dynamic data source based off table

  • Hi,

    Id like to create a Data source that is dynamic and based on a table. (Ie user opens the report and has a drop down with a list of all the Servers. Clicks on the Server they want and a Second list is populated with a list of the databases on that server then click report an query is ran to populate a table with information)

    I believe all i have to do is write the Expression correctly but i cant seem to get it working for the dynamic data source.

    I created a static data source that gets the table and lists them out in a parameter.

    I then created another data source that will be populated with the parameter from the first.

    My Expression is:

    ="Data Source=" & Parameters!Server.Value & ";Initial Catalog=master"

    If i set the dynamic data source to a static one the rest of the report runs.

    Is this functionality not possible (Ie having a data source that is not static. ) i found a lot of examples of making dynamic database choice in the connection string but couldn't on the Server side..

    Hope someone can help

  • Resolved it.

    Found this on SQLCentral. (didn't pop up in my google searchs 🙁 ) which is 80% of what i wanted. I redid my report again using this and it worked...

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/sqldbauk/2011/07/22/ssrs_3A00_-dynamic-data-sources/

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