Report Description Overwrite Issue

When I deploy a report from MSDE, the description from within the report
properties is displayed under the report name/link within the Report Manager.
When I modify the report description in MSDE and then re-deploy the report
it doesn't update the one I see in Report Manager? I can delete the report
in Report Manager and then redeploying creates the modified description; but
I don't really want to have to delete reports everytime I modify the
description.
Is this is a bug?MSDE is not a supported platform for Report Server. You must use either the
Standard edition or the Enterprise edition. You can also use the Developer
edition, but it is licensed for developing or testing only.
Charles Kangai, MCT, MCDBA
"Simon" wrote:
> When I deploy a report from MSDE, the description from within the report
> properties is displayed under the report name/link within the Report Manager.
>
> When I modify the report description in MSDE and then re-deploy the report
> it doesn't update the one I see in Report Manager? I can delete the report
> in Report Manager and then redeploying creates the modified description; but
> I don't really want to have to delete reports everytime I modify the
> description.
> Is this is a bug?

report description

Hi,
How can I display the report description on the report itself?
Have been looking over the books online but can't find the answer there.
Maybe its not supported?
regards,Please clarify the question.
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Ravi Mumulla (Microsoft)
SQL Server Reporting Services
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"Emmanuel" <emmanuel@.email.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> How can I display the report description on the report itself?
> Have been looking over the books online but can't find the answer there.
> Maybe its not supported?
> regards,
>|||Hi,
Thanks for replying!
In the properties dialog of a report there is a 'Description' field in which
we are setting with text that describes the report's purpose.
Basically, I'm looking for a way to add this description field in a textbox
on the report, such that the description text is printed on the report. Is
there a global object collection which exposes this property?
example: Globals!reportName displays the report name, is there something
similar for the description?
regards,
"Ravi Mumulla (Microsoft)" <ravimu@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Please clarify the question.
> --
> Ravi Mumulla (Microsoft)
> SQL Server Reporting Services
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> "Emmanuel" <emmanuel@.email.com> wrote in message
> news:O3tHvnhpEHA.868@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> >
> > How can I display the report description on the report itself?
> >
> > Have been looking over the books online but can't find the answer there.
> > Maybe its not supported?
> >
> > regards,
> >
> >
>|||The Description property is not exposed. One workaround for this is to add a
textbox to your report that contains the description.
--
Bruce Johnson [MSFT]
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Emmanuel" <emmanuel@.email.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Thanks for replying!
> In the properties dialog of a report there is a 'Description' field in
which
> we are setting with text that describes the report's purpose.
> Basically, I'm looking for a way to add this description field in a
textbox
> on the report, such that the description text is printed on the report. Is
> there a global object collection which exposes this property?
> example: Globals!reportName displays the report name, is there something
> similar for the description?
> regards,
>
> "Ravi Mumulla (Microsoft)" <ravimu@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:uChoKJjpEHA.896@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Please clarify the question.
> >
> > --
> > Ravi Mumulla (Microsoft)
> > SQL Server Reporting Services
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> > "Emmanuel" <emmanuel@.email.com> wrote in message
> > news:O3tHvnhpEHA.868@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > How can I display the report description on the report itself?
> > >
> > > Have been looking over the books online but can't find the answer
there.
> > > Maybe its not supported?
> > >
> > > regards,
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>

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.
> >
> >
> >

Report Builder

Report Builder displays the description text as a tooltip in the Explorer pane.
--Original Message--
From: RonVanZanten@.discussions.microsoft.com
Posted At: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 5:42 AM
Posted To: microsoft.public.sqlserver.reportingsvcs
Conversation: Report Builder
Subject: Report Builder
I would like to have metadata about each field in the model when we use
report builder. I tried to use the description field that is in the
properties of each field but that discription does not show up on report
builder. Is this possible to do? Am I just doing it incorrectly?Mr. Meyers, thanks for the reply, I do have one question as a follow up. Do
I have to do something to turn it on? I have descriptions typed in, but when
I "hover" over the column name in report builder, I only get the column name
again in the little text box that comes open. I am running RC2.
Thanks again.
Ron
"Bob Meyers [MSFT]" wrote:
> Report Builder displays the description text as a tooltip in the Explorer pane.
> --Original Message--
> From: RonVanZanten@.discussions.microsoft.com
> Posted At: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 5:42 AM
> Posted To: microsoft.public.sqlserver.reportingsvcs
> Conversation: Report Builder
> Subject: Report Builder
>
> I would like to have metadata about each field in the model when we use
> report builder. I tried to use the description field that is in the
> properties of each field but that discription does not show up on report
> builder. Is this possible to do? Am I just doing it incorrectly?
>