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SSRS export to Excel converts DateTime Column to Text Column
Recently we observed a weird issue with SSRS export to Excel. One of the datetime column in the report was formatted using the FORMAT function as “MM-dd-yyyy HH:mm:ss” (24 hrs format). However when this report was exported to Excel, this … Continue reading
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Mirrored Database as SSRS Data Source
Recently one of our report started to fail with error like Unable to Connect to Database error. Then only we came to know that the said database is in a mirror setup. In the mirrored environment, we have to always … Continue reading
SSRS: FORMAT option for milliseconds
Some of our reports have hyperlink enabled on few metrics which points to an internal website. Recently there was a change in the internal website which required us to send the a particular Date as a parameter. The page was … Continue reading
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SQL SERVER Replication – Troubleshooting Steps for Beginners
Few days back there was a replication issue in one of the QA servers. Since the DBA was out of office that day, I was called in to look into the issue. Though I am not an expert in replication, … Continue reading
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Converting SQL SERVER DateTime? Test it thoroughly….
Today one of my user complained that a report was missing one particular ticket from the output. The report in question is very simple, it accepts start date & end date and filters on the ticket creation date time column … Continue reading
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Passing BIGINT data to SSRS Sub Report
Few days back one of my team mate complained to me that one particular sub report is failing randomly with Error: Subreport could not be shown The particular sub report was called from another report’s tablix control column. It accepts … Continue reading
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SSRS 2008 Error – The report definition is not valid
Recently I downloaded a file from one of our production server, did some changes and reviewed it in BIDS and everything looked good. However when I tried to upload the file in the Report Manager got a strange error The … Continue reading
Dundas Dashboard – My observations
Dundas Data Visualization Inc, is well-known to SSRS developers. Microsoft had earlier acquired their SSRS controls (Charts, Gauges & Map) and integrated them into SSRS 2008 & R2. These controls adds rich visualization to SSRS reports. However one of the feature … Continue reading
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SQL SERVER connectivity error: SQL Server does not exist or access denied
Recently I was troubleshooting a connectivity issue in a development environment from an application. The application was using the connection string as “Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=myserver\instance1,1433;Network=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=mydb;Integrated Security=SSPI;” I was able to connect to the SQL SERVER from SSMS, however when connecting … Continue reading
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Review of my blog posts in 2011
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 26,000 times in 2011. If it were a … Continue reading
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Kirukkal a.k.a Scribbling 