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When Your Heartstrings Break (ReportViewer Controls SP1 Redistributable)
For those of you who are incorporating the ReportViewer control in your WinForms or ASP.NET...
Author: bwelcker Date: 03/28/2007
Pocket Symphony (Enabling SSRS Feature in non-default Site Collections)
After installing the Reporting Services Add-in for Integration with SharePoint, you may find that...
Author: bwelcker Date: 03/21/2007
Candy Apple Grey (Installing SSRS and Windows Vista)
It's a bit tricky to get Reporting Services (including the report server that comes with SQL Express...
Author: bwelcker Date: 03/19/2007
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (SSRS Reports on SharePoint Lists)
Now that we have released the SSRS integration in MOSS 2007 / WSS in SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2,...
Author: bwelcker Date: 03/13/2007
Propeller (SP2 is Released!)
It's been a long time coming, but SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 is now available. See...
Author: bwelcker Date: 02/19/2007
Roots and Crowns (Too Many Data Tools?)
Sometimes I'll get a question like "Why would I use Reporting Services when I can use Excel?" or...
Author: bwelcker Date: 02/17/2007
Wincing the Night Away (Tips for SSRS in SharePoint Mode)
Here is some useful information about using SSRS in SharePoint Integrated mode (included with SP2):...
Author: bwelcker Date: 02/04/2007
The Destroyed Room (Hyperion Essbase and Reporting Services White Paper)
One of the new Reporting Services features of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 is integration with the...
Author: bwelcker Date: 01/05/2007
Today! (Cleaning up Reporting Services SharePoint Add-In Setup Problems)
Some people have had problems during installation of the new Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft...
Author: bwelcker Date: 11/09/2006
Radical Connector (SP2 CTP2 is Released!)
I'm very excited to let you know that you can get your hands on the first CTP for SQL Server 2005...
Author: bwelcker Date: 11/08/2006
The Tigers Have Spoken (Reporting Services White Papers)
I've got a virtual cornucopia of SQL Server Reporting Services technical articles recently released...
Author: bwelcker Date: 10/12/2006
More Fun (MDX Query Designer Error After Office 2007 Install)
If you are running the 2007 Microsoft Office System Beta, you may noticed some problems in the MDX...
Author: bwelcker Date: 09/29/2006
On the Mouth (Teo on Custom Report Items)
Teo is at it again! He has written a great article appearing in MSDN Magazine this month on building...
Author: bwelcker Date: 09/28/2006
End of Amnesia (Avoiding Divide By Zero Errors)
People often ask how to avoid divide by zero problems in their Reporting Services reports. Let's say...
Author: bwelcker Date: 09/26/2006
Plus, Also, Too (Crystal Migration Partners)
We just put up a list of partners that can assist with a migration from Crystal Reports to SQL...
Author: bwelcker Date: 09/20/2006
Lights from the Wheelhouse (RS Best Practices)
Adam Cogan from SSW, a longtime a friend of SSRS in Australia, has developed a nice set of tips and...
Author: bwelcker Date: 09/05/2006
Twin Infinitives (IE7 and Reporting Services)
If you have been using the Internet Explorer version 7 beta release, you might have noticed some...
Author: bwelcker Date: 08/28/2006
Will anything happen (Jobs on the Reporting Services Team)
If you are interested in working on the next version of Reporting Services, I have a job opening for...
Author: bwelcker Date: 08/22/2006
Drums and Wires (SAP Certification for SSRS)
I am very excited to let you know that we have completed certification for SQL Server 2005 Reporting...
Author: bwelcker Date: 07/28/2006
Emperor Tomato Ketchup (SSRS Upgrade Documentation)
For those of you who are contemplating a move to SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services, there is a...
Author: bwelcker Date: 07/12/2006
The Spell (Tech Ed Stuff)
Another year, another TechEd! It's hard to imagine, but this will be my 8th consecutive Tech Ed...
Author: bwelcker Date: 06/11/2006
Technique (CustomReportItem Sample Configuration)
If you are trying to use the Custom Report Item sample in the updated SQL Server 2005 Samples, there...
Author: bwelcker Date: 06/06/2006
Peng! (Crystal to SSRS Migration Guide)
One of the top questions we get from customers is how to migrate from Crystal Reports. For those of...
Author: bwelcker Date: 06/01/2006
Green Mind (SP1 Hotfix Rollup)
You might want to take a look at the just released SQL Server 2005 SP1 hotfix rollup. This package...
Author: bwelcker Date: 05/18/2006
Dare to Be Surprised (Missing Files)
Unfortunately, I let the account expire at the hosting service I was using for my file storage. I...
Author: bwelcker Date: 05/12/2006
Will You Find Me (SP1 is released)
SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 is out! It was supposed to be yesterday but the files have taken a...
Author: bwelcker Date: 04/19/2006
Stands for Decibels (SP1 CTP)
It's been a while since my last post but as you'll see, I've been busy. In addition to thinking...
Author: bwelcker Date: 03/16/2006
De Stijl (Report Pack Updates)
I know many of you have downloaded one or more of the Report Packs for SQL Server 2000 Reporting...
Author: bwelcker Date: 01/30/2006
Sing the Troubled Beast (New RS / DM Article)
We just published an excerpt from the book, Applied Microsoft Analysis Services, by Teo Lachev. The...
Author: bwelcker Date: 01/16/2006
Give Blood (Report Expressions in Report Builder)
It's not obvious, but SQL Server 2005 Report Builder allows you to use expressions in textboxes on...
Author: bwelcker Date: 12/30/2005
Fingerpops (RS and Flattened Rowsets)
We have gotten some negative feedback from customers about the RS/AS integration in SQL 2005. This...
Author: bwelcker Date: 12/15/2005
Snowing Sun (New RDL Specification)
We have uploaded a new Report Definition (RDL) specification to the SQL Server web site. The...
Author: bwelcker Date: 12/08/2005
Antics (SQL 2005 Documentation Updates)
It's been a couple of weeks since my last entry. Lately, we have been working on plans for SQL...
Author: bwelcker Date: 12/07/2005
At the National Grid (Features for RS.Next)
Now that SQL 2005 is done, we have been working on plans for the next release of Reporting Services....
Author: bwelcker Date: 11/25/2005
Calling Over Time (New Reporting Services 2005 Partner Products)
Now that SQL Server 2005 is released, some of our partners are updating and enhancing their products...
Author: bwelcker Date: 11/15/2005
Horses (Parameterized Web Service Report)
Several people have had trouble using the new XML data provider in SQL Server 2005 Reporting...
Author: bwelcker Date: 11/13/2005
Free Dirt (SQL Launch)
I haven't gotten a chance to write a new blog entry since I returned from the SQL 2005 launch in San...
Author: bwelcker Date: 11/13/2005
Houdini (GotReportViewer?)
If you are eager to get started with the Microsoft Report Viewer Controls in Visual Studio 2005,...
Author: bwelcker Date: 11/02/2005
Bakesale (Upgrading from RS June CTP)
I know many of you have been testing Reporting Services using the SQL Server 2005 June CTP. While...
Author: bwelcker Date: 11/01/2005
Northern Drive (SQL Server 2005 RTM)
As you have probably seen, SQL Server 2005 (aka Yukon) has shipped (you can download it on the MSDN...
Author: bwelcker Date: 10/29/2005
Dead Letter Office (Etch A Sketch)
At the PASS Community Summit in Dallas last month, we had another "BI Power Hour" where we show some...
Author: bwelcker Date: 10/28/2005
Western Culture (RS 2005 Webcasts)
Geoff Snowman just wrapped up a very cool webcast series on Reporting Services 2005, and it’s now...
Author: bwelcker Date: 10/21/2005
Horse Stories (Welcome, Bob)
Please welcome a new Reporting Services blogger to the block. Bobs' Weblog will be a fountain of...
Author: bwelcker Date: 10/16/2005
For If You Cannot Fly (Updating Linked Report Page Settings)
I previously showed how you can programmatically set the page size properties (used by the print...
Author: bwelcker Date: 09/28/2005
Playing with Fire (PDC Begins)
PDC 2005 has begun. I arrived here in Los Angeles yesterday from Seattle. As you might have heard,...
Author: bwelcker Date: 09/13/2005
Everclear (Setting Published Report Print Properties)
In a previous post, I described some of the rules around report pagination. I mentioned that you can...
Author: bwelcker Date: 09/07/2005
Check Your Head (Interview and Open Source RDL)
I'm famous. :) OK, not really. But it was a fun interview and has a cute picture of my daughter. On...
Author: bwelcker Date: 08/26/2005