We installed SQL Server 2008 R2 about 2 months ago, and I recently tried to use a new feature in Reporting Services 2008 R2 . I used the Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) to open a new Report Server Project. After creating a data source I also defined a shared dataset (a new feature to SSRS 2008 R2). I put some of the fields into a table and tried to run the report (still inside the BIDS). But I failed with an error: The report preview failed because the report could not be built. Read...
Ok, so the unexpected happened - about a month and a half after interviewing Mr. Donald Farmer , I got to interview Mr. Amir Netz and Mr. Ariel Netz ! I know!... You probably remember Mr. Amir Netz from his appearance in the recent keynote session in the BI conference in New Orleans. He spoke about what's going to be new in PowerPivot. When I heard he was coming to Israel for a conference discussing Panorama and PowerPivot , I decided I'd try to get a few more tidbits from him... In the keynote...
Hot off the press! I just read on Teo Lachev's blog that Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Feature Pack RTM - ed. Yeah, I know! I have to admit this is also slightly amusing for me, as just this morning I asked a Microsoft consultant if he knew when it's suppose to drop... So you know what this means, you can now download a standalone version of Report Builder 3.0, PowerPivot for Excel and Data Mining Add-ins for Office 2007. Each can be downloaded by itself or as a whole package. If you're...
ב Reporting Services 2008 R2 הדוח שלנו יכול להפוך ל data source בפני עצמו מאחר וכעת ניתן להתחבר אליו ב PowerPivot דרך ה Atom data feed. הכוונה היא להציע את PowerPivot בחינם מתוך רצון שיעודד את הלקוחות לקנות רשיון ל SharePoint 2010. PowerPivot מהווה סוג של mid tier בין Excel Services ל AS Engine מבחינת ה SharePoint. שילוב ה PowerPivot עם SharePoint 2010 מאפשרת ניהול שלהם בקלות - זיהוי דוחות ה PowerPivot הכבדים ביותר מבחינת דרישות המשאבים שלהם וזיהוי רמת התכיפות בה משתמשים בקבצים השונים. ניתן כך להזהות...