Universe on SQL Server

We are trying to build a universe on SQL server tables (nearly 20 dimensional and 8 fact tables). Difficulty here is almost all the KPIs we want to show are derived KPIs and requirement is we need to show them in dashboards so the approach is SQL Server --> Universe --> Live Office --> XCelcius Dashboards.
My question here is where we can calculate these KPIs and what is the best approach whether to derive these KPIs at universe level or in the Dash board. Please let me know your views.
Thanks & Regards,
Sathish.

Derived tables please, dashboard's arent all that happy with an overload of calculations etc
With derived table you'll be 'using' views on the database and by that using your database to calculated.
What every you can do at the lowest level in the chain do it there.
Im used to oracle but i create'd the select\calculation sql code needed on the database via a sql viewer and chucked that into derived tables.

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Universe on SQL Server names instance

Hi All,
I am very new to BO and like to get some information regarding the data sources that BO support.
I am using Business Obejcts Enterprise XI 2 release. And can I use SQL Server named instance as the data source. If so, how do I set the universe connection parameters. I select the DSN name and pass username and password. Ane when i create DSN, at the server name select SQLSERVER\INSTANCE NAME.
I appreciate if anyone can help me
palam01

Hi,
You can create connection using generic ODBC and odbc for sql server also.
For that first you have to create a DSN from the control panel-->data sources.
Create a DataSource using the database you want to use.
Now go to Universe>New>type the universe name
Click on new connection >Next>Select Microsoft>MS SQL Server 2000> ODBC Drivers>Next>Type(secured), name the connection.
Type in the user name and password and select the DSN name you created for sql server.
Click on test connection.
Click on next-->next and finish and OK.
Now the universe that you are creating will use this connection and you can also use this connection for creating other universes.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
gaurav

Cannot get Universe column in the sql server ?

Hi,
I able to get some of columns using below query , but I cannot get some of the columns from universe to SQL Server.
If I try through SSIS also the columns are missing which are unable to get using openquery.
If I add "Microsoft ODBC Data Source (ODBC)" for Universe U2 also then some of the columns are missing .
For Example : Unable to get "Description" Column.
How can I check what is the problem ? Please help me on this..
select * FROM OPENQUERY(ulive, 'select Description
FROM TABLENAME WHERE Z_ID=''020324.doc''')
Msg 7321, Level 16, State 2, Line 1
An error occurred while preparing the query for execution against OLE DB provider "MSDASQL" for linked server "ulive".
Thank you..

What is Universe U2 server? Is it SQL Server or Oracle or perhaps MySQL?
select Description FROM ULIVE.DBNAME.DBO.TABLENAME WHERE Z_ID='020324.doc'
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Using MS-SQL Server tables to build Universes

My team has been tasked to create Universes so users can create WEBI reports. We don't have a business warehouse, but that appeared not to be a problem as our understanding is that we can create Universes directly from MS-SQL Server tables.
On attempting to use Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (20005), we find that once we expand the list of tables for SAP performance slows down to a 5 to 10 second response time between mouse clicks.
Is there a setting to work around this? Are we approaching this the wrong way? Is there documentation that addresses this?
Thanks,
Leo

Hi Leo,
There are a couple of options which can help improve the performance of your designer.
1) Under tools, options on the graphics tab if you turn off the Show Row Counts, then the db will not be queried for the number of rows
2) Check tools, options general ensure Automatic parse upon defintion and check universe integrity at opening are checked off
It is not clear from your message, but you mentioned SAP as your source. I am not sure if you intended that you were connecting directly to SAP or not.
The number of tables can also have an impact of the performance of the designer tool. You can limit the number of tabels by tailoring a tables strategies. This means you can limit the query that returns the list of table to a specific set.
Hope this helps
Alan

Can BO Universe extracted data to a SQL Server Analysis Services Cube

Hello,
I have a situation where all the business rules and aggregations are defined in the BO Universe layer, however now they want to create cubes in SSAS (Sql Server Analysis Services) and create dashboards using Microsoft technology.
I am not sure if data and business rules including Hierarchies can be extracted from the BO universe to SSAS. Any thoughts and suggesstions.
AP

Hi,
This is not provided out of the box but you can develop a custom application using Designer SDK.
Didier

Creating Universes from a SQL Server 2008 Database....Options?

Needing to create a Universe from a SQL Server 2008 DB, I am of course finding it difficult at best to get the ball rolling. Support tells me the only option I have is to use Designer, and to not use the "Automated Detection" features because they are not for production environment use <citing business requirement differences as one issue, as was noted during a support call when I was having problems with our VM server literally locking up while the "Automatic Detection" features were trying to run>.
So what that means is, from what I see, I am expected to manually add all of the SQL DB tables, and then have a Developer spend multiple hours adding appropriate Joins, Cardinalities, Keys, etc. And, whenever there are any DB changes, this has to be done all over again to the Universe to allow for syncronization with the DB.
This really seems like a heavy load to bear just to be able to use SAP. Is anyone else having these same challenges? Are there other options I am just not seeing? Seems to me Builder needs a SQL bridge honestly.
Appreciate any help I can get!!
-Carl

While it may seem disappointing, as long as you have the data schema and knowledge of the joins and cardinalities, then you've got a lot of the easy stuff sorted out.
What you need to provide is a presentation layer that is more than just turning the tables and columns into classes and objects. There are often things that you need to create that don't exist in the database, such as objects for relative dates. These can be found in the thread that I created over on the BOB Board here:
http://www.forumtopics.com/busobj/viewtopic.php?t=152613
Make sure that all objects have a description
Make sure that all dates and numbers have a format; there's nothing worse than creating a report and finding your year displayed as 2,011.00
Use predefined filters - include prompts
Other useful tips are available here:
http://www.forumtopics.com/busobj/viewtopic.php?t=15227
Do you have a set of reporting requirements?

Connecting BO universes with SAP on a SQL server database

Hello,
The aim is to make a secured connection between a BusinessObjects universe and an SAP system that runs on a SQL server database.
We will have in the nearby future 1 SAP system for several customers (SAP in the clouds). For those customers we want to maintain their BusinessObjects connection with the SAP system as it is for the moment. This means that the customers who are working with their current BO system (5.1.6) connect for the moment between BusinessObjects and their local SAP system via the universe connection (Oracle driver and user). These customers should connect in the nearby future to a central SAP system and only be able to see the data of their own company (based on a client number). Iu2019m wondering if we could use the SAP-authorisation mechanism in order to do so. This would mean that we define an SAP user in SAP and that we define the same user in BusinessObjects and that there is a layer in between (cfr. The sap java connector) that allows a secure connection for a client to only its specific data (based on client number f.i.)
Can you tell me if there exists already a solution for this for BO 5.1.6 or what is the pre-requisite in order to do so. I know that the Best Practices of SAP-Bo use already this kind of mechanism but then we talk about BO XI 3.0 and ECC 6.0 linked via a Java Connector. Does there already exists something like that for the connection between an SAP system (on a SQL server database) and a BusinessObjects 5.1.6 system.
Thanks in advance for your answer.
Thierry Renaer

Hello,
Thank you for your reply. And what about BO XI 3.0? What should we be using?
Ik have been using the SAP Java Connector but I'm wondering if there exists more user friendly (read easily adaptable) tools in order to provide a secure connection between SAP BO XI 3.0 and SAP ECC.
Many regards
Thierry Renaer

Steps to change universe database connection from SQL server to Oracle 10

Hi,
we are moving from sql server to Oracle 10.Please let me know the steps and various parameters I should consider while changing universe database connection from SQL server to Oracle 10.
Following are the steps which I assumed :
1.     create a new Oracle database connection or edit the existing connection to point to Oracle server
2.     Need to check sql for each object, having integrity check for universe will solve the purpose of parsing each object
3.     Exporting the universe after integrity check
4.     Report data testing
Let me know if I miss on any steps.Also what all factors I need to consider while moving to Oracle for eg: what @ custom sql,what @ table names,what @ LOV etc.
Kindly reply

Thanks Abhijeet and Shreyash,
I will follow the steps you have suggested.
Actually I was searching for this on net and got to know that with Oracle database connection,theres lot of stuff needs to take care of in terms of custom sql and LOV and in our case,we have lot of custom sql for each object in the universe so just wanted to confirm.
I will do the changes and let you guys know in case theres any isuue specifically to Oracle.

Universe Builder with MS SQL Server 2005 Server Management Studio - Bridges

Hi all!
I am new to BO and i'm trying to create a universe from a sql database i created with MS SQL Server Management Studio.
I noticed that there isn't any bridge option for sql database.
Am i suppose to do some kind of conversion or is there an option that i left out?
Oh and i'm currently using BusinessObjects XI 3.1 Edge Series Universe Builder.
Thanks
Jazreeel

Hello Jazreeel/ALL,
Could you please share what you did to build your Universe from MS Sql? I am at that same roadblock now myself. I know I can use Designer to manually connect to the SQL DB and painstakingly set it up table by table, but is there not an easier way, where Universe Builder or Designer can read the full database schema and and build the Universe from there?
SAP support has told me that the Designers auto features <Detect Joins, Links, etc> should not be used in a production enviroment, that I need to add all the tables <747 of them> manually and then have a Developer one by one create all the Joins, Links, Cardinalities, resolve the loops etc. That is very teadious to do, and makes maintaining the Universe a nightmare when different software versions change our database tables from time to time.
There's got to be an easier way, I just can't find it. Like you, I instantly felt that Builder should have a SQL bridge to be able to read what it needs from the SQL DB and build the Universe. However, that option does not seem to exist.
Appreciate any help!!
Carl

Universal Windows 8.1 & Phone App accessing on-premise SQL Server DB and offline SQLite DB

I am new to Windows Mobile App development. I am creating a mobile app that I want to connect and get data/authentication from on-premise SQL Server database. I then would like to have a local (on device) SQLite DB to hand offline situations.
I am aware that Azure Mobile Services can work with on-premise, azure based and SQLite databases, but I am confused about the whole structure. Do I need to host anything in Azure if I have an app on the device and the database is on-premise.
The samples for Hybrid connections (BizTalk) connects a Azure website to on-premise database, and there are plenty of samples for devices apps connecting to Azure databases, with the MobileService being hosted in Azure. Am I able to create and host a
mobile service on our on-premise server? Should I ignore Azure altogether?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Lorettac242,
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Unable to see SQL Server 2008 option in Designer

Hi Guys,
We are using SQL Server 2008 and BO XI R3. While creating a new universe connection we can see (under microsoft) SQL Server 2005, but not the SQL Server 2008.
How can we see the SQL Server 2008 option. Do we need to change some settings in BO or SQL Server?
Thanks & Regards
Manish Tiwari

What version of XI 3.x are you on? Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2008 is only supported with XI 3.1 and higher. The supported platforms document for XI 3.1 is [here|http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/index?rid=/library/uuid/60cdb229-d874-2b10-18ac-ed2f46873753&overridelayout=true].

How to Improve the Performance of SQL Server and/or the hardware it resides on?

There's a particular stored procedure I call from my ASP.NET 4.0 Web Forms app that generates the data for a report. Using SQL Server Management Studio, I did some benchmarking today and found some interesting results:
FYI SQL Server Express 2014 and the same DB reside on both computers involved with the test:
My laptop is a 3 year old i7 computer with 8GB of RAM. It's fine but one would no longer consider it a "speed demon" compared to what's available today. The query consistently took 30 - 33 seconds.
My client's server has an Intel Xeon 5670 Processor and 12GB of RAM. That seems like pretty good specs. However, the query consistently took between 120 - 135 seconds to complete ... about 4 times what my laptop did!
I was very surprised by how slow the server was. Considering that it's also set to host IIS to run my web app, this is a major concern for me.
If you were in my shoes, what would be the top 3 - 5 things you'd recommend looking at on the server and/or SQL Server to try to boost its performance?
Robert

What else runs on the server besides IIS and SQL ? Is it used for other things except the database and IIS ?
Is IIS causing a lot of I/O or CPU usage ?
Is there a max limit set for memory usage on SQL Server ? There SHOULD be and since you're using IIS too you need to keep more memory free for that too.
How is the memory pressure (check PLE counter) and post results.
SELECT [cntr_value] FROM sys.dm_os_performance_counters WHERE [object_name] LIKE '%Buffer Manager%' AND [counter_name] = 'Page life expectancy'
Check the error log and the event viewer maybe something bad there.
Check the indexes for fragmenation, see if the statistics are up to date (and enable trace flag 2371 if you have large tables > 1 million rows)
Is there an antivirus present on the server ? Do you have SQL processes/services/directories as exceptions ?
There are lot of unknowns, you should run at least profiler and post results to see what goes on while you're having slow responses.
"If there's nothing wrong with me, maybe there's something wrong with the universe!"

Problem in Loading Data from SQL Server 2000 to Oracle 10g

Hi All,
I am a university student and using ODI for my final project on real-time data warehousing. I am trying to load data from MS SQL Server 2000 into Oracle 10g target table. Everything goes fine until I execute the interface for the initial load. When I choose the CKM Oracle(Create unique index on the I$ table) km, the following step fails:
21 - Integration - Prj_Dim_RegionInterface - Create Unique Index on flow table
Where Prj_Dim_Region is the name of my target table in Oracle.
The error message is:
955 : 42000 : java.sql.SQLException: ORA-00955: name is already used by an existing object
java.sql.SQLException: ORA-00955: name is already used by an existing object
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.DatabaseError.throwSqlException(DatabaseError.java:125)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoer.processError(T4CTTIoer.java:316)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoer.processError(T4CTTIoer.java:282)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4C8Oall.receive(T4C8Oall.java:639)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CPreparedStatement.doOall8(T4CPreparedStatement.java:185)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CPreparedStatement.execute_for_rows(T4CPreparedStatement.java:633)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleStatement.doExecuteWithTimeout(OracleStatement.java:1086)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.OraclePreparedStatement.executeInternal(OraclePreparedStatement.java:2984)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.OraclePreparedStatement.executeUpdate(OraclePreparedStatement.java:3057)
     at com.sunopsis.sql.SnpsQuery.executeUpdate(SnpsQuery.java)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.execStdOrders(SnpSessTaskSql.java)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.treatTaskTrt(SnpSessTaskSql.java)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSqlI.treatTaskTrt(SnpSessTaskSqlI.java)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.treatTask(SnpSessTaskSql.java)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessStep.treatSessStep(SnpSessStep.java)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSession.treatSession(SnpSession.java)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.DwgCommandSession.treatCommand(DwgCommandSession.java)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.DwgCommandBase.execute(DwgCommandBase.java)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.e.i(e.java)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.g.y(g.java)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.e.run(e.java)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
I am using a surrogate key column in my target table alongwith the natural key. The natural key is populated by the primary key of my source table, but for the surrogate key, I have created a sequence in my oracle schema where the target table exists and have used the following code for mapping:
<%=snpRef.getObjectName( "L" , "SQ_PRJ_DIM_REGION" , "D" )%>.nextval
I have chosen to execute this code on target.
Among my attempts to solve this problem was to set Create Index option of the CKM Oracle(Create Index for the I$ Table) to No so that it wont create any index on the flow table. I also tried to use the simple CKM Oracle km . Both solutions allowed the interface to execute successfully without any errors, but the data was not loaded into the target table.
When I right-click on the Prj_Dim_Region data store and choose Data, it shows empty. Pressing the SQL button in this data store shows a dialog box " New Query" where I see this query:
select * from NOVELTYFURNITUREDW.PRJ_DIM_REGION
But when i press OK to run it, I get this error message:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Row index out of range
     at javax.swing.JTable.boundRow(Unknown Source)
     at javax.swing.JTable.setRowSelectionInterval(Unknown Source)
     at com.borland.dbswing.JdbTable.accessChange(JdbTable.java:2959)
     at com.borland.dx.dataset.AccessEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
     at com.borland.jb.util.EventMulticaster.dispatch(Unknown Source)
     at com.borland.dx.dataset.DataSet.a(Unknown Source)
     at com.borland.dx.dataset.DataSet.a(Unknown Source)
     at com.borland.dx.dataset.DataSet.a(Unknown Source)
     at com.borland.dx.dataset.DataSet.open(Unknown Source)
     at com.borland.dx.dataset.StorageDataSet.refresh(Unknown Source)
     at com.borland.dx.sql.dataset.QueryDataSet.refresh(Unknown Source)
     at com.borland.dx.sql.dataset.QueryDataSet.executeQuery(Unknown Source)
     at com.sunopsis.graphical.frame.a.cg.actionPerformed(cg.java)
     at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
     at javax.swing.AbstractButton$ForwardActionEvents.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
     at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
     at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
     at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
I do not understand what the problem is and wasting days to figure it out. Any help will be highly appreciated as my deadline is too close for this project.
Thank you so much in advance.
Neel

Hi Cezar,
Can u plz help me with this scenario?
I have one Oracle data model with 19 source tables and one SQL Server data model with 10 target tables. I have created 10 interfaces which use JournalizedDataOnly on one of the tables in the interface; e.g in interface for DimCustomer target table, I have 2 tables, namely Customer and Address, but the journalizing filter appear only on Customer table and this option is disabled for Address automatically.
Now I want to create a package using OdiWaitForLog event detection. Is it possible to put all these 10 interfaces in just one package to populate the target tables? It works fine when I have only one interface and I use the name of one table in the interface for Table Name parameter of OdiWaitForLogData event, but when I try a comma seperated list of table names[Customer, Address] this error happens
java.sql.SQLException: ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
and if I use this method <%=odiRef.getObjectName("L","model_code","logical_schema","D")%>, I get this error
"-CDC_SET_NAME=Exception getObjectName("L", "model_code", "logical_schema", "D") : SnpLSchema.getLSchemaByName : SnpLschema does not exist" "
Please let me know how to make it work?
Do I need to create separate data models each including only those tables which appear in their corresponding interface and package? Or do I need to create multiple packages each with only one journalized interface to populate only one target table?
Thank you for your time in advance.
Regards,
Neel

SQL Server TechNet Guru Announced for June 2014

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BizTalk Server: Custom Archiving
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boatseller
BizTalk: Reducing and Consolidating WCF Serialization Schema Types
TGN: "Very good, keeping the code clean, and only referencing what you need and consolidate it is important!"
Mandi Ohlinger: "Great solution to somewhat-annoying behavior. Nice addition to the Wiki!"
Sandro Pereira: "Great article."
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How to Implement Concurrent FIFO Solution in BizTalk Server
Ed Price: "Incredibly thorough in your explanations! Great formatting. Good job!"
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Sandro Pereira: "Good additional to the TechNet Wiki, good work."
Forefront Identity Manager Technical Guru - June 2014
Remi Vandemir
Custom Reports in FIM2010R2
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PG: "Nice article, in an area that is less known!"
Søren Granfeldt: "Very comprehensive."
Ed Price: "Great job on the intro, and a lot of images really help clarify all the steps!"
GO: "Thank you "
Eihab Isaac
FIM 2010 R2: Review pending export changes to Active Directory using XSLT
Ed Price: "Great introduction, great steps, and great job on the image and code formatting!"
GO: "An introduction, a sample code, images, a TOC and a conclusion. Nothing here to preserve the GOLD medal!"
PG: "Nice article!"
Søren Granfeldt: "Nice and precise"
Scott Eastin
A Practical Alternative to the PeopleSoft
AM: "Thank you for sharing. Great (and probably superior) alternative for those using PeopleSoft as import-only data source."
GO: "Amazing article, love it so much"
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Søren Granfeldt: "A little more technical stuff would be nice"
Ed Price: "Some good community collaboration in removing blog-like personalization. This is a great topic with some good holistic thinking!"
Microsoft Azure Technical Guru - June 2014
Mr X
Configuration of WATM (Windows Azure Traffic Manager) for Web Portals hosted
on Azure VMs
JH: "Two simple words: Love it! The detailed explanation on how Traffic Manager works is awesome."
Ed Price: "Wow! Incredibly well written, with beautiful diagrams and a great use of images and tables! Great topic!"
GO: "This is a great article! Thanks Mr.X"
Mr X
How to use Windows Azure as Traffic Manager for Web portals
hosted in multiple on-premise datacenters
JH: "Very detailed! Great explanation at the beginning followed by a good step-by-step guide."
Ed Price: "A much needed article! Great job on the formatting and images!"
GO: "Thanks again, MR.X"
Mr X
How to connect Orchestrator to Windows Azure
GO: "I really enjoyed reading this article, clever and well written. Lovely done!"
JH: "Great article! I especially love the amount of pictures provided in the article."
Ed Price: "Good procedural article! Great use of images!"
Microsoft Visio Technical Guru - June 2014
Mr X
How to open Visio files without Visio
AH: "This Article is pretty basic and lacks details. Visio Viewer doesn't just open in IE but also in Outlook and File explorer. The writer should include the link to http://blogs.office.com/2012/11/28/download-the-free-microsoft-visio-viewer/
this blog which has lot more details "
Ed Price: "Good. I think the SEO on the title will drive more awareness of the Visio Viewer."
GO: "Thanks you Mr.X! Again a great article!"
Miscellaneous Technical Guru - June 2014
Ed Price - MSFT
Yammer: Announcements Feature
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GO: "Tord says on the comment section: "Very nice article, Ed. I really enjoyed reading it and you had a great set of tips. Thanks for sharing!".. I only can respond AMEN! Thanks Ed!"
Margriet Bruggeman: "Good discussion of announcements feature."
Anthony Caragol
Backing Up and Restoring Lync 2013 Contacts
Margriet Bruggeman: "Short & Sweet"
GO: "Great article, but I'm missing, examples, images, definitions etc for a huge section like "backup and restore""
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SharePoint 2010 / 2013 Technical Guru - June 2014
Geetanjali Arora
SharePoint Online : Working with People Search and User Profiles
Benoît Jester: "A very good article, a must-read for those interested by SharePoint Online and the use of search and user profile API."
Jinchun Chen: "Excellent. Just a tip, if you would like to improve the performance, please use the Search Service to search user profiles"
Craig Lussier: "Good walkthrough and code example for getting started with People Search!"
Margriet Bruggeman: "Good starter for working with search and profiles"
Jaydeep Mungalpara
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Margriet Bruggeman: "Really cool! In the past, I was actually looking for this and its a nice implementation of this functionality. This article gets my vote!"
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GO: "Simple but powerfull. We should all take an example about how this article has been written. This article has a TOC, headings and even a code! Well done!"
Jinchun Chen: "Nice. "
Benoît Jester: "A simple button which can save a lot of time!"
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PowerShell to copy or update list items across SharePoint sites and farms
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Jinchun Chen: "Good and low-cost solution. To be automatic, we can use EventHandle instead. "
Craig Lussier: "Nice PowerShell script solution and explanation of the scenario. Consider using functions with parameters for easier reuse so input parameters are not hard coded."
Margriet Bruggeman: "This script can be useful, although typically migration scenarios are more complex than this. Having said that, I probably end up using this script some time in in the future"
Small Basic Technical Guru - June 2014
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How to Schedule and Automate backups of all the SSAS catalogs within the
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Error"Failed to open the connection" - Named Instance of SQL Server 2005

"Failed to open the connection" error, when connecting to the Named Instance of SQL Server 2005
The report is throwing error, when changing the logon information dynamically through C#.
Code
     string reportPath = @"D:\NET\TestReport\TestReport.rpt";
     ReportDocument reportDocument = new ReportDocument();
     reportDocument.Load(reportPath);
     foreach(CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.Table table in tables)
          TableLogOnInfo tableLogonInfo = table.LogOnInfo;
          tableLogonInfo.ConnectionInfo.ServerName = @"TestServer\Instance1"; //Connnecting to Named instance of SQL Server 2005
          tableLogonInfo.ConnectionInfo.UserID = "sa";
          tableLogonInfo.ConnectionInfo.Password = "password";
          tableLogonInfo.ConnectionInfo.DatabaseName = "TEST_DB";
          table.ApplyLogOnInfo(tableLogonInfo);
     crystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = reportDocument;
Error Message
     Failed to open the connection.
     Failed to open the connection.
     C:\DOCUME1\PUGALE1\LOCALS~1\Temp\{DF9593A5-5C80-4CBC-ABC3-EC4EF204A7EB}.rpt
The error is occuring only whenever i am connecting to the Named Instance of SQL Server 2005.
Thanks in Advance
Edited by: pugalendran p on Feb 2, 2009 10:32 AM
Edited by: pugalendran p on Feb 2, 2009 10:43 AM

Hi,
Following solution might help you to resolve the issue.
Solution1:
Issue happens because universe connection to the Database is not responding and the Data Source Name is not configured to write SQL Server 2005 database.
Resolution
Created new DSN connection under SYSTEM DSN to SQL Server 2005 Database.
Import the universe from the designer.
Go to File->Parameters.
Edit Connection.
On the Database Middleware Page expand SQl Server 2005->Select SQL Server 2005 driver.
Change the DSN to new DSN connection
Test the connection.
Save the Universe and Export it to the repository.
Solution2:
I am taking Oracle as an example over here.
This can be caused when the SQLNET.ora is located in a remote location using mapped drives.
Resolution
To resolve,
check the registry [HKLM\SOFTWARE\ORACLE] you should see a folder called HOME0
look for any paths that contain a mapped drive partition
Change the mapped drive letter to a UNC path (
server\folder)
Open a command prompt and do a tnsping using the tnsname and verify the location of the SQLNET.ora or TNSNAMES.ora
If the path is not updated to the new path
Reboot the server
Regards,
Sarbhjeet Kaur

Universe on SQL Server

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