2022-04-11
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SSRS
2022-04-06
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2022-02-28
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Ensure that SSRS is Working while Using Availability Groups
This article explains how to get around one of the issues when the SSRS databases are part of an Availability Group.
2020-11-17
5,713 reads
SSRS Dynamic Row-Level Security with Recursive Hierarchy Group
In this article we walk through how to build a SQL Server Reporting Services report based on database level security settings by user to show different results to each user that runs the report.
2020-11-09
SSRS is Still Around
The other day, a friend asked me if Microsoft is discontinuing SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) now that Power BI is the premier MS reporting and dashboarding tool. It seems like more organizations are finding fewer reasons to use SSRS due to the ease of use and features of Power BI. Despite all the news about the general availability of SQL Server 2019, I had not heard any recent news about SSRS, so I could only say that I didn’t know.
2019-12-10
Managing Recursive Group on SSRS Reporting Services Reports
Learn how to implement a report that recursively walks a hierarchy in a table.
2019-11-05
10,766 reads
SSRS Reporting Basics: When is SSRS the Right Tool?
SSRS has undergone a number of changes over the past few versions. It remains a very popular reporting tool in companies large and small. In this article, Eugene Meidinger recounts the history of SSRS and explains when it’s the best tool to use. This is the first article of a series on SSRS.
2019-01-10
4,148 reads
Linear barcodes in SSRS using the Barcode Image Generation Library
The open source Barcode Image Generation Library enables insertion of twenty-seven different types of linear barcode symbols into SSRS reports without the use of barcode fonts.
2018-11-12
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Question of the Day
The Disabled Index
I run this code on SQL Server 2022.
CREATE TABLE Drink
(
drinkid INT NOT NULL
CONSTRAINT DrinkPK PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED,
drinkname VARCHAR(20),
rating NUMERIC(2, 1)
)
GO
INSERT INTO Drink
(
drinkid,
drinkname,
rating
)
VALUES
(1, 'Margarita', 4.5),
(2, 'Mojito', 4.3),
(3, 'Old Fashioned', 4.7),
(4, 'Martini', 4.4),
(5, 'Cosmopolitan', 4.2)
GO
ALTER INDEX drinkpk ON dbo.drink DISABLE
GO
SELECT * FROM dbo.Drink
GO
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