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Reporting Services 2008 - Resources & Latest Downloads (SP2)
Last update: Mar 27, 2011.
Get an overview and the latest information on Reporting Services 2008 at the MSDN aggregation page for Reporting Services!
Important downloads for Reporting Services 2008:
SP2:
- Report Builder 2.0 (SP2 Download)
for Reporting Services 2008 (build 10.00.4000)
- SQL Server 2008 SP2 Cumulative Update #3 (build 10.00.4279)
- SQL Server 2008 SP2 Cumulative Update #2 (build 10.00.4272)
- SQL Server 2008 SP2 Cumulative Update #1 (build 10.00.4266)
- Download SQL Server 2008 SP2
- Download SQL Server 2008 SP2 Express
- Download SQL Server 2008 SP2 Feature Packs
- RS 2008 SP2 Add-In for SharePoint Integrated Mode (build 10.00.4000)
Note: updates for the SharePoint add-in are available for each CU as well, just make sure to select the "..._RSSharepoin" download package.
SP1:
- RS 2008 SP1 Add-In for SharePoint Integrated Mode (build 10.00.2531)
Note: updates for the SharePoint add-in are available for each CU as well, just make sure to select the "..._RSSharepoin" download package.
- SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update #13 (build 10.00.2816)
- SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update #12 (build 10.00.2808)
- SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update #11 (build 10.00.2804)
- SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update #10 (build 10.00.2799)
- SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update #9 (build 10.00.2789)
- SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update #8 (build 10.00.2775)
- SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update #7 (build 10.00.2766)
- SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update #6 (build 10.00.2757)
- SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update #5 (build 10.00.2746)
- SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update #4 (build 10.00.2734)
- SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update #3 (build 10.00.2723)
- SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update #2 (build 10.00.2714)
- SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update #1 (build 10.00.2710)
- SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (build 10.00.2531)
RTM:
- SQL Server 2008 RTM Cumulative Update #10 (build 10.00.1835)
- SQL Server 2008 RTM Cumulative Update #9 (build 10.00.1828)
- SQL Server 2008 RTM Cumulative Update #8 (build 10.00.1823)
- SQL Server 2008 RTM Cumulative Update #7 (build 10.00.1818)
- SQL Server 2008 RTM Cumulative Update #6 (build 10.00.1812)
- SQL Server 2008 RTM Cumulative Update #5 (build 10.00.1806)
- SQL Server 2008 RTM Cumulative Update #4 (build 10.00.1798)
- SQL Server 2008 RTM Cumulative Update #3 (build 10.00.1787)
- SQL Server 2008 RTM Cumulative Update #2 (build 10.00.1779)
- SQL Server 2008 RTM Cumulative Update #1 (build 10.00.1763)
- SQL Server 2008 RTM (build 10.00.1600.22)
- Updated SQL Server 2008 Books Online (July 2009 Update)
Also check related discussion threads in this forum about the Reporting Services 2008 release, and Report Builder 2.0 release. - Report Builder 2.0 (SP2 Download)
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Reporting Services 2005 - Resources & Latest Downloads (SP4)
Last update: Mar 27, 2011.
MSDN information aggregator site for Reporting Services 2005.
Important downloads for Reporting Services 2005:
SP4:
- SQL Server 2005 SP4 Cumulative Update #3 (build 9.00.5266)
- SQL Server 2005 SP4 Cumulative Update #2 (build 9.00.5259)
- SQL Server 2005 SP4 Cumulative Update #1 (build 9.00.5254)
- SQL Server 2005 SP4 RTM, Express Edition RTM (build 9.00.5000)
SP3:
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #15 (build 9.00.4325)
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #14 (build 9.00.4317)
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #13 (build 9.00.4315)
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #12 (build 9.00.4311)
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #11 (build 9.00.4309)
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #10 (build 9.00.4305)
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #9 (build 9.00.4294)
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #8 (build 9.00.4285)
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #7 (build 9.00.4273)
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #6 (build 9.00.4266)
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #5 (build 9.00.4230)
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #4 (build 9.00.4226)
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #3 (build 9.00.4220)
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #2 (build 9.00.4211)
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #1 (build 9.00.4207)
- SQL Server 2005 SP3 RTM (build 9.00.4035)
SP2:
- SQL Server 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update #17 (build 9.00.3356) - Final CU for SP2
- SQL Server 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update #16 (build 9.00.3355)
- SQL Server 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update #15 (build 9.00.3330)
- SQL Server 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update #14 (build 9.00.3328)
- SQL Server 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update #13 (build 9.00.3325)
- SQL Server 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update #12 (build 9.00.3315)
- SQL Server 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update #11 (build 9.00.3301)
- SQL Server 2005 SP2 RTM (build 9.00.3042)
- RS Add-in for SharePoint Integrated Mode (SP3 download, SP2 download)
- SQL Server 2005 Books Online (December 2008 Update)
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Reporting Services 2012 - Power View
SQL Server 2012 has been released in early 2012.
This post summarizes much of the new functionality in Power View with RC0. A few more capabilities were added in the RTM Version.
Multiple Views in a Single Report
You asked for it, and we are delivering it! Power View reports now support multiple views per report. The report pictured below contains a total of five views that you can see previews of to the left of the canvas.
Export to Microsoft PowerPoint
Along with the ability to create reports with multiple views, you can also export your report to PowerPoint. These are not just static images. Power View reports inside PowerPoint are fully interactive.
PowerPivot Gallery Preview Images
Power View now produces preview images in the PowerPivot Gallery, just like Excel workbooks. They are supported in all views of the PowerPivot Gallery (gallery, theater and carousel).
In addition, now that Power View reports support multiple views in a single report, when you click on a specific view of the report, Power View will launch with that view as the active view.Storyboard
When you are presenting reports with multiple views in them, there is way to navigate the views in a report called storyboard. Just hover to preview any of the views and select the one you want to display.
Sorting
We are certain you saw this one coming, but Power View now supports sorting on all data regions. On tables and matrices, all you have to do is click on the column headers to sort. For charts, there is an area above the chart that we call the “floatie” that allows you to choose to sort the chart by a measure or its categories.

For charts that are displayed as multiples, you can sort those too. For multiples, sorting sorts the charts themselves by a subtotal, and of course, it’s just a click away via the floatie as well.
More Chart Features
Power View has added more functionality to charts. In particular, charts now support
• more than 20 series,
• multiple measures,
• and color (series) in scatter and bubble charts.
The chart below shows multiple measures in action, depicting the average win percentage of major league baseball both at home and on the road over a set of years.
In the next chart, you can see colors assigned on the scatterplot.
Of course, the feature works with legend highlighting as well. Select a market size from the legend and all of the points associated with that entry will be highlighted in the chart.
Chart Highlighting Enhancements
There is also significant change to the highlighting feature with charts. When your column and bar charts contain non additive data, Power View will now display the highlighted values with a thinner column that is overlaid on top of the previous values. This is done to make it possible to see the previous values, regardless of the highlighted values.
It also makes it possible to see cases where the selected item from another visual has no representation in the chart. For example, in the chart below, not only can we see how Expressjet compares against the average of all carriers for flights delayed by carrier, but we also can see that Expressjet did not operate any routes greater than 1,500 miles.
Number Formatting for Tables and Matrix
Power View now supports number formatting on both tables and matrix.

Slicers Cross Filter Other Slicers
When you have multiple slicers on a view now, if you select an entry in one slicer, the other slicers in the view are filtered by it.
Per Data Region Filtering
Filtering improvements are available in RC0. Power View now supports filters on each data region. The picture below shows the chart region filter selected in the filter pane. If you want to switch to filtering the entire view, just hover over the grey “view” text and select it and you’ll be on your way to filtering the entire view.

Measure Filters and Filter Restatement
There are two other new features in the filter pane depicted above as well. The filter pane now supports measure filters and will also restate your filters even when a specific filter is in its collapsed state.

Search in Filters
But we’re not done yet. Have a long list of categories that you don’t want to wade through, use the search feature.

Drag Your Data to the Canvas
You can now drag fields directly to the canvas from the model explorer. If you hover the field over the canvas, it will create a new table. If you hover the field over an existing visualization, it will add that field to the next logical location in the visualization.

Print it!
You can now print your current view. Print is “what you see is what you get”.

Support for DirectQuery mode
DirectQuery mode for Analysis Services tabular models allows you to keep your data in a SQL Server relational database and still get the benefits of interactive reporting with Power View. You can read all about direct query mode here.
Database Image Support
Power View now supports database images stored directly in the model.

Show Items with No Data
Often referred to as “outer join”, Power View now supports the ability to display items with no data. The table below shows this feature in action.

And just like everything else in Power View, this feature is just a click away in the field well.
Measures as Non-Measures
PowerView also supports the ability to treat measures as non-measures (i.e. as categories). To do this, you just go to the field well and choose the option on the field to “Do Not Summarize” as shown below.
Below is an example of a report showing the count of airline flights by minutes late. Minutes late is a measure in the table on the left. The table on the right is the same table with the “Do Not Summarize” feature turned on.
All New Canvas Look
We’ve changed the overall look of the canvas and many of the items that you can place on the canvas. Here are a couple of examples of the new look in action.

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Reporting Services 2008 R2 - Resources & Latest Downloads
Last Update: Mar 4, 2011.
SQL Server 2008 R2 was released to manufacturing on April 21, 2010. You can read more about it here.
Downloads available:
- Report Builder 3.0 RTM
- SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM - Developer Trial Edition
- SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM - Express Edition with Advanced Services
- SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM - Documentation
- SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM - Feature Pack (with Report Builder and PowerPivot for Excel 2010)
- Reporting Services 2008 R2 Add-in for SharePoint 2010
- Visual Studio 2010 Report Viewer Redistributable
Cumulative Updates:
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SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update #6 (build 10.50.1765)
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SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update #5 (build 10.50.1753)
- SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update #4 (build 10.50.1746)
- SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update #3 (build 10.50.1734)
- SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update #2 (build 10.50.1720)
- SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update #1 (build 10.50.1702)
You can read about specific new Reporting Services features added in November CTP on top of what was available in August CTP. You can research and ask questions on the dedicated MSDN forum.
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Reporting Services Migration Tool v1
We have released a beta version of the Reporting Services Migration Tool. The tool is available for download at:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29560
This tool essentially allows you to create a backup store of a native mode Report Server and then migrate that content to a SharePoint-integrated mode Report Server. Migrated content includes all report items (reports, shared data sources, models, shared datasets, report parts), along with associated metadata (shared schedules, subscriptions, history snapshots, etc.). Some additional details are in this blog post, along with the download link:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jameswu/archive/2012/04/21/reporting-services-migration-tool.aspx
We are working on enabling more features in this tool, so feel free to share any feedback or report any issues. Thanks!
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** Please Include SSRS Version When Posting Questions
When posting questions in this forum, please include the version of SQL Server Reporting Services you are using. This will help us be more efficient in answering questions. If you are using the Report Viewer Control, it will helpful if you include the version of the control as well.
Thanks,
Sean
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Why Business intelligence development studio 2012 is so big?
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how can I set the pointer of a scale using a parameter in ssrs
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Chart border only partially display in Word
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Working with hugh amount of data in SSRs
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What is the name of the database and table in which the records are saved in system center service manager?
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In 2008 SSRS how to have a multi-value parameter to default to 'Select All'
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SSRS Repeater Tables
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how to write two conditions in a reprt
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Report Manager Home page error in SQL 2005
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SSRS Reports export to CSV columns order change from 2005 to 2008
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The request failed with HTTP status 401: Unauthorized.
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SSRS Report Subscription
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Report Builder create new chart for each value in Series
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Switch with Conditional Formatting on value field
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SSRS cache refresh and subscription schedule via ETL
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SSRS reprort with shared dataset and datasource that prompts for credentials fails with error Login failed for user '.'
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User Can View Report Icons in Folder
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Data Source Failing
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Error with uploading large RDLs to Report Manager
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SSRS 2012 SP1 SharePoint 2010 Installation Issues
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