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 together. The first approach led to textbox "explosion". The disadvantage of the second approach was…
Read articleMicrosoft has refreshed the product samples and AdventureWorks databases. I still have to figure out what's the AdventureWorksAS2008 database that is not released yet.
Read articleToday, 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 Provider
Read articleMicrosoft 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 functional MDX Query Designer. An updated build of the Report Builder 2.0 (aka Report Designer Preview)…
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