I am trying to learn Reporting Services using the title "MS SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Step by Step" by Stacia Misner and Hitachi Consulting, published in 2006. I am experiencing problems with some of the exercises. I got as far as Chapter 4 when I followed directions to create a SQL statement to define a query string for a dataset. Pg 80:
select * from vProductProfitability
where year = 2003 and
MonthNumberOfYear = 1
The view vProductProfitability does not exist in the tutorial database that came with the book, rs2005sbsDW. The result of this query is the basis for the entire chapter on developing basic reports and I'm being denied a learning opportunity because the view does not exist. In short, I'm stuck.
I have tried to find somewhere at Microsoft to place this question and get some answers so I can continue thru the tutorial. To no avail. Does anyone have any suggestions?
BTW, the solution that came in the CD is also wrong because the query noted above is also in the solution.
This humble grasshopper seeks wisdom.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dave Matthews
Atlanta, GA
aka FlooseMan Dave
Hello,
Just to be sure, your looking at the DB "rs2005sbsDW" and not the other one "rs2005sbs" right?
Regarding official support,please take a loot at the readme.txt thats part of the samples CD, it contains contact\support information for the books materials.
Hope that helps
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Hi, Craig.
Good question, and yes I was going after rs2005sbsDW and not the other.
Regards,
Dave
Atlanta
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Did you try Stacia's blog?
http://blog.datainspirations.com/
cheers,
Andrew
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Hi, Andrew,
I have just looked at Stacia's blog and she is so far ahead of me, I'm not so sure she would want to take time out to go back and help out a rookie who needs to have his hand held while he studies Repoprting Services from a book.
Perhaps an alternative would be for someone who is familiar with the Adventure Works tutorial database could come up with something that roughly approximates the missing view it is using. This is a very important query because the project that first uses it is referenced starting all the way back in Chapter 3 and continues thru the end of Chapter 7. Without that view query, that is a lot of the book that has no tutorial project associated with it. For the hands-on types, learning without the learn-by-doing piece is more difficult.
Thanks for the help!
Dave from Atlanta
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Don't you get a warranty when you buy a book?
If someone bought my book I would answer any questions they would have about it.
Write the publishers.. 
cheers,
Andrew
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Dave, I do not have the CD handy but I do know the readme on it contains contact infromation for support.
Its the odd the query is just missing, perhaps a reinstall would help. The concern would be that if 1 query is missing for some reason, who is to say other needed things are not as well. I do not recall the install in detail but perhaps if you 1) detach the DB, move it/rename it and then 2) run the install from the disc again which should put a new copy of the files on your drive then you can run the file which I think essentially attached the DB for you. Again though, I would check the readme for support info as I know I have seen it there.
good luck
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I am trying to learn Reporting Services using the title "MS SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Step by Step" by Stacia Misner and Hitachi Consulting, published in 2006. I am experiencing problems with sample files.
I got as far as the Introduction page xvi step 19.
I get the following error:
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Errors in the encryption library: Failed to decrypt sensitive data. Possibly the encryption key does not match or is inaccessible because of improper service account change.
(Microsoft.AnalysisServices)
Program Location:
at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AnalysisServicesClient.SendExecuteAndReadResponse(ImpactDetailCollection impacts, Boolean expectEmptyResults, Boolean throwIfError)
at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AnalysisServicesClient.Restore(String file, String databaseName, Boolean allowOverwrite, ICollection locations, RestoreSecurity security, String password)
at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Server.Restore(String file, String databaseName, Boolean allowOverwrite, RestoreLocation[] locations, RestoreSecurity security, String password)
at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.ManagementDialogs.RestoreDialog.DoPreProcessExecution(RunType runType, ExecutionMode& executionResult)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlMgmt.SqlMgmtTreeViewControl.DoPreProcessExecutionAndRunViews(RunType runType)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlMgmt.SqlMgmtTreeViewControl.ExecuteForOlap(PreProcessExecutionInfo executionInfo, ExecutionMode& executionResult)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlMgmt.SqlMgmtTreeViewControl.Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlMgmt.IExecutionAwareSqlControlCollection.PreProcessExecution(PreProcessExecutionInfo executionInfo, ExecutionMode& executionResult)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlMgmt.ViewSwitcherControlsManager.RunNow(RunType runType, Object sender)
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I'm using the SQL Server 2005 Enterprise "Evaluation" Edition, I have the service packs installed and I'm using windows authentication.
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (expires in 180 days) 9.00.3042.00
Microsoft Analysis Services Client Tools 2005.090.3042.00
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2000.085.1117.00 built by: (_sqlbld)
Microsoft MSXML 2.6 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.50727.42
Operating System 5.0.2195 (Windows 2000, Service Pack 4)
Respectfully Submitted,
Jim Pollock
London
U.K.
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Hi, Andrew,
I'm with you -- if there are questions about what I have written, I would certainly insist on answering them. In this case, all I have to go on to communicate questions comes from the ReadMe on the accompanying CD: send all inquiries to mspinput@.microsoft.com. Since I have already done so, and I am not certain I will ever get a response, the next best thing would be for me to ask a favor of whoever else has successfully used the book: I would like to see a copy of the SQL code that produces the view vProductProfitability. Loading it to my database would spare me no end of difficulties: I was directed to load the tutorial database to a version of SQL Server on a dev machine, not localhost.
Perhaps I will yet get a resolution to this.
Regards,
Dave
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Are you sure you are using the databases that came with the book? If you are using the AdventureWorks sample databases from MSDN, they don't have the views that are specific to the book. The vProductProfitability is in the rs2005svsDW database. The databases that come with the book do not have LDF files so you must attach them using the script that also comes with the book.
USE [rs2005sbsDW]
GO
/****** Object: View [dbo].[vProductProfitability] Script Date: 05/23/2007 12:56:57 ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
/* from Microsoft? SQL Server? 2005 Reporting Services: Step by Step */
/****** Object: View dbo.vProductProfitability Script Date: 9/8/2003 3:03:29 PM ******/
ALTER VIEW [dbo].[vProductProfitability]
AS
SELECT dbo.DimProduct.ProductName AS Product, dbo.DimProductSubCategory.ProductSubCategoryName AS SubCategory,
dbo.DimProductCategory.ProductCategoryKey AS CategoryKey, dbo.DimProductCategory.ProductCategoryName AS Category,
SUM(dbo.FactResellerSales.TotalProductCost) AS CostAmount, SUM(dbo.FactResellerSales.SalesAmount) AS SalesAmount,
SUM(dbo.FactResellerSales.OrderQuantity) AS OrderQuantity, LEFT(dbo.DimTime.MonthName, 3) AS [Month], dbo.DimTime.MonthNumberOfYear,
dbo.DimTime.CalendarYear AS [Year]
FROM dbo.FactResellerSales INNER JOIN
dbo.DimProduct ON dbo.FactResellerSales.ProductKey = dbo.DimProduct.ProductKey INNER JOIN
dbo.DimProductSubCategory ON dbo.DimProduct.ProductSubCategoryKey = dbo.DimProductSubCategory.ProductSubCategoryKey INNER JOIN
dbo.DimProductCategory ON dbo.DimProductSubCategory.ProductCategoryKey = dbo.DimProductCategory.ProductCategoryKey INNER JOIN
dbo.DimTime ON dbo.FactResellerSales.OrderDateKey = dbo.DimTime.TimeKey
GROUP BY dbo.DimProduct.ProductName, dbo.DimProductSubCategory.ProductSubCategoryName, dbo.DimProductCategory.ProductCategoryName,
dbo.DimProductCategory.ProductCategoryKey, dbo.DimTime.MonthNumberOfYear, LEFT(dbo.DimTime.MonthName, 3), dbo.DimTime.CalendarYear
