This post discuss about configuring the AdventureWorks Analysis Services Database in SQL Server 2008 R2. You can download the sample databases from here. By default when you install the setup you would not see the analysis services database, you need to do some configurations to get it appear in analysis services database. To deploy the analysis services database perform the...
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Filtering Techniques for SQL Server 2008 R2 Reports
It is important to consider to filter report data based on user’s selection criteria as many databases contain large amounts of data. This post discusses different techniques to filter report data using report parameter concepts. By using the filters on reports, it greatly reduces the network traffic and helps the report to render efficiently. We are using same data source and query that...
Chart Reports in SQL Server 2008 R2 reporting services
Charts are effective way to visualize the aggregated values. This post discuss about creating a chart, Pie and Gauge reports using SQL server 2008 R2 Reporting Services. You will notice a significant difference in chart types in SQL 2008 R2 compared to SQL 2005. Choosing Chart types: The important point while choosing a report type is – choose a chart type that meets the need and adds...
Tabular Reports in SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services
It is important to understand the reporting options available in SQL Server 2008 R2 to provide an appropriate report layout to meet the business requirements and needs of our end users. This post briefly discusses about different report layout types available and explains in detail the steps to create a Tabular Report. It also explains how to sorting and drilldown features to your report...
Database Mail Configuration in SQL Server 2008 R2
This post explains the configuration steps that require to send an email from SQL server 2008 R2. It is useful if we could send an email from SQL Server to our administrators and end users. Database Mail is SQL server component that uses Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to send email messages. After setting up the Database email we can test the email and mail-log. 1. Open the SQL...
Internet Explorer 9 features for Developers
Microsoft recently launched its first release candidate for Internet Explorer 9 (IE9 RC1) can be downloaded from here. This post briefly speaks about the IE9 features and how developers can use these features. With IE9 you can take the full advantage of hardware through windows so that you can enjoy the rich graphical interface which are fast and responsive as windows applications in your...
Guidelines for Developing Class Libraries in .NET
This post explains about design guidelines for developing class libraries that extends the .NET Framework. Following design guidelines provides benefits of consistency and unified programming model for developers.
Naming Conventions for Casing Identifiers
There are two different styles in Casing Identifiers
Configuring SQL Server Reporting Services in SharePoint 2010
This post discusses how to configure SQL server reporting services in SharePoint Integration mode. You must do some configuration steps on both report server and SharePoint server to get report viewing on SharePoint sites.
SQL server reporting services can be configured in two modes
Configuring PerformancePoint services in SharePoint 2010
The following are the configuration steps to get PerformancePoint up and running on SharePoint 2010 enterprise edition.
As PerformancePoint service is integrated in SharePoint 2010 environment, we need to do some configurations in Sharepoint2010 Central Administration tool.
Configuring Power Pivot for SharePoint 2010
This post explains about how to install and configure the Power Pivot for SharePoint 2010. You can read installation instructions for SharePoint 2010 here. You need to install SharePoint 2010 with un-configure state. You will be having the PowerPivot for SharePoint package in SQL Server 2008 R2 media. We are using new server installation option in SQL Server 2008 R2 setup. Install SharePoint...