parameter>
<OrderBy>
<FieldRef name="ows_Date" />
</OrderBy>
</Parameters>
</Query>
I was still prompted for the listName and the list returned with ows_Date still out of order. So maybe that proves this statement is true?
<translation: why make it convenient when it's already [somewhat] functional?>
4. When building the dataset, anything I place in the "Query string" box has to be enclosed in <query></query> tags or it errors out. I am trying to understand how to translate the CAML viewer query (which does work but isn't wrapped in query tags) into something that fits between query tags, and it hasn't gone well so far.
<translation: To be at one with your reports Grasshopper, you must understand xml>
5. According to http://srv1/sites/ReportCenter/_vti_bin/lists.asmx, "GetListItems" operation is supported
<translation: you're getting warmer...>
6. According to the soap output of my site http://srv1/sites/ReportCenter/_vti_bin/lists.asmx?op=GetListItems, I am only allowed to specify the following parameters: listName, viewName, query, viewFields, rowLimit, queryOptions and webID.
<translation: that and $3.00 will get you a cup of coffee>
7. According to http://www.sharepointblogs.com/dwise/archive/2007/11/28/connecting-sql-reporting-services-to-a-sharepoint-list-redux.aspx, only listName, viewName and rowLimit parameters are usable(?) (query and queryOptions may not be working properly with SSRS).
<translation: that kind of sucks>
8. When this started mysteriously working again, I tested using the "/" at the end of the namespace (wouldn't work without) and the "=" sign in front of the parameter value as defined on the parameter tab of the dataset (turns out to be optional).
As long as I can query SharePoint and get my list information back, I'm going to consider this issue closed and move on to actually using this information in a report. I'm sure that won't work right either, but why stop now?!
6. Ok, now that I can read SharePoint list data with SSRS, I need to try and actually do something with it.
A. Begin by setting up new data to report on
1. Create a new custom list (myCustomList2) and add a test record. This list will simulate the data we intend to submit to SharePoint using InfoPath, so it has a number of custom/created columns in it
2. Modify the working information from #5 above; add a new shared data source (myCustomList2DataSource), tell the dataset to use the new shared data source, change the information set in the parameter tab (Name => listName, Value => =myCustomList2) and test the dataset. Lucky me, it actually returned the record I entered on the first try.
B. Begin to build the report with the dataset returned
1. So, as I'm feeling good that it's actually reading the list in Step A without me threatening to destroy the machine, I look to the left in the Dataset results navigation pane in VS2005 and realize there are NO fields for me to choose to report on.
2. At this point, I have no clue what to do about getting this XML data into a report. Not that I have a large clue about SSRS otherwise, but I have at least been able to build SSRS reports when using a SQL database as the datasource. Fyi, http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms159741.aspx states: "Reports can use data from XML documents and Web services, or embed XML in the query. There is no built-in support for retrieving XML documents from a SQL Server database.", in case anyone is trying to do that....
RESOLVED. Since the fields were not appearing automatically, I had started to add new fields to the dataset manually (if it doesn't work, beat it with a hammer, right?). I entered half a dozen or so fields, each one with the exact name as displayed in the query results, and then decided it would be fun to hit the refresh fields icon. As soon as I did that, all the fields shown in the query immediately appeared in the dataset and I was able to add them to a report. I don't know if I hit the refresh fields when working in issue #5, so I can't say if they are there now because of that, or because of adding some fields manually first, a combination of the two, or if it's just one of those mystery items I'm reading about with sharepoint reporting.
7. Rows are being returned even though they have NULL values (so far anyway), and most data is returning nicely for the bulk of the columns I created in the list I'm reporting on. Here are the current issues:
A. I have one column in my SharePoint list that is multi-lined text. If the text type is either rich text or enhanced rich text, the value returned in the query is formatted like this: "<div class=ExternalClassyadayada<div>My notes display here". If I set the column to be plain text, this doesn't happen. I will need to figure out how to filter that for my report.
RESOLVED. David Wise had some code listed at http://www.sharepointblogs.com/dwise/archive/2007/11/28/connecting-sql-reporting-services-to-a-sharepoint-list-redux.aspx that addressed this issue somewhat. I modified it to match my circumstances. Disclaimer: I'm not a programmer, so use this at your own risk.
function ExtractMultiLineText(myField as string) as string
dim strBegin as string
dim strEnd as string
dim myBegin as integer
dim myEnd as integer
dim myTextLength as integer
strBegin = "<div>"
strEnd = "</div>"
if myField = nothing then return ""
if myField = "" then return ""
myBegin = Instr(myField, strBegin) + Len(strBegin)
myEnd = Instr(myField, strEnd)
myTextLength = myEnd - myBegin
if myBegin < 1 then return myField
return mid(myField, myBegin, myTextLength)
end function
B. I have two columns in the SharePoint list that are set as number values with 0 decimal places. When I query those however in SSRS, they return with the number plus like 12 zeroes behind the decimal. Not a major issue, but I'll put it on the list anyway.
RESOLVED. Used the Int() function; =Int(Fields!ows_myProblemNumber)
C. If I go to "/_vti_bin/lists.asmx?op=GetListItems", it appears from the sample soap output that I am allowed to ask GetListItems for is: listName, viewName, query, viewFields, rowLimit, queryOptions and webID. As I mentioned in issue #5, according to http://www.sharepointblogs.com/dwise/archive/2007/11/28/connecting-sql-reporting-services-to-a-sharepoint-list-redux.aspx, only listName, viewName and rowLimit parameters are usable(?) and query and queryOptions may not be working properly with SSRS.
So, if I can't put anything other than this in my query string;
<Query>
<Method Namespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/" Name="GetListItems"/>
<SoapAction>http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/GetListItems</SoapAction>
</Query>
and I only have a couple parameters to pass on top of that, then it appears to me that my options for filtering the amount of data returned from the SharePoint list is to figure out a way to do it with expressions in the parameters or in the report itself. Am I missing something? Is this really all I get to work with out-of-the-box?
More to come...
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Installation steps taken to build the server VM:
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(Using VirtualPC 2007)
1. Build OS (2003R2SP2) and promote to DC
1a. Create domain user service account SQLSPS
2. Prep for SQL
2a. Install ASP.NET, IIS (www) and .NET 2.0
3. Install SQL/SSRS 2005 Std
3a. Verify SSRS works
3b. RS config tool shows SP integration as blue exclamation
3c. Use service account SQLSPS for anything requiring Windows credentials
4. Install SQL2005 SP2
4a. Verify SSRS works
4b. RS config tool shows SP integration as blue exclamation
5. Prep for SharePoint
5a. Install .NET 3.0
6. Install MOSS2007 Enterprise and configure
6a. Webapps, SSP and anything else use svc acct SQLSPS
6b. Move Default website to port 8080 and re-activate (SharePoint stopped the site)
6c. Verify SSRS works on 8080
7. Install Reporting Services Add-in
8. Create new RS database in integration mode (with service credentials)
8a. RS config tool shows SP integration as red x
9. SP central admin /application management / manage integration settings
9a. reports server = http://srv1:8080/reportserver (since default port has been moved to 8080)
10. SP central admin /application management/grant database access
10a. using the FQDN, confirm servername and default instance - click OK
10b. Prompted for an account to use to retrieve information; svc acct SQLSPS did not work, domain admin did though
11. SP central admin / application management/set server defaults
11a. Accepted all defaults
12. Verify reportserver answers at http://srv1:8080/reportserver (via reportserver AppPool and DefaultAppPool)
13. Changed the application pool identity for the ReportServer AppPool from Network Service to the domain user service account I used for all SQL and SharePoint configurations (SQLSPS) and rebooted. The red x for sharepoint integration in the RS configuration tool is now a green checkmark.
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Jul 12, 2007
I just learned I can deploy and schedule jobs to run SSIS packages (via job/sqlagent) without the Integration Service (agent) itself actually running alongside (or on) the server. (Double-click on manifest, deploy IS package to server, create job/job step to run IS package, watch it run even when integration service is completely disabled)
Other than convenient viewing, configuring, and RMC running w/in SQL Server Mgmt Studio 2005, why then do I need the integration service running on a production box at all? When do I really need the IS service itself?
In our (finance) world only (a) an act of God or (b) a DBA can touch production databases/servers. Allowing anyone to connect to yet another service - in this case, an integration service - to meddle w/ a package would be a no no, so...
1) Could I trouble someone for a concrete, critical reason why the DBA should enable it on a production server. Speed? Caching? Peace of mind knowing everything is piled onto and neatly running on the server?
2) On a more minor note, if I'm deploying a package to be housed solely w/in MSDB, is there anyway to prevent the prompt of a file location during deployment, i.e. the creation of an empty directory that would otherwise hold package dependencies if I were running it as a file?
We'd like to deploy only to MSDB (I know all the pros/cons w/r/t saving dtsxs to files v. msdb) and keep deployments clean (read: all in one place). DR is via SAN-to-SAN replication with, among other things, msdb cleanly getting replicated. We would very much like to avoid having to worry about (more) file/directories sitting out on a server share to be replicated to DR (it seems the default is to allow deployments to directories on the SQL server instance itself..ugh) Any architectural insights on this would be appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Jim
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Oct 3, 2005
I like the new gig a lot. Real busy, smart folks and I have been in high demand since 5 minutes after my butt hit the chair. I already have code in production.
Anyhow, we have a security situation on the sql servers I pointed out on my first day. So they want me to roll everything over to Windows Authentication and give the developers and report writers more restricted rights inside SQL Server. So they have NT Groups for different kinds of users and all of that jazz and I layed on the typical stuff about using NT groups vs individual accounts and ease of admin vs granularity of control. Well the boss came back and said he wants ease of admin and granularity of control over security. So, does anyone have any fresh thinking on turning my eitheror into an AND.
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Dec 29, 2006
Hi,
I would appreciate any thoughts/ideas on the following use case for the distributed service broker application we plan to migrate from our existing proprietary tcp based message protocol using database tables for reliability.
There are two ssb services running in separate sql server instances, each on a different server machine. For simplicity, let us assume the ssb endpoint names are SSBA, SSBB. SSBB is the Initiator of the Dialog while SSBA is the Target. Now the requirement is that if the underlying network communication between the two ssb endpoints(SSBA and SSBB) is broken or if the critical service SSBB is down, then processing of any incoming message into SSBA's queue from a third service broker service (say SSBEXPR) running within a SqlExpress instance should be delayed until SSBB is alive and network communication between SSBA and SSBB is established. In our existing implementation (wherein SSBA, SSBB and SSBEXPR are windows services) we use a combination of TCP socket disconnects and Heartbeat messages between SSBA and SSBB to determine the health of network connection and that of the SSBB service.
Now my understanding of how the underlying network connection for a ssb dialog works is that if there is no activity on a dialog for a certain amount of time then the underlying network connection is closed. Is there a way to specify the amount of time to say infinite value or something and thus change this behavior? My other question is how can one query the underlying network connection (i.e. a row from sys.dm_broker_connections) associated with a particular conversation? If none of this is possible, then any other patterns/ideas/approach is welcome.
Thanks,
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May 4, 2012
I need the Trend line for the following data in Line chart they are the following data. The following are the graph are my output and i need the trend line for these Key_gap value.
This is the link [URL] ....
I need the same trend line for the Bar-Chart in SSRS 2005.
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Feb 7, 2007
We have a line graph which plots the actual data points (x,y), everything is working fine with this graph. Now we need to add a trend line to this existing graph after going thro. the articles we came to know that there is no direct option in SSRS to draw a trend line. So we need to calculate the trend values ourselves which we need to plot as atrend line. This trend line is similar to the trend line which comes in Excel chart, do anyone know how to calculate the trend values from the actual data points. We got through several formulas, but were not clear, have anyone tried out exactly the same, if so please help us out by providing an example to calculate the trend values.
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Apr 24, 2007
Hi,
I have a particularly difficult problem.
I have a SQL Server in an internal network and need to "replicate" to an identical server and database in a DMZ. The DMZ can only receive files sent by a custom component and no port(s) can be opened in the firewall or standard FTP used.
I also need to minimise traffic (i.e. sending whole tables is not an issue as some contain millions of rows), replicate approx once hourly and allow record locking only (as opposed to DB locking/exclsuive access or table locking).
Any thoughts / experiences greatly appreciated otherwise I'm looking at putting triggers on all the tables to monitor changes and generate SQL statements for execution against the DMZ server.
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Aug 15, 2007
Anyone ever heard of or use this, and how does it talk to sql server?
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Jun 16, 2006
Hi all, we have a SQL 2000 database which is for recording job information. we are trying to do a sharepoint page that will show all outstanding jobs with conditionl formating to hilight overdue jobs red. we have managed to do this by date with no problem but we are unable to do this by time.
We have created a view that sharepoint looks at for the needed fields. the job due time field only has the time entered in which means the default date of 01/01/1900 gets entered by the system.
we need away that the only the time is outputted in the sharepoint view and a way to apply conditional formatting to this field in sharepoint and a way to compare the this time to the current system time.
I hope this makes sense, as we are complete novices when it comes to SQL. Please ask if you need any more information.
Any help or a point in the right direction would be deeply appriciated.
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Jan 22, 2007
Sharepoint Server Portal 2007, MSSQL 2005, Reporting Services
When I try to integrate Reporting Services in Adminitsrator, for url of RS I write this: http://servername/ReportServer/ and click OK.
But when I try to go to 'Set Server defaults' or 'Managed Shared Shedules' I get this:
Server was unable to process request. ---> Client found response content type of '', but expected 'text/xml'. The request failed with an empty responseWhat should I Do ?
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Dec 11, 2006
Hi,
I had already setup a SharePoint 2007 Server with a SQL Server 2005 in the same machine.
I cloned the full computer and now my SharePoint clone is pointed to use the old SQL
Server.
How I change my cloned SharePoint to use my cloned SQL Server?
The old configuration diagram
OLD_COMPUTER - SharePont 2007 --> (pointed to) OLD_COMPUTER SQL Server
OLD_COMPUTER - SQL Server
The actual configuration diagram
NEW_COMPUTER - SharePont 2007 --> (now pointed to) OLD_COMPUTER SQL Server
NEW_COMPUTER - SQL Server
The desired configuration diagram
NEW_COMPUTER - SharePont 2007 --> (pointed to) NEW_COMPUTER SQL Server
NEW_COMPUTER - SQL Server
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Feb 7, 2007
I originally installed SQL Server 2005 and configured Reporting Services to run on a different port and website and all worked fine. I can access it via localhost:15540/reportserver and also use BI Development Studio to creat and publish reports.
I updated to SQL Server 2005 SP2, selected SQL Server integration on Reporting Services Configurator, created a new Report servcies database. Now when I go to localhost:15540/reportserver, the reports I had previously had available do not show... that may be ok?
However, I go to Sharepoint 3.0 Central Admin, no entry for Reporting Services show under App Management. Should it?
I also notice that link localhost:15540/reports no longer work... Where should I be able to go to get access to the same functionality.
I guess I am a little confused as to what the integrated mode should do for me. All I really wanted the capability to do was use the report viewer from inside sharepoint.
Thanks so much for any help
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Aug 30, 2007
hey guys, have a problem with installing the sharepoint 2007 add in for Reporting services.
It goes through the install and ends with that the install was interrupted. The error is
SSRSCustomActionError: SharePoint is installed, but not configured.
I have looked this up on the net, but havn't found any answers. I have made sure the site collection admin is the same as the user trying to install the add-in, but it just keeps failing.
I have reporting services on 1 machine and moss 2007 on a different server,
it is a clean install of moss 2007 and is fully configured and operational.
the inetpub directory is on the D: instead of the C:.. dont think this would be an issue
does anyone have any ideas on why this is happening and what i can do to fix it.
many many thanks to anyone who can help me.
Scotty
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Sep 12, 2006
I have been trying to install SRS to a machine that has Sharepoint already installed on it. I have gone through this article:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/RSinstall/htm/gs_installingrs_v1_9fdy.asp
I used the rsactivate tool and it said the command completed successfully. I tried to verify that everything was setup by going to the site http://localhost/reportserver and I get this error:
Server Error in '/ReportServer' Application.
Configuration Error
Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.
Parser Error Message: File or assembly name Microsoft.BusinessFramework, or one of its dependencies, was not found.
Source Error:
Line 73: <add name="WindowsAuthentication" type="System.Web.Security.WindowsAuthenticationModule" />
Line 74: <!--<add name="Session" type="System.Web.SessionState.SessionStateModule"/>-->
Line 75: <add name="EnterpriseInitializationModule" type="Microsoft.BusinessFramework.Security.EnterpriseInitializationModule,Microsoft.BusinessFramework" />
Line 76: <add name="Session" type="System.Web.SessionState.SessionStateModule" />
Line 77: </httpModules>
Source File: c:inetpubwwwrootweb.config Line: 75
Assembly Load Trace: The following information can be helpful to determine why the assembly 'Microsoft.BusinessFramework' could not be loaded.
=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: DisplayName = Microsoft.BusinessFramework
(Partial)
LOG: Appbase = file:///D:/Program Files/SRS/MSSQL/Reporting Services/ReportServer
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = bin
Calling assembly : (Unknown).
===
LOG: Policy not being applied to reference at this time (private, custom, partial, or location-based assembly bind).
LOG: Post-policy reference: Microsoft.BusinessFramework
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///c:/windows/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/Temporary ASP.NET Files/reportserver/00b4b1a7/c716c103/Microsoft.BusinessFramework.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///c:/windows/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/Temporary ASP.NET Files/reportserver/00b4b1a7/c716c103/Microsoft.BusinessFramework/Microsoft.BusinessFramework.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///D:/Program Files/SRS/MSSQL/Reporting Services/ReportServer/bin/Microsoft.BusinessFramework.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///D:/Program Files/SRS/MSSQL/Reporting Services/ReportServer/bin/Microsoft.BusinessFramework/Microsoft.BusinessFramework.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///c:/windows/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/Temporary ASP.NET Files/reportserver/00b4b1a7/c716c103/Microsoft.BusinessFramework.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///c:/windows/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/Temporary ASP.NET Files/reportserver/00b4b1a7/c716c103/Microsoft.BusinessFramework/Microsoft.BusinessFramework.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///D:/Program Files/SRS/MSSQL/Reporting Services/ReportServer/bin/Microsoft.BusinessFramework.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///D:/Program Files/SRS/MSSQL/Reporting Services/ReportServer/bin/Microsoft.BusinessFramework/Microsoft.BusinessFramework.EXE.
Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2300; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.2300
So, I added the dll to the bin directory inside ReportServer...I get this error:
Server Error in '/ReportServer' Application.
Configuration Error
Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.
Parser Error Message: Required permissions cannot be acquired.
Source Error:
Line 73: <add name="WindowsAuthentication" type="System.Web.Security.WindowsAuthenticationModule" />
Line 74: <add name="Session" type="System.Web.SessionState.SessionStateModule"/>
Line 75: <add name="EnterpriseInitializationModule" type="Microsoft.BusinessFramework.Security.EnterpriseInitializationModule,Microsoft.BusinessFramework" />
Line 76: </httpModules>
Line 77: <globalization fileEncoding="utf-8" />
Source File: c:inetpubwwwrootweb.config Line: 75
Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2300; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.2300
So, I added code groups to the .Net 1.1 security configuration...the same error is displayed. If I comment out the offending http module in the sharepoint web.config, it all runs. However, this is not acceptable because it seems to affect my Business Portal site.
Anyone know how to solve this?
Thanks,
Tom
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Mar 1, 2007
Hi all,
I've tried 3 times to integrate RS in Sharepoint and I always have the same result. I can't see the new section in sharepoint central administration under application management. I didn't get any errors while installing any of the components.
RS and Sharepoint are on the same machine and I carefully followed the step to integrate RS in Sharepoint
Can someone help me on this?
thx
Fred
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Apr 14, 2008
It looks like I'll be assigned with development and database management utilizing Microsoft Office Sharepoint Services and saw that there are some issues as it can become quite unwieldy.
I was wondering what difficulties to expect from MOSS and/or Sharepoint in terms of managing and backing up. Any tips or suggestions?
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Jun 12, 2008
I know this is not SQL server related. Do anyone know good Third-party tools to backup sharepoint 2007? I have looked at www.avepoint.com and ideras tools but didn't find price listings. I am looking which has reasonable price and efficient.
Only xpurt ownly
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