Francois Ajenstat, Director of Product Management for Microsoft SQL Server, tells us that SQL Server 2008 will be released in Q3 2008 while Release Candidate (RC) is expected in Q2. The February 27th marketing launch date remains unchanged.
SharePoint always has a trick up its sleeve to surprise the innocent. I have to admit that I continue to be baffled by this technology. Not that I know too much about it, of course. But this thing is like the Pacific Ocean – web applications, site collections, sites, oh my. The further you go, the deeper it gets. Things that still escape my mind include how to get the default Office Server web site (with the Report Center, etc.) after upgrading from WSS 3.0, why I cannot implement custom SharePoint filter provider web parts in WSS given that the interfaces are in WSS, and the mother of all questions, why WSS supports Windows Server OS only.
One thing, however, I managed to figure out (of course, after hours of experimenting, installing, and head-scratching since documentation is, shall we say, wanting) is how to get the Report Server content types to show in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. If you installing a new MOSS installation, after installing the Reporting Services Add-in, the Report Server content types should show up in the site settings. However, if you are upgrading from WSS, they may not show up. The issue could be that the Report Server Integration Feature is not activated. To check:
That should do it. You should be able to add the Report Server content types to the site.
