I'm trying to include two sets of data in SSRS 2012. In my datasource (called DS) I'm pulling two datasets - we'll call them OfficeActivity and Transactions. Neither dataset has any data relation to the other. The Transactions dataset is displayed in a table, while the OfficeActivity dataset will be used to populate some fields in the header - e.g. "Total Sales: $XXXXX.XX"
When I create a new SSRS project and use the wizard, I can create the Transactions table without problems, and it runs without a hitch. The problem is when I try to include the OfficeActivity data.
In the Report Data pane I right-click my DS datasource and choose "Add Dataset...". I give the new dataset a name, select DS as the datasource, and choose the OfficeActivity dataset under Available Datasets. The result looks like this:
The Report Data pane now looks like this:
However when I attempt to run the report I get the following error:
A data source instance has not been supplied for the data source 'dsOA'.
Can anybody provide any guidance on why this isn't working? Thank you in advance.
That looks like a possible bug in the wizard to me. Have you tried editing the properties of the dsOA dataset and setting the data source properties again?
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I would like my users to be able to create their own quick and easy reports from a cube on the fly, and that is most simply done using the "Table or Matrix Wizard" in Report Builder.
However they need to filter by date--and it wont work.
I have tried:
1) Creating a dataset with parameters imbedded. When you run the report, it asks for a parameter but there are no values in the drop down -- and an analysis of the "Parameter Properties" shows no available values. (Even though I chose values when creating the dataset)
2)Creating two datasets, one with all the data and one with only the date field. However the matrix wizard will not allow you to use 2 datasets.
Is there any simple way to add a filter to the report so that my users can just load a dataset/two and then use the Matrix wizard?
Thank you!
If the user running the report needs to define a date parameter, they need to create a date parameter with the same name as the parameter in the stored procedure that is called by the report. They should then set the Data Type to Date/Time, and make sure the parameter is visible.
When the user runs the report, they will be able to use the calendar feature to pass the date value to the report procedure.
I am not a seasoned SSRS veteran. I have made quite a few but they were pretty simple.
Today, I am attempting to use the Code tab of the Report Properties to perform some vb functions that will return my query in a string. I am passing in date parameter that is used to create my dynamic query.
My problem/issue is that I do not know how to pull this information into my table.
I have seen instances where a developer calls from each individual field and it calls the code to get a specific field. I was under the impression that I could somehow use a dataset to do this and have some documentation on this, but can't seem to find anything on the web regarding how to do this.
This is probably a pretty poorly written question, but does anyone know how to do this?
I was thinking in the Dataset Properties, I would code something like this in the expression field.
=Code.GetReportDetail(Parameter!InputDate.Value)
GetReportDetail being the starting function within my code window.
I am having difficulties how I can then pull that dataset into my table from that point though.
Any advice on this is greatly appreciated....Thanks.
After further review, I was creating this in VS2010 for RC0 2012 SQL Server, which I should have noted above.
All you have to do is create your report by adding new item (Report). Add your code by right clicking in the pink area and going to Report Properties and pasting your code into the code tab.
Next when you pull a table into your "add item to the report / white space" It allows you to create your dataset.
I chose use dataset embedded in my report. Datasource of OLE DB because I am doing MDX. Query Type Text then in the function I pasted this. (omitting parameters for now) :
=Code.GetReportDetail()
I then filled in fields manually because it seems that dynamic query running does not pull in fields.
I was then able to reference these manually created fields via my table detail row.
I basically need to load table headers from one dataset and table data from another. Is it possible to do with MS Reporting services?
As I can see table is associated with the data by DataSetName property and it can be only one dataset.
You can include data from a different dataset to the one linked to the table by including the dataset name in the expression, for example:
=First(Fields!HeaderField1.Value, "HeaderDataset")
If the dataset isn't dynamic, then you can manually define the dataset (or edit it) Ctrl + alt + D (I think) should pop the dataset window open (in RS2005/2000) failing that I think it's under: view - other windows
I have used this where a stored proc uses temp tables and RS is unable to determine the final dataset structure correctly.
I'm designing a SSRS report in Visual Studio for use as a local report (so a SQL Server is not involved).
I have a table with customers/addresses that has the following columns:
AddressID
Firstname
Lastname
Street
Another table keeps orders and looks like this
OrderID
CustomerAddressID
ShopAddressID
So two columns from my order table link to datasets in the address table. I want to display both addresses in my report. The datasource for the report is a xsd dataset.
What's the best way to do this in SSRS? I'm pretty new to SSRS and kind of lost with the dataregions, lists, etc.
You should edit the source for the second dataset to include a parameterized query based on the first one. Something like:
SELECT * FROM other_table
WHERE CustomerAddressID = #adress
OR ShopAddressID = #address
Of course you should create the address parameter as report parameter(pointing to the first dataset)
Hope this makes sense.
Look at subreports.
To be a bit more specific, you need to define multiple data sources in your report that these other regions, tables, or whatever, obtain their data from. You then need callback handlers in your app that can provide that data for each datasource (quoting: "your application must handle the SubreportProcessing event of the LocalReport object.". The article explains this in detail.
Just curious (because I am going to through the same thing right now) - are you really designing SSRS reports (2008), or VS reports (2005)? Because the 2008 ReportViewer control cannot render SSRS 2008 reports ....
I'm using SQL Server Reporting Services and the report designer that comes with Visual Studio. I've got a really big report. It's actually so large that Visual Studio hangs (sometimes for hours at a time) or just crashes when I make changes.
There is preciously little I can do to solve the problem, so I've decided to just move the bottom half of the report into a sub-report. So, I started with one enormous, unresponsive report and ended with two small, manageable reports -- surprisingly, this actually works.
One problem: my subreport uses the same data as my main report. Right now, it populates its dataset by re-querying the database. The extra round-trip to the database causes the report to take twice as long to generate; up from 45 minutes to 1 1/2 hours to generate.
I'd like to avoid hitting the database again, and instead use the same dataset in both reports.
How can I share or pass a dataset between a report and subreport?
I think this can help you:
http://www.gotreportviewer.com/subreports/index.html
Supplying data for the subreport - the SubreportProcessing event To
supply data for the subreport you have to handle the
SubreportProcessing event. Note that this event is on the LocalReport
object. You can add an event handler like this:
private void MainForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.reportViewer1.LocalReport.SubreportProcessing += new SubreportProcessingEventHandler(MySubreportEventHandler);
}
Below is an example for the event handler. In this example
LoadSalesData is defined to return a DataTable.
void MySubreportEventHandler(object sender, SubreportProcessingEventArgs e)
{
e.DataSources.Add(new ReportDataSource("Sales", LoadSalesData()));
}
If your report has multiple subreports you can look at the ReportPath
property of SubreportProcessingEventArgs and supply data for the
corresponding subreport. You may also want to examine the values of
Parameters property of SubreportProcessingEventArgs and only return
the subset of data that corresponds to the subreport parameters, as
mentioned here.
I'm pretty sure you can't. You're probably better off looking for ways to redesign the report entirely so that it's not so large... not to mention the various problems with subreports when exporting to excel.
I have several reports that the SQL is so complex in that it locks up Visual Studio when I try to edit it. In these reports I go straight into the Code view and edit the XML directly, which works. I also do this when Visual Studio mysteriously makes columns slightly wider than I set them at. However, I doubt you'd want to go down this path if you are editing the layout of the report too much.
Instead of running your query in the report, would it be possible to build a table using a stored procedure that both reports use? The first report runs the stored procedure to build the table and then both reports simply query the report. Watch for concurrency problems if the report can be run by multiple users.
Have you tried using a list within a list where both lists use the same dataset and then filter the inner list to display only records linked to the the outer list?
As far as the execution time, 45 minutes seems like an awful long time in the first place. I'm assuming you've done some analysis of the execution plan to verify your query or stored procedure is using meaningful indexes?
Hope this helps,
Bill
You can do it using a dummy parameter:
i. Create a parameter in your main report 'MyData' and tick 'internal'
ii. Set default value of 'MyData' to your data-set
iii. Set the sub-report parameter with the expression
=Parameters!MyData.Value
Hope this helps,
Duncan
If you create a table, you can merge all the cells of the details row and put a subreport as the contents. Then set the parameter of the subreport to the field you want to run the subreport against.
Jason