Showing posts with label SharePoint 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SharePoint 2010. Show all posts

Thursday, March 27, 2014

In SQL Server 2014 you can use Multidimensional model to create Power View

This feature is new in SQL Server 2014.

In SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services you had the option to create Power Views using the Reporting Services Service in SharePoint 2010. In order to create the Power Views you needed to create tabular data model in SQL Server Analysis Services 2012. You needed a separate instance of SQL Server Analysis Services installed to support Tabular Data Model as the default was Multi-dimensional.

With SQL Server 2014 Power Views can be created using Multidimensional models, the same model used in OLAP Cubes. Just as Tabular Data Models supported Data Analysis Expressions(DAX), multi-dimensional models also support querying with DAX.

Power View is not exclusive to SharePoint but can be created using Excel 2013 although somewhat limited in features compared to those created using SharePoint.

Chapter 6: Power View and Reporting Services

This chapter in my book describes how to create Power Views from scratch.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Download this SQL Server 2014 CTP2 Reporting Services Add-in to integrate with Microsoft SharePoint


Report Integration for SQL Server 2012 and SharePoint 2010 was described comprehensively in my latest book:

The new features Power View and Data Alerts were treated in two complete chapters:

Chapter 6: Power View and Reporting Services
Six hands-on exercises

Chapter 7: Self service Data Alerts in SSRS 2012
Three hands-on exercises

The SharePoint 2010 used in the book should work equally well with SQL Server 2014 CTP2.

SQL Server 2014 CTP1 installation was described here.
http://hodentekmsss.blogspot.com/2013/09/installing-sql-server-2014-ctp1-on.html

Programs have been updated and new versions have appeared.
SQL Server 2014 is now in CTP2

Now how does one start working with features like Power View and Data Alerts?

You need to install and work with recent versions.

You need the following :
Microsoft® SQL Server® 2014 Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft SharePoint®, Community Technology Preview 2 (CTP2)

You can download the above from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40738

Details from the above site are here:

·         The SQL Server 2014 CTP2 Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft SharePoint technologies deploys the Reporting Services user interface pages and features on a SharePoint web front-end server.



After you install the Reporting Services Add-in and configure your servers for integration, you can publish Reporting Services content to a SharePoint library and then view and manage those documents directly from a SharePoint site. The Reporting Services Add-in provides the following functionality:

      • Power View, a feature of Microsoft SQL Server 2014 CTP2 Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise Edition, is an interactive data exploration, visualization, and presentation experience. It provides drag-and-drop ad hoc reporting for business users such as data analysts, business decision makers, and information workers. Power View reports are in a new file format, RDLX.
      • Open reports in Report Builder from a SharePoint library, and save reports to SharePoint libraries.
      • A Report Viewer Web Part, which provides report-viewing capability, export to multiple rendering formats, page navigation, search, print, and zoom.
      • SharePoint web pages so that you can create subscriptions and schedules, and manage reports and data sources.
      • Support for standard SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 features including document management, collaboration, security, and deployment with report server content types.
      • The ability to add the Reporting Services Report Viewer Web Part to any page or dashboard on a SharePoint site and customize its appearance.
      • The ability to use SharePoint permission levels and roles to control access to report server content. You can also use SharePoint forms authentication to support access over Internet connections.
      • Reporting Services data alerts, a data-driven alerting solution for SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise Edition that informs you about changes in report data that are of interest to you, and at a relevant time.



 

Friday, June 28, 2013

Do you want to learn SQL Server Reporting Services 2012 in record short time?

Learning SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services was released today by Packt publishers. This is my second book on Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (which may be called a second edition). It is enlarged to include Reporting Services Integration with SharePoint 2010. With 566 pages it is somewhat thicker than the first edition (Learning SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services). However, the book has a large number of screen shots like my first book and is somewhat thinner than most other books in this genre. The reviewers and technical editors have put in a lot of effort and time to make this happen.


I take this opportunity to thank the reviewers (Satya Shyam Jayanty and Ritesh Shah) for their meticulous reading of the manuscript; the technical editors, Azharuddin Sheik, Mausam Kothari, Varun Pius Rodrigues, and Lubna Shaikh and many others at Pakct Publishing for their excellent editing and Microsoft Forums' (MSDN, Technet and SharePoint) help for answering so many of my questions.

Summary of Hands-on tasks you learn:
  • Install SQL Server 2012, SharePoint Server 2010, and configure Reporting Services both native and SharePoint Integrated on Windows 7
  • Install SSDT and author reports, both local and remote, and deploy them to report servers
  • Develop desktop and web applications by using Report Viewer controls
  • Author different kinds of reports with the latest gadgets by working with Report Builder
  • Manage access to the report server, report scheduling, report delivery, report uploads, and downloads with Report Manager
  • Create Tabular Models with SQL Server Analysis Services and deploy them to SSAS Server using SSDT
  • Author Power View Reports from your SharePoint Site and export them as Power Point files
  • Learn to create Data Driven alerts in SharePoint and monitor them on SQL Agent on SSMS
  • Work with Windows Azure Reporting Services using Windows Azure Portal and SSMS
  • Write applications in SSIS and WPF to access reports and access native server reports from SharePoint Site
I hope this book is appreciated as much as the earlier one.

This book can now be bought from the publishers as well as other online book sellers:
http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Server-Reporting-Services-ebook/dp/B00DM23X5M/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372453186&sr=1-2

If you are using SQL Server 2008 then this book is for you,

http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Server-2008-Reporting-Services/dp/1847196187/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372453239&sr=1-1
 
The links in the book are available here:
 

Monday, April 29, 2013

2nd Edition: SQL Server Reporting Services 2012

In the present day information-centric world we live in, the success of an enterprise depends enormously on how its information is generated, handled, and disseminated. With ample screenshots and over 65 hands-on exercises, this book will guide you effortlessly through creating cutting edge reports using SQL Server Reporting Services 2012, native and fully integrated with SharePoint Server 2010 including new features like Power View and Data Alerts.

"Learning SQL Server Reporting Services 2012" will get you started right from installation and then move on to configuration of SQL Server Reporting Services 2012. Start learning right from Chapter 1 and build your skill to create reports using the latest tools and deploy them to the latest servers, both Native and SharePoint. No guessing; you will learn all—Power View, Data Alerts, SQL Azure Reporting,the latest Reporting Services Gadgets, and more.

"Learning SQL Server Reporting Services 2012" is a definitive guide to a step-by-step, metered approach to get a jump start on the latest features in SQL Server Reporting Services.Reporting Services in Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is more tightly integrated not only with the Microsoft Business Stack but also with SharePoint, Windows Azure, and the Visual Studio suite of products, with many new features.

You will install and configure the toolset to work with SSRS 2012 integrated with SharePoint 2010. Using SQL Server Data Tools, you will author reports and deploy. You will learn about security to work with Report Manager and Central Administration in SharePoint. Using Report Builder, you will learn about authoring cutting edge reports. You will create Tabular Models and begin experiencing the thrill of creating Power View Reports.

Review this link for more details:
http://www.packtpub.com/learning-sql-server-reporting-services-2012/book

The first edition, 'Learning SQL Server Reporting Services 2008', ISBN: 9781847196187 was published in March 2009

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