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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...
Well apparently, you can miss out on a lot of things during a two weeks vacation. Luckily I came back in time to see SP3 Beta for SQL Server 2005 get released! But I'll talk about that in a bit... The announcement of Project Gemini in SQL Server 2010 sparked a very heated debate in the BI Community, over how much it might be abused by users as an alternative to an organized DW \ OLAP solution. The discussion did not go unnoticed by Microsoft . I guess I can only sum up by saying that we'll...
My favorite "toy" in SQL Server 2008 just got a brand new spanking release! Report Builder 2.0 just went RC1 after it didn't appear in the feature pack of SQL Server 2008 RTM . When I tried it out first, as a Report Designer Preview in CTP6, I loved it so much that I even decided to make a webcast out of it (both in Hebrew and in English ). Later, I found out this would become the "next generation" of Report Builder. When I downloaded the feature pack that came with SQL Server...
Almost every post I made about Report Builder, be it the pros and cons of creating a report model on a cube or refining a report model based on a cube, brought the same question - what makes reports based on a report model to break and how can you avoid it? Well I didn't know the answer as I admit it never happened to me, (sigh of relief), but the question did bother me enough for me to try and research it a bit more on the internet. And yes, I'm happy to say there is more than enough information...
Webcast: First Steps in Reporting Services 2008 [EN] I think the buzz around SQL Server 2008 has got us all interested in learning more about the product and what it has to offer. I personnaly, decided to learn first more about Reporting Services 2008 . In this webcast, I'll show you how to work with the new interface and build a basic report. View Video To download the WMV file The links mentioned in the webcast are: The Reporting Services 2008 Site here The MSDN Forum for Q&A on Reporting...