is there any difference between ms reporting services & ssrs? Does ssrs succeed ms reporting services?
No, they are both the same thing.
Microsoft reporting services was the original name for an addon service made available in 2004 for SQL server 2000.
Microsoft SQL server reporting services (SSRS) is what it became know as in subsequent releases for SQL server 2005 and SQL server 2008.
The two terms are interchangeable.
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Is it required to have sharepoint server for working with PowerView in SSRS? I have SQL Server with MSBI 2012. I am BI developer. I wanted to explore with power view. I got an addon for SSRS from microsoft portal (PivotViewer Extension for Reporting Services – CTP2). But relese notes says that it needs Share Point.
I got an other link to download (Microsoft SQL Server 2012 With Power View For Multidimensional Models CTP) this is a 2 GB file and sounds like independent of sharepoint. I am confused. Please help me in understing the working of PowerView with SSRS. Many Thnaks.
Here is an ebook explaining all SSRS models available for SQL Server 2012, with walkthroughs
http://www.scribd.com/doc/102370834/SQL-Server-2012-Tutorials-Reporting-Services
Sharepoint server is required for Power View in SSRS. Please check this document: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh231687.aspx
Power View also comes in Excel 2012 (see http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/power-view-explore-visualize-and-present-your-data-HA102835634.aspx ). It can access data within worksheets as well as external data sources and has same visualization capabilities.
Power View is now available through Excel 2013 Professional Plus.
You can connect to external data source or use the internal PowerPivot model.
You can now use Power BI in SSRS to create a report such as 'Power View' reports.
A technical Preview of Power BI reports in SQL Server Reporting Services released in January 2017. You can now download the software and install it on your own on-premises VM or server. In the latter case, you’ll need:
Your own VM or server (not one in production use)
Windows Server 2012 or later (or Windows 8 or later)
.NET Framework 4.5.2 or later SQL
Server Database Engine (2008 or later), to store the report server
database
SQL Server Analysis Services (2012 SP1 CU4 or later), to
store your data models
For more details, Please refer to below link:
Power BI reports in SQL Server Reporting Services: January 2017 Technical Preview now available
Is it possible to design a 2008 SSRS report and use it in a CRM 4 application. 2008 Has much nicer controls and report designer.
Yes, it is more dependent on the backing database. If CRM is setup with SQL Server 2008 it will support Report Builder 2008 reports. If SQL Server 2005, the reports will need to be built in Visual Studio 2005 with the Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) installed. 2005 reports can be easily upgraded to 2008 reports but 2008 reports are not backwards compatible and cannot be easily converted back to 2005 reports.
You can setup a SQL Server 2008 SSRS instance and use that for reporting while continuing to use SQL 2005 for the database.
Everything is explained here: CRM and SSRS 2008 Integration
I am trying to add Reporting Services to my already installed version of SQL Server Express 2008 R2. I am installing it on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition box.
When ever I run the install program to add extra features Reporting services is not listed.
I have installed (I think) all the prerequisites needed IIS, ASP etc but to no avail. Reporting services are just not visible in my features list.
Any ideas?
SSRS is only available in the SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services Download, not the standard one
I have SQL Server 2005 Express, but I haven't got SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). How do I install it separately? Do I have to download the whole SQL Server setup again, or is there any separate setup for only SSRS?
Check out the SQL Server 2005 Express overview page: there are several versions of SQL Server Express - the basic version doesn't include Reporting Services - you need the SQL Server Express With Advanced Tools version to get Reporting Services.
Here's the download page for SQL Server 2005 Express - if you want Reporting Services, you need to get the "SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services SP3".
Update: this is the SQL Server 2008 Express overview page, from which you can also download the various SQL Server 2008 R2 Express versions. You will need the SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Advanced Services which includes SSRS 2008.
we would like to upgrade our SQL Server from 2005 to 2008. Unfortunately, we also have a lot of reports based on Reporting Services 2005. If possible we would like avoid upgrading them at this time.
Is it possible to run Reporting Services 2005 of SQL Server 2008?
Yes.
The metadata databases for SSRS 2005 can run on SQL Server 2005 upwards. Which includes SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2.
Note: do not open a report in a later version of BIDS: always use BIDS 2005 in VS 2005 unless you want your reports upgraded. Then you need SSRS 2008.