Programmatic dataset as data source?

Post Author: mervrutt
CA Forum: Data Connectivity and SQL
I need to use a program-created dataset as a data source for a web report. I can't connect directly to a database because my dataset is provided by a COM+ object, which I display in a gridview control. I simply want to allow the user to print this data in a CR viewer. So, how do I use this dataset in a CR report?

Post Author: mervrutt
CA Forum: Data Connectivity and SQL
That's the question: How do I pass the dataset to the report? That's exactly what I want to do, but I don't know how.
Thanks.

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
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using WGS.Reports.Reports;
using CrystalDecisions.Shared;
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Hi all,
using dataset cause producing report slow. could anyone tell me how to use a stored procedure directly as data source?
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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
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The code looks good - as long as the variables are correct. (You may want to consider hard coding the logon values as part of your troubleshooting steps).
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Does the report work in the designer?
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What database?
How are you connecting to the database? (32 or 64 bit?)
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Andrea
Edited by: Andrea Bonf on Sep 24, 2008 5:56 PM

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If it is intended to be accessible from Reports servlet then you can use "ssoconn" command line option where by the user name and password is stored in OID (Oracle Internet Directory)
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Timothy E Caldwell

I don't mean to be rude, but really, check to see if the stored procedure can return data rows???
Maybe I'm not being clear enough.
The stored procedure runs perfectly fine.
it runs perfectly fine in the production environment and the test environment.
I can access the stored procedure in several ways and have it return correct data.
I can even trick report builder into creating a dataset with parameters and run the stored procedure that way.
What I cannot do, is to get report builder to not timeout after 30 seconds on the initial creation of a dataset with a Query type of stored procedure.
I have seen this issues posted again and again and again on may different sites and the "solution" is to simplifiy the stored procedure by creating a stored procedure that has a create table and a select in the stored procedure and that's it. After
report builder creates the dataset the developer then has to replace the simplified stored procedure with the actual stored procedure and everything works fine after that.
HOWEVER, having to go through this process for 70 or more stored procedures is ridiculous.
It would appear that there is something within report builder itself that is causing this issue.
The SQL Script included is an example of a stored procedure that will not create fields create a dataset with fields and parameters in Report Builder 3.0:
USE [CRUM_IT]
GO
/****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[COGNOS_Level5ScriptSP] Script Date: 11/17/2014 08:02:26 ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
ALTER procedure [dbo].[COGNOS_Level5ScriptSP]
@CompanyCode varchar(8) = null,
@GetSiblings varchar(1) = 'N'
as
Begin
-- get emergency contact info
select *
into #tmp_Contacts
from
(select
ConEEID,
con.connamelast as [Emer Contact Last Name],
con.connamefirst as [Emer Contact First Name],
con.connamemiddle as [Emer Contact Middle Initial/Name]--,
,ROW_NUMBER() over (Partition by ConEEID order by ConNameLast)as rn
,ISNULL(
case when con.conphonepreferred = 'H'
then '(' + substring(con.conphonehomenumber, 1, 3) + ')' + substring(con.conphonehomenumber, 4, 3) + '-' + substring(con.conphonehomenumber, 7, 4)
else '(' + substring(con.conphoneothernumber , 1, 3) + ')' + substring(con.conphoneothernumber , 4, 3) + '-' + substring(con.conphoneothernumber , 7, 4)
end,
) as [Emergency Phone]
from [ultiprosqlprod1].[ultipro_crum].dbo.Contacts con
where con.ConIsEmergencyContact='y'
and con.ConIsActive='y'
) A
where A.rn = 1
CREATE TABLE #tmp_CompanyCodes (CompanyCode varchar(8))
If @GetSiblings = 'Y'
Begin
INSERT INTO #tmp_CompanyCodes (CompanyCode)
EXEC [z_GetClientNumbers_For_ParentOrg_By_ClientNumber] @CompanyCode
End
INSERT INTO #tmp_CompanyCodes
values (@CompanyCode)
select *
into #tmp_Company
from [ultiprosqlprod1].[ultipro_crum].dbo.Company
where cmpcompanycode in (select CompanyCode from #tmp_CompanyCodes)
select distinct
cmpcompanycode as [Client ID],
CmpCompanyDBAName as [Client Name],
eec.eecEmplStatus AS [Employment Status],
eec.eecEmpNo AS [Employee Num],
rtrim(eep.eepNameLast) AS [Last Name],
rtrim(eep.eepNameFirst) AS [First Name],
isnull(rtrim(ltrim(eep.eepNameMiddle)), '') AS [Middle Initial/Name],
rtrim(eep.eepAddressLine1) AS [Address Line 1],
isnull(rtrim(eep.eepAddressLine2), '') AS [Address Line 2],
eep.eepAddressCity AS [City],
eep.eepAddressState AS [State],
CASE
WHEN len(eep.eepAddressZipCode) > 5 and charindex(eep.eepAddressZipCode, '-', 1) = 0
THEN substring(eep.eepAddressZipCode, 1, 5)
ELSE rtrim(eep.eepAddressZipCode)
END AS [Zip code],
CASE
WHEN len(eep.eepAddressZipCode) > 5 and charindex(eep.eepAddressZipCode, '-', 1) = 0
THEN substring(eep.eepAddressZipCode, 6, 4)
WHEN len(eep.eepAddressZipCode) > 5 and charindex(eep.eepAddressZipCode, '-', 1) > 0
THEN substring(eep.eepAddressZipCode, charindex(eep.eepAddressZipCode, '-', 1) + 1, 4)
WHEN len(eep.eepAddressZipCode) <= 5
THEN ''
END AS [ZIP + 4],
substring(eep.eepSSN, 1, 3) + '-' + substring(eep.eepSSN, 4, 2) + '-' + substring(eep.eepSSN, 6, 4) AS [SSN],
isnull(convert(VARCHAR(10), eep.eepDateOfBirth, 101), '') AS [Date Of Birth],
eetFED.TAXCODE AS [FED Tax Code],
eetFED.FILINGSTATUS AS [Fed Filing Status],
eetFED.EXEMPTIONS AS [Fed Exemption Allowance],
eetFED.ADDITIONAL AS [Additional Fed Withholding],
eetSIT.TAXCODE AS [SIT Tax Code],
eetSIT.FILINGSTATUS AS [State Filing Status],
eetSIT.EXEMPTIONS AS [State Exemption Allowance],
eetSIT.ADDITIONAL AS [Additional State Withholding],
isnull('(' + substring(eep.eepPhoneHomeNumber, 1, 3) + ')' + substring(eep.eepPhoneHomeNumber, 4, 3) + '-' + substring(eep.eepPhoneHomeNumber, 7, 4), '') AS [Home Phone],
isnull((SELECT cod.codDesc
FROM [ultiprosqlprod1].[ultipro_crum].dbo.Codes cod WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE cod.codCode = eep.eepEthnicID
AND cod.codDosTable = 'ETHNICCODE'), '') AS [Race-Origin], --eep.eepEthnicID AS [Race-Origin],
eep.eepGender AS [Gender],
isnull(convert(VARCHAR(10), eec.eecDateOfOriginalHire, 101), '') AS [Original Hire Date],
isnull(convert(VARCHAR(10), eec.eecDateOfSeniority, 101), '') AS [Seniority Date],
isnull(convert(VARCHAR(10), eec.eecDateOfTermination, 101), '') AS [Termination Date],
isnull(eecTermType,'') as [Termination Type],
isnull(TchDesc, '') as [Termination Reason],
rtrim(eec.eecJobCode) AS [WC Code],
isnull(eec.eecJobTitle, '') AS [Job Title],
pgr.pgrPayFrequency AS [Pay Frequency],
eec.eecFullTimeOrPartTime AS [Full/Part Time],
eec.eecSalaryOrHourly AS [Pay Type],
isnull(convert(MONEY, eec.eecHourlyPayRate), 0.00) AS [Hourly Rate],
isnull(eec.eecAnnSalary, 0.00) AS [Annual Salary],
[YTD Hours],
isnull(eep.eepNameFormer, '') AS [Maiden Name],
eec.eecLocation AS [Location ID],
rtrim(eec.eecOrgLvl1) AS [Department ID],
eec.eecorglvl2 AS [Cost Item],
eec.eecorglvl3 as [Client Project],
eec.eecPayGroup as [Pay Group],
isnull(eepAddressEMail,' ') as [Email Address],
isNull(BankName1,' ') as PrimaryBank,
isNull(BankRoute1,' ') as PrimaryRouteNum,
isNull(Account1,' ') as PrimaryAccount,
isNull(AcctType1,' ') as PrimaryAcctType,
isNull(DepositRule1,' ') as PrimaryDepositRule,
isNull(BankName2,' ') as SecondaryBank,
isNull(BankRoute2,' ') as SecondaryRouteNum,
isNull(Account2,' ') as SecondaryAccount,
isNull(AcctType2,' ') as SecondaryAcctType,
isNull(DepositRule2,' ') as SecondaryDepositRule,
isNull(
CASE
WHEN DepositRule2 = 'D'
THEN '$' + convert(varchar, cast(EddAmtOrPct2 AS decimal(10,2)))
WHEN DepositRule2 = 'P'
THEN convert(varchar, cast((EddAmtOrPct2*100) AS decimal(10,0))) + '%'
ELSE null
END,' ') as SecondaryDepositAmount,
isNull(BankName3,' ') as ThirdBank,
isNull(BankRoute3,' ') as ThirdRouteNum,
isNull(Account3,' ') as ThirdAccount,
isNull(AcctType3,' ') as ThirdAcctType,
isNull(DepositRule3,' ') as ThirdDepositRule,
isNull(
CASE
WHEN DepositRule3 = 'D'
THEN '$' + convert(varchar, cast(EddAmtOrPct3 AS decimal(10,2)))
WHEN DepositRule3 = 'P'
THEN convert(varchar, cast((EddAmtOrPct3*100) AS decimal(10,0))) + '%'
ELSE null
END,' ') as ThirdDepositAmount,
Supervisor,
eec.eecEEID AS [Employee EEID],
eec.EecJobCode As [Job Code],
isnull(eec.EecTimeclockID,' ') As [Time Clock ID],
con.[Emer Contact Last Name],
con.[Emer Contact First Name],
con.[Emer Contact Middle Initial/Name],
con.[Emergency Phone]
from [ultiprosqlprod1].[ultipro_crum].dbo.empPers eep WITH (NOLOCK)
inner join [ultiprosqlprod1].[ultipro_crum].dbo.empComp eec WITH (NOLOCK)
ON eep.eepEEID = eec.eecEEID
inner join #tmp_Company cmp WITH (NOLOCK)
ON eec.eecCOID = cmp.cmpCOID
inner join [ultiprosqlprod1].[ultipro_crum].dbo.PayGroup pgr WITH (NOLOCK)
ON eec.eecPayGroup = pgr.pgrPayGroup
left outer join [ultiprosqlprod1].[ultipro_crum].dbo.TrmReasn
on tchCode = eecTermReason
left join (select CAST(sum(isnull(eee.eeeYTDHrs,0.00))AS DECIMAL(18,2)) as [YTD Hours],
eeeEEID,
eeeCOID
from [ultiprosqlprod1].[ultipro_crum].dbo.EmpEarn eee with (NOLOCK)
group by eeeCOID,eeeEEID)eee
on eec.eecEEID = eee.eeeEEID
and eec.eecCOID = eee.eeeCOID
left join (SELECT eetCOID AS COID,
eetEEID AS EEID,
eetTaxCode AS TAXCODE,
eetFilingStatus AS FILINGSTATUS,
eetExemptions AS EXEMPTIONS,
eetExtraTaxDollars AS ADDITIONAL
FROM [ultiprosqlprod1].[ultipro_crum].dbo.empTax WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE eetTaxCode = 'USFIT'
)eetFED
ON eec.eecCOID = eetFED.COID
and eec.eecEEID = eetFED.EEID
left join (SELECT eetCOID AS COID,
eetEEID AS EEID,
eetTaxCode AS TAXCODE,
eetFilingStatus AS FILINGSTATUS,
eetExemptions AS EXEMPTIONS,
eetExtraTaxDollars AS ADDITIONAL
FROM [ultiprosqlprod1].[ultipro_crum].dbo.empTax WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE eetTaxCode like '%SIT'
AND eetIsWorkInTaxCode = 'Y'
)eetSIT
ON eec.eecCOID = eetSIT.COID
and eec.eecEEID = eetSIT.EEID
left outer join (SELECT eddCOID,
eddEEID,
eddEEBankName BankName1,
eddEEBankRoute BankRoute1,
eddAcct Account1,
EddAcctType AcctType1,
EddDepositRule DepositRule1,
EddAmtOrPct EddAmtOrPct1
FROM [ultiprosqlprod1].[ultipro_crum].dbo.EmpDirDp WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE eddSequence = '99')edd
ON eec.eecCOID = edd.eddCOID
and eec.eecEEID = edd.eddEEID
left outer join (SELECT eddCOID,
eddEEID,
eddEEBankName BankName2,
eddEEBankRoute BankRoute2,
eddAcct Account2,
EddAcctType AcctType2,
EddDepositRule DepositRule2,
EddAmtOrPct EddAmtOrPct2
FROM [ultiprosqlprod1].[ultipro_crum].dbo.EmpDirDp WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE eddSequence = '01')edd2
ON eec.eecCOID = edd2.eddCOID
and eec.eecEEID = edd2.eddEEID
left outer join (SELECT eddCOID,
eddEEID,
eddEEBankName BankName3,
eddEEBankRoute BankRoute3,
eddAcct Account3,
EddAcctType AcctType3,
EddDepositRule DepositRule3,
EddAmtOrPct EddAmtOrPct3
FROM [ultiprosqlprod1].[ultipro_crum].dbo.EmpDirDp WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE eddSequence = '02')edd3
ON eec.eecCOID = edd3.eddCOID
and eec.eecEEID = edd3.eddEEID
left outer join (SELECT eecCOID,
eecEEID,
rtrim(eepNameLast) + ', ' +
rtrim(eepNameFirst) + ' ' +
isnull(rtrim(ltrim(eepNameMiddle)), '') AS [Supervisor]
FROM [ultiprosqlprod1].[ultipro_crum].dbo.EmpComp WITH (NOLOCK)
join [ultiprosqlprod1].[ultipro_crum].dbo.EmpPers with (NoLock)
on eeceeid = eepeeid)eec2
ON eec.eecSupervisorID = eec2.eecEEID
left outer join #tmp_Contacts con
on eep.eepEEID = con.ConEEID
order by [Client ID],
[Last Name],
[First Name]
drop table #tmp_Contacts
END
Timothy E Caldwell

Create a ReportingServices data source and upload to a data connection library

I have installed reporting services 2012 in SharePoint 2013 integrated mode. I need to create a report data source and upload it to a data connection library using
C#.
As I know it uses the ReportingServices2010 class but I cannot explore a reporting server url.
There is a ReportingServices2010.asmx file in the 15 hive though.
Also it works fine when I manually set the data source.

Hi,
The following materials would be helpful:
Inserting Data Connections into a SharePoint Library
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/df79dce5-fd92-4506-af4e-11127cb0d655/inserting-data-connections-into-a-sharepoint-library?forum=sharepointdevelopment
Programmatically exporting reports from SQL 2012 Reporting Services
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12199995/programmatically-exporting-reports-from-sql-2012-reporting-services
Report Server Web Service Endpoints
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms155398(v=sql.110).aspx
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TechNet Community Support

How to do sorting/filtering on custom java data source implementation

Hi,
I have an entity driven view object whose data should be retrieved and populated using custom java data source implementation. I've done the same as said in document. I understand that Query mode should be the default one (i.e. database tables) and createRowFromResultSet will be called as many times as it needs based on the no. of data retrieved from service, provided we should write the logic for hasNextForCollection(). Implementation sample code is given below.
protected void executeQueryForCollection(Object qc, Object[] params, int noUserParams) {
Iterator datumItr = retrieveDataFromService(qc, params);
setUserDataForCollection(qc, datumItr);
hasNextForCollection(qc);
super.executeQueryForCollection(qc, params, noUserParams);
protected boolean hasNextForCollection(Object qc) {
Iterator datumItr = (Iterator) getUserDataForCollection(qc);
if (datumItr != null && datumItr.hasNext()){
return true;
setCallService(false);
setFetchCompleteForCollection(qc, true);
return false;
protected ViewRowImpl createRowFromResultSet(Object qc, ResultSet resultSet) {
Iterator datumItr = (Iterator) getUserDataForCollection(qc);
Object datumObj = datumItr.next();
ViewRowImpl r = createNewRowForCollection(qc);
return r;
Everything is working fine include table sorting/filtering. Then i noticed that everytime when user perform sorting/filtering, executeQueryForCollection is called, which in turn calls my service. It is a performance issue. I want to avoid. So i did some modification in the implementation in such a way that, service call will happen only if the callService flag is set to true, followed by executeQuery(). Code is given below.
private boolean callService = false;
public void setCallService(boolean callService){
this.callService = callService;
public boolean isCallService(){
return callService;
protected void executeQueryForCollection(Object qc, Object[] params, int noUserParams){
if (callService)
Iterator datumItr = retrieveDataFromService(qc, params);
setUserDataForCollection(qc, datumItr);
hasNextForCollection(qc);
super.executeQueryForCollection(qc, params, noUserParams);
Issue i have:
When user attempts to use table sort/filter, since i skipped the service call and set null as userDataCollection, createRowFromResultSet is not called and data which i retrieved and populated to view object is totally got vanished!!. I've already retrived data and created row from result set. Why it should get vanished? Don't know why.
Tried solution:
I came to know that query mode should be set to Scan_Entity_Cache for filtering and Scan_View_Rows for sorting. I din't disturb the implementation (i.e. skipping service call) but overrided the executeQuery and did like the following code.
@Override
public void executeQuery(){
setQueryMode(callService ? ViewObject.QUERY_MODE_SCAN_DATABASE_TABLES : ViewObject.QUERY_MODE_SCAN_ENTITY_ROWS);
super.executeQuery();
By doing this, i could able to do table filtering but when i try to use table sorting or programmatic sorting, sorting is not at all applied.
I changed the code like beolw*
@Override
public void executeQuery(){
setQueryMode(callService ? ViewObject.QUERY_MODE_SCAN_DATABASE_TABLES : ViewObject.QUERY_MODE_SCAN_VIEW_ROWS);
super.executeQuery();
Now sorting is working fine but filtering is not working in an expected way because Scan_View_rows will do further filtering of view rows.
Question:
I don't know how to achieve both filtering and sorting as well as skipping of service call too.
Can anyone help on this?? Thanks in advance.
Raguraman

Hi,
I have an entity driven view object whose data should be retrieved and populated using custom java data source implementation. I've done the same as said in document. I understand that Query mode should be the default one (i.e. database tables) and createRowFromResultSet will be called as many times as it needs based on the no. of data retrieved from service, provided we should write the logic for hasNextForCollection(). Implementation sample code is given below.
protected void executeQueryForCollection(Object qc, Object[] params, int noUserParams) {
Iterator datumItr = retrieveDataFromService(qc, params);
setUserDataForCollection(qc, datumItr);
hasNextForCollection(qc);
super.executeQueryForCollection(qc, params, noUserParams);
protected boolean hasNextForCollection(Object qc) {
Iterator datumItr = (Iterator) getUserDataForCollection(qc);
if (datumItr != null && datumItr.hasNext()){
    return true;
setFetchCompleteForCollection(qc, true);
return false;
protected ViewRowImpl createRowFromResultSet(Object qc, ResultSet resultSet) {
Iterator datumItr = (Iterator) getUserDataForCollection(qc);
Object datumObj = datumItr.next();
ViewRowImpl r = createNewRowForCollection(qc);
return r;
}Everything is working fine include table sorting/filtering. Then i noticed that everytime when user perform sorting/filtering, executeQueryForCollection is called, which in turn calls my service. It is a performance issue. I want to avoid. So i did some modification in the implementation in such a way that, service call will happen only if the callService flag is set to true, followed by executeQuery(). Code is given below.
private boolean callService = false;
public void setCallService(boolean callService){
this.callService = callService;
public boolean isCallService(){
return callService;
protected void executeQueryForCollection(Object qc, Object[] params, int noUserParams){
if (callService) {
    Iterator datumItr = retrieveDataFromService(qc, params);
    setUserDataForCollection(qc, datumItr);
hasNextForCollection(qc);
super.executeQueryForCollection(qc, params, noUserParams);
}Issue i have:
When user attempts to use table sort/filter, since i skipped the service call and storing of userDataCollection, createRowFromResultSet is not called and data which i retrieved and populated to view object is totally got vanished!!. I've already retrived data and created row from result set. Why it should get vanished? Don't know why.
Tried solution:
I came to know that query mode should be set to Scan_Entity_Cache for filtering and Scan_View_Rows for sorting. I din't disturb the implementation (i.e. skipping service call) but overrided the executeQuery and did like the following code.
@Override
public void executeQuery(){
setQueryMode(callService ? ViewObject.QUERY_MODE_SCAN_DATABASE_TABLES : ViewObject.QUERY_MODE_SCAN_ENTITY_ROWS);
super.executeQuery();
}By doing this, i could able to do table filtering but when i try to use table sorting or programmatic sorting, sorting is not at all getting applied.
I changed the code like below one (i.e. changed to ViewObject.QUERY_MODE_SCAN_VIEW_ROWS instead of ViewObject.QUERY_MODE_SCAN_ENTITY_ROWS)
@Override
public void executeQuery(){
setQueryMode(callService ? ViewObject.QUERY_MODE_SCAN_DATABASE_TABLES : ViewObject.QUERY_MODE_SCAN_VIEW_ROWS);
super.executeQuery();
}Now sorting is working fine but filtering is not working in an expected way because Scan_View_rows will do further filtering of view rows.
If i OR'ed the Query Mode as given below, i am getting duplicate rows. (vewObject.QUERY_MODE_SCAN_ENTITY_ROWS | ViewObject.QUERY_MODE_SCAN_VIEW_ROWS) Question:
I don't know how to achieve both filtering and sorting as well as skipping of service call too.
Can anyone help on this?? Thanks in advance.
Raguraman
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