We have developed some paginated reports using Procedures from Azure SQL Database. Reports are showing correct data when executed in Report Builder, the problem starts when the same report is published to Power BI app (Web). The values are doubling sometimes or values showed as nulls sometimes. There is consistency of data in each refresh of the report. Parameters are passed in the URL directly
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I developed a report using the getdaye() function in the query. The report runs fine on SQL management Studio.
I created a report using the SQL server data tool and the report is based on the query that I wrote in SQL studio. I have established a connection using the data source and am able to connect to the SQL database. When I run the report using the tool after a couple of days the report data is different from the data that I get when I run the query using SQL management studio. Obviously the Getdate() is not fetching the right date.
The report data maches only when I copy and paste the query in the SQL server data tool and then run the report.
Am I doing anything wrong or should I use create a parameter for the date and direct the default values = Now() on the sql server data tool.
Is there any other work around for this.
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I guess that did not publish the report to a Report Server but repeat to preview the result in Visual Studio (SSDT). SSDT caches data to improve the experience in SSDT and retrieves data from the database only when needed. "Needed" means that you either change the query or choose different parameters. You could of course pass a parameter to the database server, but if you don't want that, you will have to clear the cache from time to time. Look into the folder where the report is saved and delete the *.data file with the same name as the report. You can make this task very easy by adding a menu command to the tools menu as described here.
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I'm using SQL Server 2008 R2 and SSRS to develop a report. I've created a stored procedure on the server and I am accessing it through the report. Within SSMS, the stored procedure runs and returns data just fine. Also, within Visual Studio I run the debug version of the report and it outputs data just fine.
The problem arises when I deploy the report and try to run it in the web portal. It runs without any errors and displays the report header, but there is no data in 2 columns out of 7 ! I've tried creating a new report accessing the same stored procedure and the same thing happens. What could cause this?
A few possibilities;
The SPROC does not returns this data now and the report is only working in design view because it is using cached data (you can verify this by deleting the .data files in the report file directory and seeing if it stops working in design view)
You have a Shared Datasource configured which points to a different server/database on the report server than it does in Visual Studio, in that other server/database the sproc doesn't have data for those columns
I've built a report which displays data from a db. This works fine, rendering the report correctly.
My query returns ~40,000 records. I would like to automatically generate a pdf file for each record, named using one of the fields returned by the query.
How do I automate this? I have Report Builder 3, and Visual Studio.
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I'd write a report that takes a parameter and generates the report for one record. Deploy to your Reporting Services server.
Then I'd write a quick program that loops through your data and passes each unique record value to the report as a parameter and saves it as a PDF with a unique name. It's quite easy to run reports programmatically and Microsoft have some code to get you started.
If you have Enterprise SKU of SQL Server, look at data driven subscriptions. Another option could be creating report with one record per page, and then splitting resulting PDF into individual PDFs using some free tools.
We have about 90 Report Builder Reports built by power users. These reports are built off the 20 odd Base reporting tables.
Once in a while we add new fields to these reporting tables.
The challenge here is to automatically refresh the Datasets in Report Builder (SSRS) without having to go through each report to manually refresh data on the data set. Since SSRS processes these reports with FMTONLY ON is there a way to automate this process dynamically.
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So, I think you should use report models
A report model is made from a datasource view and once the DSV is updated, it reflects on the report model and consequently on all reports.
I dont think there is a way of doing it when the reports automatically connect to the DB
I'm having trouble figuring this out.
I stopped ALL of local SQL Services, e.g. SQL Server, SQL Agent, Reporting Services. Then using Report Builder 2.0 to create a report connecting to a remote SQL Server (No SSRS running) out in the farm. When I click on "Run" button, for some odd reasons, it still render the report.
I thought you must have SSRS running in the first place. Is SQL Reporting Services even required for Report Builder?
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When Reporting Services runs a report, it creates a data file of the data used in the report and, if nothing changes, it uses that data the next time the report runs instead of hitting the server again. You could be seeing the cached data.
Look where the report is kept. There will be a report file, say MyReport.rdl and also the data, MyReport.rdl.data. You could delete that data file otherwise simply changing the report parameters (if you have some) will generally cause the report to disregard the cached data and make a trip to the server again.
I'm answering my own question. Here's my observation after some googling and experimenting.
Report Builder is using a stand alone report control to render report. Visual Studio.NET is probably using the same thing when preview a report. SSRS is required when developers need to incorporate web-based reporting solution, e.g. ASP.NET, as well as to manage reports.
What's really bothering me is that to author reports in VS.NET, I must be using Business Intelligence Projects. In order to do that, I must install SQL Server 2005/2008 with SSRS. Why is so when SSRS is not even required in a LOCAL environment?