Data Mining announcements
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Microsoft BI Labs went live today featuring a look into the future of SQL Server Data Mining in the Cloud. The SQL Server Data Mining team presents a set of prototype web services in the cloud that mirror some of the great predictive analytics functionality available in the Table Analysis Tools for Excel add-in from the SQL Server 2008 Data Mining Add-ins for Office package. No installation required.
This blog post provides more details.
Explore these predictive services from your browser - on your own data - and give us your feedback!
SQL Server Reporting Services, Power View announcements
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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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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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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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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)
SQL Server Analysis Services announcements
.NET Framework inside SQL Server announcements
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Questions on SQL Server .NET Client (SqlClient) data access should be posted to the ADO.NET data provider forum: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/adodotnetdataproviders/threads
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Questions on writing Transact-SQL code, including T-SQL stored procedures, UDFs, and triggers: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/transactsql/threads
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Questions on problems using SQL Server Data Tools: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqltools/threads
Questions on using other Data Access APIs (e.g. ODBC, OLE DB): http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqldataaccess/threads
Questions on writing code for SQL Server Compact Edition: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlce/threads
Questions on SQL Server Express-specific issues: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlexpress/threads
Questions that are off-topic in this forum may be moved to one of the other, more relevent, forums to ensure the best, most prompt response and facilitate forum-specific searchng for similar questions that have already been resolved.
SQL Server Replication announcements
SQL Server Setup & Upgrade announcements
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- Customer-ready SQL Server 2012 Upgrade Technical Guide(How to upgrade).
- What's new.(Why upgrade)
SQL Server Notification Services announcements
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The following forums can be used to post questions and discussion about the topics: SQLDependency/Query Notification and DBMail.
Please use http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/adodotnetdataproviders/threads for SQLDependency and Query Notification.
Please use http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqldatabaseengine/threads for DBMail.(Attribution: Jang-uk In)
Hope that helps,
-Lukasz
SQL Server Compact announcements
SQL Server Express announcements
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Hello,
Many thanks to Rick Byham who provided me these links :
- SQL Server 2008 Express RTM http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=58ce885d-508b-45c8-9fd3-118edd8e6fff
- SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced services RTM http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=b5d1b8c3-fda5-4508-b0d0-1311d670e336
- SQL Server 2008 R2 Express RTM http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=8b3695d9-415e-41f0-a079-25ab0412424b
- SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Advanced services RTM http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=e08766ce-fc9d-448f-9e98-fe84ad61f135
I will try to update these links when a new Service Pack or SQL Server "Denali" ( 2011 ? ) will be released
SQL Server Samples and Community Projects announcements
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Also, please post your project announcements here when you create a new release or a whole new project. If you're looking for people to work on your project or looking for a project to work on, this would be a good place to do both.
Let us know what's missing, let know what could be better and let us know what we're doing right!
Database Design announcements
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Books
A Developer's Guide to Data Modeling for SQL Server: Covering SQL Server 2005 and 2008
Eric Johnson and Joshua Jones
An Introduction to Database Systems
Chris Date
Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals
Lex de Haan, Toon Koppelaars
Architecting Regulatory-Compliant Architectures
Mike Walker, MicrosoftGraeme Simsion and Graham Witt
Database Modeling and Design: Logical Design
Toby Teorey
Information Modeling and Relational Databases
Terry Halpin
Practical Issues in Database Management: A Reference for the Thinking Practitioner
Fabian Pascal
Pro SQL Server 2008 Relational Database Design and Implementation
Louis Davidson, Kevin Kline, et al
Online Resources
A Simple Guide to Five Normal forms and Relational Database Theory
http://www.bkent.net/Doc/simple5.htmData Modeling vs. Database Design
http://www.aisintl.com/case/library/R-Theory_vs_ER/r-theory_vs_er.htmlData Models
http://www.databaseanswers.org/data_models/index.htmDatabase Design - Ten Common Database Design Mistakes, Louis Davidson
http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/database-administration/ten-common-database-design-mistakes/Database Design Issues -EAV Model Discussion (Querying an EAV Table)
http://tinyurl.com/yks8huDatabase Design Issues –EAV and OTLT
http://tonyandrews.blogspot.com/2004/10/otlt-and-eav-two-big-design-mistakes.htmlDatabase Design ROI by Paul Nielsen
http://www.sqlserverbible.com/files/databasedesignroi.pdfIntroduction to the Unified Dimensional Model (UDM)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345143(SQL.90).aspxLibrary of database models
http://www.databaseanswers.org/data_models/On Normalization and Repeating Groups by Fabian Pascal
http://www.dbdebunk.com/page/page/622318.htmORM white paper
http://www.orm.net/pdf/ORMwhitePaper.pdfOverview of the Relational Model
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SQL Server Migration announcements
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Need help with migration to SQL Server? Have any questions related to SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) products for Oracle/Sybase/MySQL/Access? Feel free to discuss any SQL Server migration related topics or post any questions related to SSMA.
SQL Server Master Data Services announcements
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We are excited to share the new features which shipped in SQL CTP2.3 public release. You can download the product here:http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48726, and Excel add-in here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=47343
In this monthly release, we added a few highly asked features. Please give it try and look forward to hearing your feedback.
Manage Business Rules (MDS Add-in for Excel)
In the Master Data Services Add-in for Excel you can manage Business Rules, such as creating and editing business rules. Business rules are used to validate data. For more information, see Manage Business Rules (MDS Add-in for Excel).
Many-to-Many Relationships in Derived Hierarchies
You can now create a Derived Hierarchy that displays many-to-many relationships. A many-to-many relationship between two entities may be modeled through the use of a third entity that provides a mapping between them. The mapping entity is an entity that has two or more domain-based attributes referencing other entities.
For example, entity M has a domain-based attribute that references A and a domain-based attribute that references B. You can create a hierarchy from A to B using the mapping entity.
For more information, see Show Many-to-Many Relationships in Derived Hierarchies (Master Data Services)
Merge Conflicts
If you try to publish data that has been changed by another user, the publish will fail with a conflict error. To resolve this error, you can perform merge conflicts and republish the changes. For more information, see Merge Conflicts (Master Data Services) and Merge Conflicts (MDS Add-in for Excel).
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Please give it a try and let us know your feedback!
SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 2.2 is publicly released and the latest bits can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-sql-server-2016
In CTP2.2 MDS introduced following changes:
1. Custom Indexes
You can create a non-clustered index on one attribute (single index) or on a list of attributes (composite index), in an entity, to help improve the query performance. For more information, see Custom Index (Master Data Services).
2. Entity Sync Relationship
You can share entity data between different models by creating an entity sync relationship. For more information, see Entity Sync Relationship (Master Data Services).
3. Member Revision History
A member revision history is recorded when a member is changed. You can rollback a revision history, as well as view and annotate revisions. Using the Log Retention Days property, you can specify how long historical data is retained. For more information, see Member Revision History (Master Data Services).
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Hi, we are pleasured to announce the release of MDS Excel add-in. You can download it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42298
This release includes a number of performance improvements – most users will see a 4x improvement when loading data from an MDS server, without any additional server or environment changes. For an additional performance increase (2-4x), you can enable Dynamic Content Compression in IIS.
It works with both SQL12 or SQL14. The installation will be in place upgrade so the users don't need to uninstall previous installation. All the MDS connections will be preserved through the installation.
Please download the new version of Excel add-in. Your feedback is welcome!
Thanks,
SQL MDS Team
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Power Pivot announcements
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The PowerPivot team is pleased to report that the fix for the November CTP expiration issue has been released. We know many of you have been eagerly awaiting this fix since last week when the PowerPivot for Excel add-in expired. We do sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused you.
We have released a new version of the November CTP for the PowerPivot for Excel add-in. This new version is functionally identical to the old one except that it extends the expiration date to end of the year. You can download it from the same locations as in the past:
- http://powerpivot.com/download.aspx
- http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=48a5b47b-8c9c-450f-ab6e-178600a733ca
Please note that the new version will take some time to replicate across all servers in the Microsoft download center. If you download it from the above links and still get the expiration error message, then try again periodically. It might also help to clear any browser/download caches on your computer.
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If you are running the November 2009 CTP version of the PowerPivot for Excel 2010 add-in, your add-in expired on April 1st. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
The SQL Server team will re-release the November 2009 CTP version of the PowerPivot for Excel 2010 add-in with an extended expiration date very soon. We will post an availability announcement with the download location and installation instructions on the PowerPivot blogs and forums as soon as possible.
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If PowerPivot for Excel 2010, Excel 2010, SharePoint 2010, or the Reporting Services Addin for SharePoint 2010 are beta versions, PowerPivot and its related functionality will not work with the Released versions of these components.
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The beta versions of the components listed above are not compatible with the released versions of these components. If the beta versions of the components are installed, they will not function with the released versions. For example, if you have a beta version of the PowerPivot download installed and upgrade to the released version of Excel 2010, the PowerPivot addin will not be available in Excel.
The solution is to upgrade the beta components to their released versions when they become available.
SQL Server PowerPivot for SharePoint announcements
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If PowerPivot for Excel 2010, Excel 2010, SharePoint 2010, or the Reporting Services Addin for SharePoint 2010 are beta versions, PowerPivot and its related functionality will not work with the Released versions of these components.
More Information
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Some of you may have been waiting for the Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 QFE to be released before installing SharePoint 2010 and PowerPivot for SharePoint. The QFE has just been released!
To read more about how to install the QFE with SharePoint 2010, please see: http://blogs.msdn.com/opal/archive/2009/11/16/installation-notice-for-sharepoint-2010-public-beta.aspx.
Thanks ~
Kathy MacDonald
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URL to run mobile report
Hi there, It is possible to run the mobile reports without the RS Portal Chrome by specifying rsEmbed=true in the querystring. Example ...Answered | 5 Replies | 998 Views | Created by markgoldin - Monday, August 8, 2016 5:45 PM | Last reply by Phill D - Thursday, October 13, 2016 3:51 PM -
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SSRS 2016 Mobile Reports / Passing Parameters via URL
error message. You can see that we cannot run Mobile Reports on Report Server currently. Thus the URL AccessAnswered | 3 Replies | 1777 Views | Created by luai7 - Wednesday, August 17, 2016 10:01 AM | Last reply by Christopher Moncayo - Wednesday, August 31, 2016 4:11 PM -
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SSRS Mobile Reports External access
and System User role are sufficient for viewing reports.To point Report Manager to a different report server instance that runs on a separate computer, you must ...Proposed | 1 Replies | 496 Views | Created by B.Ross - Friday, June 16, 2017 3:57 PM | Last reply by Henry Jiang - Monday, June 19, 2017 8:17 AM -
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Can run mobile report publisher(.rsmobile) with ReportViewer on .Net App?
, it is not available to implement the mobile reports (.rsmobile) in ReportViewer Control. Since if we want to use Report Viewer control, we need to specify the ...Answered | 2 Replies | 715 Views | Created by Chawalit - Thursday, September 29, 2016 5:34 AM | Last reply by Olaf Helper - Thursday, September 29, 2016 7:47 AM -
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URL for Mobile Reports with Query String doesn't work
Services mobile report with parameters and a SQL Server or Analysis Services data source, we can include query string parameters in the report URL so it opens ...Unanswered | 2 Replies | 389 Views | Created by Kathi Kellenberger - Monday, December 19, 2016 7:27 PM | Last reply by Pirlo Zhang - Wednesday, December 21, 2016 3:19 PM -
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could SQL SERVER MOBILE REPORT PUBLISHER to publish on a Sharepoint site
Hi radissoufan, As I know, we can only run mobile report on web portal which is in native mode, even we cannot open mobile report in ...Proposed | 1 Replies | 371 Views | Created by radissoufan - Wednesday, December 14, 2016 8:28 AM | Last reply by Yuliana Gu - Thursday, December 15, 2016 2:25 AM -
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SSRS 2016 Mobile Reports For External access
that runs on a separate computer, you must configure the Report Manager URL and then modify the <ReportServerVirtualDirectory> and <ReportServerUrlProposed | 1 Replies | 2040 Views | Created by Wayne Snyder - Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:31 PM | Last reply by Yuliana Gu - Wednesday, May 17, 2017 2:35 AM -
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Can I render mobile reports using the 2016 report viewer control?
to implement the mobile reports in ReportViewer Control based on current features. Since we need to specify the paginated report URL in report server when ...Proposed | 2 Replies | 421 Views | Created by Lael L - Friday, December 9, 2016 10:47 PM | Last reply by Rosario Martone - Wednesday, May 31, 2017 2:43 PM -
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Mobile report does not show in browser
://localhost:81/<something> if <something> starts with "reports". (Reporting Services Web Portal URL as well as Web Service ...Answered | 3 Replies | 745 Views | Created by FrankPl - Friday, March 17, 2017 6:39 PM | Last reply by FrankPl - Tuesday, March 21, 2017 8:19 AM -
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Mobile Publisher Report Parameter and Url
Hi Matt00001, According to your description, you want to implement the mobile report into your application and you want to pass the parameter values within the ...Answered | 2 Replies | 481 Views | Created by Matt00001 - Thursday, October 13, 2016 12:42 PM | Last reply by Christopher Finlan - Wednesday, October 19, 2016 12:47 AM -
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Security on Report Server
Hi there, I am writing a mobile app (running on iis) - that is making a call to the report server rendering as XML. I am making ...Answered | 1 Replies | 654 Views | Created by Keith_d99 - Wednesday, March 13, 2013 11:12 AM | Last reply by Mike Yin - Friday, March 15, 2013 6:05 AM -
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How SSRS 2016 publish to internet accessed by Mobile device ?
to a different report server instance that runs on a separate computer, you must configure the Web Portal URL and then modify the <ReportServerVirtualDirectory> andUnanswered | 1 Replies | 510 Views | Created by Andykm.Wong - Wednesday, April 26, 2017 6:10 AM | Last reply by Zoe Zhi - Friday, April 28, 2017 4:14 AM -
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URL to run reports
What is an URL to run reports directly in the Browser without going to Report Manager? Also can I run a report and specify a format like ...Answered | 2 Replies | 481 Views | Created by markgoldin - Friday, December 12, 2014 11:40 AM | Last reply by Uri Dimant - Friday, December 12, 2014 1:02 PM -
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Running a Report Via URL
Hey Guys, I am creating a button in a app with some jscript, but for the life of me can not get the report running while passing a ...Answered | 1 Replies | 2612 Views | Created by Caz1224 - Tuesday, July 19, 2011 7:52 AM | Last reply by Surender Singh Bhadauria - Tuesday, July 19, 2011 8:07 AM -
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URL to connect to a SSRS 2016 Mobile Report
Hi vsla, 1.What URL would I use to access the Report from my phone? If you access the ...Answered | 1 Replies | 391 Views | Created by vsla - Friday, November 11, 2016 6:53 PM | Last reply by Pirlo Zhang - Monday, November 14, 2016 7:36 AM -
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SSRS report to run URL
Hi Andrew, In your scenario, I will suggest you to add a hyperlink to a report item when you want your users to be able to click a link in a report and open a ...Answered | 3 Replies | 841 Views | Created by AndrewNZinUK2 - Friday, May 29, 2015 12:45 AM | Last reply by Daniel Janik - Sunday, May 31, 2015 2:29 AM -
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Running Mobile reports of Azure VM
I have created my first mobile report on my local SQL 2016 installation. Now I want to try the same report from a VM running on Azure. The VM has SQL 2016 RTM. Can ...Answered | 3 Replies | 430 Views | Created by markgoldin - Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:54 PM | Last reply by Qiuyun Yu - Tuesday, July 26, 2016 9:40 AM -
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SSRS Mobile Reports - Server Configuration for External Access and URL
Hi vsla, In SSRS 2016, mobile reports as a new feature is added to it. You only need to install SSRS2016 and configure the report server ...Answered | 1 Replies | 1166 Views | Created by vsla - Thursday, October 20, 2016 8:54 PM | Last reply by Yuliana Gu - Sunday, October 23, 2016 10:53 AM -
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SSRS Mobile Report 2016-Pass Parameters Value from URL, not working
I am following ...Answered | 1 Replies | 258 Views | Created by Shivendoo Kumar Dubey - Monday, March 5, 2018 1:15 AM | Last reply by Shivendoo Kumar Dubey - Monday, March 5, 2018 5:40 AM -
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SSRS Mobile Report- Drillthrough Target URL Issue on iOS Version 9 & 10
Hi S Kumar Dubey, I want to know when you view Mobile Report in Web portal, did the drillthough report(the external url) will work well in ...Unanswered | 5 Replies | 479 Views | Created by Shivendoo Kumar Dubey - Thursday, May 10, 2018 12:44 AM | Last reply by Zoe Zhi - Tuesday, May 15, 2018 5:41 AM - Items 1 to 20 of 264883 Next ›
Data Mining announcements
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Microsoft BI Labs went live today featuring a look into the future of SQL Server Data Mining in the Cloud. The SQL Server Data Mining team presents a set of prototype web services in the cloud that mirror some of the great predictive analytics functionality available in the Table Analysis Tools for Excel add-in from the SQL Server 2008 Data Mining Add-ins for Office package. No installation required.
This blog post provides more details.
Explore these predictive services from your browser - on your own data - and give us your feedback!
SQL Server Reporting Services, Power View announcements
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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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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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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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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)
SQL Server Analysis Services announcements
.NET Framework inside SQL Server announcements
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Questions on SQL Server .NET Client (SqlClient) data access should be posted to the ADO.NET data provider forum: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/adodotnetdataproviders/threads
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Questions on writing Transact-SQL code, including T-SQL stored procedures, UDFs, and triggers: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/transactsql/threads
Questions on installation problems pertaining to .NET installations should be posted to the SQL Server Setup and Upgrade forum: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlsetupandupgrade/threads
Questions on problems using SQL Server Data Tools: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqltools/threads
Questions on using other Data Access APIs (e.g. ODBC, OLE DB): http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqldataaccess/threads
Questions on writing code for SQL Server Compact Edition: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlce/threads
Questions on SQL Server Express-specific issues: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlexpress/threads
Questions that are off-topic in this forum may be moved to one of the other, more relevent, forums to ensure the best, most prompt response and facilitate forum-specific searchng for similar questions that have already been resolved.
SQL Server Replication announcements
SQL Server Setup & Upgrade announcements
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- Customer-ready SQL Server 2012 Upgrade Technical Guide(How to upgrade).
- What's new.(Why upgrade)
SQL Server Notification Services announcements
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The following forums can be used to post questions and discussion about the topics: SQLDependency/Query Notification and DBMail.
Please use http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/adodotnetdataproviders/threads for SQLDependency and Query Notification.
Please use http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqldatabaseengine/threads for DBMail.(Attribution: Jang-uk In)
Hope that helps,
-Lukasz
SQL Server Compact announcements
SQL Server Express announcements
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Hello,
Many thanks to Rick Byham who provided me these links :
- SQL Server 2008 Express RTM http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=58ce885d-508b-45c8-9fd3-118edd8e6fff
- SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced services RTM http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=b5d1b8c3-fda5-4508-b0d0-1311d670e336
- SQL Server 2008 R2 Express RTM http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=8b3695d9-415e-41f0-a079-25ab0412424b
- SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Advanced services RTM http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=e08766ce-fc9d-448f-9e98-fe84ad61f135
I will try to update these links when a new Service Pack or SQL Server "Denali" ( 2011 ? ) will be released
SQL Server Samples and Community Projects announcements
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Some examples of projects that are open for discussion can be found here: http://www.codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples/ It doesn't have to be listed there to be fair game, but it's a good bet that it is fair game if it's already listed there.
Also, please post your project announcements here when you create a new release or a whole new project. If you're looking for people to work on your project or looking for a project to work on, this would be a good place to do both.
Let us know what's missing, let know what could be better and let us know what we're doing right!
Database Design announcements
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The following list of database design resources is not intended to be exhaustive or ‘the correct list’. Items are included simply because one of the Moderators knew the material and offered it as a suggestion. If you wish to offer suggestions for inclusion, please do so.
Books
A Developer's Guide to Data Modeling for SQL Server: Covering SQL Server 2005 and 2008
Eric Johnson and Joshua Jones
An Introduction to Database Systems
Chris Date
Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals
Lex de Haan, Toon Koppelaars
Architecting Regulatory-Compliant Architectures
Mike Walker, MicrosoftGraeme Simsion and Graham Witt
Database Modeling and Design: Logical Design
Toby Teorey
Information Modeling and Relational Databases
Terry Halpin
Practical Issues in Database Management: A Reference for the Thinking Practitioner
Fabian Pascal
Pro SQL Server 2008 Relational Database Design and Implementation
Louis Davidson, Kevin Kline, et al
Online Resources
A Simple Guide to Five Normal forms and Relational Database Theory
http://www.bkent.net/Doc/simple5.htmData Modeling vs. Database Design
http://www.aisintl.com/case/library/R-Theory_vs_ER/r-theory_vs_er.htmlData Models
http://www.databaseanswers.org/data_models/index.htmDatabase Design - Ten Common Database Design Mistakes, Louis Davidson
http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/database-administration/ten-common-database-design-mistakes/Database Design Issues -EAV Model Discussion (Querying an EAV Table)
http://tinyurl.com/yks8huDatabase Design Issues –EAV and OTLT
http://tonyandrews.blogspot.com/2004/10/otlt-and-eav-two-big-design-mistakes.htmlDatabase Design ROI by Paul Nielsen
http://www.sqlserverbible.com/files/databasedesignroi.pdfIntroduction to the Unified Dimensional Model (UDM)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345143(SQL.90).aspxLibrary of database models
http://www.databaseanswers.org/data_models/On Normalization and Repeating Groups by Fabian Pascal
http://www.dbdebunk.com/page/page/622318.htmORM white paper
http://www.orm.net/pdf/ORMwhitePaper.pdfOverview of the Relational Model
http://www.utexas.edu/its/archive/windows/database/datamodeling/rm/overview.htmlUnderstanding Data Model Quality, Graeme Simsion
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SQL Server Migration announcements
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Need help with migration to SQL Server? Have any questions related to SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) products for Oracle/Sybase/MySQL/Access? Feel free to discuss any SQL Server migration related topics or post any questions related to SSMA.
SQL Server Master Data Services announcements
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We are excited to share the new features which shipped in SQL CTP2.3 public release. You can download the product here:http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48726, and Excel add-in here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=47343
In this monthly release, we added a few highly asked features. Please give it try and look forward to hearing your feedback.
Manage Business Rules (MDS Add-in for Excel)
In the Master Data Services Add-in for Excel you can manage Business Rules, such as creating and editing business rules. Business rules are used to validate data. For more information, see Manage Business Rules (MDS Add-in for Excel).
Many-to-Many Relationships in Derived Hierarchies
You can now create a Derived Hierarchy that displays many-to-many relationships. A many-to-many relationship between two entities may be modeled through the use of a third entity that provides a mapping between them. The mapping entity is an entity that has two or more domain-based attributes referencing other entities.
For example, entity M has a domain-based attribute that references A and a domain-based attribute that references B. You can create a hierarchy from A to B using the mapping entity.
For more information, see Show Many-to-Many Relationships in Derived Hierarchies (Master Data Services)
Merge Conflicts
If you try to publish data that has been changed by another user, the publish will fail with a conflict error. To resolve this error, you can perform merge conflicts and republish the changes. For more information, see Merge Conflicts (Master Data Services) and Merge Conflicts (MDS Add-in for Excel).
SQL Master Data Services Team
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Please give it a try and let us know your feedback!
SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 2.2 is publicly released and the latest bits can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-sql-server-2016
In CTP2.2 MDS introduced following changes:
1. Custom Indexes
You can create a non-clustered index on one attribute (single index) or on a list of attributes (composite index), in an entity, to help improve the query performance. For more information, see Custom Index (Master Data Services).
2. Entity Sync Relationship
You can share entity data between different models by creating an entity sync relationship. For more information, see Entity Sync Relationship (Master Data Services).
3. Member Revision History
A member revision history is recorded when a member is changed. You can rollback a revision history, as well as view and annotate revisions. Using the Log Retention Days property, you can specify how long historical data is retained. For more information, see Member Revision History (Master Data Services).
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Hi, we are pleasured to announce the release of MDS Excel add-in. You can download it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42298
This release includes a number of performance improvements – most users will see a 4x improvement when loading data from an MDS server, without any additional server or environment changes. For an additional performance increase (2-4x), you can enable Dynamic Content Compression in IIS.
It works with both SQL12 or SQL14. The installation will be in place upgrade so the users don't need to uninstall previous installation. All the MDS connections will be preserved through the installation.
Please download the new version of Excel add-in. Your feedback is welcome!
Thanks,
SQL MDS Team
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Power Pivot announcements
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The PowerPivot team is pleased to report that the fix for the November CTP expiration issue has been released. We know many of you have been eagerly awaiting this fix since last week when the PowerPivot for Excel add-in expired. We do sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused you.
We have released a new version of the November CTP for the PowerPivot for Excel add-in. This new version is functionally identical to the old one except that it extends the expiration date to end of the year. You can download it from the same locations as in the past:
- http://powerpivot.com/download.aspx
- http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=48a5b47b-8c9c-450f-ab6e-178600a733ca
Please note that the new version will take some time to replicate across all servers in the Microsoft download center. If you download it from the above links and still get the expiration error message, then try again periodically. It might also help to clear any browser/download caches on your computer.
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If you are running the November 2009 CTP version of the PowerPivot for Excel 2010 add-in, your add-in expired on April 1st. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
The SQL Server team will re-release the November 2009 CTP version of the PowerPivot for Excel 2010 add-in with an extended expiration date very soon. We will post an availability announcement with the download location and installation instructions on the PowerPivot blogs and forums as soon as possible.
Kathy MacDonald
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If PowerPivot for Excel 2010, Excel 2010, SharePoint 2010, or the Reporting Services Addin for SharePoint 2010 are beta versions, PowerPivot and its related functionality will not work with the Released versions of these components.
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The beta versions of the components listed above are not compatible with the released versions of these components. If the beta versions of the components are installed, they will not function with the released versions. For example, if you have a beta version of the PowerPivot download installed and upgrade to the released version of Excel 2010, the PowerPivot addin will not be available in Excel.
The solution is to upgrade the beta components to their released versions when they become available.
SQL Server PowerPivot for SharePoint announcements
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If PowerPivot for Excel 2010, Excel 2010, SharePoint 2010, or the Reporting Services Addin for SharePoint 2010 are beta versions, PowerPivot and its related functionality will not work with the Released versions of these components.
More Information
=============================The beta versions of the components listed above are not compatible with the released versions of these components. If the beta versions of the components are installed, they will not function with the released versions. For example, if you have a beta version of the PowerPivot download installed and upgrade to the released version of Excel 2010, the PowerPivot addin will not be available in Excel.
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Some of you may have been waiting for the Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 QFE to be released before installing SharePoint 2010 and PowerPivot for SharePoint. The QFE has just been released!
To read more about how to install the QFE with SharePoint 2010, please see: http://blogs.msdn.com/opal/archive/2009/11/16/installation-notice-for-sharepoint-2010-public-beta.aspx.
Thanks ~
Kathy MacDonald