How do I pass a multi-value parameter into a report with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Web Services API?

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byte[] result = null;

string reportPath = "/AdventureWorks 2008 Sample Reports/Product Line

Sales 2008";

string format = "MHTML";

string historyID = null;

string devInfo = @"False";

// Prepare report parameter.

ParameterValue[] parameters = new ParameterValue[3];

parameters[0].Name = "ProductCategory";

parameters[0].Value = "1";

parameters[1].Name = "ProductSubcategory";

parameters[1].Value = "2"; // June

parameters[2].Name = "ProductSubcategory";

parameters[2].Value = "3";

DataSourceCredentials[] credentials = null;

string showHideToggle = null;

string encoding;

string mimeType;

string extension;

Warning[] warnings = null;

ParameterValue[] reportHistoryParameters = null;

string[] streamIDs = null;

ExecutionInfo2 execInfo2 = new ExecutionInfo2();

ExecutionHeader execHeader = new ExecutionHeader();

ServerInfoHeader svrinfoHeader;

execHeader = rs.LoadReport2(null, reportPath, historyID, out

svrinfoHeader, out execInfo2);

rs.SetExecutionParameters2(execHeader, null, parameters, "en-us", out

execInfo2);

String SessionId = execInfo2.ExecutionID.ToString();

try

{

rs.Render(execHeader, null, format, devInfo, out result, out extension,

out mimeType, out encoding, out warnings, out streamIDs);

}

catch (Exception exp)

{

//Throw the exception.

throw (exp);

}



Reference

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ReportExecution2005 Namespace:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/reportexecution2005.aspx

Applies to

SQL Server Reporting Services 2005

SQL Server Reporting Services 2008

SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2



How do I pass a multi-value parameter to a dataset while

using LIKE operator in the WHERE clause?

Answer

1. Run the following code in your database to create a table valued function

which will be used to split a string into a table.

CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[fn_String_To_Table] (

@String VARCHAR(max),

@Delimeter char(1),

@TrimSpace bit )

RETURNS @Table TABLE ( [Val] VARCHAR(4000) )

AS

BEGIN

DECLARE @Val VARCHAR(4000)

WHILE LEN(@String) > 0

BEGIN

SET @Val = LEFT(@String,

ISNULL(NULLIF(CHARINDEX(@Delimeter, @String) - 1, -1),

LEN(@String)))

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SET @String = SUBSTRING(@String,

ISNULL(NULLIF(CHARINDEX(@Delimeter, @String), 0),

LEN(@String)) + 1, LEN(@String))

IF @TrimSpace = 1 Set @Val = LTRIM(RTRIM(@Val))

INSERT INTO @Table ( [Val] )

VALUES ( @Val )

END

RETURN

END



2. In your repot, define a single valued and internal parameter called MPjoin,

then must set its default value using the expression

=Join(Parameters!rptParameter.Value,",").

3. Change your dataset query string like this:

SELECT T1.Col1,T1.Col2,T1.Title

FROM myTable T1 INNER JOIN fn_String_To_Table(@MPjoin,',',1) T2

ON T1.Title LIKE T2.Val+ '%'



4. Open the Dataset Properties, in the windows box, click Parameters to go to

the dataset Parameters page and make sure the @MPjoin value is from

@MPJoin or the expression =Join(Parameters!rptParameter.Value,",").



How do I preview a Subreport which is in another SSRS

project?

Answer

To preview the subreport, you have to first deploy your report project which

contains the subreport to your report server. If you choose "Go to Report" for

the subreport, you also need to deploy your main SSRS project to the report

server and then specify the relative path. In this scenario, the subreport's name

will not be displayed in the drop-down list of Select a report from the list when

you design the main report. You have to manually type in the relative subreport

path in the drop-down list. For example, your two SSRS projects are deployed to

the report server as following structure:



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Then you can configure the subreport settings as follows:

1. On your main report, right-click the textbox you want to add an action, and

then select Text box Properties...button.

2. Switch to the Action tab, type in the relative report path in the drop-down

list of Select a report from the list, such as ../DemoTest2/Product Detail:



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3. If the subreport has parameters, you can click the Add button to add

parameters into the parameter grid.

4. You need to hard code the Parameter Name in the Name drop-down list, as

these parameters are not contained in the name drop-down list.

5. In the Value drop-down list, select a value to pass to the subreport.

6. Repeat steps 3-5 to specify a value for each subreport parameter.

7. Click OK.

8. Deploy the report project and preview it.

This method applies to Sql Server Reporting Service2005, Sql Server Reporting

Service2008 and Sql Server Reporting Service2008 R2.



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Walkthrough: How to list models from SQL Server Master

Data Services in a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

Answer

SQL Server Master Data Services (MDS) is a new feature in SQL Server 2008 R2. It

is the source of master data for an organization. To learn more information

about it, you can read “Master Data Services”. This article walks through the

steps of how to access the models of SQL MDS in a SSRS report. The points are

exposing the MDS web services and using XML data source type to access the

data from the web services.



Expose the MDS WCF services to using BasicHttpBinding

1. In order to consume MDS web services, you need to enable web services for

MDS first. For detailed steps, please refer to How to: Enable Web Services

(Master Data Services).

2. Open the web.config configuration file for the MDS web site with text editor.

By default, the file is host in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Master

Data Services\WebApplication

3. Add the BasicHttpBinding configurations to the bindings section of the

web.config file as follows:






maxReceivedMessageSize="2147483647">


maxBytesPerRead="2147483647" maxDepth="2147483647"

maxNameTableCharCount="2147483647"

maxStringContentLength="2147483647"/>























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maxReceivedMessageSize="2147483647">


maxBytesPerRead="2147483647" maxDepth="2147483647"

maxNameTableCharCount="2147483647"

maxStringContentLength="2147483647"/>





















4. Configure the service to use BasicHttpBinding


name="Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services.Service">




bindingConfiguration="mdsBasicHttpBinding"

bindingNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/masterda

taservices/2009/09"

contract="Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services.ServiceContracts.

IService" />





Create a Shared Data Source or embedded Data Source that is using

XML data source type

Create a Shared Data Source

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