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
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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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If I run a report within SSRS developer, I show no subtotals in specific rows, exactly as it should because there is nothing to subtotal. However, if I deploy the report, those same rows have an erroneous subtotal in them. I ensured I deployed and ran the correct report. I even deleted the report and re-deployed. I need to correct this because it is an important report that gets emailed to the entire company.
I believe This is very classic case of Data been saved as Cache in your local System. But when you deploy the Report, there is actual Data available on application.
What you need to do is delete this FileName.rdl.data file and try your report again in Developer, it should get update data from application
I have development, test, demo and production systems. They all need to have the same set of reports (easily deployed via Visual Studio, multiple reports at the same time if needed) and the same set of report subscriptions. At this time I have to manually go through the sequence of up to 7 steps in web UI for report manager to deploy or modify each subscription on each system.
Is there a way to automate/improve creation/modification of report subscriptions? I use SSRS 2008.
I've cheated in the past and manipulated the reporting database in SQL Server, you could dig around in there and see if you can figure out the records you need to add.
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?
Is there some way to cache a generated report in the reporting services, so that I could later export it to some other format ?
I.e., currently, I'm generating an HTML version of the report (throught the webservice) and if the users asks for an excel file, I generate it again, this time in excel. The problem is, that the data can potentialy change during this time and the HTML and excel versions may differ. Another obvious drawback is that the report is being regenerated, when just a change of format would suffice.
So the question is, whether reporting services support some sort of caching mechanism for the generated data and a later export to a specified format ? I'm currious, how is the "Export" button implemented in the report viewer control - does it actually regenerate the report, or does it somehow export it ?
If it's the same as SSRS 2005 then under each individual report on your report server portal there will be a "Properties" tab and one of the options under this tab will be "Execution".
The first execution option is to work from the most recent data but a sub option allows you to cache the report for a certain amount of time on a schedule.
The second option allows you to auto generate the report from a snapshot, again with scheduling options.
I can't see why they would change this for 2008 but then I can't see why Microsoft do a lot of things...