Comments on: SQL Server 2008 R2 Report Builder 3.0 (RTM)

By: Anil Desai

Anil Desai — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:41:49 +0000

Lynette: Report Builder 3.0 should allow you to connect to and retrieve data from an Access 2010 Database. SQL Server Reporting Services (the server-side services) require SQL Server, but you can pull data from any supported data source. I believe the process for changing the SSRS mode is to remove the service and reinstall it with the correct integration mode (you can do this by re-running SQL Server setup). Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with Access Services. You might want to post your question to Microsoft's SQL Server Reporting Services Forum. - Anil

By: Lynette

Lynette — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:44:36 +0000

Hi Anil,
Does Report Builder 3.0 support Microsoft Access 2010 databases??

Also – recently we installed Access Services on our Sharepoint 2010 server (Native)- we had Report services running. When we installed in Integrated mode – it broke the reporting – is there any way to revert back to native mode?? And will access service work in native mode??
Thank you

By: Anil Desai

Anil Desai — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:59:50 +0000

Tung: From your description of the problem, I’m not sure about the cause. If you can’t get to the report site (http://MachineName/reports), then you might need to run the Reporting Services Configuration utility. Check the site bindings (URL and port). However, if deployment worked properly, it sounds like the configuration is correct. If you still have problems, I recommend posting more details to the appropriate Microsoft Technical Communities site. – Anil

By: Tung Yen Lin

Tung Yen Lin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:58:42 +0000

I deployed my rdl from vidual studio for SQL server 2008 R2. It looks like every thing works fine without any error. But after the deployment, I am not seeing any of my rdl files.

What is my configuration setting problem here?

By: Anil Desai

Anil Desai — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:31:49 +0000

Lubna: Unfortunately, there are many different potential causes of slow reports, including caching issues, Report Server database configuration, issues with the reports themselves, and issues with the data source. If you can provide more details, I’d recommend posting your question to the Microsoft Technical Communities SSRS site.

By: Lubna

Lubna — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:58:13 +0000

I have a problem with my report when I try to run it it takes a long time. it was working fine before but I have this problem recently, so can you hlep me to find the problem please.

Many Thanks

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:50:24 +0000

Thanks. I’ll see what they say.
~Kat

By: Anil Desai

Anil Desai — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:36:33 +0000

Kat: I think I undersatand your question – thanks for all the details. You’re definitely trying to use Report Models in the way that they’re intended. Basically, they’re supposed to be a layer of abstraction between your underlying data table structure and what users are familiar with. Shared datasets are a new feature in SQL Server 2008 R2′s Reporting Services, but I’m actually not sure about how they interact with Report Models. I’d suggest posting your question to the SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Forum, as I’m sure someone there would have had some experience in setting this up. Let me know if I can help in some other way. – Anil

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:36:42 +0000

Hi Anil. I’m trying to create a Report Model to be used by our end users so that when they need something they can select the information they want themselves instead of asking us to create a new report for them. Here’s where I run into a problem. I created the RModel and deployed it to our report server which used Report builder. When I open the RModel in Report builder the dsource is there, but the dset is not. I have to add a new dset, create a query, and pull over all the columns. This process seems to make creating the model moot. Our end users shouldn’t have to be creating queries. In 2.0 when you open your model, poof all your attrubutes are there ready to be selected to a report. It’s different in 3.0 and i am having a tough time figuring this out. I am new to report modeling so if you can parse thru my horrible description and know what I’m doing wrong I would greately appreciate the help.

~Kat

By: Anil Desai

Anil Desai — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:27:35 +0000

Uju: You’re welcome. Yes, I think what you want to do should be fairly easy. Basically, you can create a report that returns all the data you need and then use page breaks as groupings. This isn’t the best forum for help with report design, so if you have more detailed questions, I’d recommend posting them to the appropriate Microsoft Technical Communities group. Good luck! – Anil

By: Uju Onwuachu

Uju Onwuachu — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:00:57 +0000

Thanks for your prompt reply Anil.

Thanks for the insight on batch processing. I’ll look into SSRS.

About what I’m trying to achieve, I’ll explain better…I have over 500 records in a database, each with a unique identifier. I wish to create a few templates (maybe 6), and then assign each record to an applicable template. Thus, one template could be used by over a hundred records.

How do I achieve this with icrosoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Report Builder 3.0? Is this possible?

By: Anil Desai

Anil Desai — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:57:06 +0000

Uju: These are good questions, and I think I understand what you’re trying to do from a conceptual standpoint. Sub-reports in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) are basically just reports themselves. Usually, you can run them indepdently of the main report, or included as parts of other reports. Of course, you can also pass parameters between reports and sub-reports to make them more dynamic.

I’m not completely clear on what you’re trying to do from a report generation standpoint. SSRS reports can pull data from a wide variety of different data sources and can combine them. However, you’ll need to define the format of a report, even if it’s just a single table. Users can easily export to HTML, Office, PDF, and other formats. You just need to make sure that the design of your report keeps in mind the intended output format (page-based vs. HTML, for example).

As far as “batch processing”, I think this is more of a report deployment and configuration issue. Report Builder doesn’t “run” reports (except for development purposes). That’s the job of SSRS. The SSRS server site allows you to configure report execution times, caching, history retention, etc.

In short, I think SSRS can do what you plan to do. I hope this helps! – Anil

By: Uju Onwuachu

Uju Onwuachu — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:20:45 +0000

Hi Anil,

I am a Web Developer but Microsoft’s Reporting Service is new to me.

I have raw data in an MS SQL Database and intend to create a really comprehensive report consisting of multiple pages / sub-reports; sub-reports which could invariably be exported / published individually as pdfs and in various other ways, such as html, later. Some research led me to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Report Builder 3.0, which I have downloaded and started reviewing.

I intend to create a set template and import data from my datasource/database for each sub-report, which will have its own unique identifier.

Is Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Report Builder 3.0 able to achieve this? Does it support batch procesing or is it designed for small reports? Would you suggest I do this via Visual Studio 2008?

By: Anil Desai

Anil Desai — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:52:00 +0000

Edgardo: BIDS uses the Visual Studio shell, but it doesn’t require a full installation of the Visual Studio development environment in order to run. BIDS is installed as part of the SQL Server setup process (I believe it’s included in “Workstation Components”, if I remember correctly). Just re-run SQL Server setup, and you should have the option to install it. I hope this helps!

By: Edgardo Alessandro Sanchez-Lund

Edgardo Alessandro Sanchez-Lund — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:45:47 +0000

I have visual studio 2010 installed, and Microsoft SQL Servers 2008 R2 as well as Report Builder 2.0 Now as i understand it i need VS 2008 installed to gain access to the BIDS enviroment. Is the BIDS a free add one supplied by CodePlex ?

By: Anil Desai

Anil Desai — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:58:08 +0000

Rajesh: “R2″ stands for “Release 2″, a relatively new marketing name Microsoft is giving for signfiicant updates to its products. It is really confusing, as SQL Server 2008 R2 could have been called SQL Server 2010 or something that signifies that it’s a major update. Internally to SQL Server, version 2008 is known as 10.0, and version 2008 R2 is known as 10.5. I’m not sure of the reasons for using a new type of product numbering/naming scheme, but it does seem to be the standard for now. I hope this helps!

By: RAJESH

RAJESH — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:53:39 +0000

HI ANIL,
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF “R2″ IN SQL SERVER 2008 R2

By: Anil Desai

Anil Desai — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:56:49 +0000

Ashish: I believe the basic approach you’re looking for is to use Sharepoint permissions for folders that store reports. The following MSDN / TechNet links should provide you with some more details on how to configure authentication and permissions:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb283150.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb283324%28SQL.90%29.aspx

I hope this helps! – Anil

By: Ashish

Ashish — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:37:03 +0000

Thanks for the reply Anil.

I know there’s option to handle security part when you configure your Reporting service in native mode. But if I configure it for SharePoint integrated mode than It shows me error like “This operation is not supported on a report server that is configured to run in SharePoint integrated mode. (rsOperationNotSupportedSharePointMode) Get Online Help”.

Can you please let me know how can I assign security for all the reports that are published on the SharePoint document library?

Thanks
Ashish

By: Anil Desai

Anil Desai — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:53:40 +0000

Ashish: These are good questions, but I can’t get into too much detail here. In short, yes, you should be able to meet these security requirements in a variety of ways. If you just want to filter at the table level, you can use database permissions or create multiple models for that purpose. You can also implement more granular security permissions by using stored procedures (the calling user’s name can be based as a variable) or table permissions. When you install SSRS in SharePoint integrated mode, you can use teh built-in security permissions for securing report folders or for applying specific permissions on reports individually. If you have further questions, please see the Microsoft SSRS Forums at http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlreportingservices/threads. I hope this helps! – Anil

By: Ashish

Ashish — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:12:20 +0000

HI,

I have certain requirement to build report using RB 3.0 with SharePoint server. Can you please let me know what no of things are achievable or not.

1) I would like to security trimmed entities based on different user. Like when they load ReportBuilder report from the ReportModel based on the user it should show no of tables. ?

2) Can we provide such security with SharePoint so that user can only view certain reports and create new report based on that with out modifying existing report?

Thanks,
Ashish

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:49:43 +0000

ok, thanks for your suggestions.
Rob

By: Anil Desai

Anil Desai — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:53:48 +0000

Rob: I’m not sure I’d be able to troubleshoot the specific RDL data itself. I suggest you post your specific problem (with code snippets and any related details) on the Microsoft SSRS Forum at http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlreportingservices/threads. There’s a chance someone else has run into a similar issue and might be able to help. Good luck! – Anil

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:18:58 +0000

I don’t forget them but they are taken out. Try it once more.

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Rob

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:16:17 +0000

Sorry, I forget to copy the lines.

Rob