Parameters, Defaults, And Datatypes...oh MY!
Nov 28, 2007
Thanks in advance for fielding my question!
I have parameters (type=datetime) on a report whose values are populated from a query. This query just pulls a list of all the dates (all Sunday dates) in a table. I have the parameter set up to have the date as the value and then a string representation of the value as the label (ie 2007-11-25) to make it easier for the user.
I want to set up a default for this parameter that essentially takes today's date and calculates the previous Sunday's date so the parameter drop down defaults to last Sunday's date.
My expression works fine just to display it on the report in a text box. It calculates and displays last Sunday's date perfectly. BUT, it doesn't work when I use it in the expression for the parameter default - Im' assuming because the latter cares about data type?
here's my statement:
=Iif(Now.DayofWeek=1,dateadd("d",-1,Now),(Iif(Now.DayofWeek=2,dateadd("d",-2,Now),(Iif(Now.DayofWeek=3,dateadd("d",-3,Now),(Iif(Now.DayofWeek=4,dateadd("d",-4,Now),(Iif(Now.DayofWeek=5,dateadd("d",-5,Now),(Iif(Now.DayofWeek=6,dateadd("d",-6,Now),(Iif(Now.DayofWeek=7,Now,0)))))))))))))
In short all those if statements calculate the day of last Sunday's date based on Now()...so if it's Monday, subtract 1, if it's Tuesday, subtract 2...etc.... BUT this returns the time also - argh! Formats!
How can I format this so it will equate to my oracle date populating in my parameter list? Do I need to match the output of the above statement to the LABEL (ie, string) or the actual VALUE (ie, date). I've tried both. I've hacked at this thing for an hour and I'm sure it's so obvious!
Thanks!
J
View 8 Replies
ADVERTISEMENT
Dec 4, 2007
It seems that my report runs immediately now that I've set defaults on all parameters. Is there a way to allow defaults on all params but still require that the user click "view report" before it runs?
View 3 Replies
View Related
Jun 2, 2014
I have various ways of getting the parameters of a stored procedure:
I have a procedure that has all defaults 4 are null and 2 are 0.
The following shows most of what I need but no defaults
SELECT PARAMETER_NAME ,
ORDINAL_POSITION ,
DATA_TYPE ,
CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH ,
CHARACTER_OCTET_LENGTH ,
NUMERIC_PRECISION ,
[Code] ...
This one has two values:
PARAMETER_HASDEFAULT (always 0) and PARAMETER_DEFAULT (always 0)
sp_procedure_params_rowset proc procedure
Is there something else that would tell me if there is a default on a parameter and what the default is if there is one.
View 2 Replies
View Related
Jul 21, 2015
I'm importing a multi tab spreadsheet using Import wizard, which I understand to use the same internals as SSIS. The total number of columns in the spread sheet will be over 500. The import wizard defaults everything to varchar 255. I understand there is an XML file I can manipulate to change this and they are located
C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server100DTSMappingFiles
Assuming one of these will control Excel defaults, which one is it? None of the names lend themselves to the Excel as a source. SqlClientToMSSql10?
View 6 Replies
View Related
Jan 7, 2008
Good afternoon,
I am trying to figure out a way to use a columns default value when using a stored procedure to insert a new row into a table. I know you are thinking "that is what the default value is for", but bare with me on this.
Take the following table and subsequent stored procedure. In the table below, I have four columns, one of which is NOT NULL and has a default value set for that column.
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[TestTable](
[FirstName] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
[LastName] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
[SSN] [nvarchar](15) NULL,
[IsGeek] [bit] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_TestTable_IsGeek] DEFAULT ((1))
) ON [PRIMARY]
I then created the following stored procedure:
CREATE PROCEDURE TestTable_Insert
@FirstName nvarchar(50),
@LastName nvarchar(50),
@SSN nvarchar(15),
@geek bit = NULL
AS
BEGIN
INSERT INTO TestTable (FirstName, LastName, SSN, IsGeek)
VALUEs (@FirstName, @LastName, @SSN, @geek)
END
GO
and executed it as follows (without passing the @geek parameter value)
EXEC TestTable_Insert 'scott', 'klein', '555-55-5555'
The error I got back (and somewhat expected) is the following:
Cannot insert the value NULL into column 'IsGeek', table 'ScottTest.dbo.TestTable'; column does not allow nulls. INSERT fails.
What I would like to happen is for the table to use the columns default value and not the NULL value if I don't pass a parameter for @geek. OR, it would be really cool to be able to do something like this:
INSERT INTO TestTable (FirstName, LastName, SSN, IsGeek)
VALUEs (@FirstName, @LastName, @SSN, ISNULL(@geek, DEFAULT))
Does this make sense?
View 9 Replies
View Related
Oct 7, 2004
How do i know whats the default values on which table and which column and whats the default value
It should be like this
Table columnconstraint_name value
empemp_idDF_emp_emp_no 1
empjoin_dateDF_emp_cur_date getdate()
How can i get these results on all the tables in my DB.
Thanks.
View 3 Replies
View Related
Sep 13, 2007
I have a 64-bit box with SQL 2000 and 2005 installed on it. At the command prompt, typing BCP -v gives me the 8.0 version, not 9.0. I really want the 9.0 version as the default. Obviously typing
"C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90 oolsinncp" gives me the 9.0 version.
My PATH variable looks like this:
Path=C:WINDOWSsystem32;C:WINDOWS;C:WINDOWSSystem32Wbem;C:Program FilesAT
I TechnologiesATI Control Panel;C:Program FilesIntelDMIX;C:Program Files (
x86)Microsoft SQL Server80ToolsBINN;C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Ser
ver80ToolsBinn;C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90DTSBinn;C:Program
FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90Toolsinn;C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL
Server90Toolsinn;C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server90DTSBinn;C
:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server90ToolsBinnVSShellCommon7IDE;C:
Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 8Common7IDEPrivateAssemblies
Do I dare change the order so it looks in the 9.0 directories first? Or is this by design?
thx
View 1 Replies
View Related
Feb 27, 2001
Hi!
I´m experiencing problems with datepart(weekday,...) function. In particular with week 54 of 2000... (by the way, don´t make a bet about that, because Jan 1st. was saturday (last day of week) and year 2000 was a leap year!!!, so Dec 31 became the one and only case of 54 weeks... in our calendar).
Is there a way I can fix sunday as first day of week, instead using SET DATEFIRST in every procedure? (because "somebody" puts MONDAY as a default in spanish)
Thanx in advance,
César.
View 1 Replies
View Related
Jul 6, 2001
I have run the following script to create a default on a table:
alter table TableXYY
add default 0 for ColumnX
Now, how do I delete this default (without re-creating the table)??
Thanks
View 1 Replies
View Related
Jan 17, 2007
I'm having some problems when trying to import an external table into my SQL Server 7.0 DB. When date fields are being created the datatype is being set to smalldatetime which is causing errors because some of the data in the source table is using dates proir to 1900.
Is there a way I can set the datatype to be set as datetime instead of smalldatetime?
View 4 Replies
View Related
Sep 26, 2007
I have a stored procedure that has @BeginDate and @EndDate as parameters. I created a report with a default for both. They run just fine. After I deployed, I created Linked Reports and wanted to override the defaults. In the defaults, I tried to put in GetDate() for @BeginDate and GetDate()+10 for the @EndDate so this can be passed in the where statement of the stored procedure. I get 'Syntax error converting datetime from character string.'
What I assume is that if I override the default, the stored procedure will process what I put in the @BeginDate and @EndDate parameters.
The where statement looks like:
and (m.BeginDate >= @BeginDate) and (m.EndDate <= @EndDate)
I'm using Reporting Services 2005 and SQL Server 2005.
Thanks, Iris
View 1 Replies
View Related
Jan 12, 2000
Does anyone have a way of finding all parameters with default values, for any stored procedure in a database?
aTdHvAaNnKcSe!
View 1 Replies
View Related
Jul 2, 2007
I have a column which uses a DEFAULT as GETDATE in one of my tables. When I execute a DTS package to insert data into it, the column values are all the same, but if I use SSIS, the dates differ slightly (by a few ticks after several rows, but not a consistent amount of rows).
Is there an explanation for this difference, and how can I correct this problem?
View 2 Replies
View Related
Jul 20, 2005
I have a table, tbl1:create table tbl1 ([field1] [char] (16) NULL DEFAULT (' '),[field2] [char] (6) NULL DEFAULT (' ')).When I do a select * into tbl2 from tbl1, tbl2 does not have defaults.Is there any settings I have to keep on when I do a select * into?Any help will be appreciated.
View 2 Replies
View Related
Feb 22, 2007
Hi guys,
I have a problem when configuring SharePoint and RS on two boxes. (If install everything in one box is fine)
I have SQL SP2 + RS in one server and SharePoint on the other server. I've followed every step in the SQL 2005 Online Book to configure the RS and SharePoint including:
How to: Install the Windows SharePoint Services Object Model on a Report Server Computer. (Done)
How to: Configure Service Accounts (Reporting Services Configuration). (Done)
However, I got an error when click "Set server defaults" in SharePoint Central Admin:
An unexpected error occurred while connecting to the report server. Verify that the report server is available and configured for SharePoint integrated mode.
In ReadMe of SQL SP2, see below: http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/d/c/fdcb3a53-0cb1-4e67-a1b6-45b89b3c59cf/readme_rsaddin.htm#_rsshare_known_problems_7
---
6.4 Service account requirements for Reporting Services
Restrictions on using built-in accounts apply to some deployment topologies of Reporting Services that include a report server running in SharePoint integrated mode. The following combination of factors will result in service account requirements:
The report server is integrated with a SharePoint farm comprising more than one computer.
The report server and SharePoint Central Administration Web site run on separate computers.
In this scenario, if either the Report Server Web service or Windows service runs under a built-in account such as NetworkService, the Grant database access option in SharePoint Central Administration will not work correctly. Consequently, accessing any Reporting Services feature through a SharePoint site will result in the following error:
"An unexpected error occurred while connecting to the report server. Verify that the report server is available and configured for SharePoint integrated mode. --> Server was unable to process request. --> Client found response content type of 'text/html; charset=utf-8', but expected 'text.xml'."
To avoid this error, choose one of the following approaches:
On the computer that hosts the report server, continue to run the Report Server Web service as NetworkService and add the built-in account, such as NT_AUTHORITYNetworkService to the WSS_WPG Windows group.
Configure the service accounts to run under a domain user account as follows:
Start the Reporting Services Configuration tool and connect to the report server.
Click Windows Service Identity, click Windows Account, type a domain user account, and click Apply.
Click Web Service Identity, for Report Server, click New, type an application pool name, click Windows Account, type a domain user account, and click Apply.
Reset IIS.
Restart the Windows service.
---
I did try it out but still get the error when clicking "Set server defaults" link in SharePoint Central Admin.
Is there something wrong with the two boxes installation???
Hope the MS guys can help.
Paul
View 8 Replies
View Related
Aug 2, 2006
We've got an app that is in final testing so we can't go around forcing SqlDbType.VarChar. Is there any way to make SqlParameter default to varchar if you don't explicitly set a type for a string value? It's bad for our db index usage because they're all varchar and nvarchar forces a convert_implicit messing up performance.
View 1 Replies
View Related
Mar 22, 2004
Hi,
I Just wanted know that where is the Default and Constraint values are stored in SQL server or DB2 sytem Tables?
View 4 Replies
View Related
Oct 30, 2005
I am doing a little research on Google about this topic and I ran intothis thread:http://groups.google.com/group/micr...dc13d4ee6758966I read SQL Server MVP Louis Davidson's post saying:"Actually they are more likely to drop the concept of bound defaults.Constraints are the standard way to do this, and really should be the wayyou create defaults anyhow."Even I read in the Microsoft SQL Server Introduction (SQL 7 bookpage 244, however we're using SQL Server 2000):"Constraints define rules regarding the values allowed in columns and arethe standard mechanism for enforcing integrity, preferred over triggers,rules, and defaults. They are also used by the query optimizer to improveperformance in selectivity estimation, cost calculations, and queryrewriting."Why constraint defaults are better? The second sentence about constraintshaving better optimization, I am guessing they don't mean this aboutDefault Constraints, rather the other type of constraints?Because I don't see how a Default Constraint have anything to do withperformance? Isn't default only to do with new records being created?At work we are setting all tables' columns to have constraint defaultsof 0 or ' ' (space character) in order not to have any column with theNULL value. Therefore we have dozens of files containing statements like:alter table TABLE1 add constraint TABLE1_ID_DFDEFAULT(' ') FOR IDgoalter table TABLE1 add constraint TABLE1_QUANTITY_DFDEFAULT(0) FOR QUANTITYgoFirst I was thinking to create 3 SQL Defaults called:DefaultZeroDefaultSpaceDefaultDateand then bind these defaults to all the columns of all tables excludingprimary keys. After creating the tables I would enumerate throughall the columns and bind one of these three Defaults based on theirdatatype:number = DefaultZerotext type = DefaultSpacedate type = DefaultDateAnd then unbind the ones that we specifically need to specify otherdefault values.So my question is should I do this by using sp_binddefault or stickwith using Default Constraints inside a table/columns loop code?Thank you
View 10 Replies
View Related
Sep 5, 2006
To make certain SSIS features work there are many properties that need to be set over and over for most containers in the package. For example with CheckpointRestart, you need to set (in most cases) all of the tasks' FailPackageOnFailure to True. If you miss one, the package may not restart properly and you might never know. There are other situations where as a development team we want certain properties to be usually set the same but differently from the SSIS default.
Is there a way to control the defaults that the SSIS IDE uses?
I remember back in classic VB that if you wanted to change the defaults of a bare form you could create a template form adjusted the way you like and put it in a templates folder. Then new forms added to a project would be based on the template form.
View 5 Replies
View Related
Mar 22, 2007
I created the following Default
CREATE DEFAULT HelloWorld AS 'HelloWorld'
Now, tell me how can I get the information for this default? I can find it in sys.objects and it says its a DEFAULT CONSTRAINT, but sys.default_constraints does not show anything. Anyone?
Thanks
View 3 Replies
View Related
Feb 27, 2003
Hi Everyone,
Can anyone help me with this little problem that im stuck with.
As part of the initial snapshot using merge replication, i am creating the initial schema on the subscriber database however it seems as though it does not like UDDTs or defaults and hence does not create them on the subscribers.
Its looking likely that I may have to create a script which executes on the subscriber which creates the initial schema then use merge replication to transfer data.
Does Merge Replication support UDTs/Defaults? If so how does it work?
Ive search many places though have come up with nothing.
Please help. = (
View 2 Replies
View Related
Apr 15, 2007
Does it allow you it create rules ? a right click does not present an option, as if you cannot. Going to try T-SQL to see if that works.
John
View 5 Replies
View Related
Jan 27, 2006
I want to set defaults for my multi-valued report parameter MONTH so that when the report starts, it automatically selects all the months prior to the current month (effectively creates a YTD report). However, using RS2005, I can't seem to figure out how to do this. I can create an IIF expression in 12 different value entries in the report parameters that returns the month based on the system date, but the first time I pass blanks, null or anything except a valid parameter, it clears the entire parameter list when the report displays.
Does anyone have any suggestions for auto-populating multiple values in a parameter at runtime where one or more of the parameter values may be empty? Checking "Allow Null" or "Allow Blank" doesn't fix this problem.
I tried to pass all the values in a single value entry on the report parameters page, but can't find the syntax that will allow this. I'm not sure if it will let you do that anyway...
Trent
View 3 Replies
View Related
Oct 10, 2007
Hi,
Ever since working with RS I had noticed that deploying reports felt inconsistent and didn't always seem to work, requiring sometimes for me to delete and re-deploy the reports before seeing changes applied. This has the knock on effect of generating new report ID's (GUID's) for the reports and any data in the ExecutionLog table for your reports becomes useless inhibiting effective usage reporting.
I never quite put my finger on exactly what the issue was until recently discovered that "by design" report paramerter defaults are not updated when deploying reports from BIDS. This is because MS envisaged that DBA's or Report Adminstrators would be responsible for changing parameter defaults and prompts once the reports are deployed.
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=100960&SiteID=1
I disagree and having discussed this with the product team here http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2181673&SiteID=1 it seems a sensible option would be to add a deployment option to the reporting services project definition similar to the OverwriteDataSources option.
I have posted a product feedback report on the Connect site https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=299372
Please vote for this to be added to Katmai (RS 2008).
View 1 Replies
View Related
Jul 20, 2005
Hi,When I copy tables in a database from one server to another usingenterprise manager, everything copies ok, except for field defaults.Has anyone seen this, and what is the solution?--http://www.dbForumz.com/ This article was posted by author's requestArticles individually checked for conformance to usenet standardsTopic URL: http://www.dbForumz.com/General-Dis...pict174830.htmlVisit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.dbForumz.com/eform.php?p=586973
View 5 Replies
View Related
Sep 18, 2007
Hey All,
I installed Reporting Services Add-in with no problems on a Virtual server that already hosts MOSS 2007 and configured everything that was stated in documentation. The Report server Url works fine..like http://myserver1:802/ReportServer and I can see the contents when I type this url.
However, when I go to Central Administration and click on "Set Server Defaults"...I am getting a "401.1 Unauthorized..." error.I setup the Manage Integration to TrustedAccount and the Grant DatabaseAccess to the account that is the Server.Farm and local administrator.
In the Reporting Services Configuration, I used SSRSWebAccount for WebService and SSRSWindowsAccount for WindowsService and the RSAppPool which is the ApplicationPool for ReportingServices Web Site uses the SSRSWindowsAccount only.
Anybody..please help.
Thanks,
Vedala
View 4 Replies
View Related
Apr 12, 2007
I'm not quite sure where to post this question, so I'll try here. We've been struggling getting SQL2005 reporting services integrated with Share Point Services 3.0 for several days now.
We've installed SQL Reporting Services with SP2 and run the SharePoint Reporting Services add-in. We've been able to go through the SQL Reporting Services Configuration and now were at the last step in the SharePoint Application Management Reporting Services configuration.
The first two steps of Manage Integration Settings and Grant Database Access was sucessful. The final step of "Set Server Defaults" gives us a 404 error message. There is nothing in the Event Log to suggest that there was a problem, and the SQL2005 Server is in SharePoint Integration mode. I've searched but can't find a solution. Can anyone steer me in the right direction please?
View 27 Replies
View Related
Jun 3, 2015
I have a report with a subscription enabled and the default values that are selected for the report frequently change. Â I have our report server locked down so that the users can't change the defaults, but I now want to empower them to maintain this on their own. Â Here is my dilemma. Â When you have the available parameters set up to pull from a query, the defaults on the report server have to be keyed in manually, which is not an option. Â The only way to get a check box there, is to explicitly specify the available values.I need my available values to be database driven and I need to be able to select my defaults on the report server using check boxes.
View 5 Replies
View Related
Sep 13, 2000
I am designing my first SQL database and need some insight on datatypes.
What datatype is equivalent to autonumber like in MS Access.
When I convert an auto number field to to SQL it comes as int with a length of 4, Does this mean it will only auto increment to 9999?
I need the field to increment forever.
Also what datatypes should be used for phone number with area code and
zip code.
Thanks
View 1 Replies
View Related
Nov 20, 2000
Hi i'm using the FileSystemObject to loop through a file and read out all the data within it (it's an html page, so loads of tags and free text) and then put it in a field in a table. I am using the nText datatype but i don't think i use Full-Text Searching with this, is there any other i can use that produces the same result?
Cheers in advance...
View 3 Replies
View Related
Apr 10, 2002
Hello,
I'm 17 years old and I'm from Belgium, and I have to make a school project. I have to make a program in Visual Basic and my database is SQL Server 2000. I've already made my tables but I dont know excactly what all the datatypes in SQL Server are. They are a little bit different then Access datatypes and I dont know what to use, ntext, text, nvar, ... I can't find a list of the meaning of the datatypes on the net, maybe I'm searching with the wrong keywords(+"sql server" +datatypes in yahoo), but could please someone give me a link of a site where there is that kind of information?
thanks a lot :)
Dommie x
View 1 Replies
View Related
Aug 4, 2004
I'm new to SQLServer and I'm creating some tables. In Oracle I always used varchar as this was the default and also recommended. The default in SQLServer seems to be char. Am I right in thinking that varchar is still best to use, as the field can then be of variable length rather than fixed?
View 4 Replies
View Related
