I have an analysis services database which contains datasources, data source views, dimensions and cubes. I want to edit the Project Properties for it by right-clicking the highest level, then clicking properties, but I don't get anything: it doesn't show the properties. If I create a new empty project I can get the properties page without difficulty.
Is it possible that this is blocked for security reasons? Or is it something else?
It sounds like you have used the BIDS menu command File / Open / Analysis Services Database. In that case you are directly editing the schema. Clicking Save will "deploy" your changes.
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We have an SSRS 2012 report we have used URL access in order to automatically save to CSV upon running. This works fine, However, now I am told they want to force the report to save to a specific folder location for security reasons (they don't want it being saved to desktop) instead of allowing the user to save wherever. Is there a way to at the very least force a default location using URL access? Assuming this cannot be accomplished purely through the URL any suggestions for an alternative method?
You can find all of the applicable URL parameter commands here in the MS documentation.
That being said, there is no reference to the save location for the export render command that you are using to generate the CSV files. This makes sense because when a website serves a file to download to a browser, the location that the file is saved is actually a browser setting (IE instructions to change location)
I see two possible options:
Utilize a GPO to target the specific users and modify their registries to set the default download location (note that this affects everything they download). An example of this tutorial can be found here.
Use a Windows File Share subscription. If you view the report properties and click 'Subscribe', you can setup a file share delivery on a scheduled interval and export as a csv. Note that this is a schedule delivery though and obviously won't work if you users need to ad-hoc run the report on their timing.
I'm new to ServiceNow and have been following the Learning Path on the Developers site. I created a Jakarta Instance and have been making my way through the tutorials. However, I have been consistently running into problems where I am missing configuration options when creating application files. I can't properly set up UI Policies, Events, Notifications, etc. because I'm missing specific options like being able to write scripts and more. I have switched to the "Advanced View" in the "Related Links" but to no avail. The account is an Administrator account and has not been modified at all since the creation of the Instance. Is there something I am missing? Other developers following this track with me currently do not have the same problems so I'm wondering if its account specific or something with configurations. I've attached my Notification file; even in Advanced View, it is missing "Send When" and "Advanced Condition" script.
An example of options not loading: Notification Application File Example
Double check that you are under the Advanced view for these sections.
These should be there for you, Send when and Advanced condition are under the When to send tab within the Advanced view.
If you don't see these under the Advanced view, you should be able to manually add the fields using the Form Designer.
Take a look at the documentation at Form design.
In short
Go to your instance and go to Settings Gear > Developer and change Application to Global
Right click the header and go to Configure > Form Design.
Verify you've selected the Advanced view
Drag the missing fields to the form.
Click Save
Change the Application back to the one you are working with
Is it possible to provide a weblink for a SSRS report without the need for a website or application?
I need to provide a user a URL to a report without that user having access to all the other SSRS reports and settings.
So I what to create a link this:
http://MyServer/Reports/Pages/MyReport
It is possible, here is how to do it:
Set the security of the report you want to share and give the browser role to the user.
Click on the report and provide the URL to the user. The URL will be of this format: http://<YourServer>/Reports_<YourInstance>/Pages/Report.aspx?ItemPath=%2f<YourReportPath>
The user won't be able to see other items if he doesn't have the appropriate rights.
You will have to do this for each report you need to provide.
If you need to disable report subscription, consider using a custom role.
You can also also set the security on the parent folder if you want this to apply on all the reports.
If you need to disable the folder browsing, this can also be done with a custom role (by default the Browser role can Browse).
I am wondering if I can lock down an SSRS report that I have built so the user cannot copy it and set it up on another server.
Maybe some custom code to only run the report based on some server specific information?
You should be able to do this with the predefined security roles in SSRS. If you only give them Browser access to the report server they shouldn't be able to download the report definition file.
The only permissions that the Browser role has are:
View Reports (run a report and view the report properties)
View resources (view resources and resource properties)(
View folders (view and navigate folders)
View models
Manage individual subscriptions (they can create and manage their own subscriptions)
Source: (MSDN - SSRS Predefined Roles) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms157363(v=sql.110).aspx#bkmk_browser
More info about SSRS role definitions: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms159820(v=sql.110).aspx
i would like to distribute an access front end to some people and i want to make sure that they do not edit anything in it; however when i change the extension to ACCDR it makes all the forms and tables disappear. what settings do i have to change in order for them to be able to open forms but not view them in design view or make any changes to the forms?
The accdr extension puts your Access application into the "runtime" mode of Access, meaning the end user does not have the ability to see the built in navigation tools within Access. You would need to provide the navigation mechanism within the application yourself (for example, a startup form with links to the forms \ tables you want the users to be able to interact with).
The accdr extension hides objects from the user, but it does not prevent them from changing the file extension back to accdb and modifying your code \ objects.
To completely "lock down" the application you need to create an accde file instead. This prevents the user from being able to open a form in design view and make changes.
The following two links provide additional information about the file types and ways to deploy your application:
Intro to the Access 2007 file format
Deploy and Access 2007 Application