Integrating Visio 2007 with SQL Server Analysis Services
This article shows how Microsoft Office Visio 2007 can be used to visualize cube data created using SSAS
Centralising Reporting Services Stylesheets
Continuing on with his series on Reporting Services, Adam Aspin takes another look at stylesheets in your reports. This time with custom assemblies and the CLR to enhance the capabilities of your SSRS system.
East Iowa SQL Server Users Group
A new SQL Server user's group in Iowa is having a meeting next week.
Formatting SSAS Measures - SQL School Video
ln this SQL School video, learn how you can format the various measures in your SSAS cubes.
Detecting When a Login Has Implicit Access to a Database
Yesterday I blogged about how to figure out what database principals corresponded to what server principals . The key is to match up the SIDs between sys.server_principals and sys.database_principals. But I also stated there were 3 cases where the logins...
Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Report Builder 2.0
I have heard that there is a new version of Report Builder in SQL Server 2008. Can you provide some details and examples?
The LEVEL_UNIQUE_NAME Intrinsic Member Property
SSAS Architect Bill Pearson examines another intrinsic member property, LEVEL_UNIQUE_NAME, which allows us to exercise a great deal of presentation “sleight of hand” in working with MDX in Analysis Services, as well as within Reporting Services and various other reporting applications that can access an Analysis Services cube.
Union Benefits
IT is an industry that hasn't adopted a union, at least not yet. Many IT workers hope it never happens, but what if it does? This Friday Steve Jones asks what benefits you might want from a union.
Union Benefits
IT is an industry that hasn't adopted a union, at least not yet. Many IT workers hope it never happens, but what if it does? This Friday Steve Jones asks what benefits you might want from a union.
Union Benefits
IT is an industry that hasn't adopted a union, at least not yet. Many IT workers hope it never happens, but what if it does? This Friday Steve Jones asks what benefits you might want from a union.
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The Long Name
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Question of the Day
The Long Name
I run this code to create a table:
When I check the length, I get these results:
A table name is limited to 128 characters. How does this work?