Using 2 DataSources and 2 DataSets in SSRS I am trying to do the following...
List the tasks, with a Boolean variable = true on the project list.
Projects & Tasks are 2 separate DataSources.
Projects are made up of tasks, therefore the tasks DataSource has a Related_Project field.
I would like to show all the tasks that are associated to the projects with that variable - true.
Any help on this? Tried Lookups but to no success.
Obviously, your table is limited to use one dataset.
You can achieve your goal using the LOOKUPSET function. It works similar to LOOKUP but returns an array of ALL matches. You can then output this to a cell. Format the textbox as HTML (in the properties tab) and you can output the data with to make a list.
You won't be able to take advantage of groups, sorting and having each value in a cell. If possible, I would recommend writing a query to join your datasets so you can achieve the desired result.
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In SSRS report I have two data sources from two different servers. I have a dataset for each data source and would like to return in a tablix the ids that are in dataset 1 but not in dataset 2.
So if dataset 1 has ids 1,2,3,4,5 and dataset 2 has ids 1,2,3 the report should display 4 and 5. I cannot link the servers. Thanks.
There are several ways to do this.
Common Lookup method
This is the way most people would probably do this
Use the Lookup() function.
Set the tablix row's hidden property to something like
=ISNOTHING(
Lookup(Fields!IDa.Value,Fields!IDb.Value,Fields!IDb.Value,"Dataset2")
) = False
The above, for clarity, assumes the ID column in dataset1 is called IDa and the ID column from dataset2 is called IDb. It will stil work if they have the same name (e.g. 'ID')
Note: Dataset name must be in quotes and is case sensitive.
Using this method returns all the rows and simply hides the ones that do not match your criteria. This may not be ideal if you're exporting the data. If not, see the alternative version below.
Alternative method
For reasonably small datasets - parameter method
... and because I thought it was an interesting approach...
This second method uses a hidden parameter and is easy to setup assuming you have a reasonable small number of records.
Using your example, create a parameter called List2 and set its default and available values BOTH to your Dataset2 query (from your example above). Make the parameter multi-value. You can make this parameter hidden once it's working.
Now Your Dataset1 query can be a simple query like this,
SELECT * FROM Table1 WHERE id NOT IN (#List2)
#List2 will contain the values from datset2 (1,2 and 3) so the query will return only the remaining values.
Note I named the datasets to match your example but the datasets must be created in the order above.
I have a table of products, batches and their test results. The user will be selecting a product to view all the tests. A continuous form is displayed with the filtered results.
What I would like is another custom filter in the form header that will list only those batches that are already displayed in the current filter set. For instance if they choose to look at test results for Product X, the form lists all the tests for Product X which may contain many batches...
I would like to have just those batches that are for Product X in the CBObox so the user can select it and see only that set of tests.
From what I have found on the web so far, they seem to be displaying ALL batches and not just those in the displayed record set.
Is this possible and thanks in advance.
Is your database connected to sql server? If so, filter using the where clause in a sql string. If not vba is the answer to filtering based on this results. Do you have any pictures or sample code so I can help you out further. You could also set the record source of the combobox to the query with such filters applied.
I'm trying to build a simple report using SSAS Tabular model as datasource. There are two different dimensions in the model - UserGroups that should be used as first parameter and Regions as second one. These dimensions are M2M-related in the model. Simple measure calculated with the usage of M2M tricks for tabular models works fine in Excel and PBID.
I need those parameters to be cascaded in SSRS report. I.e. Regions dropdown should be filtered after selecting one ore more (Allow multiple values parameter option is ON) values in UserGroups dropdown.
After I put both dimension onto Filter pane in Query Designer I receive two parameters with hidden datasets. Everything looks fine but first parameters (UserGroups) actually do not filter Regions dropdown.
I think I understand the nature of the issue. We see the same picture in other client tools like Excel when placing M2M-related dimensions on the same rows/columns pane - second dimension displays in the Pivot Table all its members until we check a measure in Pivot Table Fields. All the members for the second dimension (Regions in my case) are vanished as soon as a measure comes into play - Excel is smart enough to wipe out dimension members if the measure value is null. But this does not happen in SSRS.
All the "automatic" cascading parameters creation works well within hierarchies of a single dimension. I hope this works as well with one-to-many related dimensions. But how can I extend/modify automagically-created MDX query for the second parameter dataset to be filtered out? It looks like SELECT ( StrToSet ( #[UserGroupsUserGroups], CONSTRAINED ) ) ON COLUMNS is not enough in this case. I need also to check measure value to filter out Regions list. Unfortunately I'm not an MDX expert. Please help me to inject this checking into the query.
You're on the right track and gave a good explanation of the scenario. As you found out, there is no automatic way to make the parameters cascade. You do need to add an MDX filter to the second parameter to make this happen.
As far as the actual query is concerned, there's not quite enough information to give you an exact query. But you would use StrToSet to pass in the first parameter and use the FILTER function to limit the scope. As you stated, including a measure is one way to get only the "NonEmpty" combinations of the two parameters. If you run into a specific problem with a sample query, feel free to provide more details on that.
I guys
I'm having a slight problem with a report im currently writing.
So when i run this report it gives me a list of outcomes from a data source.
One of results is 'Closed' I want to exclude this outcome in my report. I cant exclude this in my SQL code as it doesn't bring back the null values. ( when no outcome has been given to a task yet i.e no one has had the time to do it yet i have set that in the expression to 'No Outcome'.)
So i want to know if anyone can edit my expression so it does not bring back the value of 'Closed'
=IIF(IsNothing(Fields!OutcomeDescription.Value),"No outcome",Fields!OutcomeDescription.Value)
Any Help on this would be great sorry if iv not explained this well.
Rusty
To do this, you'll want to add a filter to either your dataset or your table object - whichever is most appropriate for your needs.
For a dataset filter, merely open your dataset properties, and look for the filters tab. For a table, you'll need to go into the tablix properties. Setting up a filter from there is simple.
Filtering at the dataset level will drop all of the filtered records before any controls on the report could access them. Filtering at the object level would drop the filtered records from the control, but they would still be available to other controls. If your report only consists of a single table, and no additional objects, I'd recommend filtering on the dataset.
I'm developing report in RS that show top N customers based on some criteria. It also allows to select number of customers and period of time.
Is it possible to do it by using report model? Thing that it seems to be difficult is how to pass parameters determined by user.
Another thing that in my oppinion is very disappointing is that i cannot use SQL query as dataset query, because it uses odd and elaborate XML. Although report model items seem to map its fields to query or table fields.
I m concerning using report models because i need to provide uniform data model (the same tables and fields) for more or less different database schemas.
It would be very nice if somebody would explain what can be done with report models and what can not.
Maybe what you're looking for is to use the result of a Stored Procedure as the data source for your report. You would need to define parameters at a Dataset level to pass to the SP
You can create report model based paramaterized filters through the query designer by adding a filter, drag the field you want to filter on into the filter area, then right click on it and select "Prompt". This will automatically create a report parameter which you can then edit via the parameter properties dialog to set the data type, allow multiple values, etc.