In a previous post I wrote about how you can use embedded custom code to extend the capabilities of Reporting Services. This week I will show you another method of using custom code but this time with external assemblies. Ideally when using custom code you would choose to do so using external assemblies. External assemblies help developers manage code from outside Reporting Services and share the exact same code across multiple report. Here’s a few of the pros and cons of using external as...
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This is my wish list of things I’d like to cover in todays session at 11 AM EST https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/935071481 but seeing that I know I’ll only get to a third of these thought I would post these for everyone. If you’re seeing this late the sessions are recorded and can be viewed on www.pragmaticworks.com/Resources/webinars . Next week look for a while paper I’ll be releasing on the same topic but of course with more details and screenshots. This post is p...
It has been a quiet past few months while my family has adjusted to having two new additions (twins!), but I have slowly been working my way back into several speaking events. Having said that January is a busy month of events and I thought I would share them in case you are interested in attending any of them. Date: 01/12/2012 Group: South East Michigan SQL Server User Group Topic: Creating Dashboards with PerformancePoint Services This is a user group that I will be speaking virtually for but ...
When developing reports in Reporting Services you will often use the built-in expression language to make report data and formatting dynamic. The expression language can do a lot to within Reporting Services but any gaps in functionality that it has can be filled with custom code. There are two ways to implement custom code in Reporting Services. The first way, which I will show in the post, is with embedded code. The other method is to create an external assembly that can be imported into a rep...