Contents tagged with Sql Reporting Services
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Reporting Services administration changes in Katmai (v.Next)
Brian Welcker posts some information on changes they are consindering to how you will administer Sql Server Reporting Services in the next version, codenamed Katmai.
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Find your Sql Server Version and Edition
When working with Sql Reporting Services or other features that are version-specific, I often need to know what version of Sql Server is running on the target server.
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RSBuild deployment tool for Sql Server Reporting Services
I just discovered this promising project named RSBuild on CodePlex for scripting the deploy of Stored Procedures & Sql Reporting artifacts.
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Requests for Sql Reporting Services v.Next team:
I recently completed a project in which I think I utilized every API and every extensibility point available within Sql Server 2005 Reporting Services and walked away from the experience feeling soiled, smelly, and dirty. This wasnt my first time exploring this territory, since my last job utilized Sql Server 2000 Reporting Services, and involved several custom data extensions and some custom "function assemblies" for creating barcodes an other custom functionality within from reports. However, this time I think i really gained a better sense of how close the whole system is to being really good and how disappointing it is that the Sql Server 2005 team seemed to focus more on new features than on improving the integration and extension story.
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Troubleshooting Sql Reporting Services custom assemblies (extensions & what not)
I dont have time for a lengthy post, so here is some link-love for some great articles that have helped me lately with some data extensions and other custom code I am writing for Sql Server 2005 Reporting Services:
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Sql Reporting Services White Papers
Brian Welcker, the MS PM for Sql Reporting Services, posted a list of new white papers recently posted to MSDN covering various Report development topics including Xml, Web Services, Charts, MS Office, OLAP, Drill Down, and Exection Logs.
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Sql Server Reporting Services (SRS) Scaleability and Licensing - Part 2
...okay, so Licensing for Sql Server Reporting Services IS a little more expensive when scaled-out...
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FW: Implementing Data Security in a [Sql 2005 Reporting Services] Report Model
In this recent article, Bob Meyer [MS] explains how to build secure Report Models for the new Report Builder tool using Perspectives, Model Item Security, Security Filters, and Opaque expressions.
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Brain-Dump for February
Here are some random links to sites, tools and other things going on in my life right now:
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Sql Server Reporting Services (SRS) Scaleability and Licensing
I often read newsgroup posts complaining about licensing issues surrounding Sql Reporting Services. However, I think most of the complaints are overblown. In mosts cases, you simply need to reconsider why you are having to deal with these licensing issues in the first place. Typically this issue first arises when you try to architect your SRS implementation to be more scaleable - beyond a single-server install.