SharePoint 2010 and Reporting Services add-in - multiple versions supported?

Hello,
I would like to try out Reporting Services with SharePoint 2010. I already have the Reporting Services add-in installed on the WFE for SQL Server 2008 R2, but not configured.
At this point I thinking it's best to move forward with SQL Server 2012.
Can both the 2008 R2 version and 2012 version of the Reporting Services add-in exist on the same WFE in separate instances? Or do I need to uninstall the 2008 R2 version first?
Thank you in advance,

Just upgrade to the 2012 version, you don't have to uninstall first.
Also, see the supported combinations of SSRS version and Addin version:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg492257.aspx
Use the highest version of the addin possible, as newer addins have offered performance improvements.
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Reporting Services in SharePoint mode is a service for displaying, managing, and creating SSRS reports within SharePoint. The addin is a pre-req for SharePoint that is used to display reports and is required for Reporting Services in Native or SharePoint
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Missing shared feature Reporting Services Sharepoint and Reporting Services Add-in for Sharepoint products

Hi, when I try to install SQL Server 2012 SP1 (ISO from Microsoft Download website) on a Windows Server 2012 and try to select the shared feature options:
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They are both missing from the list.
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Hello,
Did you download the SQL Server 2012 Express with Advanced Services edition from the Microsoft website? If so, this edition did not support SharePoint Integration mode.
Just as Alberto post above, Business intelligence features are not all available in all editions of SQL Server 2012. You can refer to the following link about support features in Editions of SQL Server 2012:
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SharePoint 2013 - SQL Reporting Services Add-In

Hi,
In our old SharePoint 2010 environment the "SQL 2008 R2 Reporting Services ShrerPoint 2010 Add-in" has been installed which in turns provides the "SQL Server Reporting Services Report Viewer" web part.
I have upgraded the Farm to SharePoint 2013 and SQL 2012. Where I can get the the add-in above that is compatible with
SQL 2012 and SharePoint 2013?
I have found an add-in here for SQL 2012 and SharePoint 2010, but not sure this is compatible with SharePoint 2013...
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Hi
I am also getting the below Error while testing the Content Db with SharePoint 2013 Web application.
1. Assembly
[Microsoft.ReportingServices.SharePoint.UI.ServerPages,
Version=10.50.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91] is referenced in the
database [WSS_Content_8080], but is not installed on the
current farm. Please install any feature/solution which
contains this assembly.
One or more assemblies are referenced in the database
[WSS_Content_8080], but are not installed on the current
farm. Please install any feature or solution which contains
these assemblies.
2. Database [WSS_Content_8080] has reference(s) to a missing
feature: Id = [c769801e-2387-47ef-a810-2d292d4cb05d], Name =
[Report Server File Sync], Description = [Synchronizes
Report Server files (.rdl, .rsds, .smdl, .rsd, .rsc) from a
SharePoint document library to the report server when files
are added or updated in the document library.], Install
Location = [ReportServerItemSync].
The feature with Id c769801e-2387-47ef-a810-2d292d4cb05d is
referenced in the database [WSS_Content_8080], but is not
installed on the current farm. The missing feature may cause
upgrade to fail. Please install any solution which contains
the feature and restart upgrade if necessary.
I have SQL 2008 reporting Services SharePoint 2010 Add-in.
for SharePoint 2013 we are using the SQL server 2008 Sp1. I think it is not possible to use SQL server 2012 SP1 for the report Services in SharePoint 2013.
Please suggest me to use the report services in SharePoint 2013 with Sql server 2008 SP1.
Thanks And Regards
Dileep Kumar

Upgrade Sharepoint 2010 SQL Reporting Services from 2008 R2 to 2014

I'm about to do the upgrade of SharePoint 2010 Reporting Services from 2008 R2 to 2014. The instructions say it can be done "in-place" with no downtime. I've seen this article:
http://whitepages.unlimitedviz.com/2012/03/upgrading-sql-server-reporting-services-to-2012-in-sharepoint-integrated-mode/
It covers 2012 so I assume the same holds true for 2014.
I'd like to get the low down from anyone who has actually performed the upgrade of SSRS from 2008 R2 to 2014. Anyone done this upgrade? Any issues?
David Jenkins

So far I would have to say that the upgrade can be done "in-place" but there is a "DOWNTIME".
This article has helped a lot:
http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/tlingenfelder/archive/2012/07/10/upgrading-sql-server-reporting-services-2008-r2-to-sql-server-reporting-services-2012-in-sharepoint.aspx
In the article it tells you about a bug in the SQL Upgrade process where
the Domain account you use will not work. When you type in the password it fails. On top of that it will lock the Domain account because of a bad password! There is probably something wrong with the authentication process and it garbles the password.
Anyway, you end up having to change the account to the "Network Service" account before you can do the upgrade. This means the services get restarted which means???
DOWN TIME! He goes over other errors. I haven't reviewed these issues yet.
The other thing I learned is that everything needs to be SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 in order to upgrade. You don't find this out until almost the last step in the installation process.
Now I have to wait until next week to actually do the upgrade because I have to schedule an SP2 install. :(
David Jenkins

SQL Server Reporting Services Add-In disappered but SSRS Service Application is there

Good Day,
I am using SQL Server 2012 SP1, and SharePoint 2013 SP1.
In the SharePoint Central Admin, Reporting Services Add-In is missing but in the "Manage Service Application" page, SQL Server Reporting Services Application is appearing and I have created SQL Server Reporting Services Application. And, in
the "Services on Server page", the "SQL Server Reporting Services Service" is started.
I would like to configure SSRS on SharePoint Central Admin for my SSRS reports.
Please help me, how to get Reporting Services Add-in the SharePoint Central Admin.
Thanks in advance

Hope you have followed all steps below:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/biblog/archive/2012/12/04/installing-and-configuring-sql-reporting-services-on-sharepoint-2013.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms144289.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg492278.aspx

SQL Server Reporting Services Add-In for SharePoint not installing properly

Environment: Windows Server 2008R2, SQL Server 2012, SharePoint 2013 Enterprise
When I run the install for SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint it SHOULD install to c:\program files\common files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14 AND 15. Specifically it should drop a mess of ASPx pages for admin to the \templates\Admin\ReportServer
folder. In this environment it only pushes them to the 14 folder and not the 15. Any ideas on why this would happen? I have not ever seen this before and it is hosing the install completely.

Hi Gouranga,
According to your description, when you install the SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint 2013, you find the files are installed into the folder for sharepoint 2010(..../14). Right?
In Reporting Services, Not all features are supported in all combinations of report server, Reporting Services add-in for SharePoint, and SharePoint Products. Please see the linke below:
Supported Combinations of SharePoint and Reporting Services Server and Add-in (SQL Server 2012)
As you can see in the link, the SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services Add-in is only for Sharepoint 2010. This the reason why it's installed into the file for sharepoint 2010.
Reference:
Where to find the Reporting Services add-in for SharePoint Products (SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013)
Install or Uninstall the Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint
If you have any question, please feel free to ask.
Best Regards,
Simon Hou

Reporting Services Add-in for Sharepoint- does it need an SQL Server license?

In a new project we will be creating an SSRS in Sharepoint integrated mode. For this we'll need SQL Server and Sharepoint on that box.
We'll also have one or more SharePoint Web Front End (WFE) servers. To allow them to connect to the SSRS-in-sharepoint-mode box, and to present the user with the right user interface for doing so, I believe we can install the Reporting Services Add-In for
Sharepoint on the WFE servers.
The question is, do we need to have SQL Server license for each WFE server where we use the Reporting Services Add-In, or is it free to use?
We've had advice that we need to buy a SQL Server license everywhere we use the add-in, but I am not sure this is correct.
Thanks in advance,
Rich

Hello there,
The Reporting service Add-in for SharePoint can be downloaded free on Microsoft Download site. That means it does not need any license on the add-in.
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Sharepoint SQL Reporting Services Add-In

Hi,
I have installed the Sharepoint SQL reporting services Add-in in one of my application servers and when I call the sites created from the application server itself they show the add-in feature in them in the "site features "list. But when I call
the same site from a WFE in the farm with no add-in installed the the site doesn't show the add-in feature in the "site Feature" list.
This is not supposed to happen as I have tried the same in another farm and the add-in was needed to be installed only in the application server and it would automatically be shown in sites even when they are called from a WFE or anywhere.

SSRS in SharePoint Integrated mode requires the installation of two components. SSRS in SharePoint Integrated mode only needs to be installed on one App server. But the SSRS SharePoint Add-in needs to be installed on all the WFEs and the app
server where SSRS in SharePoint Integrated mode is installed. Not sure how you got it to work in the other farm. Take a look at the following article:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh479775.aspx
You will note in the diagram that the Add-in is installed on each WFE.
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Reporting Services Add-In for SharePoint Products

Hi,
Can I use the SSRS Web part installed by the add-in to see local mode reports just by instaling the add-in or do I also need to install the "Reporting Services - Sharepoint" on SS Shared Features setup wizard?
Thanks,
DD

Hi,
Per the MSDN article: To use the Web Part, you must have installed and configured the Reporting Services Add-in and configured the report server for SharePoint integration.
You must also have reports to display in the viewer. You can only open reports that are in a library, a library folder, report history, or a link from a Library Web Part to a Report Viewer Web Part.
You cannot open reports that are saved as an attachment to an item in a custom list.
More reference:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-IN/library/ms159772.aspx
As this issue is related to reporting service, if you have more issues about reporting service, I recommend you post your issue to the forum for Reporting Service.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/home?forum=sqlreportingservices
More experts will assist you, then you will get more information relation to this topic.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
Thanks & Regards,
Jason
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Configuring Reporting Service Add-in for sharepoint - HTTP status 401: Unauthorized.

I have the following setup
Machine 1
WSS 3.0
Installed Reporting Service Add-in
Machine 2
Reporting Service
Sharepoint Object Model
SQL Server
Sharepoint and Report Server DB
I have congigured Reporting Service for Sharepoint Integrated Mode adn Created new Reprot Server DB
Sahre Point Integration is Green and verified link
In Sharepoint Central Administration
Manage Reporting Service Integratio i have selected the URL and "Trusted Account" as my web applications use "Windows Integration - NTLM".
All services, DB access everything running under one domain user account.
I am logged into sharepoint with same account. When clieck on set server defaults i get following error
An unexpected error occurred while connecting to the report server. Verify that the report server is available and configured for SharePoint integrated mode. --> Server was unable to process request. ---> The request failed with HTTP status 401: Unauthorized.
Same error when i try to add a report to a sharepoint webapplication
The domain account is part of "Farm Administration", "site colletion administrato" and local administrator also on both servers.
Can someone let me know how to fix this.

jpmartop,
were you able to get this to work?
We have a 4 server topolgy.
moss
wfe
sql
ssrs
and are using Kerberos.
I've installed the wfe on the ssrs and am using a domain user for services, web and pools.
I get all green dots in the ssrs config.
in Central Admin, Grant access seems to work with the domain user, but set defaults gives me:
HTTP status 401: Unauthorized.
What should my web security on the default web site and reports and reports server look like? Integrated Security
Should the SSRS WFE entry in MOSS have Web application service turned on?
I've checked that my SPNs are good.I've installed sql server sp2 and a did windows update on all servers..
Could it be the user I log into the Central Admin with.. it's got server administrator and Farm administrator?
Thanks for any help or information.

PowerView - Can't install reporting services add-in for sharepoint

hey,
i'm trying to install PowerView on our existing sharepoint server.
i'm following the steps in the deployment document-->
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh231687%28v=sql.110%29.aspx
i'm stuck now with the installtion of the " Reporting Services Add-in" nothing seenms to work, i've tried to follow the steps in this document -->
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa905871%28SQL.110%29.aspx
and the error that i'm facing is -->
SSRSCustomActionError: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.ReportingServices.SharePoint.Common, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
i've checked in windows\assembly folder and the Microsoft.ReportingServices.SharePoint.Common version is 11.0.0.0
so, i have a newer version then i need?
what can i do?
Dave

Hello.
After having the same issue like you in a recently installed SahrePoint 2013 SP1 farm, and using the information I found in http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa905871%28v=sql.110%29.aspx, I traced with the tool procmon the operation, and finally solved
the problem after discovering a little bug.
These were the steps I performed:
1.- I installed "Microsoft SQL Server 2012 RS Add-in for SharePoint" with the command
Msiexec.exe /i rsSharePoint.msi SKIPCA=1
2.- I executed PROCMON ...creating a filter of include the Process Name "rsCustomAction.exe"
3.- I executed a elevated Command Prompt, and going to %temp% folder (in my case C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Temp), executed rsCustomAction.exe /i
4.- After execute this command I obtained in the Command Prompt the error:
C:\INSTALL\RS>rsCustomAction.exe /i
2014-09-29 08:59:20: User: sharepoint-farm
2014-09-29 08:59:20: Installing Report Server feature.
2014-09-29 08:59:23: Calling copyappbincontents command.
2014-09-29 08:59:23: Install error: The system cannot find the file specified
2014-09-29 08:59:24: Error details: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (0x80004005): The system cannot find the file specified
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
   at RSCustomAction.BaseProcessLaunch.LaunchCommand(String fileName, String arguments, Boolean ignoreExitCode)
   at RSCustomAction.PsconfigCommands.CopyAppBinContents()
   at RSCustomAction.RSFeatureSetup.Install(Boolean repair, Int32 addRetries)
2014-09-29 08:59:24: Uninstalling Report Server feature.
2014-09-29 08:59:24: Stopping W3SVC service.
2014-09-29 08:59:26: Removing Report Server web application files
2014-09-29 08:59:26: Removed file C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\80\App_GlobalResources\ReportServer.resx.
2014-09-29 08:59:26: Removed file C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\22816\App_GlobalResources\ReportServer.resx.
2014-09-29 08:59:26: Removing Report Server web.config modifications
2014-09-29 08:59:26: web.config file located at C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\80\web.config
2014-09-29 08:59:26: web.config file located at C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\22816\web.config
2014-09-29 08:59:26: Starting W3SVC service.
2014-09-29 08:59:26: SSRSCustomActionError: The system cannot find the file specified
5.- Tracing the results in PROCMON, I discovered an extrange issue: The installation was looking for the command PSCONFIG.exe but in a in a folder different than standard.
The installation was look for PSCONFIG in
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\15\BIN\BIN
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\BIN\BIN
...instead C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\15\BIN or C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\BIN
So... the solution which worked for me was to create C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\15\BIN\BIN and place here PSCONFIG.EXE and PSCONFIG.EXE.CONFIG obtained from C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server
Extensions\15\BIN
After doing it, the "Microsoft SQL Server 2012 RS Add-in for SharePoint" was installed fine as you can see en the next Command Prompt capture:
C:\INSTALL\RS>rsCustomAction.exe /i
2014-09-29 09:09:16: User: sharepoint-farm
2014-09-29 09:09:16: Installing Report Server feature.
2014-09-29 09:09:19: Calling copyappbincontents command.
2014-09-29 09:11:56: SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard version 15.0.4569.1503. Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 2012. All rights reserved.
Performing configuration task 1 of 3
Initializing SharePoint Products configuration...
Successfully initialized the SharePoint Products configuration.
Performing configuration task 2 of 3
Installing the application content files...
Installing the SharePoint Central Administration Web Application content files...
Installing the SharePoint Web Application content files...
Successfully installed the application content files.
Performing configuration task 3 of 3
Finalizing the SharePoint Products configuration...
Successfully completed the SharePoint Products configuration.
Total number of configuration settings run: 3
Total number of successful configuration settings: 3
Total number of unsuccessful configuration settings: 0
Successfully stopped the configuration of SharePoint Products.
Configuration of the SharePoint Products has succeeded.
2014-09-29 09:11:56:
2014-09-29 09:11:56: copyappbincontents command completed successfully.
2014-09-29 09:12:17: Adding ReportServer feature to farm.
2014-09-29 09:12:18: Installed ReportServer feature.
2014-09-29 09:12:38: Adding ReportServerStapling feature to farm.
2014-09-29 09:12:38: Installed ReportServerStapling feature.
2014-09-29 09:12:58: Adding ReportServerItemSync feature to farm.
2014-09-29 09:12:58: Installed ReportServerItemSync feature.
2014-09-29 09:13:18: Adding ReportServerCentralAdmin feature to farm.
2014-09-29 09:13:21: Installed ReportServerCentralAdmin feature.
2014-09-29 09:13:21: Activating Report Server feature to root level site collections.
2014-09-29 09:13:21: Activating feature in web app 'dev-apps.eg.local - 80'
2014-09-29 09:13:31: Activating feature to root site collection: http://dev-apps.eg.local
2014-09-29 09:13:31: Feature already activated in site collection http://dev-apps.eg.local
2014-09-29 09:13:31: Activating Report Server feature in all admin site collections.
2014-09-29 09:13:31: Activating feature in web app 'SharePoint Central Administration v4'
2014-09-29 09:13:31: Activating feature to root site collection: http://egdevsps-ap1:10000
2014-09-29 09:13:42: Activated feature for root site collection: http://egdevsps-ap1:10000
2014-09-29 09:13:42: Activating feature to root site collection: http://egdevsps-ap1:10000/sites/Help
2014-09-29 09:13:42: Activated feature for root site collection: http://egdevsps-ap1:10000/sites/Help
2014-09-29 09:13:42: Activating Report Server Central Admin feature in root-level admin site collections.
2014-09-29 09:13:42: Activating feature in web app 'SharePoint Central Administration v4'
2014-09-29 09:13:42: Activating feature to root site collection: http://egdevsps-ap1:10000
2014-09-29 09:13:42: Feature already activated in site collection http://egdevsps-ap1:10000
2014-09-29 09:13:42: Calling InstallHelp command.
2014-09-29 09:15:26: SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard version 15.0.4569.1503. Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 2012. All rights reserved.
Performing configuration task 1 of 3
Initializing SharePoint Products configuration...
Successfully initialized the SharePoint Products configuration.
Performing configuration task 2 of 3
Installing help collections...
Successfully installed help collections.
Performing configuration task 3 of 3
Finalizing the SharePoint Products configuration...
Successfully completed the SharePoint Products configuration.
Total number of configuration settings run: 3
Total number of successful configuration settings: 3
Total number of unsuccessful configuration settings: 0
Successfully stopped the configuration of SharePoint Products.
Configuration of the SharePoint Products has succeeded.
2014-09-29 09:15:26:
2014-09-29 09:15:26: InstallHelp command completed successfully.
2014-09-29 09:15:26: Stopping W3SVC service.
2014-09-29 09:15:29: Starting W3SVC service.
The command completed successfully
Maybe this is a bug, or maybe a result of failed installation of PowerPivot, but the true is: for me that was the solution
Regards.

Integration between InfoPath web forms (browser side), SharePoint 2010, and Word or Excel

To begin with the end in mind, here's what I need to do:
User A (employee) fills out infopath form in browser.
User A saves infopath form, workflow runs, and sends a link to the manager
User B (Manager) opens infopath form, clicks a button, and all the information from the saved infopath form magically appears in a excel document
Here's how I did it, because I couldn't find an easier way to do it. This is an InfoPath no-code solution (uses web service and workflow I had to build) and this is working somewhat:
In InfoPath Designer 2010, created the form from Blank 2007 form template.
Published the form and promoted fields to Sharepoint 2007 as a new forms library.
Created a view on forms library to show all fields (SQLExportView1).
Created SSIS package to import data from SharePoint forms list using the view "SQLExportView1" into a new database and table in SQL Server (tblSQLExport1).
Created SQL Agent job to run this package every 2 minutes.
Created workflow to notify manager.
Created excel document with an external data connection to SQL server.
In SQL, created a stored proceedure ("spGetCurrentID") to truncate, then add a row to a table ("tblCurrentFormID").
On InfoPath form, added a button that takes the current infopath form "ID" into a table in SQL server by calling the stored procedure via a web service.
On Infopath form, added a hyperlink to the excel file which opens in the client.
In excel, added a button on the workbook that queries the SQL database for the current form ID, and drops it into a cell.
In excel, added a button on the workbook that queries the SQL database for the sharepoint list details that were exported via SSIS, returning only the row for the current form ID.
In excel, created a button on the workbook that displays the fields I want in the location I want
With over 25 users concurrently hitting the form library, there is a chance that when they open excel they will generate an excel document with bad data in it (data from someone else's current ID).
I've since migrated to SharePoint 2010, and it works the exact same way in 2010.
What I want to do is find a way to get the data that is already saved in the infopath form DIRECTLY to Excel by clicking a button without the web service, the stored procedure, the SSIS package, the SQL agent job, etc. My problem has always been
in getting the data from infopath into RAM/Clipboard/temp file(?) and imported into Excel by bypassing the SQL.
Of course, I would like to do this without requiring an administrator approved template in InfoPath, and have it be much more simpler to maintain. There are a lot of moving parts.
Please point me to any examples or make recommendations. The requirement is that users open the form, the data is filled out already, and with a click of a button, the data shows up in excel automatically in the right place for the item they're currently
looking at in infopath.
Now that I've got this working (kind of) for one excel document, management wants to add 25 other documents that this one infopath form can generate.
Therefore, once I get this to work better for one excel document, I can add other excel documents.
I've considered passing a parameter to the excel document in Excel Web Services, as I believe that excel web services 2010 can support this. However, I believe that the macros that run in the excel client okay won't work in excel web services 2010.
Users would prefer to open Excel in the client, though, so not sure I'm going to go down this path.

Clayton,
You rock - thank you for all your responses!
The infopath form was built doing what it does long before the need to get the data into Excel.
You are correct in that I could have modified the infopath code to save to SQL, but the fields in the form and on the forms library columns do change before and after the manager approves it. As such, adding some code to submit the infopath data to
SQL could have been used to write data into SQL server instead of leveraging SSIS/SQL Agent to do so. However the aformentioned workflow (see way up in the thread) does more than just send an email to the manager with a link. It also edits some fields in the
forms library column on that particular list item. By using SSIS, every two minutes they get the latest stuff from sharepoint into SQL without having to add code in the workflow or - if possible - on the infopath code that does a table update where item=abc.
It is common to get data from sharepoint into sql, regardless of whether or not it is a list or library (including infopath forms libraries). There is sample code on Codeplex that has been downloaded close to 40,000 times for this purpose which I'm sure
you are familiar with:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd365137(v=sql.100).aspx and
http://sqlsrvintegrationsrv.codeplex.com/releases/view/17652
I agree with you in so many ways on why they should not be using excel (or word) to present the information. Having InfoPath or a custom workflow magically convert the data presented on a specific view in a filled out InfoPath form to PDF and emailing it
would be wonderful, but it simply is not a possible solution.
Surely you're familiar with companies that have a word document that, say, a manager will email to someone as an attachment, then the employee prints out the word document, fills it out on paper and signs it with a pen (or fills out a fillable form, then
prints it), they then either fax it back or scan it and email it back to the manager, who then prints it out and hands it to a VP for a signature, etc. Yes, the process is very old-fashioned, but in health care, finance, and for legal compliance reasons,
some places simply have to do their manual processes the way they are. I've suggested and shown examples of how it can all be done electronically with digital signatures, etc., but their legal compliance officers and board members do not agree to this methodology.
As such, I work within the confines I am presented with, as I'm sure you've had to do as well.
I myself have worked for several Fortune 100 firms for many years (Microsoft, T-Mobile, etc), know what is possible. However the place I am at now, many of those options simply are not possible.
They use excel (and word) because that is the templates the legal department and third party companies they work with gives them to work with.
If you've used enterprise OCR systems (LaserFiche, OnBase, Hyperion, etc.) you would be familiar with the fact that in order to scan and index keywords from OCR cover pages, the document has to have fields in a certain location. While I have tried to
get the InfoPath form to line up properly, I cannot print out headers or footers and page breaks where the OCR system requires and expects them to be. What's more: when you print a filled out infopath form that loads browser side, as you know you get the browser-related
stuff with it. Although they're all on the same web browser (finally - IE8) and all on windows 7 and office 2010, I cannot control the fact that some users use large fonts and other accessability features to make their 21" screens run at 640x480 (exaggeration).
When you do this, it changes the margins in the print area, and more.
If I could take the data that is in infopath, merge it with an excel template, and export that to PDF, that could be an option. Not looking to buy some enterprise PDF generating product, though, and looking to do this as close to a no-code solution as possible.
Why we're suggesting PDF, perhaps we should be considering XPS, since we are staying with the Microsoft technology stack here.
Perhaps I should rephrase my original question like this: "I have 25 different documents that all need to be filled out automatically. Each document has different text on it, but the fields that need to be filled out on the documents are almost all
the same. I want to present one form for users to fill out, and once saved, to generate all 25 different documents. How would you do this?". While not entirely accurate, as not all 25 documents need to be created at once, only on demand with a click of a button
for each document, perhaps that is a better way of stating the need.
Thank you Clayton (and all you lurkers out there hoping to find out how we solve this).

"This form cannot be opened in a web browser. to open this form use microsoft infopath" while adding a new Approval - Sharepoint 2010 and Publishing Approval workflow.

I am trying to add a new workflow to a document library with the below mentioned settings and getting error saying "This form cannot be opened in a web browser. to open this form use microsoft infopath" while adding a new Approval - Sharepoint
2010 and Publishing Approval workflow" . For your information the I have checked the server default option to open in browser.
Versioning Settings.
Error
This is quiet urgent issue . Any help would be really helpful.. Thanks..

Hi Marlene,
Thank you very much for your suggestions.
But I am not creating a custom workflow in designer as Laura has mentioned. I am instead trying to create a new Out of the box Approval Workflow and I get the error mentioned above.
As it works in other environment, I tried figuring out the possible differences which can lead to this error.
Today I found one difference which is there are no form Templates within Infopath Configurations in Central Admin. Now I am trying to figure out what makes this form templates to be added to the template gallery.
Regards,
Vineeth

Trying to install features for PowerPivot and Reporting Services from SQL Server 2012 with SP2, but no access to key?

Hi,
I had installed SQL Server 2012 PowerPivot on WFE and App Server. This is test farm with 1 WFE and 1 APP and 1 SQL Server.
However, we had a heap of issues with Windows Claims Authentication and PowerPivot - issues were raised with "unable to make a connection to EntityDataSource" . Now we uninstalled the PowerPivot and Reporting Services features and wanted to install
with the SQL Server 2012 with SP2. Originally SP2 was installed seperately and we had read there had been issues.
Anyway on trying to install the features again using the SQL Server 2012 with SP2 iso I get
Could not open key UNKNOWN\Components
I don't want to start deleting or changing permissions as quite dodgey. What is this key for anyway and how do I resolve my issue.
Thanks.
John.

Hi John,
Did you meet the error message during the process of configuring the PowerPivot for SharePoint?
If yes, I suppose that the existing features or components have not been uninstalled completely.
I recommend to delete the two keys left when uninstalling the PowerPivot and please make a copy of the registry keys before you delete the two keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\15.0\WSS\ServiceProxies\Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Sharepoint.Integration.MidTierServiceProxy
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\15.0\WSS\ServiceProxies\Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Sharepoint.Integration.MidTierServicea
Please check the steps in the link below to see if there anything wrong when you uninstalling the PowerPivot and then re-install it to see how it works:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff487866(v=sql.110).aspx
Thanks,
Victoria
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