Comments on: Kudos to Report Builder as UDM Client

By: tlachev

tlachev — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:55:55 +0000

Furmangg,

I’ve noticed your excelent feedback about SSRS and SSAS. I hope Microsoft has noticed it too. WRT 225128, you should be able to use any measure group that intersects with the selected dimensions.

By: furmangg

furmangg — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:45:50 +0000

I’ve used Report Builder on top of a UDM for several projects, and have been generally happy with it. Here are the suggestions I’ve reported to connect:

https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=225085
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=124558
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=125453
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=125422
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=225128
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=225071
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=225185

By: tlachev

tlachev — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:07:23 +0000

About 3), you can have calculated members as well. Also, you can have a crosstab report with dimension members. Finally, you can bypass the Analysis Services provider and use the OLE DB Provider for Analysis Services 9.0. Then, you can plug in whatever MDX query you want.

By: cwbrandsma

cwbrandsma — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:20:17 +0000

I have used it pretty extensively as well. It has some nice features, but an insane number of bugs and quirks.

Here is my current list of gripes with the product:
http://www.chrisbrandsma.com/2006/09/analysis-services-annoyances.html
I’ll be adding more as I find them.

Luckily, most of my issues are development related and can be fixed by the report creator. Plus, the seem to have no apparent production implications.