Hi,
i'm using SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services to create ad-hoc reports.
Using the BI Dev Studio i'm defining a DSV and adding queries to it
before refining in the semantic model. i need to be able to distribute
these to our customers, who use an SS DB with known schema.
In a simulated customer environment i've successfully imported the DSV
file (using SMSS) to RS. When i subsequently try to import the SMDL
file i get an error complaining that the DataSourceView element is
missing from the SemanticModel. Quite correct. But how do i specify
the DSV element or otherwise make the association?
It is quite acceptable to me to make a simple text edit to the SMDL
file.
TIA for any help.OK, slight correction - i haven't successfully imported the DSV.
Import appeared to succeed but there's actually no data visible for it
in SMSS.|||Since there are no replies i'm either very stupid or nobody knows. If
it's the latter then for the benefit of all here's how i did it in the
end.
DataSourceView is a valid element of the SemanticModel element. So
manually edit your SMDL file and paste the entire content of your DSV
file (which is a single DataSourceView element) just above the
SemanticModel closure tag ("</SemanticModel>").
The Management Studio will now happily import the modified SMDL file.
The customer just needs to manually change the Data Source to their own
database using Management Studio (or Report Manager).
Cheers all.
