Report Description

Can someone please let me know what the use of the Report > Report Properties
> Author & Description Fields are?
When I deploy my reports to the server these values are not visible in the
report properties of the report manager nor are they exposed to be used in a
report. Both of which I want to do.I have just tested what you said below, and I found that although the Author
property I entered was overwritten by my NT login, the description came
through alright on the server after deploying. Go to the Properties tab of
the report in Report Manager and click on the General link; you should see
the description at least.
The description is very useful when searching [there is a Search for text
box at the top right of the screen].
Charles Kangai, MCT, MCDBA
"SAcanuck" wrote:
> Can someone please let me know what the use of the Report > Report Properties
> > Author & Description Fields are?
> When I deploy my reports to the server these values are not visible in the
> report properties of the report manager nor are they exposed to be used in a
> report. Both of which I want to do.|||Hi Charles:
I deployed my rdl using visual studio and the description was not displayed
on the general link of the report properties in the report manager. I also
tried this by uploading the rdl file onto the server...no description either.
Is there a setting that coud be preventing this from occuring?
"Charles Kangai" wrote:
> I have just tested what you said below, and I found that although the Author
> property I entered was overwritten by my NT login, the description came
> through alright on the server after deploying. Go to the Properties tab of
> the report in Report Manager and click on the General link; you should see
> the description at least.
> The description is very useful when searching [there is a Search for text
> box at the top right of the screen].
> Charles Kangai, MCT, MCDBA
> "SAcanuck" wrote:
> > Can someone please let me know what the use of the Report > Report Properties
> > > Author & Description Fields are?
> >
> > When I deploy my reports to the server these values are not visible in the
> > report properties of the report manager nor are they exposed to be used in a
> > report. Both of which I want to do.|||Hi checked the code in the rdl file and my description is referenced in
it...so I really dont know what the issue could be.
"Charles Kangai" wrote:
> I have just tested what you said below, and I found that although the Author
> property I entered was overwritten by my NT login, the description came
> through alright on the server after deploying. Go to the Properties tab of
> the report in Report Manager and click on the General link; you should see
> the description at least.
> The description is very useful when searching [there is a Search for text
> box at the top right of the screen].
> Charles Kangai, MCT, MCDBA
> "SAcanuck" wrote:
> > Can someone please let me know what the use of the Report > Report Properties
> > > Author & Description Fields are?
> >
> > When I deploy my reports to the server these values are not visible in the
> > report properties of the report manager nor are they exposed to be used in a
> > report. Both of which I want to do.|||Another thing we have two report server this description does appear on one
fo them, but not on the other. Why?
"Charles Kangai" wrote:
> I have just tested what you said below, and I found that although the Author
> property I entered was overwritten by my NT login, the description came
> through alright on the server after deploying. Go to the Properties tab of
> the report in Report Manager and click on the General link; you should see
> the description at least.
> The description is very useful when searching [there is a Search for text
> box at the top right of the screen].
> Charles Kangai, MCT, MCDBA
> "SAcanuck" wrote:
> > Can someone please let me know what the use of the Report > Report Properties
> > > Author & Description Fields are?
> >
> > When I deploy my reports to the server these values are not visible in the
> > report properties of the report manager nor are they exposed to be used in a
> > report. Both of which I want to do.|||If you have deployed the report before the description does not go over. It
only goes over it it is the first time you have deployed. Delete the report
on the server and redeploy and the description will come over.
--
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"SAcanuck" <SAcanuck@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B37830C2-DE50-4695-B8D2-085B6976AC55@.microsoft.com...
> Hi Charles:
> I deployed my rdl using visual studio and the description was not
displayed
> on the general link of the report properties in the report manager. I also
> tried this by uploading the rdl file onto the server...no description
either.
> Is there a setting that coud be preventing this from occuring?
>
> "Charles Kangai" wrote:
> > I have just tested what you said below, and I found that although the
Author
> > property I entered was overwritten by my NT login, the description came
> > through alright on the server after deploying. Go to the Properties tab
of
> > the report in Report Manager and click on the General link; you should
see
> > the description at least.
> >
> > The description is very useful when searching [there is a Search for
text
> > box at the top right of the screen].
> >
> > Charles Kangai, MCT, MCDBA
> >
> > "SAcanuck" wrote:
> >
> > > Can someone please let me know what the use of the Report > Report
Properties
> > > > Author & Description Fields are?
> > >
> > > When I deploy my reports to the server these values are not visible in
the
> > > report properties of the report manager nor are they exposed to be
used in a
> > > report. Both of which I want to do.|||Bruce:
thanks it works now. Is there away to prevent the NT login name from
overwriting the Author name?
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> If you have deployed the report before the description does not go over. It
> only goes over it it is the first time you have deployed. Delete the report
> on the server and redeploy and the description will come over.
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "SAcanuck" <SAcanuck@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B37830C2-DE50-4695-B8D2-085B6976AC55@.microsoft.com...
> > Hi Charles:
> >
> > I deployed my rdl using visual studio and the description was not
> displayed
> > on the general link of the report properties in the report manager. I also
> > tried this by uploading the rdl file onto the server...no description
> either.
> >
> > Is there a setting that coud be preventing this from occuring?
> >
> >
> >
> > "Charles Kangai" wrote:
> >
> > > I have just tested what you said below, and I found that although the
> Author
> > > property I entered was overwritten by my NT login, the description came
> > > through alright on the server after deploying. Go to the Properties tab
> of
> > > the report in Report Manager and click on the General link; you should
> see
> > > the description at least.
> > >
> > > The description is very useful when searching [there is a Search for
> text
> > > box at the top right of the screen].
> > >
> > > Charles Kangai, MCT, MCDBA
> > >
> > > "SAcanuck" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Can someone please let me know what the use of the Report > Report
> Properties
> > > > > Author & Description Fields are?
> > > >
> > > > When I deploy my reports to the server these values are not visible in
> the
> > > > report properties of the report manager nor are they exposed to be
> used in a
> > > > report. Both of which I want to do.
>
>|||I don't know anything about that, sorry.
--
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"SAcanuck" <SAcanuck@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6B8F8E52-2909-4FE6-B15A-E25ABE45CB64@.microsoft.com...
> Bruce:
> thanks it works now. Is there away to prevent the NT login name from
> overwriting the Author name?
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> > If you have deployed the report before the description does not go over.
It
> > only goes over it it is the first time you have deployed. Delete the
report
> > on the server and redeploy and the description will come over.
> >
> > --
> > Bruce Loehle-Conger
> > MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >
> > "SAcanuck" <SAcanuck@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:B37830C2-DE50-4695-B8D2-085B6976AC55@.microsoft.com...
> > > Hi Charles:
> > >
> > > I deployed my rdl using visual studio and the description was not
> > displayed
> > > on the general link of the report properties in the report manager. I
also
> > > tried this by uploading the rdl file onto the server...no description
> > either.
> > >
> > > Is there a setting that coud be preventing this from occuring?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Charles Kangai" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have just tested what you said below, and I found that although
the
> > Author
> > > > property I entered was overwritten by my NT login, the description
came
> > > > through alright on the server after deploying. Go to the Properties
tab
> > of
> > > > the report in Report Manager and click on the General link; you
should
> > see
> > > > the description at least.
> > > >
> > > > The description is very useful when searching [there is a Search for
> > text
> > > > box at the top right of the screen].
> > > >
> > > > Charles Kangai, MCT, MCDBA
> > > >
> > > > "SAcanuck" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Can someone please let me know what the use of the Report > Report
> > Properties
> > > > > > Author & Description Fields are?
> > > > >
> > > > > When I deploy my reports to the server these values are not
visible in
> > the
> > > > > report properties of the report manager nor are they exposed to be
> > used in a
> > > > > report. Both of which I want to do.
> >
> >
> >