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Data Bars are a new feature in SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2 introduced with the November CTP. Data Bars are useful for building what are often referred to as “trellis” and “table lense” displays that help report consumers indentify possible
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In the August CTP of SQL Server 2008 R2, we introduced the map report item in Reporting Services. As you might already be aware, the map in SSRS supports the spatial data types and functions that are available in SQL Server. In this post,
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With the November CTP of SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2, we are introducing a new visualization in SSRS, sparklines. Sparklines were developed by Edward Tufte and are described as “small, intense, simple data words” . In this post we’ll
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In this post I'm going to spend some time covering a subject that comes up quite a bit on our forums , which is how to enable drill-down on a chart in Reporting Services. In this example, I'm using the Analysis Services 2008 AdventureWorks cube.
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Every once and I while I get asked this question, and it fits nicely with a series I've been planning to blog on what you can do with custom attributes in charts in SQL Server Reporting Services 2008. The question is, "How do I change the width
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This is just a quick post to help spread the word that the Microsoft Chart Controls for .NET Framework 3.5 are now publicly available. A big congrats to the team! Here are some useful links Downloads 1. Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET
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This is my first post in what I hope is a long series of how to's related to data visualization. For my first post I'm going to demonstrate how you can add sparklines to your SSRS reports. Below is a screenshot of what a sparkline may look like in SSRS.
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