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Atlanta.MDF Presentation

I am scheduled to speak at the Atlanta.MDF forum next Monday (9/8/2008). The topic is familiar, only the version is different: SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services. Now in its third major release, Reporting Services has a lot to offer. I am planning to cover the new features and enhancements in the area...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 09-02-2008
Extending Report Builder 2.0

As I mentioned in my previous blog , Report Builder 2.0 RC1 has arrived. Although perhaps too early in the game, you may wonder how you can get the most out of Report Builder 2.0 and extend it when the built-in features are not enough. As Report Designer and Report Builder 2.0 share the same design surface...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 08-31-2008
Report Builder 2.0 RC1 is Here

Thanks to Robert Bruckner's blog , I've learned that the Report Builder 2.0 (previously known as Report Designer Preview) Release Candidate 1 is available for download. This should be a feature-complete build of Report Builder 2.0, which is scheduled for official release in October. IMO, Report...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 08-25-2008
Where is Report Builder 2.0?

With the official release of SQL Server 2008, Microsoft retired the RC0 Feature Pack and added the SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack, August 2008 page . Unfortunately, the Report Builder 2.0 link got dropped along the way. Microsoft is aware of this issue and is planning to add a release candidate page for...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 08-13-2008
Rules Have Changed

An interesting question has pop up on the Katmai RS 2008 discussion list today about how to implement a "green bar" group-level report that alternates background color for all rows in a group instance instead of doing this for each row. I attach the report sample I posted. What makes it interesting...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 08-05-2008
It's Done

A quick update on my book Applied Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services. I am happy to announce that the work on the manuscript is over and the manuscript RTM'd (released to manufacturing). The paper copy should be available on the reseller sites and brick and mortar stores around the publication...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 07-20-2008
Automating Report Deployment

Here is an awesome tip courtesy to the Craig Guyer's I Command Thee blog . You probably know that Visual Studio supports project configurations. In BIDS 2008, you can automate report deployment with configurations. For example, the following command deploys the solution using the settings of the...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 07-12-2008
Textbox on Steroids

One of the new features in Reporting Services 2008 that debuted in the SQL Server 2008 RC0 build is the enhanced textbox report item. In previous releases, if you wanted to mix static and dynamic expression-based text, you either needed multiple textboxes or a Visual Basic expression to concatenate strings...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 06-19-2008
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack RC0, June 2008

Today, Microsoft released an updated feature pack for SQL Server 2008 RC0. Among other things, it includes: A web downloadable installer for Report Builder 2.0 which is not included anymore with the SQL Server 2008 setup An updated version of the RS add-in for SharePoint Analysis Services 10.0 OLE DB...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 06-10-2008
SQL Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 (RC0)

Microsoft declared build #1442.32 to be the official SQL 2008 RC0 build and made it publicly available . Key SSRS improvements in this build: Rich text formatting. You can now format the text inside a textbox with different styles. Report Wizard to let the user auto-generate the report definition. Fully...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 06-07-2008

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