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Thursday, September 28, 2006 11:30 AM

Evolving your report model over time

Many factors combine to make report models highly likely to change and evolve over time. Sometimes the underlying schema changes. Sometimes new stuff is added. Sometimes you just want to improve how the schema is presented to users. Report models are
Posted by bobmeyers | 2 Comments
Thursday, September 28, 2006 11:20 AM

Creating a report model that can be used against multiple databases

Sometimes it is useful to create a report model that can be used against multiple databases that have the same structure, but reside on different servers and/or have different schema qualifiers. Uploading a second copy of a report model and pointing it
Posted by bobmeyers | 5 Comments
Thursday, September 28, 2006 10:15 AM

Clickthrough reports are the key to integration

Clickthrough reports are the special kind of drillthrough reports created by Report Builder. They are "special" because they are linked to the parent report automatically, and are generated on the server from special template reports (or from a built-in
Posted by bobmeyers | 3 Comments
Thursday, September 28, 2006 6:02 PM

How to get RB to load a report created in VS Report Designer

Loading an arbitrary Report Designer report in Report Builder is not supported in SQL Server 2005. However, if you are trying to make it work for some reason, here are a few tips: - Don't use page headers or footers - Don't use rectangles or lists - Only
Posted by bobmeyers | 0 Comments
Thursday, September 28, 2006 4:26 PM

How to enable Report Builder for non-domain users

Report Builder uses a client technology called ClickOnce to download and launch the application files. This component runs outside of Internet Explorer, so it cannot leverage any credentials that may have been collected by IE to access the report server.
Posted by bobmeyers | 2 Comments
 
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