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SSRS Stop Scrolling Behind
SQL Server Reporting Services

SSRS Stop Scrolling Behind

I recently revamped our standard report with a new template comprising of a single Tablix which contained the images of the corners and sides of the report. It looked beautiful if simply displayed on a single page (the top half of the page) as long as the end-user doesn't scroll. If the page was scrolled, what should d...

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SSRS: Performance Improvements: SELECT TOP
SQL Server Reporting Services

SSRS: Performance Improvements: SELECT TOP

This article details a method we used on a search form in a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) environment. The requirement (amongst others) was that the report ran in less than a few seconds. Analyzing the report through the ReportServer databases (internal auditing) only showed how long the SQL query would take to...

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SSRS Subscriptions cannot be created
SQL Server Reporting Services

SSRS Subscriptions cannot be created

This article describes solutions to the error: Subscriptions cannot be created because the credentials used to run the report are not stored, or if a linked report, the link is no longer valid. How?

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SSIS Script: convert UPPERCASE to Mixed-Case using TitleCase
SQL Server Integration Services

SSIS Script: convert UPPERCASE to Mixed-Case using TitleCase

So like lots of people on the net, I've been given a datasource with names and addresses all in UPPERCASE. Initially, no one seemed bothered but now the request came through asking if this could be restored to a normal case, a mixture of mostly lowercase and some UPPERCASE.

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Administrator Program Shortcut without Prompt
Windows OS

Administrator Program Shortcut without Prompt

I want to create a desktop shortcut that I can double-click and it will run the above programs in administrator mode without confirmation by the Windows operating system. At home this may not be a problem but this is intended for those in an office environment and we get prompted to login (with the same account as we'r...

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How to change local folder for TFS
Team Foundation Server

How to change local folder for TFS

I installed Business Intelligence Development Studio 2008 (BIDS) and connected it to a Team Foundation Server 2010 (TFS) instance and set my working local folder to my home directory. When the rest of my colleagues installed it however, they decided to use a common local directory for all workstations so configuration...

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Returning Oracle Stored Procedure Resultset in SSRS
SQL Server Reporting Services

Returning Oracle Stored Procedure Resultset in SSRS

So I've spent a fun time googling and binging but still haven't found a simple and complete example of getting a resultset from an Oracle stored procedure and displaying this in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). Well "non-productive" more than "fun" as most of the examples on the net are either half-complete or par...

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Joes DNS Correction (JDC)
Product Documentation

Joes DNS Correction (JDC)

Ever had this? Your colleagues are connecting fine and your IT service desk say everything is functioning normally and it's just YOU! Script Function If you are on a network that frequently loses connection or simply forgets what intranet site you were trying to access and your usual solution is a reboot, then this too...

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Reminder on SSRS row separator
SQL Server Reporting Services

Reminder on SSRS row separator

My Setup XP SP3 Workstation Business Intelligence Development Studio 2008 (BIDS) SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2 (SSRS) What do I want? I have a report displaying room bookings. Each row lists the day, date, room name, start/finish times, booking details and the staff contact. I want an empty row to appear betwee...

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