Robert Bruckner's Reporting Services & Power View Blog
Power View, Tips and Tricks for SQL Server Reporting Services, RDL Report Design, Business Intelligence
Power View for Multidimensional Models Released!
I am excited about SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Cumulative Update 4 , released today, which...
Date: 05/31/2013
Power View and Reporting Services 2012 Book
Several projects kept me very busy over the past year. I will talk more about a few of these in...
Date: 07/22/2012
What’s New In Power View
Today SQL Server 2012 RC0 was released. You can download it here:...
Date: 11/17/2011
SQL Server Denali CTP3, Project Crescent
There are many new exciting capabilities in CTP3 for Reporting Services. More details can also be...
Date: 07/12/2011
Denali CTP1, Project Crescent
A number of announcements were made at today’s PASS conference keynote, including Parallel...
Date: 11/09/2010
SQL Azure Reporting
At today morning’s PDC 2010 keynote, SQL Azure Reporting was announced! SQL Azure Reporting...
Date: 10/28/2010
Reporting Services 2008 Service Pack 2
SQL Server 2008 SP2 provides a roll-up of previous cumulative updates and also contains enhancements...
Date: 10/03/2010
Turn-Based Gaming Against AI in RS Reports (aka BI Power Hour 2009)
At the traditional annual “BI Power Hour” sessions several teams contributing to the Microsoft...
Date: 08/02/2010
PivotViewer for Reporting Services
PivotViewer for Reporting Services makes it easier to interact with parameterized reports and large...
Date: 07/18/2010
Kerberos Authentication and SharePoint 2010
A new whitepaper for Configuring Kerberos Authentication for SharePoint 2010 products has just been...
Date: 07/18/2010
Reporting From Analysis Services Data
The SQL Server Customer Advisory Team published a new technical case study on Analysis and Reporting...
Date: 06/24/2010
Kerberos Troubleshooting
Adam Saxton posted his great Kerberos troubleshooting guide, which covers both Reporting Services in...
Date: 06/24/2010
Debugging Custom Extensions with Visual Studio 2010
If you are developing custom extensions for Reporting Services (such as a data processing extension,...
Date: 06/20/2010
Reporting Services 2008 Resources
Get an overview and the latest information on Reporting Services 2008 at the MSDN aggregation page...
Date: 05/30/2010
Reporting Services 2008 R2 Resources
SQL Server 2008 R2 was released to manufacturing on April 21, 2010. You can read more about it here....
Date: 05/30/2010
RDL 2010, RPL, RGDI
SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2 introduces the RDL 2010 format with enhancements such as Maps,...
Date: 05/23/2010
Reporting Services 2008 R2 SharePoint Integration
My esteemed colleague Prash Shirolkar put together blog postings with helpful tips for: Integrating...
Date: 05/23/2010
Kerberos Authentication and Reporting Services
When deploying Reporting Services in an environment that requires more than one server, such as a...
Date: 05/23/2010
Report Design: Naming Excel Worksheets
One of the frequent feature requests for Reporting Services was to add the ability to define...
Date: 05/16/2010
Report Builder Portal
Are you looking for how to get started with Report Builder 3.0? videos and tutorials of how to...
Date: 05/14/2010
Report Builder 3.0 RTM
The Feature Pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 was released for download earlier this week, and...
Date: 05/14/2010
Globals!RenderFormat aka Renderer Dependent Report Layout
One of the design principles of the Reporting Services platform is that you author a report once,...
Date: 05/02/2010
Book Reviews: Recipes for Designing Expert Reports, Introducing SQL Server 2008 R2
Teo Lachev is a well-known Reporting Services MVP, speaker at conferences, and authored several...
Date: 05/02/2010
Report Design: Shrinking Hidden Static Table Columns
Reporting Services 2008 introduced the ability to dynamically hide table columns and shrink the...
Date: 05/02/2010
Report Design: Reset Page Number on Group
One of the frequent feature requests for Reporting Services was to add the ability to reset page...
Date: 04/25/2010
Reporting Services in SharePoint 2010, Access Services
Besides releasing Reporting Services in SQL Server 2008 R2, we were busy working on a number of...
Date: 04/25/2010
Visual Studio 2010 Report Viewer Available
In case you missed it in the recent wave of SQL Server, Visual Studio, and Office release...
Date: 04/25/2010
SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM
SQL Server 2008 R2 was just released to manufacturing (RTM) today. You can read more...
Date: 04/21/2010
Reporting Services 2005 Resources
MSDN information aggregator site for Reporting Services 2005. Important downloads for Reporting...
Date: 04/20/2010
Reporting Services Recipes Book Downloads
The Reporting Services Recipes book contains detailed step-by-step instructions and explanations for...
Date: 04/11/2010
Reporting Services Recipes Book Released
This book should be on the shelves any day now and is truly special! It draws from the experience of...
Date: 03/21/2010
Reporting Services Books
A short list of my personal recommendations for the latest Reporting Services books. Disclaimer: I...
Date: 03/21/2010
Refreshable Reports in Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Microsoft Office supports several ways of embedding images into Office documents: Insert –...
Date: 03/20/2010
Looking for a Career with Invigorating Challenges?
In the past you may have provided valuable feedback through MSDN forums, Connect, blogs,...
Date: 03/11/2010
Ping …
Yes this blog is still active, I have just been a bit too busy lately working on exciting future...
Date: 03/11/2010
Report Builder 3.0, November CTP
A small stand-alone MSI for Report Builder 3.0, November CTP, is now available for download here....
Date: 11/12/2009
SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP – What’s New In Reporting Services?
The November CTP download is available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers. The public download is...
Date: 11/09/2009
See You at PASS 2009 Summit
The PASS Community Summit 2009 is a don't-miss event for Microsoft SQL Server professionals. Whether...
Date: 11/03/2009
Report Viewer in Visual Studio 2010
Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 is now available for public download! This beta provides many new...
Date: 10/25/2009
Reports As Data Feeds for PowerPivot
Donald Farmer explains in this one minute video how report data feeds (“the orange button”) are...
Date: 08/25/2009
SharePoint Integrated Mode
Chris Alton’s whitepaper on Reporting Services SharePoint Integration Troubleshooting is now...
Date: 08/21/2009
Report Builder 3.0, August CTP
A small stand-alone MSI for Report Builder 3.0, August CTP, is now available for download here:...
Date: 08/14/2009
RS Maps with ESRI Shapefile
In a previous post, I demonstrated how to use a SQL Server spatial query as source for geospatial...
Date: 08/13/2009
RS Maps with Spatial Data and Bing Maps
SQL Server 2008 R2 August CTP includes map visualization functionality in Reporting Services, as...
Date: 08/11/2009
SQL Server 2008 R2 August CTP – What’s New In Reporting Services?
The August CTP download is available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers. The public download is now...
Date: 08/11/2009
Tablix – Multiple Subtotals Are Easy (aka Goodbye InScope)!
Reporting Services 2005 with Matrix In a matrix in Reporting Services 2005, accomplishing multiple...
Date: 08/11/2009
Multi-Player Gaming in RS (aka BI Power Hour 2008)
At the traditional annual “BI Power Hour” sessions, several teams that contribute to the...
Date: 05/20/2009
SQL Server 2008 R2, Tech Ed 2009
I have been pretty busy lately – working on SQL Server 2008 R2, which is the official name for...
Date: 05/14/2009
SQL Server 2008 SP1 and Report Builder Update
Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 is now available for download. The service pack is primarily a...
Date: 04/08/2009
Tablix – Stepped Layout
Tablix enables the separation of data groupings and layout header areas. A stepped layout can...
Date: 03/15/2009