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How To Create Multi-Column Lists in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
I recently encountered a scenario where I wanted to display my report content in the form of a multi-column list. In essence, I was looking to create the SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)...
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How To Connect SSRS Report Builder to a PowerPivot Excel file (Sharepoint)
So, you’ve finally got around to setting up that SQL Server 2012 environment and you’re playing about with PowerPivot and SQL Server Analysis Services. You’ve set up your sharepoint site and you’ve...
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How To Enable Remote Errors in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
Just a quick one for a Wednesday afternoon. I was recently asked if it was possible to enable remote errors in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), so that people (and applications) could return full...
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How To Connect SSRS Report Builder to an SSAS Cube
I was asked recently how one could use SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Report Builder construct a report using a SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) cube as it’s data source. The good news is...
View ArticleSubscriptions failing after migrating a Native mode SSRS Report Server database
I was recently involved with the migration of a Native mode SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) database from a non-domain server to a domain-based server. The migration itself was fairly...
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Microsoft’s Mobile BI “Project Helix” Unveiled
Some pretty interesting information leaked out of last week’s SharePoint Conference 2012 regarding Microsoft’s upcoming Mobile BI (Business Intelligence) solution. There’s been surprisingly little...
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Microsoft BI 2012: A Year In Review
With the year drawing to a close, I thought it would be the perfect time to recap the major developments in Microsoft Business Intelligence throughout 2012. Unsurprisingly, the launch of SQL Server...
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Installing SQL Server Data Tools – Business Intelligence for Visual Studio 2012
As if renaming the accurately titled Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) to the rather ambiguous SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) wasn’t bad enough, in December, Microsoft’s latest SSDT release...
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6 Reasons why PowerView is the Future of Reporting Services
Since its introduction with SQL Server 2012, PowerView has started to become the familiar face of Microsoft’s self service business intelligence offering. Its inclusion in Excel 2013 has only...
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5 Reasons why PowerView can’t replace Reporting Services
The other week I wrote a post discussing how PowerView was the future of SQL Server Reporting Services, and the killer features that made it a compelling choice. Despite the numerous positive advances...
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