Microsoft Live Labs Pivot
In case you’ve missed this, the Pivot era has begun. After Excel PivotTable and PivotChart, we’ll have PowerPivot in SQL Server 2008 R2. But Pivot evolves… A co-worker showed me […]
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Expert Cube Development with Analysis Services 2008
Now that I’ve got my copy and read it, I can say a few things about the book Expert Cube Development with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services by Chris […]
SharePoint List Data Extension
R2 brings several SharePoint enhancements, including: Support for multiple SharePoint zones – Previously, SSRS supported access from SharePoint URLs in the default zone, as I explained before. Support for the […]
Report Parts
The major new R2 feature that debuts in CTP 3 (November CTP) of SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services is report parts. A report part is a fragment of a […]
Cumulative Update Package 5 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1
Microsoft released Cumulative Update Package 5 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (build 10.00.2746). Among other things, if fixes an SSRS issue with printing and conditional visibility of recursive groups […]
Sparklines and Data Bars
Besides indicators, R2 adds sparklines and data bars to the arsenal of data visualization features. Sparklines are small graphics embedded in a context of words, numbers, and images. They help […]
Indicators
Often, reports need to show images that represent discrete values, such as an image that shows a KPI status. Previously, you didn’t have another option but to use images that […]
Pagination and Rendering Enhancements
R2 brings more control over pagination and rendering. A question that pops every now and then on the discussion list is how to name Excel worksheets for each instance of […]
Shared Datasets
When the Reporting Service team asked my opinion about shared datasets, a new feature in the forthcoming SQL Server Reporting Services R2, I was somewhat skeptical. I preferred them to […]
Not All Calculated Members Are Born Equal
An interesting issue popped up yesterday regarding the calculated member syntax. I had to multiply negative amounts in a financial cube for certain account categories that had negative amounts. The […]
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