I am new to SSRS and I am teaching myself SSRS but I'd like to know if it is possible to create a report with SSRS that let end users (who have no skills in SQL) can generate a report on their own on GUI by selecting multiple datasources, multiple tables and columns?
What I currently have in mind that I could throw in a bunch of parameter but i don't think it is efficient.
Included with SSRS is a feature called Report Builder that basically does what you're suggesting. It uses an Office-style Ribbon interface to make building reports fairly straightforward for non-technical users.
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I have many reports which use a set of the same report variables:
Is there any possibility not to insert them each time manually when creating a new report? Or may be there is a possibility to share these variables between reports as , for instance, DataSources?
Can be used for this purpose assemblies?
Based on your question it's seems you're looking for a subreport. Sub Report is a tool available in the toolbox in SSRS. It allows you to create a report that can in included in all your other reports without have to rebuild the structure.
Once you've created your report in the sub report properties just specify the report and include the parameters used for the report (if any) see below:
If that's not what you looking for, then maybe it's shared data sets you're looking for.
Let me know if it's something completely different and I may be able to provide alternative solutions.
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Gav
I am looking for utilities/code that has been developed to make the SSRS Report Portal 2016 user friendly/simpler for users that have zero technical background — interested in anyone who has developed an ordinary-language interface that can be configured for domain specific (schools, in this case) purposes.
The users need to be able to access the Portal, select a Template from a Library, and configure it to meet their own own needs — without having to understand any of the technical issues, or write any code. Eg. the Templates will contain auto-populated dropdown menus that allow the user to select the source and type of information that can be placed into a specific section of the report they are building.
Anyone who uses excel and pivot tables, with a little training, could easily make simple reports with report builder. The interface will let you drag and drop data if you have a tabular or multidimensional model. It works very similar to excel. Mobile report publisher is even easier if the data provided to them is well designed for that intention.
Is it possible to take a Crystal Reports report created from a BAQ, load it onto an Epicor Dashboard and then deploy it back into Crystal Reports?
What I am looking for is a way to link several reports I have created in CR without using the subreports capabilities in CR since I was informed by Epicor tech support that this is not possible (also tested this out and received an application error).
Overall, I am trying to have 5 or 6 reports linked together so that my end user can enter information into one parameter and receive the appropriate information from each of those reports. I'm not sure what is the best way to go about this, whether the Dash should be used or if there is a better option.
I'm a CR and Epicor newbie, so any help is much appreciated!
You can do this by creating one "container" report and add all reports as subreports to it. This will not work if your reports already contain subreports because Crystal allows just one level of subreports. Another option is to write your own application or to use a 3rd party viewer.
I have some reports in my reportserver...
I was wondering how can i let to Users custom design the reports
You can create the DataSource objects on the reporting server and then give the users rights to the report designer. That way they can access the raw data to create their own reports off of without giving them special access to the data. They can build reports specific to them in a safe environment.
If you don't want to get that in-depth with your users, create the reports for them but put a few key parameters in the reports. That way the users can filter or change the reports somewhat without doing any designing work themselves. We use this to allow our users to report off of different years based upon the parameter they enter. They can also change the report scope (one year, multi-year, one month, etc.) using these parameters.
I am updating an Microsoft Access 1997 mdb. I want to find out how one of the reports are generated and I am not sure which queries the program uses to generate the report. I am only able to access the design and preview mode or the report.
Is there an easy way to identify how the report is generated? Specifically which queries, tables, etc are used.
from the report design view, view the report's properties, then the recordSource property